Nonprofit · EIN 13-3407817
NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM COMPANY INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,726,457 | $1,366,671 | $359,786 | $1,316,405 | $59,861 | $1,256,544 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,628,850 | $1,270,815 | $358,035 | $960,197 | $63,439 | $896,758 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,343,386 | $1,265,457 | $77,929 | $615,867 | $77,144 | $538,723 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $911,205 | $1,417,236 | -$506,031 | $546,226 | $85,432 | $460,794 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,739,217
- of which government grants
- $60,000
- Program service revenue
- $222,817
- Investment income
- $4,032
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$520
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$239,609
- Other revenue
- -$239,609
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $121,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $518,639
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $757,467
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $49,975
- Occupancy
- $98,909
- Travel
- $106,695
- Program services (functional)
- $780,702
- Management and general (functional)
- $245,375
- Fundraising (functional)
- $340,594
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $960,197
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,316,405
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $59,861
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,256,544
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,027,729
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $228,815
- Gross receipts
- $2,091,292
- Employees
- 89
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1987
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| IAN BELKNAP | ARTIST DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $121,000 |
| BARBARA MANOCHERIAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEAN VANECH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DASHA EPSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NIKKI THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA SILVER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LESLIE URDANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANA DELANY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG HARMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK LINN BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MANOCHERIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAX MAYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| INA MEIBACH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUAN PERDOMO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHANNA PFAELZER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAILEY FERBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH MANOCHERIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETTI STEEL | TRUSTEE (JOINED DECEMBER 17, 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEIDI SONTAG | TRUSTEE (JOINED JUNE 10, 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIERAN GOPAUL | TRUSTEE (JOINED DECEMBER 17, 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC KUHN | TRUSTEE (RESIGNED OCTOBER 31, 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH CARLSON | INTERIM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE (LEFT DECEMBER 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $143,769 |
| IAN BELKNAP | ARTIST DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE (STARTED SEPTEMBER 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $26,538 |
| BARBARA MANOCHERIAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEAN VANECH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DASHA EPSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN STOUT | TRUSTEE (LEFT APRIL 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LESLIE URDANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANA DELANY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG HARMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK LINN BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MANOCHERIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAX MAYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| INA MEIBACH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUAN PERDOMO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHANNA PFAELZER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAILEY FERBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC KUHN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH MANOCHERIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA SILVER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NIKKI THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH CARLSON | INTERIM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $140,000 | $0 |
| THOMAS PEARSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE (RESIGNED APRIL 2023) Officer | 40 | $45,927 | $6,163 |
| BARBARA MANOCHERIAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN VANECH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DASHA EPSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN STOUT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE URDANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA DELANY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG HARMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK LINN BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MANOCHERIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAX MAYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INA MEIBACH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN PERDOMO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHANNA PFAELZER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS PEARSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $140,000 | $29,410 |
| CHRISTOPHER BURNEY | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (RESIGNED DECEMBER 22, 2022) Officer | 40 | $125,769 | $10,319 |
| LIZ CARLSON | TRUSTEE/ARTISTIC PRODUCER Trustee or director | 0 | $98,654 | $0 |
| BARBARA MANOCHERIAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL FRISCIA | VICE PRESIDENT (RESIGNED AUGUST 25, 2022) Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN CRAMER | SECRETARY (RESIGNED FEBRUARY 14, 2022) Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN VANECH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA DELANY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG HARMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK LINN BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MANOCHERIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MAX MAYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| INA MEIBACH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN PERDOMO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHANNA PFAELZER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN STOUT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE URDANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ED ADLER | TRUSTEE (RESIGNED DECEMBER 31, 2022) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CASSIE MURRAY | TRUSTEE (RESIGNED NOVEMBER 14, 2022) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL MOELLENBERG | TRUSTEE (RESIGNED DECEMBER 10, 2022) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DASHA EPSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 214 W 29TH ST RM 1001, NEW YORK, NY 10001-5318
- In care of
- % THOMAS PEARSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- IAN BELKNAP, PO BOX 1333, NEW YORK, NY 10018
- Signed the 990
- IAN BELKNAP, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (443) 465-1593
- Website
- WWW.NEWYORKSTAGEANDFILM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RICH AND BANDER LLP
Mission
NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMPANY DEDICATED TO BOTH EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF NEW THEATER AND FILM, AWAY FROM CRITICAL AND COMMERCIAL PRESSURES.
