Nonprofit · EIN 13-3021180
SECOND STAGE THEATRE
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $24,636,467 | $25,326,919 | -$690,452 | $54,263,158 | $20,148,933 | $34,114,225 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $28,749,503 | $28,397,224 | $352,279 | $57,642,356 | $22,194,201 | $35,448,155 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $26,248,193 | $28,981,303 | -$2,733,110 | $59,039,864 | $22,760,889 | $36,278,975 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,181,954
- of which government grants
- $284,192
- Program service revenue
- $16,060,726
- Investment income
- $347,018
- Other revenue
- $46,769
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,298,235
- Other salaries and wages
- $8,718,475
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $13,246,635
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $25,629
- Accounting fees
- $106,370
- Occupancy
- $1,888,969
- Travel
- $243,179
- Depreciation
- $759,435
- Program services (functional)
- $18,579,570
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,423,567
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,323,782
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $57,642,356
- Total assets, end of year
- $54,263,158
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $20,148,933
- Net assets, end of year
- $34,114,225
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $39,513,034
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,354,470
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $33,118,945
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $995,280
- Gross receipts
- $29,736,262
- Employees
- 946
- Volunteers
- 836
- Year formed
- 1979
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLE ROTHMAN | President/Art Dir. thru 8/2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $31,792 | $606,353 |
| LISA LAWER POST INTERIM | EXEC. DIRECTOR, THRU 04/2025 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $319,966 | $0 |
| AMELIA S ROY HEAD | ELECTRICIAN, HAYES THEATER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $243,122 | $74,152 |
| LINDSAY FORDEN | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $165,732 | $137,720 |
| JEANNE HU | HEAD PROPERTIES, HAYES THEATER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $231,828 | $70,707 |
| MCBRIEN A DUNBAR | HEAD CARPENTER, HAYES THEATER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $217,886 | $66,455 |
| BENNETT H LEAK interim | art. dir. as of 01/2024 Officer | 40 | $236,525 | $28,813 |
| LAURA DILORENZO | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $179,909 | $27,106 |
| EVAN CABNET | ARTISTIC DIR, as of 09/2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $180,889 | $1,226 |
| ADAM M SACHS | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Key employee | 40 | $136,559 | $35,894 |
| MEGAN S THIELE | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,669 | $22,687 |
| Christopher McGinnis | General Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,452 | $22,501 |
| Lauren Bright | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Brockman | Co-chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mia Campbell | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
32 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debra Martin Chase | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Margaret Dees | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Laurie Erlandson | vice-chair & Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Tony Goldwyn | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Alyse Graham | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Tavener Holmes | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Wendy Evans Joseph | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Janet Lynne Knopf | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Kupferman | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Gina Maria Leonetti | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Terry Lindsay | Co-chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Andrea Taylor Lindsay | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mari Nakachi | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Nash | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Alice Pacthod | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Gabrielle London Palitz | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Adrian J Perry | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Pontius | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BARBARA PUTNAM | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Brynn Putnam | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Pesha Rudnick | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Nathan E Saint-Amand | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Motoko Sakurai | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Stephen C Sherrill | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Christopher Skinner | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Stewart R Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| John Sorkin | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Angela Sun | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Natasa Valocchi | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Wasserstein | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Candace K Weir | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ADAM SIEGEL | Exec. Dir, as of 04/2025 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 47 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carole Rothman | President & Art Dir. thru 8/24 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $497,892 | $537,985 |
| McBrien A Dunbar | Head Carpenter, Hayes Theater Highest-paid employee | 40 | $229,485 | $67,698 |
| Amelia S Roy head | Electrician, Hayes Theater Highest-paid employee | 40 | $215,511 | $63,575 |
| LISA LAWER POST INTERIM | EXEC. DIRECTOR, thru 04/2025 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $276,000 | $0 |
| Christopher J Gossard | Stagehand, Hayes Theater Highest-paid employee | 40 | $158,070 | $46,630 |
| katherine L McCauley | Head Properties, Hayes Theater Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,540 | $46,179 |
| Laura Dilorenzo | Chief Marketing Officer Key employee | 40 | $172,692 | $25,367 |
