NEW YORK CITY CENTER INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

130 WEST 56TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019-3962

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

MICHAEL S ROSENBERG, 130 WEST 56TH STREET 9TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10019

Signed the 990

MICHAEL S ROSENBERG, PRESIDENT & CEO

Phone

(212) 247-0430

Website

WWW.NYCITYCENTER.ORG

Return prepared by

LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP

Mission

THE MISSION OF NEW YORK CITY CENTER IS TO BE NEW YORK CITY'S LEADING CENTER FOR DANCE AND MUSICAL THEATER. DEDICATED TO MAKING THE ARTS ACCESSIBLE TO THE BROADEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE, CITY CENTER SEEKS TO CREATE A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT AND ENGAGE AUDIENCES WITH INSPIRING PROGRAMMING THAT REFLECTS THE ECLECTICISM, ENERGY, AND SPIRIT OF NEW YORK CITY.

Program accomplishments

• PRODUCTIONS AND PROGRAMMINGCITY CENTER'S 2024-2025 SEASON OPENED WITH THE FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL, ONE OF OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS THAT HAS LAUNCHED THE SEASON FOR OVER 20 YEARS. RENOWNED FOR ITS DIVERSE PROGRAMMING AND AFFORDABLE $30 TICKETS, FALL FOR DANCE BRINGS TOGETHER TOP DANCE COMPANIES FROM NEW YORK CITY, ACROSS THE U.S., AND AROUND THE WORLD, ATTRACTING A BROAD AUDIENCE WHILE NURTURING NEW DANCE LOVERS. THE FESTIVAL ALSO CONTINUES TO DRIVE INNOVATION THROUGH ITS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM, WHICH HAS PRODUCED 52 WORLD PREMIERES, 56 U.S. PREMIERES, AND 64 NEW YORK CITY PREMIERES TO DATE. THIS YEAR'S FALL FOR DANCE INCLUDED PERFORMANCES BY NATIONAL BALLET OF UKRAINE (UKRAINE), BOSTON BALLET, KNONAME ARTIST RODERICK GEORGE, ANNE PLAMONDON PRODUCTIONS (CANADA), M.A.D.D. RHYTHMS, CANADA'S ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET (CANADA), A.I.M. BY KYLE ABRAHAM, CCN/ATERBALLETTO (ITALY), DUTCH NATIONAL BALLET (NETHERLANDS), SARA MEARNS AND TYLER ANGLE, CASSANDRA TRENARY, AND GANDINI JUGGLING (UNITED KINGDOM). THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL INCLUDED TWO WORLD PREMIERES, TWO US PREMIERES, AND FOUR NEW YORK PREMIERES, AS WELL AS TWO CITY CENTER COMMISSIONS. IN PROGRAM ONE, AMERICAN BALLET THEATER'S ARAN BELL TOOK THE STAGE TO PERFORM PIANO SONGS, A CITY CENTER CO-COMMISSION (WITH THE VAIL DANCE FESTIVAL) FOR ACCLAIMED DANCER TILER PECK. THE SECOND, THE SPECTER OF THE ROSE, CHOREOGRAPHED BY AMERICAN BALLET THEATER DANCER HERMAN CORNEJO, WHO PERFORMED THE DUET WITH FELLOW ABT DANCER SKYLAR BRANDT.CITY CENTER'S FALL DANCE SEASON ALSO INCLUDED A PRESENTATION OF DORRANCE DANCE. THIS HOLIDAY-THEMED DOUBLE BILL FEATURED PERFORMANCES OF AN ELLA'QUENT HOLIDAY SWING (BUILT AROUND THE MUSIC OF ELLA FITZGERALD AND FRANK DEVOL) AND THE NUTCRACKER SUITE (FROM THE DUKE ELLINGTON-BILLY STRAYHORN RENDITION OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S FAMOUS BALLET) PERFORMED BY A CORPS OF TAP DANCERS. A JAZZY AND COLORFUL PRODUCTION, THIS PRESENTATION OF DORRANCE DANCE REPRESENTED A DEEPER FORAY INTO FAMILY-CENTRIC PROGRAMMING FOR CITY CENTER, INCLUDING TWO SPECIAL "FAMILY MATINEE"PERFORMANCES WITH ASSORTED PRE-SHOW ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ORGANIZED BY OUR EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT.THE SPRING DANCE SEASON BEGAN WITH THE RETURN OF THE FLAMENCO FESTIVAL, A CITY CENTER STAPLE FOR OVER TWO DECADES. IT FEATURED PERFORMANCES BY NATIONAL BALLET OF SPAIN, OLGA PERICET, AND GALA FLAMENCA, EACH OF WHICH DEMONSTRATED VIRTUOSIC TALENT IN VARYING STYLES. ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT OF THE SPRING SEASON INCLUDED TWYLA THARPS DANCE DIAMOND JUBILEE, WITH TWO NEW YORK PREMIERES THAT HIGHLIGHT THE INIMITABLE ARTISTRY AND SENSE OF PLAYFULNESS THAT HAS DEFINED HER LEGENDARY CAREER. THE DANCE SEASON CONCLUDED WITH THE LATEST ITERATION OF OUR ARTISTS AT THE CENTER SERIES, WHICH GIVES HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED DANCERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CURATE A DANCE PROGRAM THAT SPEAKS TO THEIR UNIQUE AESTHETICS. THIS YEAR HIGHLIGHTED SARA MEARNS, THE HIGHLY LAUDED NEW YORK CITY BALLET PRINCIPAL. HER PROGRAM FEATURED TWO WORLD PREMIERE CITY CENTER COMMISSIONS: DON'T GO HOME AND DANCE IS A MOTHER.MAINSTAGE MUSICAL THEATER PRODUCTIONS:CITY CENTER PRODUCED A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED REVIVAL OF RAGTIME FOR ITS ANNUAL GALA PRESENTATION THIS SEASON. FEATURING A SCORE BY STEPHEN FLAHERTY AND LYNNE AHRENS AND A BOOK BY TERRANCE MCNALLY, RAGTIME IS AN EPIC MUSICAL EXAMINATION OF CLASS, RACE, AND IDENTITY IN TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY NEW YORK. OUR STAR-STUDDED PRODUCTION FEATURED BROADWAY LUMINARIES SUCH AS JOSHUA HENRY, CAISSIE LEVY, AND BRANDON URANOWITZ AND WAS DIRECTED BY OUTGOING ENCORES! ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LEAR DEBESSONET. HAILED AS BOTH "EXHILARATING AND "MOVING" BY JESSIE GREEN IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, THIS PRODUCTION WAS A SMASH HIT, DRAWING IN AUDIENCES WITH OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES AND GENUINE PATHOS. ITS SUCCESS LED TO A BROADWAY TRANSFER TO LINCOLN CENTER THEATER, WHICH OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2025 AND IS SET TO CLOSE IN JUNE 2026.THE 2025 ENCORES! SEASON CURATED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LEAR DEBESSONET, CREATIVE DIRECTOR CLINT RAMOS, MUSIC DIRECTOR MARY-MITCHELL CAMPBELL, AND VP AND PRODUCER JENNY GERSTON, THE SEASON INCLUDED TWO-WEEK RUNS FOR EACH SHOW. THE SEASON OPENED WITH URINETOWN, A SATIRICAL AND BRECHTIAN SENDUP OF THE EXCESSES OF CAPITALISM THAT FOLLOWS EVERYMAN BOBBY STRONG (JORDAN FISHER) AS HE LEADS A REVOLT AGAINST THE URINE GOOD COMPANY LED BY THE DEVILISH CALDWELL B. CLADWELL (A HILARIOUS RAINN WILSON). THIS PRODUCTION WAS A HIT WITH BOTH AUDIENCES AND CRITICS, EARNING OUR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE "CRITIC'S PICK" DESIGNATION. NEXT, ENCORES! PRESENTED LOVE LIFE, A PROTO-CONCEPT MUSICAL THAT TRACES SHIFTING SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC NORMS THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH THE EXPERIENCES OF MARRIED COUPLE SUSAN AND SAM COOPER, PLAYED BY KATE BALDWIN AND BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL. THE SEASON CONCLUDED WITH WONDERFUL TOWN; SET IN 1935, WONDERFUL TOWN FOLLOWS RUTH (ANIKA NONI ROSE) AND EILEEN (AISHA JACKSON), TWO SISTERS WHO MOVE FROM OHIO TO GREENWICH VILLAGE IN PURSUIT OF THEIR CREATIVE DREAMS. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED THE RARE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR BERNSTEIN'S SCORE RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL 28-PIECE ORCHESTRATIONS, PAIRED WITH STANDOUT CHOREOGRAPHY BY LORIN LATARRO AND AYODELE CASEL.
  Expenses $20,306,749 · revenue $13,940,541
• OFFICE TOWER AND STUDIO RENTALSTUDIO AND OFFICE RENTAL PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. CITY CENTER'S THREE REHEARSAL STUDIOS WERE RENTED BY HUNDREDS OF DANCERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS AND COMPANIES, MANY OF THEM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A SUBSIDIZED RATE OF $20 PER HOUR.
  Expenses $2,293,151 · revenue $943,514
• EDUCATIONCITY CENTER'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (EDUCE) PROGRAMS ARE INTEGRAL TO OUR MISSION OF BROADENING ACCESS TO THE PERFORMING ARTS IN NEW YORK CITY. THESE INITIATIVES INCLUDE ARTS EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, RESIDENCIES, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND EMERGING PROFESSIONALS. THROUGHOUT THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, CITY CENTER SERVED SCHOOLS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS AND THE GREATER TRI-STATE AREA. WORKSHOPS ARE TYPICALLY SHORT, INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO A SPECIFIC ART FORM, SUCH AS MODERN OR FLAMENCO DANCE, WHILE RESIDENCIES OFFER MORE IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL AND HISTORICAL STUDY OVER SEVERAL WEEKS. BOTH PROGRAMS CULMINATE IN STUDENT MATINEES, WHERE PARTICIPANTS WATCH THE TECHNIQUES THEY'VE STUDIED PERFORMED LIVE ON STAGE.THE STUDENT MATINEE PROGRAM, A CORNERSTONE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS, IS DESIGNED TO MAKE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS. FOR THE 2024-2025 SEASON, CITY CENTER HOSTED SEVEN STUDENT MATINEES, INCLUDING TWO PERFORMANCES BY ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER, AS WELL PERFORMANCES OF DORRANCE DANCE, RAGTIME, URINETOWN AND THE FLAMENCO FESTIVAL. TEACHERS