2025-11-17T23:47:21-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 262348306 NYLAUGHS INC NYLA 9177275233 PO Box 1503 New York NY 101131503 Suzette Brown Artistic Director and Founder 9177275233 2025-11-13 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.nylaughs.org X X 92455 X 52455 40000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92455 0 0 0 74001 2381 513 32558 109453 -16998 21866 0 4868 X 28787 11247 0 0 958 31315 29745 42562 7879 37694 21866 4868 Performing Arts Cultural Organization Our mission is to enrich lives, cultivate community and foster a healthier and happier society via laughter while deepening an appreciation of the stand-up comedy as as unique NY cultural asset. We do so by presenting free comedy performances with leading artists in public spaces such as parks, museums, libraries and cultural institutions. 3 shows - Laughter in the Park 2024 - Show #1, 2 and 3 Jan 17, Jan 24 and Jan 31 @ The Lodge in Bryant Park - Discretionary Funding from District 3 and DCLA 5000 6890 1 show - Laughter in the City 2024 - Mar 5 - St. Patrick's Day Celebration 2927 1231 10 shows - Laughter at Lincoln Center Show #1 - 8, Damrosch Park, Rubenstein Atrium - Discretionary Funding Award from CM Brewer 5000 33636 5 shows in one day festival - Silent Stand Up Comedy Festival @ Pier57 - 5 shows all day long 11559 44277 1 show - Laughter in Battery Park City for Women's History Month 0 2601 Additional Marketing - Social Media Support and Talent Management 0 880 89515 Suzette Brown Founder & Artistic Director 40 0 0 0 Arvind Mahendru Treasurer 2 0 0 0 Kunal Verma Board Chair 2.00 0 0 0 Cris Italia Boardmember & Chair, Talent Acquisition 2 0 0 0 Mike Pannacciulli Boardmember & Chair, Strategic Value 3 0 0 0 Tiffany Roget Boardmember & Chair, Grants 5 0 0 0 Alex Lauren Boardmember 3 0 0 0 Aaron Zhang Boardmember 2.00 0 0 0 Douglas Doneson Board Member 2 0 0 0 Ryan Wells Boardmember 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28271 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY Suzette Brown PO Box 1503 New York NY 101131503 9177275233 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 36691 52141 58086 80324 92455 319697 36691 52141 58086 80324 92455 319697 0 319697 0 319697 1 0.99967 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Suzette Brown Founder and Artistic Director Programming - Stand Up Comedy Festival at Pier57 X 25000 28271 0 1 0 28271 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Description;Amount^Equipment and Supplies;0|Meals and Water;0|Marketing;0|Bank Fees and Staffing Fees and Talent Scouting;0|Location Costs and Permits;0|Transportation;0|Insurance;0|Admin Expenses Website and Filing Fees and Online Storage;0^Total;0^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Equipment and Supplies;15263|Meals and Water;4840|Marketing;1266|Bank Fees and Staffing Fees and Talent Scouting;2483|Location Costs and Permits;102|Transportation;2471|Insurance;4011|Admin Expenses and Website Fees and Online Storage;2122^Total;32558^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 on balance sheet - accounts receivable $858 + prepaid expenses $30,457 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Credit Card, Credit Line, Loan Payment to Suzette ($37,695 rounding issue so -1 employed) NYLaughs is a very small nonprofit organization with no full-time staff. The organization is operated entirely by contractors and by me as a full-time working professional managing all administrative responsibilities outside of my primary job. This year, NYLaughs experienced both significant growth and unexpected operational challenges that affected our ability to file on time. Over the past year, we produced three major comedy festivals-each a first for us-in under twelve months, serving more than 10,000 New Yorkers. While this growth was exciting and mission-aligned, it also required a substantial amount of time, coordination, and oversight that stretched our very limited administrative capacity. During this same period, our accounting firm informed us that they were transitioning away from nonprofit tax preparation and would no longer be able to provide our annual filing services. This unexpected change left us without professional support during a critical time and required us to find new accounting assistance while simultaneously managing expanded programming. The combination of limited staffing, a sudden loss of our accountant, and an unusually demanding program year caused the delay in completing and filing our return. NYLaughs has always aimed to stay in full compliance, and we have already taken steps to secure new accounting support and strengthen our internal processes to ensure timely filing in the future. We respectfully request that this explanation be accepted as reasonable cause for the late filing.