2026-03-25T06:28:42-07:00 2025-06-30 202747426 RICH AND BANDER LLP 79 MADISON AVE 2ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10016 990 2024-07-01 272594048 NOOR THEATRE INC NOOR 3528174987 PO BOX 1063 NEW YORK NY 10276 ARIANA SARFARAZI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3528174987 2026-03-25 true true JONATHAN A BANDER P00561220 2126842470 2026-03-25 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ARIANA SARFARAZI PO BOX 1063 NEW YORK NY 10276 157463 false X http://www.noortheatre.org/ X 2010 NY SEE PART III, LINE 1 STATEMENT. 4 4 5 0 0 0 255157 153863 6846 3600 0 0 262003 157463 0 0 111864 106301 0 17346 81797 152837 193661 259138 68342 -101675 266406 164731 0 266406 164731 Noor Theatre is an OBIE Award winning company with a mission to support, develop and produce the work of theatre artists of Middle Eastern and North African/South West Asian and North African(MENA/SWANA) descent. Founded in 2010, Noor was created to serve these artists in developing their voices and to share their often-unheard stories with a diverse audience. As New York Citys only company with this mission, we provide an important space for MENA/SWANA voices to be heard. In doing so, we encounter negative stereotypes, share nuanced work that reflects the uique perspectives of our artists, and ensure that our communities are represented and celebrated in the larger theatre ecosystem. We are committed to provide an artistic home for artists where they can find support throughout their creative process-from inception through development. We organize our rogramming into three primary categories: commissions & new work development, global exchange, and community-centered events & partners false false 182574 0 3600 COMMISSIONING PROGRAM: NOOR THEATRES COMMISSIONING INITIATIVE WAS CREATED IN ORDER TO HELP BUILD THE CANON OF WORK BY ARTISTS OF MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN (MENA) DESCENT. PLAY COMMISSIONS ARE AWARDED TO PLAYWRIGHTS, WHO EMBARK ON A FULL-LENGTH NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WITH NOOR. HIGHLIGHT READING SERIES: IN FY 25-26, NOOR PRODUCED ITS 11TH ANNUAL HIGHLIGHT READING SERIES SHOWCASING NEW WORK BY ARTISTS OF MENA/SWANA DESCENT. HE WORKS WERE SELECTED PURSUAN TO A COMPREHENSIVE OPEN SUBMISSIONS PROCESS IN SPRING 2025, AND THE READINGS TOOK PLACE IN SUMMER AND FALL 2025 IN NYC. NOOR ALSO CONTINUED TO DEVELOPE ANOTHER COMMISSIONED PIECE, THE 30 NAMES OF NIGHT, AND RECORDING A CONCEPT ALBUM FOR THE MUSICAL FOUAD OF NAZARETH. NOOR IS ALSO ACTIVELY LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR POSSIBLE PRODUCTIONS OF NEW PLACS DEVELOPED AND PLANNING FOR THE NEXT ITERATION OF ARAB VOICES GLOBAL EXCHANGE INITIATIVE. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS: THROUGHOUT FY25, NOOR PRODUCED VARIOUS COMMUNITY-CENTERED EVENTS, INCLUDING BROADYWAS FIRST EVER MENA COMMUNITY NIGHT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROUNDABOUT THRATRE COMPANY FOR ITS PRODUCTION OF ENGLIHS BY IRANIAN-AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT SANAZ TOOSSI, CASUAL COMMUNITY GATHERINGS SUCH AS NOORS CHAI & CHAT SERIES, RAMADAN IFTARS, CELEBRATIONS OF NOROOZ (NEW YEAR), AND NOOR NIGHTS FOR MULTIPLE PRODUCTIONS WRITTEN BY MENA/SWANA THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY. 182574 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 83 0 5 true false false false false false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false NY X X ARIANA SARFARAZI 3528174987 PO BOX 1063 NEW YORK NY 10276 ARIANA SARFARAZI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 30.00 X 31705 0 0 HEATHER RAFFO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 150 0 0 NILOU SAFINYA PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAITH NAKLI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HUSSEIN KHALIFA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 31855 0 0 false false false 65955 87908 153863 BOX OFFICE 711120 3600 0 0 3600 157463 3600 0 0 31200 12480 12480 6240 60700 34890 19860 5950 5580 2876 1964 740 8821 4547 3104 1170 6950 0 6950 0 63551 58294 4783 474 3889 0 3889 0 2918 1265 1327 326 4081 4042 0 39 12213 8843 2016 1354 325 0 325 0 PRODUCTION EXPENSES 55332 55332 0 0 PRINTING, PUBLICATION, POSTAGE, & SHIPPING 5 5 0 0 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 1216 0 1216 0 MISCELLANEOUS 1086 0 1086 0 1271 0 218 1053 259138 182574 59218 17346 266406 164731 266406 164731 0 0 X 165638 164731 100768 266406 164731 266406 164731 -101675 X true X false false false X 0 209731 185764 260182 255157 153863 1064697 0 0 209731 185764 260182 255157 153863 1064697 74452 990245 0 0 200 4459 4659 1069356 10646 0.92600 0.94560 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: CASTING SERVICES 2020: 200. Description: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 2022: 4459. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X Pt X, Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF JUNE 30, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. Pt VI, Line 11b ORGANIZATIONS PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 - FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. Pt VI, Line 12c ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY - THE OFFICERS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULARLY REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND OVERSEE BOTH INITIAL AND ANNUAL DISCLOSURES. AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD AS FAIR, REASONABLE, AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g ARTISTIC & OTHER FEES 56752. 56452. 300. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 3574. 1842. 1258. 474. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g CONSULTING FEES 3225. 0. 3225. 0.