2024-07-15T12:47:30-05:00 2023-08-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2022-09-01 133613115 THE NEW GROUP INC NEWG 2122443380 240 WEST 35TH STREET SUITE 1200 NEW YORK NY 10001 ADAM BERNSTEIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2122443380 2024-07-10 1 ADAM BERNSTEIN XXX-XX-XXXX 0 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ADAM BERNSTEIN 240 WEST 35TH STREET SUITE 1200 NEW YORK NY 10001 3988863 0 X WWW.THENEWGROUP.ORG X 1991 NY AN ARTIST-DRIVEN COMPANY WITH A COMMITMENT TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE POWERFUL, CONTEMPORARY THEATER. 34 32 284 64 0 0 4058837 2701978 3183804 1177547 566 5498 28373 37715 7271580 3922738 0 0 0 0 2789265 2569044 0 0 496415 2681200 2458101 5470465 5027145 1801115 -1104407 3739048 2874597 153024 392980 3586024 2481617 X THE NEW GROUP IS AN ARTIST-DRIVEN COMPANY WITH A COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING POWERFUL, CONTEMPORARY THEATER. WHILE CONSTANTLY EVOLVING, WE MAINTAIN AN ENSEMBLE APPROACH TO ALL OUR WORK AND AN ARTICULATED STYLE OF EMOTIONAL IMMEDIACY IN (SEE SCHEDULE O) OUR ACTING AND PRODUCTIONS. IN THIS WAY, WE SEEK A THEATER THAT IS ADVENTUROUS, STIMULATING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY "NOW" - A TRUE FORUM FOR THE PRESENT CULTURE. 0 0 4159320 1177547 IN FY23, THE NEW GROUP OFFERED THREE PRODUCTIONS, A SELECTION OF FREE READINGS AS PART OF FREEFEST, AND FREE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. ALL IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING TOOK PLACE AT THE PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN.THE NEW GROUP BEGAN ITS 22-23 SEASON WITH THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING BY PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST WILL ARBERY, DIRECTED BY DAYNA TAYMOR. THE PRODUCTION FEATURED QUINCY TYLER BERNSTINE, JEB KREAGER, KEN LEUNG, AND RACHEL SACHNOFF AND RAN FROM OCTOBER 25 TO DECEMBER 18, 2022 TO OVER 5,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. A STORY ABOUT CLIMATE AND CHANGE, THE NEW GROUP WORKED ALONGSIDE THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, AN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY (CONTINUE ON SCHEDULE O)ORGANIZATION, TO CO-CURATE A FEATURE PUBLICATION, A CALL TO ACTION, AND A PANEL DISCUSSION. THE PRODUCTION EARNED CRITICAL PRAISE ACROSS PUBLICATIONS.IN FEBRUARY 2023, THE NEW GROUP PRODUCED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE SEAGULL/WOODSTOCK, NY, ADAPTED FROM CHEKHOV BY THOMAS BRADSHAW AND DIRECTED BY THE NEW GROUP'S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SCOTT ELLIOTT. THE PRODUCTION HAD AN EXTENDED RUN FROM FEBRUARY 7-APRIL 9, 2023 AND PLAYED TO OVER 10,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. THE PRODUCTION FEATURED PERFORMANCES BY DAVID CALE, ATO ESSANDOH, PATRICK FOLEY, HARI NEF, DANIEL ORESKES, PARKER POSEY, BILL SAGE, ALEYSE SHANNON, AMY STILLER, AND NAT WOLFF.THE NEW GROUP FINISHED THE SEASON WITH A CO-PRODUCTION WITH NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE, BERNARDA'S DAUGHTERS BY DIANE EXAVIER; IT WAS INITIALLY PRESENTED AS AN AUDIO PLAY IN FY22 AS PART OF THE NEW GROUP OFF STAGE. THE STAGE PRODUCTION, WHICH WAS DIANE EXAVIER'S OFF-BROADWAY DEBUT, WAS DIRECTED BY DOMINIQUE RIDER. EXAVIER'S WORK FOLLOWS THE SISTERS OF THE ABELLARD FAMILY IN FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN, AS THEY MOURN THEIR FATHER'S PASSING AND GRAPPLE WITH THE GENTRIFICATION OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. BERNARDA'S DAUGHTERS RAN FROM MAY 4 TO JUNE 4, 2023 TO OVER 3,600 PEOPLE AND FEATURED PASCALE ARMAND, ALANA RAQUEL BOWERS, KRISTIN DODSON, MALIKA SAMUEL, TAJI SENIOR, AND TAMARA TUNIE. THE NEW GROUP CONNECTED WITH MULTIPLE CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING THE LOCAL HAITIAN AND AFRO-CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES AND FOCUSED AN EXTENSIVE CANVASSING/STREET MARKETING STRATEGY IN AFRO-CARIBBEAN NEIGHBORHOODS IN BROOKLYN. AS A RESULT, SURVEYS SHOWED 53% OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS IDENTIFIED AS BIPOC.IN JUNE 2023, THE NEW GROUP PRODUCED ITS INAUGURAL FREEFEST, A READING FESTIVAL FEATURING NEW WORKS THAT EMBRACE RADICAL EXPRESSION. THE