Nonprofit · EIN 13-3550290
THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,249,377 | $2,144,892 | $1,104,485 | $2,865,882 | $224,394 | $2,641,488 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,802,454 | $3,733,968 | $68,486 | $1,724,783 | $187,780 | $1,537,003 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,544,659 | $2,165,686 | $1,378,973 | $1,693,428 | $224,911 | $1,468,517 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,868,680
- of which government grants
- $121,644
- Program service revenue
- $148,516
- Investment income
- $83,281
- Royalties
- $109
- Net income from fundraising events
- $148,791
- Other revenue
- $148,900
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $193,941
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,001,774
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,451,198
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $25,289
- Occupancy
- $183,753
- Travel
- $8,533
- Depreciation
- $1,264
- Program services (functional)
- $1,802,611
- Management and general (functional)
- $210,927
- Fundraising (functional)
- $131,354
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,724,783
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,865,882
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $224,394
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,641,488
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,534
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,268,209
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,373,279
- Gross receipts
- $3,277,077
- Employees
- 253
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 1990
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES MORGAN | PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 40 | $77,785 |
| JOSEPH HAYWARD | PROD ARTIS DIRE Trustee or director | 40 | $60,263 |
| JESSICA MCROBERTS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS COHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY DOUBET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARRYL FISCHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOAN T MISCHO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM COLLINS | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BERNARD CARRAGHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA ZAHN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURENCE HOLZMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE ROSENBLATT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE HUANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES SCULLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES STRAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM KIERSTEAD | President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| RIKI KANE LARIMER | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| JOAN ROSS SORKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA WIELKOTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER ZIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Morgan | Producing Artistic Directo Trustee or director | 40 | $97,476 |
| Debra Hook | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Debra Walton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mia Moravis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joan T Mischo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy F Collins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bernard Carragher | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Claudia Zahn | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laurence Holzman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James A Kierstead | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Charlotte Rosenblatt | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Huang | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Govenar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gerald F Fisher | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Molly Pickering Grose | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Riki Kane Larimer | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Joan Ross Sorkin | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| W David McCoy | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Morgan | Producing Artistic Directo Trustee or director | 40 | $94,637 |
| W David McCoy | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Joan Ross Sorkin | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Riki Kane Larimer | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Molly Pickering Grose | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Gerald F Fisher | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Alan Govenar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Huang | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Charlotte Rosenblatt | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James A Kierstead | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laurence Holzman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Claudia Zahn | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bernard Carragher | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Collins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joan Mischo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mia Moravis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Debra Walton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 630 9TH AVE STE 1400, NEW YORK, NY 10036-3741
- Signed the 990
- WENDY HALL, GENERAL MANAGER
- Phone
- (212) 935-5824
- Website
- YORKTHEATRE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Blitzer Gelfand and Cohen PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY IS FOURFOLD:TO BE A BIRTHPLACE FOR NEW, LITERATE, INTIMATE MUSICALS, AND A PLACE WHERE UNDERAPPRECIATED MUSICAL GEMS FROM THE PAST ARE REDISCOVERED.TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CREATORS OF NEW MUSICAL THEATRE AND BE A SHOWCASE FOR NEW MUSICAL THEATRE TALENT OF ALL KINDS.TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS-ON THEATRE EDUCATION FOR EARLY-CAREER ARTISTS.TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY BY PRESENTING FREE OR LOW-COST MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCES TO UNDERSERVED AUDIENCES.
