Nonprofit · EIN 13-3193376
THEATER BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS CORP
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $462,469 | $395,137 | $67,332 | $309,537 | $42,796 | $266,741 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $383,614 | $560,411 | -$176,797 | $266,356 | $66,947 | $199,409 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $507,775 | $596,058 | -$88,283 | $387,166 | $10,960 | $376,206 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $462,045
- of which government grants
- $46,930
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $424
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $76,442
- Other salaries and wages
- $108,851
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $209,136
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $24,341
- Travel
- $1,601
- Depreciation
- $2,508
- Program services (functional)
- $206,651
- Management and general (functional)
- $97,914
- Fundraising (functional)
- $90,572
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $266,356
- Total assets, end of year
- $309,537
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $42,796
- Net assets, end of year
- $266,741
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,305
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $172,331
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $94,410
- Gross receipts
- $462,469
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1982
- 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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Viselli | Director/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $76,442 |
| Richard Allen | Treasuer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Louis M Morrell | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Susan Ferziger | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Keith Murfee-DeConcini | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Rose | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Fareeda Ahmed | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Anita Hollander | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| John Spinnato | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Viselli | Director/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $74,902 |
| Richard Allen | Treasuer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Louis M Morrell | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Susan Ferziger | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Keith Murfee-DeConcini | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Rose | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Fareeda Ahmed | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Anita Hollander | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| John Spinnato | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Viselli | Director/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $72,702 |
| Richard Allen | Treasuer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Louis M Morrell | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Susan Ferziger | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Keith Murfee-DeConcini | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Rose | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Fareeda Ahmed | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Anita Hollander | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 400 W 43RD ST APT 43R, NEW YORK, NY 10036-6318
- In care of
- % NICHOLAS R MAZZARELLA
- Signed the 990
- Nicholas Viselli, Director/CEO
- Phone
- (212) 243-4337
- Website
- WWW.TBTB.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Morse & Company CPAs LLP
Mission
Theater Breaking Through Barriers (TBTB) is NYCs only Off-Broadway theater organization dedicated to advancing artists and developing audiences of people with disabilities, and altering the misperceptions surrounding disability by proving, once and for all, that disability does not affect the quality or integrity of our art or artists. We believe that through artistic excellence and the development of role models, we can claim at last for the full inclusion of people with disabilities in our society.
Program accomplishments
- Although TBTB opted to forego a full MainStage production during our 2024/2025 season so we could focus on building our administrative infrastructure with the hiring of a full-time Development Manager, Sad Powell, we were extremely pleased to present two public events, which showcased the talents of our artists, while providing free entertainment to our audiences. In March 2025, TBTB partnered with The Signature Theater during their world premiere of Samuel D. Hunters latest play, GRANGEVILLE by presenting a Monday evening play reading series featuring four of Mr. Hunters other plays: A GREAT WILDERNESS, CLARKSTON, THE HARVEST, AND THE HEALING. The series was titled, HUNTER IN FOUR and was presented at Signatures Ford Foundation Studio. All readings were free to the public and featured over 27 artists, 70% of whom were performers with disabilities. All readings were open captioned and featured a question and answer talk-back, which followed each performance. From April 28 through May 4th, TBTB presented our 3rd Hybrid Playmakers Intensive, HPI3: DRAMAPHEMERA, which featured 12 original short plays, all written by and for our artists and performed live for both online and in-person audiences. Our Playmakers Intensive program is unique in that it allows us to gather a group of writers, directors, and actors, randomly pair them together into groups, and charge each group to create an original play. Six of the plays, written to be performed online via ZOOM, were presented (1 play each evening with 2 live performances) from April 28 through May 3rd. On May 4th, the final six plays were presented live before a studio audience of 75 people at Clinton Cameo Studios, 307 W. 43rd Street, NYC. These plays were also recorded and shown online to our virtual audiences from June 16 - 21. All performances featured live stream and open captioning as well as post-show discussions and audio description, when necessary. In both projects, all artists received financial compensation for their time and talents.Expenses $154,988
- Advocacy: Throughout the 2024/25 season, TBTB continued to represent the disabled community by participating in both online and in-person meetings, round tables and symposia with various city and community arts and activist organizations, including with NYCs Mayors Office for People with Disabilities. During the summer of 2025, TBTB attended the Kennedy Centers National LEAD Conference, in Cleveland. The conference focuses on leadership in the arts and disability and features keynote speakers, seminars, round table discussions and presentations to help art makers create accessible programming. During this conference, TBTB Artistic Director, Nicholas Viselli, was approached by LEAD Conference Chair, Betty Siegal, to serve as a presenter at the 2026 LEAD Conference, to be held this summer in Philadelphia. Because TBTB actively implements accessibility directly into the core of our work, we are recognized as a leader in the field as we push to make accessibility a universal design consideration for all. As the call for equity, diversity, and inclusion continues to grow, TBTB remains a pioneer, leading by example and demonstrating that the integration of disabled and non-disabled artists off all races, genders, and sexual orientations from every corner of our community leads to a more level playing field, collective unity, and richer, more impactful art for artists and audiences alike.Expenses $51,663
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3193376
- 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
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G41Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $309,537
- Income (IRS master file)
- $462,469
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $462,469 | $395,137 | $309,537 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $383,614 | $560,411 | $266,356 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $507,775 | $596,058 | $387,166 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $516,919 | $509,826 | $479,603 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 13-3193376).
Questions about THEATER BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS CORP
- What is the EIN of THEATER BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS CORP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THEATER BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS CORP is 13-3193376.
- Is THEATER BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS CORP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to THEATER BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS CORP tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THEATER BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS CORP 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 THEATER BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS CORP due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THEATER BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS CORP last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of THEATER BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS CORP?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $76,442 (Nicholas Viselli, Director/CEO).
- How much revenue does THEATER BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS CORP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $462,469, expenses of $395,137 and total assets of $309,537 at year end.
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