WHO BRING THEIR STUDENTS TO THESE PERFORMANCES ARE PROVIDED WITH STUDY GUIDES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS TO HELP THEM INTEGRATE THE LESSONS FROM THE STAGE INTO THEIR DAILY CURRICULUM. BY OFFERING PERFORMANCES AT PRICES AS LOW AS $2 PER STUDENT--OR EVEN FREE FOR PARTNER SCHOOLS--CITY CENTER ENSURES THAT ACCESS TO THE PERFORMING ARTS REMAINS ATTAINABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL BARRIERS.CITY CENTER'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES FURTHER EXPAND ACCESS TO THE ARTS BY PARTNERING WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. ONE OF THE STANDOUT PROGRAMS IS ARTIVISM, WHICH EMPOWERS YOUNG ARTISTS AGED 18-24 TO USE THEIR CREATIVE PRACTICE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. PARTICIPANTS ENGAGE IN A TEN-WEEK PROGRAM WHERE THEY LEARN THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND ACTIVISM, CULMINATING IN A PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF THEIR WORK. ADDITIONALLY, THE STREET DANCE AMBASSADORS PROGRAM OFFERS EMERGING STREET DANCE ARTISTS ADVANCED TRAINING FROM RENOWNED PROFESSIONALS WHILE PROVIDING STUDIO SPACE AND A STIPEND TO DEVELOP THEIR ORIGINAL PIECES. BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHT CITY CENTER'S ROLE AS A HUB FOR NURTURING INNOVATIVE, SOCIALLY-CONSCIOUS ARTISTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAMS AT CITY CENTER PROVIDE VALUABLE TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COLLEGE GRADUATES, AND EARLY-CAREER PROFESSIONALS. THIS SEASON, 41 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXTERNSHIPS DESIGNED TO EXPOSE THEM TO VARIOUS CAREERS IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. CITY CENTER'S ADMINISTRATIVE APPRENTICESHIPS AND CREATIVE FELLOWSHIPS ALSO OFFERED RECENT GRADUATES AND EMERGING ARTISTS OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK ALONGSIDE LEADING PROFESSIONALS. APPRENTICESHIPS WERE AVAILABLE IN DANCE PROGRAMMING, DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND MARKETING/GRAPHIC DESIGN, WHILE OUR FELLOWSHIPS FOCUSED ON MUSICAL THEATER DIRECTION AND CHOREOGRAPHY. OUR ANN REINKING ENCORES! CHOREOGRAPHY FELLOWSHIP, AWARDED TO KHALI SYKES, PROVIDED HER WITH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WORKING ON FOUR PRODUCTIONS AND COLLABORATING ON CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. THESE PROGRAMS FOSTER ARTISTIC GROWTH AND EQUIP PARTICIPANTS WITH PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS THAT WILL SUPPORT THEIR CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR YEARS TO COME.
  Expenses $1,592,839 · revenue $231,502
• STAGES I & II:MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB PRESENTED SEVERAL SHOWS ON CITY CENTER'S STAGES I AND II, INCLUDING THE TWO WORLD PREMIERS VLADIMIR AND DAKAR 2000.
  Expenses $793,209 · revenue $577,557

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

13-2867442

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1976

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A610)

Assets (IRS master file)

$77,849,767

Income (IRS master file)

$32,843,120

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-2867442).

Questions about NEW YORK CITY CENTER INC

What is the EIN of NEW YORK CITY CENTER INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW YORK CITY CENTER INC is 13-2867442.

Is NEW YORK CITY CENTER INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.

Are donations to NEW YORK CITY CENTER INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does NEW YORK CITY CENTER INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of NEW YORK CITY CENTER INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did NEW YORK CITY CENTER INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of NEW YORK CITY CENTER INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MICHAEL S ROSENBERG.

Who are the officers and directors of NEW YORK CITY CENTER INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 46 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $440,358 (MICHAEL ROSENBERG, PRESIDENT AND CEO).

How much revenue does NEW YORK CITY CENTER INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $31,018,533, expenses of $32,029,298 and total assets of $77,849,767 at year end.

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