Program accomplishments
- TO BE A BIRTHPLACE FOR NEW, LITERATE, INTIMATE MUSICALS, AND A PLACE WHERE UNDERAPPRECIATED MUSICAL GEMS FROM THE PAST ARE REDISCOVERED.SINCE 1969, THE YORKS SIGNIFICANT IMPACT HAS OUTPACED OUR BUDGET AND STAFF SIZE: PRODUCING 75+ MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS, 100+ MUSICALS IN MUFTI, AND 45+ CAST RECORDINGS. DEVELOPMENTAL READINGS HAVE NURTURED THE CREATION OF NEARLY 700 NEW MUSICALS. WE RECEIVED A SPECIAL DRAMA DESK AWARD FOR VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEATER BY DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING NEW MUSICALS, AND AN OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR 50 YEARS OF PRODUCING NEW AND CLASSIC MUSICALS.PRINCIPAL PROGRAMS: MAINSTAGE (FULL-SCALE PRODUCTIONS, MOST ARE WORLD, AMERICAN, OR NY PREMIERES); NEW2NY (LIMITED-RUN NY PREMIERES), MUSICALS IN MUFTI (LIMITED-RUN REVIVALS OF NEGLECTED/LESSER-KNOWN WORKS); AND DEVELOPMENTAL READINGS OF WORKS IN PROGRESS (WHICH ALSO SERVES AS ONE PIPELINE TO PRODUCTIONS). THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, WE EXPOSE AUDIENCES TO VARIED FORMS OF MUSICAL THEATER AT ALL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT MUSICAL THEATERS FUTURE, AND FOSTER APPRECIATION OF ITS PAST. IN CURATING EACH SEASON, THE ARTISTIC TEAM LOOKS FOR FRESH APPROACHES, STORIES, AND CHARACTERS, AND CONSIDERS AUDIENCE AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.OUR 2024/2025 SEASON PROVIDED SPACE FOR NEW STORIES TO TAKE CENTER STAGE. WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER (MUSIC AND LYRICS BY JIMMY ROBERTS AND BOOK BY CATHERINE FILLOUX AND JOHN DAGGETT) MADE ITS WORLD PREMIERE IN DECEMBER 2025. THE SHOW RECEIVED CRITICAL ACCLAIM, LEADING TO A CAST RECORDING FEATURING THE YORK'S COMPANY. IT HAS SINCE ENJOYED CONTINUED LIFE BEYOND NEW YORK, INCLUDING A REGIONAL PRODUCTION IN DES MOINES, IOWA. WE PREMIERED TWO NEW2NYS MUSICALS ACCORDING TO HOWARD (WORLD-PREMIERE) AND WHO IS JIMMY PANTS? (WORLD-PREMIERE), AS WELL AS OUR BELOVED MUSICALS IN MUFTI PROGRAMMING WITH A REVIVAL OF PLATINUM DREAMS. THE YORK'S DEVELOPMENTAL READINGS AND WORKSHOPS ALLOW CREATORS TO RECEIVE VALUABLE FEEDBACK ON NEW WORKS. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN THE INCUBATOR FOR SUCH SHOWS AS AVENUE Q; SUMMER OF 42; HAROLD AND MAUDE; YANK!; IN TRANSIT; SOUVENIR; THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!); MARK FELT; SUPERSTAR; WE FOXES; MARRY HARRY; AND DESPERATE MEASURES. OUR 24/25 SEASON SAW THE DEVELOPMENT OF 8 NEW WORKS. IN 2025, WE LAUNCHED A RE-BRAND AND A NEW WEBSITE, WHICH HONORS OUR LEGACY WHILE MODERNIZING OUR LOOK TO ENGAGE NEW AUDIENCES; AND LAUNCHED THE MICKI GRANT ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM (HONORING THE TRAILBLAZING ARTIST AND YORK HONORARY BOARD MEMBER EMERITA) TO SUPPORT EARLY-CAREER THEATERMAKERS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.Expenses $1,802,611
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
- 13-3550290
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,865,882
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,277,077
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $3,249,377 | $2,144,892 | $2,865,882 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $3,802,454 | $3,733,968 | $1,724,783 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $3,544,659 | $2,165,686 | $1,693,428 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,405,836 | $2,026,358 | $297,074 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 13-3550290).
Questions about THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY INC
- What is the EIN of THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY INC is 13-3550290.
- Is THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE YORK THEATRE 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 THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY INC 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 THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $77,785 (JAMES MORGAN, PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,249,377, expenses of $2,144,892 and total assets of $2,865,882 at year end.
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