2026-02-01T06:30:14-08:00 2025-06-30 823782880 Mary G Sormeley CPA 560 Day Ave Ridgefield NJ 07657 990 2024-07-01 262183790 The Theatre of the Emerging American Moment Inc THEA 7188578326 138 South Oxford Street 4C Brooklyn NY 11217 Rachel Chavkin Artistic Director 2026-02-01 true true Mary G Sormeley P01469548 2018328922 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Rachel Chavkin 138 South Oxford Street 4C Brooklyn NY 11217 547119 false X www.theteamplays.org X 2004 NY The Theater of the Emerging American Moment, Inc. (The TEAM), is a Brooklyn-based theatre ensemble whose mission is to collaboratively create new works about the experience of living in America today, and to generate dialogue about our nation's past, present, and future through national and international touring. 13 7 81 8 0 281044 392323 94763 117839 21 1735 6032 5935 381860 517832 0 0 283456 446968 0 85796 144880 358073 428336 805041 -46476 -287209 542394 168483 112383 25681 430011 142802 The Theater of the Emerging American Moment, Inc. (The TEAM), is a Brooklyn-based theatre ensemble whose mission is to collaboratively create new works about the experience of living in America today, and to generate dialogue about our nation's past, present, and future through national and international touring. false false 656352 117839 In FY25, the TEAM proudly sustained all of our major programs, including showcasing our major new work, RECONSTRUCTING, for the first time. We employed over 90 artists, maintained a lean staff of two full-time employees and three part-time employees, and expanded our operational capacity by joining ArtsPool, a cooperative that provides robust financial and workforce services to small organizations like ours. In October 2024, RECONSTRUCTING, our collectives major new work of theater about race and intimacy, had its first public showings at BAM as a part of Emerging Visions, a pilot initiative of the Next Wave festival. These public performances were the culmination of a 7-week intensive, during which we finished, staged, and teched the show through residencies at Mercury Store, Target Margin, and BAM. Our run at BAM sold out within weeks of going on sale, attracted great press attendance, and was named one of Vultures Shows We Cant Wait to See This Fall. Through these public showings, RECONSTRUCTING reached 1,000+ audience members, including longtime TEAM fans, BAMs audiences, and educational groups (from a high school theater ensemble to CUNY science majors). Dozens of national presenters and NYC producing institutions attended and followed up afterwards to discuss opportunities to support or program the piece in future seasons. Petri Projects, the TEAMs development lab, provides financial and producorial support to new theatrical works by artists in our community, where there is a field-wide lackfor early-stage projects and experimental and marginalized voices. Petri has proven itself to be a crucial offering in the New York City new work development pipeline. Several works that started with Petri have gone on to full productions at leading Off-Broadway institutions. This year, James Harrison Monacos TRAVELS, which received its first funding from Petri, made its world premiere at Ars Nova, and Flako Jimenezs MERCEDES premiered at BAM. In the 24-25 season we devoted an additional $20K to build out the to include our rigorous panel process, a community-centric cohort experience, and a celebratory culminating eventall to keep pace with the growing application pool and value of the program to our artists and audiences. Since 2017, Petri has funded 40+ projects, with66% le.The 24-25 cohort includes: Ato Blankson-Wood, Eric Emauni, Amyra Len, Curtis Holland, Leo Lion, and newly instated Petri Process Director Libby King.Projects ranged from an opera tracing a Black womans experience of medical racism to a movement-based meditation on the art of being a mom. The year culminated with the Petri Potluck, where audiences witnessed excerpts from all 24-25 Petri artists, including an opera on endometriosis, a dance embodying the mundanities and miracles of motherhood, and a Dionysian monologue. The event was held at the Bushwick Starr and was completely sold out.LIVE FROM MOUNT OLYMPUS: Produced in partnership with the Onassis Foundation and written by Nathan Yungerberg, LFMO is a free theatrical podcast that offers contemporary retellings of Greek myths, made accessible by telling them through a diverse cast of voices and colloquial 21st century language. Named one of the Best Podcasts for Kids by the LA Times, LFMO has reached almost 2 million total downloads nationally. In 2024, the series was educationally licensed with inquirED, an organization introducing inquiry-based learning to classrooms, and is now accessible in 1,600 schools across the US.In 2024-25, we released LFMOs 6th seasons, which tells the story of Theseus and Ariadne. The cast of over 30 voice actors featured a mix of veteran TEAM artists, including the legendary Andr De Shields, and young performers from Epic Theater Ensemble, an org that offers theater training to high school and college-aged students from Harlem and the South Bronx. Through this relationship with Epic, LFMO strengthens the pipeline of young actors working to make a career in theater and voice acting, and fosters a much-needed opportunity for intergenerational exchange around the themes in Greek Mythology that still resonate today. LFMO is available on all major podcast platforms. WORKSHOPS: In late 2024, we offered a Self-Producing for Artists and Ensembles workshop at ART/NYs South Oxford Space in Brooklyn. This 3-hour session, led by TEAM Producing Director Emma Orme and industry guest John Del Gaudio, focused on demystifying the budgeting process and offered tools including budget templates and best practices. 