| LINDSEY FORDEN | Chief Development Officer Key employee | 40 | $148,525 | $41,425 |
| Bennett H Leak | Interim Artistic Director Officer | 40 | $126,268 | $22,643 |
| Christopher T McGinnis | General Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,601 | $21,758 |
| Kevin Brockman | Co-chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Terry Lindsay | Co-chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Laurie Erlandson | vice-chair & Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Gabrielle London Palitz | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Lauren Bright | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mia Campbell | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Debra Martin Chase | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lawrence g Creel | Board Member, thru 12/2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Margaret Dees | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Frances D Fergusson | Board Member, THRU 06/2024 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tony Goldwyn | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Alyse Graham | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Tavener Holmes | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy Evans Joseph | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Anthony C M Kiser | Board Member, THRU 03/2024 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Janet Lynne Knopf | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Kupferman | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gina Maria Leonetti | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrea Taylor Lindsay | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Oren Michels | Board Member, THRU 06/2024 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Nash | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lynn Nottage | Board Member, thru 09/2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Alice Pacthod | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Adrian j Perry | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bambi Putnam | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Pesha Rudnick | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Nathan E Saint-Amand | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Motoko Sakurai | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen c Sherrill | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sydney r Shuman | Board Member, thru 09/2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Stewart r Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| John Sorkin | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Angela Sun | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Natasa Valocchi | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Wasserstein | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Candace K Weir | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM SIEGEL | EXECUTIVE DIR. as of 04/2025 Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 47 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLE ROTHMAN | PRESIDENT & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $472,260 | $529,267 |
| KAMARA KHADY | EXEC. DIRECTOR, THRU 02/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $340,231 | $30,288 |
| LAURA DILORENZO DIR OF | Marketing & Communications Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,194 | $24,266 |
| LINDSAY FORDEN | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,324 | $35,324 |
| SAMUEL J BELLINGER | DIR. OF FINANCE, THRU 04/2022 Officer | 40 | $138,299 | $7,978 |
| BENNETT H LEAK | DIR. OF ARTISTIC PRODUCTIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,329 | $20,596 |
| JAMES JOSEPH | DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,020 | $20,622 |
| SUSAN NEIMAN | CFO, THRU 01/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $110,690 | $16,926 |
| CATHERINE W SUMNER DIRECTOR | OF INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,495 | $6,505 |
| TERRY LINDSAY | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Laurie Erlandson | Vice-Chair, Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY GOLDWYN | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Gabrielle london Palitz | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Stewart r Smith | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA LAWER POST INTERIM | EXEC. DIR, AS OF 02/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | Board Member, THRU 06/2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Liz Berens | Board Member, THRU 06/2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Brockman | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Louise Henry Bryson | Board Member, THRU 06/2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mia Campbell | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Debra Martin Chase | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sally Clement | Board Member, THRU 06/2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lawrence Creel | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Frances D Fergusson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Deeksha Gaur | Board Member, THRU 08/2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Tavener Holmes | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy Evans Joseph | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Anthony Kiser | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Janet Lynne Knopf | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Kupferman | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gina Maria Leonetti | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrea Taylor Lindsay | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Oren Michels | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Nash | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Elin Nierenberg | Board Member, THRU JUNE 2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lynn Nottage | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Alice Pacthod | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Putnam | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Nathan Saint-Amand | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ira Schreck | Board Member, THRU JUNE 2023 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen Sherrill | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sydney Shuman | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| John Sorkin | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Angela Sun | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Natasa Valocchi | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Wasserstein | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Candace Weir | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1501 BROADWAY STE 518, NEW YORK, NY 10036-5505
