Nonprofit · EIN 59-2657043
BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · FT LAUDERDALE, FL 33312
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $10,099,250 | $8,883,121 | $1,216,129 | $32,090,106 | $3,749,421 | $28,340,685 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $11,943,994 | $8,380,667 | $3,563,327 | $30,477,303 | $4,291,994 | $26,185,309 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $8,345,158 | $6,083,366 | $2,261,792 | $24,656,140 | $5,011,260 | $19,644,880 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,423,964
- Membership dues
- $1,581,893
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $675,286
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $21,345
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $6,566,833
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $390,991
- Other salaries and wages
- $738,717
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,319,968
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,000
- Program services (functional)
- $7,246,313
- Management and general (functional)
- $313,289
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,323,519
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $30,477,303
- Total assets, end of year
- $32,090,106
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,749,421
- Net assets, end of year
- $28,340,685
- Publicly traded securities
- $18,779,708
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,302,275
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $23,038,410
- Gross receipts
- $18,578,042
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 600
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA KITEI | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $366,944 | $22,043 |
| PETER W NEIROUZ | DIR. OF DEV Highest-paid employee | 40 | $183,249 | $23,215 |
| JUDITH CARNEY | DIR. OF DEVE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,615 | $18,845 |
| CHRISTI L RICE | DIR. OF GRAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,066 | $17,897 |
| GEORGE S LEMIEUX | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEV MOTWANI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE LUCIA JACKSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN BURRIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT B LOCHRIE III | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN E ABDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY RAPHAEL ALTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE AOUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE BARNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BERKOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ESPOSITO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
30 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHANA GHOSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NUGENE HARVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW HELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN HUSEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL KALAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES LABATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES B LADD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LANDRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAY LEIGHTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LEPERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JARETT LEVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOMINICK MINIACI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEGGY OLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE PABST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES L PALMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JODI PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAMON RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE SCHERER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARRY E SOMERSTEIN ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HOWLAND SUSSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J KENNETH TATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE TOOTHAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC VAINDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOYCE WORTHINGTON VIRGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS VON ALLMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE WELCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY WENDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE WURZAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KURT ZIMMERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 45 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA KITEI | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $273,324 | $25,604 |
| PETER W NEIROUZ | DIR. OF DEVE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,783 | $20,494 |
| JUDITH CARNEY | DIR. OF DEVE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,209 | $16,529 |
| GEORGE S LEMIEUX | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEV MOTWANI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI CHEVY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN BURRIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT B LOCHRIE III | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN E ABDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY RAPHAEL ALTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE AOUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE BARNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BERKOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC GABRIELLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NUGENE HARVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW HELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HOWLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN HUSEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE LUCIA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL HARRISON KALAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES LABATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LANDRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY LEIGHTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LEPERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JARETT LEVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINICK MINIACI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY OLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE PABST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES L PALMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JODI PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMON RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE SCHERER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN M SCHWARTZ MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY E SOMERSTEIN ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN STILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J KENNETH TATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE TOOTHAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC VAINDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOYCE VIRGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS VON ALLMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE WELCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH WENDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAKE WURZAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT ZIMMERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 44 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA KITEI | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $254,820 | $15,401 |
| JUDITH CARNEY | DIR. OF DEVE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,301 | $16,565 |
| GEORGE S LEMIEUX | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEV MOTWANI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI CHEVY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN BURRIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD B WELCH | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN E ABDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY RAPHAEL ALTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE AOUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE BARNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BERKOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC GABRIELLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEARL GOODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GENE HARVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW HELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HOWLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE LUCIA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL HARRISON KALAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES LABATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LANDRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY LEIGHTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LEPERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JARETT LEVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT B LOCHRIE III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINICK MINIACI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY OLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE PABST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES L PALMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JODI PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMON RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE SCHERER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBY SCHROETER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN M SCHWARTZ MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY E SOMERSTEIN ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN STILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J KENNETH TATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC VAINDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOYCE VIRGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS VON ALLMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH WENDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAKE WURZAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT ZIMMERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 201 SW 5TH AVE, FT LAUDERDALE, FL 33312-7112
- In care of
- % LISA KITEI
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LISA KITEI, 201 SW FIFTH AVENUE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33312
- Signed the 990
- LISA KITEI, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (954) 468-3298
- Website
- WWW.BROWARDCENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ROBBINS & MORONEY PA
Mission
THE BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION, INC.'S MISSION IS TO SUSTAIN, DEVELOP AND SECURE THE FUTURE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PRIMARILY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMMING, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.
Program accomplishments
- THE BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION SUPPORTS HIGH-QUALITY ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES SPANNING A WIDE RANGE OF GENRES, THEATER, DANCE, COMEDY AND MORE, AT THE BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND ITS AFFILIATED VENUE, THE PARKER. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING PROGRAMMING, THE FOUNDATION RAISES CAPITAL FUNDS TO SUSTAIN THE VENUES AND RECENTLY COMPLETED TWO CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS: THE 60-MILLION ENCORE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO EXPAND, RENOVATE AND REVITALIZE THE BROWARD CENTER AND THE 30-MILLION CAMPAIGN FOR THE PARKER TO RESTORE PARKER PLAYHOUSE. THE FOUNDATION ALSO MAINTAINS AN ENDOWMENT FUND DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF INCOME IN PERPETUITY TO SUPPORT MISSION-DRIVEN ACTIVITIES. THE BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AT THE BROWARD CENTER, WHICH CONSTITUTES THE LARGEST FREE ARTS-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY AND HAS SERVED MORE THAN 3.8 MILLION STUDENTS TO DATE. THROUGH THE STUDENT ENRICHMENT THROUGH THE ARTS (SEAS) PROGRAM, MORE THAN 100,000 PUBLIC SCHOOL K-12 STUDENTS EACH YEAR HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PERFORMANCES AT THE BROWARD CENTER AND THE PARKER FREE OF CHARGE AND PARTICIPATE IN CORRESPONDING CURRICULUM-BASED ACTIVITIES THAT HELP EXTEND THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE THEATER SEATS. THE READING READINESS THROUGH THE THEATER PROGRAM BRINGS MORE THAN 2,000 AT-RISK PRE-K STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES EACH YEAR TO SEE LIVE LITERATURE-BASED PERFORMANCES TOGETHER AT BROWARD CENTER VENUES. A LEADER IN ARTS ACCESSIBILITY, THE CENTER HAS ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR THE IMPACT OF ITS "SENSORY-INCLUSIVE" THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, CLASSES AND OTHER PROGRAMMING AIMED AT INCREASING ACCESS TO AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ARTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS.Expenses $7,246,313 · grants $6,566,833
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-2657043
- 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
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $32,090,106
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,578,042
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $10,099,250 | $8,883,121 | $32,090,106 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $11,943,994 | $8,380,667 | $30,477,303 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $8,345,158 | $6,083,366 | $24,656,140 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $6,295,369 | $5,290,922 | $22,267,625 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 59-2657043).
Questions about BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC is 59-2657043.
- Is BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION 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 BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names LISA KITEI.
- Who are the officers and directors of BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 45 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $366,944 (LISA KITEI, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,099,250, expenses of $8,883,121 and total assets of $32,090,106 at year end.
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