15 artists participated, and tickets started at $10. We also partnered with Onassis and the Center for Fiction to offer 2 workshops for kids aged 7-12 as part of their NEA Big Reads weekend. The first-ever live events based on our podcast, Become a Monster, a God and a Hero with Live from Mount Olympus included an Acting and a Writing workshop led by Julie Burstein (Creator & Showrunner), Nathan Yungerberg, Emma Orme, and actors Libby King, Sean Carvajal, and Nedra Marie Taylor. These workshops, which took place at the Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, taught 30 kids (and 50+ parents that attended with them) how to become characters from the podcast and build their own stories around them. 656352 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true 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 true 58 0 true 81 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 13 7 true false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true false false NY X X X Organization 7188578326 138 South Oxford Street 4C New York NY 11217 Emma Orme Producing Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 78099 0 6348 Jillian Walker Director 1.00 0.00 X 37755 0 2470 Rachel Chavkin Artistic Dir. 5.00 0.00 X 27779 0 0 Elizabeth King Director 1.00 0.00 X 5918 0 253 Brenda Abbandandolo Director 1.00 0.00 X 5767 0 0 Jill Frutkin Director 1.00 0.00 X 700 0 70 Ian Lassiter Director 1.00 0.00 X 525 0 35 Matt Ross President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ryan West Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Eric Berryman Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Adam Ring Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alice Griffiths Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sarah Jane Johnson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carolyn Miller Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Rose Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 156543 9176 0 false false false 0 110149 88935 193239 392323 Box office income 711110 2954 2954 Commissioning fees 711110 114885 114885 117839 1685 1685 0 150 150 0 5150 5100 50 50 50 24187 110149 24187 0 0 0 Merchandise sales 711110 120 120 Miscellaneous 711110 5665 5665 5785 517832 125459 50 X 0 0 0 0 144286 119112 15734 9440 0 231837 190190 17708 23939 0 35750 33063 913 1774 35095 29341 2898 2856 0 0 41386 18758 11476 11152 0 0 0 90071 90071 2061 1131 391 539 16650 8277 4782 3591 0 0 19579 15575 1848 2156 26960 22345 368 4247 0 0 0 0 433 433 5978 4424 717 837 Production expenses 129729 124065 5625 39 Indirect benefit expenses 25226 25226 0 805041 656352 62893 85796 354227 96239 5011 10175 67577 50585 98326 1992 0 0 0 391 385 14404 7018 8761 8075 1119 686 0 0 0 0 1339 1403 542394 168483 17749 25681 94634 112383 25681 X 331444 113735 98567 29067 430011 142802 542394 168483 -287209 X X false true X true false X 330179 270923 351967 281044 392323 1626436 0 0 330179 270923 351967 281044 392323 1626436 324708 1301728 14 931 821 32 1835 3633 0 1066 8507 1195 6021 5784 22573 1652642 288950 0.78770 0.74060 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8761 8075 686 686 X 517832 517832 517832 805041 805041 805041 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is a not-for-profit corporation exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and has been designated as a corporation which is not a private foundation. Management has evaluated all income tax positions and concluded that no disclosures relating to uncertain tax positions are required in the financial statements. X X X X X X false NY Benefit 134336 110149 24187 22087 2100 134336 110149 24187 22087 2100 24187 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The TEAM membership is made up of the founders of the Organization along with long term collaborators (cast and crew) in TEAM's productions. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The artistic company membership participates in governance, but cannot share any of the TEAM's net assets as a nonprofit. The membership has the power to elect and approve board members. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b Merger, consolidation, dissolution of the Organization requires the consensus of both the board and the membership. The membership has the sole power to change the company bylaws, and to add/remove members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is circulated to the board electronically for members' review prior to its filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members are required to complete the conflict of interest questionnaire form on an annual basis. The questionnaire focuses on essential information and affiliations provided by board members to assist in identifying whether a conflict exists and to ensure that the board members have the necessary remediation. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Both the Artistic Director and Producing Director's salaries are voted on and approved by the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 The TEAM's Form 990 is made available to the public upon request as well as the website www.guidestar.org. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The TEAM makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c The TEAM's board of directors oversees the selection of an independent accountant each year and has responsibility for oversight of the audit or review. This process has not changed from prior years.