New Art City Theatre
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO FORGE A NEW PATH TO OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS WHO CREATE THEATRE. BY GIVING EQUAL ACCESS TO DIVERSE VOICES, AND INVITING A BROADER AUDIENCE TO JOIN US, WE ASPIRE TO ELEVATE ALL THAT IS COMPELLING ABOUT ORIGINAL THEATRE AND ITS ABILITY TO PROMOTE UNITY, INSPIRE CURIOSITY, AND PROVIDE JOY.
- Income
- $330,700
- Spending
- $270,479
- Spent on programs
- 62%
- Reserves
- 8.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 89
- Highest pay
- $50,900, founder/v pr
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1562% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
5 of 253 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $167,763 spent. NEW ART CITY THEATRE (NACT) IS AN INCUBATOR OF NEW WORKS FOR THE AMERICAN STAGE. LAUNCHED IN EARLY 2023, THE ARTISTIC AIM IS TO FIND AND DEVELOP PLAYS AND MUSICALS ORIGINATING FROM BOTH EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS AS WELL AS ESTABLISHED ARTISTS IN THE FIELD. THESE EFFORS AT NACT ARE ROOTED IN COMMUNITY-BUILDING, ENSURING THAT THE EXPERIECE OF ARTIST AND AUDIENCE ARE GIVEN EQUAL CONSIDERATION WHEN THE COMPANY PRODUCES WORK THAT FULFILLS ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE UNITY, INSPIRE CURIOSITY, AND PROVIDE JOY. ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS ARE REACHED THROUGH: -NEW ART CITY THEATRE'S FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS - AN ANNUAL FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS AND MUSICALS THAT TAKES PLACE ONCE A YEAR AND PLAYS HOSTS TO WRITERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. FOR SIX WEEKS EACH YEAR, NACT ACCEPTS SUBMISSIONS OF PLAYS OR MUSICALS FROM WRITERS WHO RESIDE ANYWHERE IN THE USA. EACH SUBMISSION IS ASSESSED BY MULTIPLE READERS AS PART OF A MONTHS- LONG BLIND SCREENING PROCESS REQUIRING THE HELP OF A 40-50 PERSON VOLUNTEER TEAM, ALL OVERSEEN BY THE ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP AT THE COMPANY. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE READING ROUNDS, FOUR NEW PLAYS OR MUSICALS ARE SELECTED TO BE PRESENTED AT THE FESTIVAL. NACT BRINS THE WRITERS TO SOUTHER CALIFORNIA FOR AN INTENSIVE WEEK-LONG RESIDENCY WHERE THEY'RE GIVEN THE RESOURCES OF TIME, SPACE, MATERIALS, PROFESSIONAL ACTORS, AND DIRECTORS. EACH PROJECT IS BROUGHT TO LIFE A PUBLIC STAGED READINGS WHERE TICKETS ARE FREE. AUDIENCE FEEDBACK IS ENCOURAGED AT POST-SHOW TALK BACKS WHERE AUTHORS AND ATTENDEES EXCHANGE IDEAS IN A POSITIVE AND STRUCTURED FORMAT. -IN THE STUDIO SERIES - ADDED TO NACT PROGRAMMING IN 2025, THE IN THE STUDIO READING SERIES IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN NACT AND STUDIO CHANNEL ISLANDS IN CAMARILLO, CA WHERE WORKS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE ALREADY BEEN READ AT NACT ARE PRESENT TO ATTENDEES FOR FEEDBACK AT POST-SHOW TALKBACKS. THIS SERIES IS ALSO PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY FREE OF CHARGE. NEW ART CITY THEATRE (NACT) IS AN INCUBATOR OF NEW WORKS FOR THE AMERICAN STAGE. LAUNCHED IN EARLY 2023, THE ARTISTIC AIM IS TO FIND AND DEVELOP PLAYS AND MUSICALS ORIGINATING FROM BOTH EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS AS WELL AS ESTABLISHED ARTISTS IN THE FIELD. THESE EFFORS AT NACT ARE ROOTED IN COMMUNITY-BUILDING, ENSURING THAT THE EXPERIECE OF ARTIST AND AUDIENCE ARE GIVEN EQUAL CONSIDERATION WHEN THE COMPANY PRODUCES WORK THAT FULFILLS ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE UNITY, INSPIRE CURIOSITY, AND PROVIDE JOY. ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS ARE REACHED THROUGH: -NEW ART CITY THEATRE'S FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS - AN ANNUAL FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS AND MUSICALS THAT TAKES PLACE ONCE A YEAR AND PLAYS HOSTS TO WRITERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. FOR SIX WEEKS EACH YEAR, NACT ACCEPTS SUBMISSIONS OF PLAYS OR MUSICALS FROM WRITERS WHO RESIDE ANYWHERE IN THE USA. EACH SUBMISSION IS ASSESSED BY MULTIPLE READERS AS PART OF A MONTHS- LONG BLIND SCREENING PROCESS REQUIRING THE HELP OF A 40-50 PERSON VOLUNTEER TEAM, ALL OVERSEEN BY THE ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP AT THE COMPANY. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE READING ROUNDS, FOUR NEW PLAYS OR MUSICALS ARE SELECTED TO BE PRESENTED AT THE FESTIVAL. NACT BRINS THE WRITERS TO SOUTHER CALIFORNIA FOR AN INTENSIVE WEEK-LONG RESIDENCY WHERE THEY'RE GIVEN THE RESOURCES OF TIME, SPACE, MATERIALS, PROFESSIONAL ACTORS, AND DIRECTORS. EACH PROJECT IS BROUGHT TO LIFE A PUBLIC STAGED READINGS WHERE TICKETS ARE FREE. AUDIENCE FEEDBACK IS ENCOURAGED AT POST-SHOW TALK BACKS WHERE AUTHORS AND ATTENDEES EXCHANGE IDEAS IN A POSITIVE AND STRUCTURED FORMAT. -IN THE STUDIO SERIES - ADDED TO NACT PROGRAMMING IN 2025, THE IN THE STUDIO READING SERIES IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN NACT AND STUDIO CHANNEL ISLANDS IN CAMARILLO, CA WHERE WORKS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE ALREADY BEEN READ AT NACT ARE PRESENT TO ATTENDEES FOR FEEDBACK AT POST-SHOW TALKBACKS. THIS SERIES IS ALSO PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY FREE OF CHARGE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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