2024-05-13T13:57:39-07:00 2023-06-30 202747426 Rich and Bander LLP 79 Madison Ave 8 FL New York NY 10016 990 2022-07-01 263105037 FIASCO THEATER LTD FIAS 9174944923 PO BOX 291 New York NY 102760291 NOAH BRODY CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 9174944923 2024-05-13 1 NOAH BRODY 999009999 1 Peter R Rich P00561220 9179915314 2024-05-13 X 0 11 0 AAL2 X 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z NOAH BRODY PO BOX 291 NEW YORK NY 102760291 671417 0 X WWW.FIASCOTHEATER.COM X 2009 NY FOUNDED IN 2009, FIASCO THEATER IS AN ENSEMBLE THEATER COMPANY BASED IN NYC. OUR MISSION IS TO OFFER DYNAMIC, JOYFUL, ACTOR-DRIVEN PRODUCTIONS, AND THE HIGHEST QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE TRAINING FOR EMERGING ARTISTS. WE CREATE TEXT-BASED THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES THAT DELIGHT AUDIENCES OF SEASONED THEATERGOERS AND NEWCOMERS ALIKE. TO DATE OVER 200,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN NYC HAVE SEEN OUR PRODUCTIONS, INCLUDING 12,000+ SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND THE NY TIMES HAS CALLED FIASCO "A FORCE TO RECKON WITH IN THE AMERICAN THEATER". AFTER THE RUNAWAY SUCCESS OF OUR FIRST SHOW (CYMBELINE, 2009), WE WERE FORTUNATE TO PARTNER WITH LARGER INSTITUTIONS TO PRESENT OUR WORK FOR 10 YEARS. IN 2019, WE LAUNCHED A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN TO GROW OUR CAPACITY TO PRODUCE MORE OF OUR OWN PROGRAMMING. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL TO ELEVATE AND TRANSFORM THE STANDARD FOR HOW THEATER GETS MADE BY DISRUPTING A CULTURE OF EXTRACTION, AND OFFERING A MORE HUMANE AND JOYFUL ALTERNATIVE TO ARTISTS, STUDENTS AND AUDIENCES. 8 6 41 0 0 0 144730 549274 81012 118647 0 2470 3496 228212 671417 0 0 140396 321885 0 51626 99835 352528 240231 674413 -12019 -2996 392295 385340 30440 26481 361855 358859 FOUNDED IN 2009, FIASCO THEATER IS AN ENSEMBLE THEATER COMPANY BASED IN NYC. OUR MISSION IS TO OFFER DYNAMIC, JOYFUL, ACTOR-DRIVEN PRODUCTIONS, AND THE HIGHEST QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE TRAINING FOR EMERGING ARTISTS. WE CREATE TEXT-BASED THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES THAT DELIGHT AUDIENCES OF SEASONED THEATERGOERS AND NEWCOMERS ALIKE. TO DATE OVER 200,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN NYC HAVE SEEN OUR PRODUCTIONS, INCLUDING 12,000+ SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND THE NY TIMES HAS CALLED FIASCO "A FORCE TO RECKON WITH IN THE AMERICAN THEATER". AFTER THE RUNAWAY SUCCESS OF OUR FIRST SHOW (CYMBELINE, 2009), WE WERE FORTUNATE TO PARTNER WITH LARGER INSTITUTIONS TO PRESENT OUR WORK FOR 10 YEARS. IN 2019, WE LAUNCHED A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN TO GROW OUR CAPACITY TO PRODUCE MORE OF OUR OWN PROGRAMMING. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL TO ELEVATE AND TRANSFORM THE STANDARD FOR HOW THEATER GETS MADE BY DISRUPTING A CULTURE OF EXTRACTION, AND OFFERRING A MORE HUMANE AND JOYFUL ALTERNATIVE TO ARTISTS, STUDENTS AND AUDIENCES. 0 0 485230 118647 FIASCO CURRENTLY PRODUCES ANNUAL PROGRAMMING IN TWO MAJOR CATEGORIES. 1) WE DEVELOP AND PRODUCE ACTOR-CENTERED PRODUCTIONS THROUGH SEVERAL DEVELOPMENTAL PERFORMANCE SERIES, INCLUDING THE WORKSHOP PRODUCTION INITIATIVE WITHOUT A NET, AND CO-PRODUCTIONS WITH PARTNER THEATERS. PARTNER THEATERS IN NYC HAVE INCLUDED CLASSIC STAGE CO, RED BULL, TFANA, NEW VICTORY, AND ROUNDABOUT THEATRE, WHERE WE SERVE AS THE FIRST-EVER COMPANY IN RESIDENCE; AND 2) WE CONDUCT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WORKSHOP CLASSES, A FREE TRAINING INITIATIVE AND A LONGER CONSERVATORY PROGRAM. OUR PROFESSIONAL ARTIST TRAINING IS UNIQUE IN THAT WE WELCOME ALL TALENTED, PASSIONATE STUDENTS, NOT JUST THOSE PRIVILEGED TO AFFORD IT. WE REGULARLY PROVIDE GRANTS FOR OUR CONSERVATORY THAT COVER BETWEEN 20 AND 100% OF TUITION AND THERE IS NO FEE TO APPLY. WE BELIEVE THE WAY THE WORK IS MADE IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE WORK ITSELF. WE STRIVE TO EMPOWER ACTORS IN OUR PROCESSES, DISRUPTING THE TYPICAL HIERARCHY OF AMERICAN THEATER-MAKING. WE HAVE A SHARED LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE, AND OUR