Program accomplishments
- SUMMER SEASON -SAFS 40TH SUMMER SEASON TOOK PLACE JULY 11 - AUGUST 3, 2025 AND WAS THE THIRD AS A PART OF OUR DEDICATED COLLABORATION WITH MARIST UNIVERSITY IN POUGHKEEPSIE, NY. WE ENGAGED OVER 220 ARTISTS, 7 APPRENTICES, 35 SEASONAL STAFF MEMBERS AND DEVELOPED 35 NEW PROJECTS WITH A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF OVER 2,500 THROUGH MULTI-WEEK WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS OF WORKS-IN PROGRESS, AND 10 RESIDENCIES THAT PARTICIPATED AS INDIVIDUALS, SMALL TEAMS, OR WITH COMPANIES IN RESIDENCE, DEVELOPING MORE THAN 35 UNIQUE STORIES.Expenses $660,286 · revenue $175,898
- NYC PROGRAMMING - YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING IN NYC ALLOWS SAF TO ADDRESS OUR COMMUNITYS DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OUTSIDE OF THE SUMMER SEASON, EITHER THROUGH OVERLAPPING OR ONE-OFF INITIATIVES. THE WINTER SEASON IN NYC SUPPORTS PROJECTS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, READINGS AND RESIDENCIES OVER ONE-TWO WEEKS. LIKE THE SUMMER SEASON, PROJECTS REHEARSE SIDE-BY-SIDE WITHIN A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT AND ARE PRESENTED FREE OF CHARGE TO THE PUBLIC. DURING THE 2025 WINTER SEASON, WE WORKED ON A SLATE OF PROGRAMMING THAT PRIORITIZED GATHERING AND RECONNECTION. DURING THE REST OF THE YEAR, NYSAF IS OPEN TO SUPPORTING WORKSHOPS IN NEW YORK.Expenses $50,465 · revenue $37,419
- STORIES THAT MOVE: DEVELOPING DANCE NARRATIVES - WITH SUPPORT FROM THE JEROME ROBBINS FOUNDATION, THE PROGRAM EXPANDS SAFS ARTISTIC COMMUNITY TO INCLUDE STORIES FOR WHICH CHOREOGRAPHERS ARE THE PRIMARY GENERATIVE STORYTELLERS AND DANCE AND MUSIC ARE THE MAIN FORMS OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION. PROJECTS RECEIVE SUPPORT IN VARIOUS PHASES OF THEIR TRAJECTORY, THROUGH WORKSHOPS WITHIN THE SUMMER SEASON, AS WELL AS RESIDENCIES IN NYC.Expenses $42,090 · revenue $14,500
- FILMMAKERS WORKSHOPS THE FILMMAKERS WORKSHOP SERVES A GROUP OF FILM AND TV WRITERS EACH YEAR. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A TABLE READ OF THEIR SCRIPT WITH PROFESSIONAL ACTORS, ATTEND THE READINGS OF FELLOW WRITERS, AND RECEIVE ONE-ON-ONE FEEDBACK FROM LEADING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.Expenses $27,861
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3407817
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A250)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,316,405
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,091,292
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,726,457 | $1,366,671 | $1,316,405 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,628,850 | $1,270,815 | $960,197 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,343,386 | $1,265,457 | $615,867 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $911,205 | $1,417,236 | $546,226 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 13-3407817).
Questions about NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM COMPANY INC
- What is the EIN of NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM COMPANY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM COMPANY INC is 13-3407817.
- Is NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM COMPANY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM COMPANY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM COMPANY 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 STAGE AND FILM COMPANY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM COMPANY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM COMPANY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names IAN BELKNAP.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM COMPANY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $121,000 (IAN BELKNAP, ARTIST DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE).
- How much revenue does NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM COMPANY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,726,457, expenses of $1,366,671 and total assets of $1,316,405 at year end.
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