- In care of
- % ADAM SIEGEL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ADAM SIEGEL, 1501 Broadway Suite 518, New York, NY 10036
- Signed the 990
- ADAM Siegel, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 787-8302
- Return prepared by
- WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC
Mission
THE THEATRE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO GIVE NEW LIFE TO CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN PLAYS AND TO PRODUCE THE WORLD PREMIERES OF NEW PLAYS BY BOTH ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS. A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF ITS PURPOSE IS THEATRE EDUCATION, WHICH IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH SPECIAL PERFORMANCES FOR NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL CHILDREN, SUBSCRIBER DISCUSSIONS WITH THEATRE ARTISTS AND AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
Program accomplishments
- Second Stage presented five shows during the 2024-2025 season. The season opened with "WALDEN" by Amy Berryman, which ran at the Tony Kiser Theater from October 17 to November 24, 2024. This play explored themes of environmental stewardship and human ambition through the story of two sisters confronting their diverging paths. Helmed by Whitney White, this production reached 11,532 theatergoers. Next, Leslye Headlan's "CULT OF LOVE" ran at the Helen Hayes Theater from November 20, 2024 to February 2, 2025. Directed by Trip Cullman, this play followed the Dahl family during the holiday season. Inquiring about the forces that separate and hold families together, the play followed the return of the family's adult children to their childhood home along with their partners. Old conflicts resurface, new issues battled, and dinner is taking forever. It welcomed 43,619 audience members. In early spring, we co-presented the Steppenwolf Theater Company production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' "PURPOSE, which ran at the Helen Hayes Theater from February 25 to August 31, 2025 and reached 83,293 people. Directed by Phylicia Rashad, this epic family drama followed the Jasper family, a pillar of Black American Politics. When the youngest son returns home, the family is forced into a reckoning with itself, its faith and the legacies of Black radicalism. This production received the Tony Award for Original Play and for Actress in a Featured Role (Kara Young). To finish the season, we produced Donald Margulies' "LUNAR ECLIPSE", directed by Kate Whoriskey. This production took place at the Irene Diamond Theater at the Pershing Square Signature Center between May 14 to June 22, 2025, and had 11,560 attendees. This moving play followed George and Em, a long-married couple watching a lunar eclipse. The play explored what it means to grow old together through the themes of legacy, children, and dogs. Each production was accompanied by a variety of activities, including post-show talkbacks and conversations with cast members and creative teams. A TOTAL OF 152,924 ATTENDEES ENGAGED WITH THE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES MENTIONED ABOVE. We also distributed 13,794 free tickets and 29,482 discounted tickets via the Affordable Ticket Initiative. Finally, our student matinee reached 271 students throughout our productions. Student matinees also include a study guide and a talk-back with the cast and creative team after the show. Throughout the season, we continued our new play development initiatives via a full production of one play for a four-week run, four free public readings, a reading of a musical in development, and a writer-focused development lab. We produced "ON THE EVOLUTIONARY FUNCTION OF SHAME" by D.A. Mindel, and hosted readings of "THE SINGULARITY PLAY" by Jay Stull, "WIPEOUT" by Real De Asua, and "YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD" by Keiko Green. We also hosted a one-night-only reading of the new musical INSIDE VOICES by Ross Golan and Danielle Koenig. FY25 marked our third year hosting the Lark Playwright's Workshop, a playwright's group where six writers work on new plays. Across multiple sessions over three months, professional actors read scenes and new pages followed by feedback from other writers, actors, and mentors.Expenses $18,579,570 · revenue $16,107,495
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3021180
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A650)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $54,263,158
- Income (IRS master file)
- $29,736,262
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $26,248,193 | $28,981,303 | $59,039,864 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2022 | $28,285,521 | $24,566,839 | $61,805,911 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about SECOND STAGE THEATRE
- What is the EIN of SECOND STAGE THEATRE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SECOND STAGE THEATRE is 13-3021180.
- Is SECOND STAGE THEATRE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
- Are donations to SECOND STAGE THEATRE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SECOND STAGE THEATRE 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 SECOND STAGE THEATRE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SECOND STAGE THEATRE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SECOND STAGE THEATRE?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names ADAM SIEGEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of SECOND STAGE THEATRE?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 47 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $31,792 (CAROLE ROTHMAN, President/Art Dir. thru 8/2024).
- How much revenue does SECOND STAGE THEATRE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $24,636,467, expenses of $25,326,919 and total assets of $54,263,158 at year end.
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