CLASSES AND PRODUCTIONS OFTEN HAVE CO-TEACHERS AND CO-DIRECTORS, MODELING COLLABORATION AND MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES, INVITING ENSEMBLE MEMBERS TO BRING THEIR WHOLE SELVES TO THE CONVERSATION. WE PAY ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS A LIVING WAGE (WE DEFINE THIS AS NEVER LESS THAN $20/HR) AND WORK IN HUMANE CONDITIONS (5-DAY WORK-WEEK, 72-HOUR ADVANCED SCHEDULING NOTICE). PLEASURE IS A PART OF THE FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING WE CREATE: WE BELIEVE JOY. 0 0 0 485230 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 39 0 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X NOAH BRODY 9174944923 PO BOX 291 NEW YORK NY 102760291 NOAH D BRODY PRESIDENT/CO-ARTISSTIC DIRECTOR 30 0 X X 42400 0 0 BENJAMIN STEINFELD TREASURER/CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 30 0 X X 39786 0 0 JESSIE D AUSTRIAN CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 30 0 X 36592 0 0 HOPE SARAH GOLDSTEIN SECRETARY 1 0 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT L MACDONALD BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 DEREK MCLANE BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 JOANNA COLE BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 ALICE SCOVELL BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 ROBERT BARRY FLEMING BOARD MEMBER 1 0 X 0 0 0 118778 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73370 475904 0 549274 RESIDENCY INCOME 711110 46000 46000 0 0 TUITION INCOME 711110 45784 45784 0 0 PRODUCER FEES 711110 16430 16430 0 0 TICKET SALES 711110 10433 10433 0 0 0 0 0 0 118647 0 0 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 3496 3496 0 0 0 0 0 0 3496 671417 122143 0 0 X 119140 67540 30000 21600 0 141374 90843 40531 10000 37238 22639 10082 4517 24133 14672 6534 2927 15302 12890 2412 14045 0 14045 0 53482 22417 20124 10941 4848 4608 240 0 19971 16503 2953 515 25652 23394 2258 0 8748 7333 1415 0 6498 3951 1759 788 PRODUCTION COSTS 196002 196002 0 0 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 4221 0 4221 0 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 1935 1176 524 235 MEETINGS AND MEALS 1824 1262 459 103 674413 485230 137557 51626 350359 138400 10000 214700 3531 3607 4959 4959 0 28405 28633 392295 385340 30440 26481 0 30440 26481 X 326855 143859 35000 215000 361855 358859 392295 385340 -2996 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 1 0 X 109507 193293 203154 351109 694004 1551067 147932 155800 79000 77415 199659 659806 257439 349093 282154 428524 893663 2210873 80000 110000 69000 135000 521250 915250 58000 73441 131441 80000 110000 69000 193000 594691 1046691 1164182 10913 1850 1000 13763 0 10913 1850 0 1000 13763 150 605 5280 4966 11001 257439 360156 284609 433804 899629 2235637 0.52074 0.6695 0.00616 0.0077 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 1 COLUMN E FROM LINE 1 TO LINE 14 INCLUDE SHORT PERIOD JANUARY TO JUNE 2022. Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Other Income Part III, Line 12 Description: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 2019: 150. 2020: 605. 2021: 5280. 2022: 4966. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4959 4959 0 0 0 0 0 0 Union refundable bond and deposit 28633 28633 0 0 X 671417 0 0 0 0 0 671417 0 0 0 671417 674413 0 0 0 0 0 674413 0 0 0 674413 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 RELATIONSHIP: NOAH D. BRODY AND JESSIE D. AUSTRIAN ARE MARRIED. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b THE GOVERNING BODY IS COMPRISED OF EIGHT BOARD MEMBERS. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES AT THE PRESENT TIME. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE ORGANIZATION REQUESTS THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CERTIFICATION. IN ADDITION, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL FORM 990 DISCLOSURE, WHICH REQUESTS DISCLOSURE OF ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 COMPENSATION IS DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Graphics, Photography, Video and Design Fees, Educator Fees, Consulting Fees, Director Fees, and Other Fees amounting to $6,193, $17,423, $26,891, $2,250, and $725, respectively.