Nonprofit · EIN 80-0339038
ARS NOVA THEATER I INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10019
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,249,854 | $4,212,798 | -$962,944 | $10,079,379 | $1,779,818 | $8,299,561 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,698,797 | $5,099,216 | -$1,400,419 | $11,129,583 | $1,867,078 | $9,262,505 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,996,461 | $4,346,115 | -$349,654 | $11,145,546 | $482,388 | $10,663,158 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,354,504
- of which government grants
- $111,040
- Program service revenue
- $781,111
- Investment income
- $2
- Royalties
- $300
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $79,019
- Other revenue
- $114,237
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $265,961
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,827,544
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,515,379
- Professional fundraising fees
- $83,820
- Accounting fees
- $31,000
- Occupancy
- $490,468
- Travel
- $54,256
- Depreciation
- $206,732
- Program services (functional)
- $3,183,141
- Management and general (functional)
- $487,510
- Fundraising (functional)
- $542,147
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,129,583
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,079,379
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,779,818
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,299,561
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,222,266
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,441,393
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $858,168
- Gross receipts
- $3,547,550
- Employees
- 159
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2005
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASON EAGAN | FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $148,369 | $33,699 |
| RENEE BLINKWOLT | FORMER PRODUCING EXECUTIVE DIR. Former | 40 | $113,240 | $21,771 |
| JEANETTE OI-SUK YEW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $6,000 | $1,260 |
| ALISA LESSING | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY STEINGART | FOUNDING CHAIR, CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA KIRCHMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON KEMPER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY BEDOL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE BRODEUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG CORRADETTI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR EDOZIEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK FELDMAN | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 11/24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGGIE GOLD SEELIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN JOHNSTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN LEYDEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID MANELLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID MINER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NANCY PRITZKER BERGMAN | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 4/25) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DOUG RAPPAPORT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NANCY ROSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SIDEROW | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 6/25) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JON TILLI | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 4/25) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASON EAGAN | FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $143,048 | $27,113 |
| RENEE BLINKWOLT | PRODUCING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $144,177 | $20,389 |
| CASEY YORK | MANAGING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,576 | $13,205 |
| ALISA LESSING | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY STEINGART | FOUNDING CHAIR, CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA KIRCHMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON KEMPER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY BEDOL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MANELLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MINER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG CORRADETTI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETA MONSOUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MEI LIN KWAN-GETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY PRITZKER BERGMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE BRODEUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG RAPPAPORT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH BATTISTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK FELDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SIDEROW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR EDOZIEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASON EAGAN | FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $145,347 | $9,902 |
| RENEE BLINKWOLT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $135,898 | $9,728 |
| CASEY YORK | MANAGING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,666 | $8,703 |
| ALISA LESSING | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY STEINGART | FOUDING CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA KIRCHMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON KEMPER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY BEDOL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH BATTISTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY PRITZKER BERGMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE BRODEUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG CORRADETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR EDOZIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK FELDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MEI LIN KWAN-GETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETA MANSOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG RAPPAPORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SIDEROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 511 W 54TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10019-5014
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KATE WEBER, 511 WEST 54TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019
- Signed the 990
- MAC INGRAM, MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 489-9800
- Website
- WWW.ARSNOVANYC.COM
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE OARS NOVA EXISTS TO DISCOVER, DEVELOP & LAUNCH SINGULAR THEATER, MUSIC & COMEDY ARTISTS WHO ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. OUR DYNAMIC SLATE OF PROGRAMS SUPPORTS OUTSIDE-THE-BOX THINKING AND ENCOURAGES INNOVATIVE, GENRE-BENDING WORK. BY PROVIDING A PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE RISK-TAKING AND COLLABORATION ARE PARAMOUNT, ARS NOVA AMPLIFIES THE VOICES OF A NEW GENERATION OF DIVERSE ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES, PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BY NURTURING CREATIVE IDEAS INTO SMART, SURPRISING NEW WORK.
Program accomplishments
- IN FY25, ARS NOVA SERVED APPROXIMATELY 400 EMERGING ARTISTS AND 6,300 AUDIENCE MEMBERS THROUGH OUR DISCOVER, DEVELOP, AND LAUNCH PROGRAMS. IN FALL 2024, ARS NOVA PRODUCED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE BEASTIARY, A COMMISSIONED, PUPPET-DRIVEN PLAY BY ON THE ROCKS THEATRE CO. (CHRISTOPHER FORD AND DAKOTA ROSE). THE PRODUCTION RAN FROM OCTOBER 7 - NOVEMBER 9, 2024 AT ARS NOVA @ GREENWICH HOUSE, REACHING 3,045 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. TO CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF OUR FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JASON EAGAN, IN SPRING 2025 WE PRODUCED THE STARS NOVA SERIES: THREE NIGHTS OF COMEDY, MUSIC, AND THEATER PERFORMANCES BY ALUMNI ARTISTS. THESE INCLUDED A STAGED READING OF JACUZZI BY THE DEBATE SOCIETY (MAY 12, 2025); THE SONGBOOK SESSION, FEATURING MUSIC BY CSAR ALVAREZ, THE BENGSONS, MANIK CHOKSI, AND DANIEL ZAITCHIK, PERFORMED BY THE COMPOSERS ALONG WITH STEPHANIE HSU, KUHOO VERMA, AND EMILY WALTON (MAY 19, 2025); AND SEPTEMBER L. DAVIS: THE APOLOGY TOUR, A COMEDY SHOW BY ANA GASTEYER AND PHILLIP TARANTULA (JUNE 2, 2025). A TOTAL OF 245 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE SHOWS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ARS NOVA DEVELOPED NEW WORK WITH 26 RESIDENT ARTISTS AND 8 COMMISSIONED ARTISTS, AND PRESENTED 35 ONE-NIGHT-ONLY SHOWS IN THEATER, COMEDY, MUSIC, AND MORE. THESE SHOWS TOOK PLACE AT ARS NOVA'S 54TH STREET THEATER AND REACHED 2,927 AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN-PERSON, AS WELL AS ONLINE VIEWERS ON ARS NOVA SUPRA, OUR DIGITAL STREAMING PLATFORM.Expenses $3,183,141 · revenue $860,130
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 80-0339038
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,079,379
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,547,550
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,249,854 | $4,212,798 | $10,079,379 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,698,797 | $5,099,216 | $11,129,583 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,996,461 | $4,346,115 | $11,145,546 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,863,555 | $4,355,099 | $11,424,658 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 80-0339038).
Questions about ARS NOVA THEATER I INC
- What is the EIN of ARS NOVA THEATER I INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARS NOVA THEATER I INC is 80-0339038.
- Is ARS NOVA THEATER I INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to ARS NOVA THEATER I INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARS NOVA THEATER I 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 ARS NOVA THEATER I INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ARS NOVA THEATER I INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ARS NOVA THEATER I INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KATE WEBER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARS NOVA THEATER I INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $148,369 (JASON EAGAN, FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ARS NOVA THEATER I INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,249,854, expenses of $4,212,798 and total assets of $10,079,379 at year end.
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