FESTIVAL FEATURED READINGS OF 3 NEW WORKS: CULTURE SHOCK BY GLORIA MAJULE; BOCKING BY PRESTON CROWDER, AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH WITH BOOK AND LYRICS BY KIA BETH KOFRON AND COOPER KOFRON AND MUSIC BY MARK HOLLMANN AND DREW GASPARINI.THE NEW GROUP OFFERED FREE THEATER EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO NYC PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH YTT COLLEGE ACCESS AT THE NEW GROUP (YTT) AND SCENE 1 PROGRAMS. IN TOTAL, IT OFFERED EIGHT COURSES OF MY STORY, THE COURSE WITHIN THE YTT PROGRAM, TO 87 STUDENTS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS. IN TOTAL, 152 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN YTT.IN EACH 6-WEEK MY STORY COURSE, STUDENTS STUDIED ICONIC MONOLOGUES AND PERSONAL ESSAYS, DID IMPROVISATION AND CREATIVE EXERCISES TO DEVELOP AND PERFORM THEIR OWN MONOLOGUES AND THEN TRANSFORM THEM INTO COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAYS. THE NEW GROUP OFFERED A TOTAL OF 6 COURSES OF MY STORY: TRANSFORMING PERSONAL STORIES FOR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, FOR A TOTAL OF 36 WEEKS OF FREE EDUCATION. 100% OF PARTICIPATING SENIORS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE.THE NEW GROUP RESTARTED ITS SCENE 1 PROGRAM AND BEGAN A COLLABORATION WITH WINGSPAN ARTS TO DEVELOP A SIX-WEEK, FULL-DAY SUMMER CONSERVATORY WITH SPECIALIZED THEATER CLASSES FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE NEW GROUP WORKED WITH WINGSPAN TO RECRUIT AND AUDITION STUDENTS AND TO SECURE EXCEPTIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, DIRECTORS, DESIGNERS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM THE NEW GROUP'S COMMUNITY. THE NEW GROUP SELECTED A PLAY BY A NEW WRITER AND OVERSAW THE PRODUCTION USING ITS SPECIFIC MODEL OF ACTOR TRAINING FROM SCENE 1. THE NEW GROUP ALSO ENRICHED THE CURRICULUM, PROVIDING MASTER CLASSES BY NEW GROUP ARTISTS FOR ALL STUDENTS. IN FY23, 46 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN SCENE 1, THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN FY22. 4159320 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 28 0 1 284 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 34 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NY X THE ORGANIZATION 2122443380 240 WEST 35TH STREET SUITE 1200 NEW YORK NY 10001 SCOTT ELLIOTT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 240473 0 11473 ADAM BERNSTEIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 164976 0 2601 DEREK MCLANE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ABBY MERRILL PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KUMIKO YOSHII VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS BRADSHAW VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA KOPEC ROONEY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN GREENWOOD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER C ALKALAY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALMAN AL-RASHID BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STUART BINSTOCK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBYN GOODMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ETHAN HAWKE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GWEN KOROVIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN LATHROP BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR DAVID MILCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ISAAC MIZRAHI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVANGELINE MORPHOS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SERGE NIVELLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA NIXON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIMI O'DONNELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL OSTROW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PRITI PATEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLE PIWNICA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA QUELLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES RENFRO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT ROSENBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN ROTH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANA SHEA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN MARC SHERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA SLOAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRESE CLARKE SOARES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE TROTTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANITA WAXMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED WISTOW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 405449 0 14074 2 0 1 0 FIVE OHM PRODUCTIONS 37-24 24TH ST STE 221 LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 PRODUCTION LABOR 101225 PROOF PRODUCTIONS INC PO BOX 860 SEWELL NJ 08080 SCENERY FABRICATION 100070 2 606850 167130 1927998 2701978 TICKET SALES 711110 828454 828454 WORKSHOP PRODUCTION FE 711110 165000 165000 ENHANCEMENT AND CO-PRO 711110 160750 160750 SUBSCRIPTION SALES 711110 23343 23343 1177547 5498 5498 66125 606850 66125 0 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 37715 37715 37715 3922738 1177547 0 43213 403052 211402 97026 94624 1705123 1469066 87219 148838 45498 36261 4073 5164 215365 171714 18992 24659 200006 159432 17502 23072 5846 5846 27000 27000 400580 333530 67050 382407 382407 76841 66849 5421 4571 703830 608660 41053 54117 23966 23966 21442 13757 3315 4370 31497 31497 PRODUCTION COSTS 597793 597793 MISCELLANEOUS 64468 41363 9966 13139 BENEFIT EVENT EXPENSES 56811 56811 LITERARY AND EDUCATION 35182 35182 30438 7938 22500 5027145 4159320 371410 496415 2735087 1129567 700158 701130 109144 662600 29253 7636 80476 94225 158053 135694 40328 22359 44602 257080 3739048 2874597 81886 75361 20124 136249 51014 181370 153024 392980 X 3430775 1583548 155249 898069 3586024 2481617 3739048 2874597 -1104407 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3252838 1898089 2188080 4058837 2701978 14099822 3252838 1898089 2188080 4058837 2701978 14099822 2757304 11342518 35610 14559 18947 5662 5498 80276 42789 124571 11181 23277 37715 239533 14419631 13694303 0.78660 0.67780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 22375 14347 8028 135678 121347 14331 22359 SECURITY DEPOSITS 62102 AEA BOND ON DEPOSIT 25626 OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 169352 257080 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 181370 181370 GALA 672975 606850 66125 66125 672975 606850 66125 66125 66125 0 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SCOTT ELLIOTT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 240473 0 0 0 0 0 2402 0 9071 0 251946 0 0 0 ADAM BERNSTEIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 164976 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2601 0 167577 0 0 0 ROBIN LATHROP BOARD MEMBER 50000 DECOR RENTAL 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS GENERAL SUPERVISION OF THE AFFAIRS OF TNG BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS AND ACTS ON BEHALF OF TNG AS NECESSARY AND, WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATERIAL ISSUES, SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND (WHEN SUCH ACTION IS CONDITIONED THEREUPON) RATIFICATION BY THE FULL BOARD AT ITS NEXT MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 PETER ALKALAY AND BARBARA SLOAN - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THEN BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND DISCLOSURE FORMS AND TO REPORT POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE. THE BOARD WILL NOT APPROVE ANY CONFLICT TRANSACTION UNLESS THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE CONFLICT TRANSACTION TO BE FAIR, REASONABLE AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS REGARDING CONFLICT TRANSACTIONS WILL BE RESOLVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE MEETING. AN INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MAY BE COUNTED FOR QUORUM PURPOSES BUT MAY NOT BE PRESENT FOR OR PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIBERATION OR VOTE ON THE CONFLICT TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR'S AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARIES WERE SET BY THE BOARD AFTER AN INVESTIGATION TO THE SALARIES OF ARTISTIC DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AT SIMILARLY SIZED THEATERS IN NEW YORK CITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. 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