Nonprofit · EIN 83-0601747
NXTHVN INC
Tax-exempt · NEW HAVEN, CT 06511
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,637,719 | $3,482,700 | -$1,844,981 | $19,260,849 | $14,199,040 | $5,061,809 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,313,282 | $4,189,149 | -$1,875,867 | $20,874,509 | $14,391,509 | $6,483,000 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,786,629 | $3,964,726 | $1,821,903 | $21,731,832 | $13,802,217 | $7,929,615 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,581,245
- of which government grants
- $90,000
- Program service revenue
- $56,474
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $350,580
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $148,923
- Other salaries and wages
- $408,468
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $674,781
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,284
- Accounting fees
- $39,584
- Occupancy
- $363,733
- Travel
- $34,038
- Depreciation
- $410,560
- Program services (functional)
- $2,911,893
- Management and general (functional)
- $414,475
- Fundraising (functional)
- $156,332
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $20,874,509
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,260,849
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $14,199,040
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,061,809
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,086,137
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,303,228
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,758,581
- Gross receipts
- $1,637,719
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KALIA BROOKS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - FORMER Officer | 40 | $168,070 | $8,335 |
| TITUS KAPHAR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PRICE | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA BLANCHARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA SHOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENNET H GRUTMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN SUSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES BOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVERETTE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HASSAN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELVIN LEE BEACHUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEILA D LIPSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE MCFAYDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KALIA BROOKS | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND E Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,815 | $13,707 |
| KYLE WOOD | PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $122,500 | $5,862 |
| QUINTIN KNOX | DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,680 | $8,816 |
| TITUS KAPHAR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PRICE | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA FRANKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA SHOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENNET H GRUTMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN SUSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KALIA BROOKS | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,886 | $6,174 |
| KYLE WOOD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $6,704 | $0 |
| TITUS KAPHAR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PRICE | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA FRANKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA SHOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENNET H GRUTMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN SUSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 169 HENRY ST, NEW HAVEN, CT 06511-3329
- In care of
- % PAMELA L GRUTMAN ESQ
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BENNET H GRUTMAN, 169 HENRY STREET, NEW HAVEN, CT 06511
- Signed the 990
- BENNET H GRUTMAN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (203) 871-3287
- Website
- WWW.NXTHVN.COM
- Return prepared by
- CARTER HAYES ASSOCIATES PC
Mission
NXTHVN'S MISSION IS TO PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONAL ARTIST, FOSTER THE RETENTION OF HIGHLY SKILLED PROFESSIONAL ART TALENT, AND ULTIMATELY SERVE AS A CATALYST IN HELPING NEW HAVEN BECOME A WORLD CLASS SUSTAINABLE ARTS COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- IN MAY 2025, THE SIXTH COHORT OF NXTHVN FELLOWS COMPLETED THEIR FELLOWSHIPS, WHICH BEGAN IN AUGUST 2024. COHORT 06 STUDIO FELLOWS ENGAGED IN A COMPREHENSIVE YEAR-LONG FELLOWSHIP DESIGNED TO ACCELERATE THEIR CAREER BY PROVIDING DEDICATED STUDIO SPACE, STIPEND FUNDING, RIGOROUS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSIONS, AND AN EXPANDED NETWORK OF COLLECTORS, GALLERIES, AND INSTITUTIONS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STUDIO FELLOWS PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS THAT FOCUSED ON PRACTICAL COMPONENTS OF SETTING UP AND MANAGING A SUSTAINABLE ART PRACTICE. THE STUDIO FELLOW EXPERIENCE CULMINATED WITH AN ACCLAIMED GROUP EXHIBITION AT JAMES COHAN GALLERY NEW YORK IN MAY OF 2025.THE CURATORIAL FELLOW RECEIVED CO-WORKING SPACE AND A STIPEND THROUGHOUT THE FELLOWSHIP YEAR. IN ADDITION TO CURATING AN EXHIBITION, THE CURATORIAL FELLOW DEVELOPED ADVANCED SKILLS IN THE LOGISTICS AND CONCEPTS OF EXHIBITION-MAKING, ENHANCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORSHIP SKILLS. THE CURATORIAL FELLOW CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS STAFF AND ENGAGED IN A SERIES OF GROUP CRITIQUES, STUDIO VISITS, AND WORKSHOPS WITH ART WORLD PROFESSIONALS AND PRODUCED AN EXHIBITION AT NXTHVN IN MARCH OF 2025.IN AUGUST 2025, THE SEVENTH COHORT OF FELLOWS BEGAN THEIR FELLOWSHIP EXPERIENCE, ENGAGING IN THE SAME LEVEL OF PROGRAMMING AS THE PREVIOUS COHORT. THIS GROUP CONSISTED OF SEVEN STUDIO FELLOWS AND TWO CURATORIAL FELLOWS.DURING THE YEAR, NXTHVN PRODUCED WORLD-CLASS EXHIBITIONS INCLUDING:SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 2024: AWILDA STERLING-DUPREY: AESTHETICS OF DIS-ORDER. THIS A SOLO PRESENTATION OF WORKS BY NXTHVN'S VISITING ARTIST, AWILDA STERLING-DUPREY FOCUSED ON HER EXPLORATION OF ABSTRACTION FROM THE 1970S TO PRESENT. INCLUDED WORKS RANGE FROM PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS TO NEWLY RECOVERED ARCHIVAL AND EPHEMERAL MATERIALS, SUCH AS 35MM (KODAK EKTACHROME E100 FILM) SLIDES THAT PRESENT HER STUDY OF ABSTRACTION IN THE NATURAL AND UBIQUITOUS ENVIRONMENTS OF SAN JUAN, ALONG WITH VISUAL RECORDS OF HER EARLIEST ABSTRACT STUDIES CREATED ON CARDBOARD. AS A COMPLIMENT TO THIS PRESENTATION, STERLING-DUPREY GAVE A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE FROM HER SERIES "BLINDFOLDED," WHERE SHE BLINDFOLDED HERSELF AND MADE ABSTRACT MARKS ON PAPERS IN RESPONSE TO A MUSICAL SCORE. FOR THIS SPECIAL PERFORMANCE, STERLING-DUPREY WAS IN DIALOGUE WITH AN INTERGENERATIONAL GROUP OF LOCAL NEW HAVEN AND CT-BASED MUSICIANS PROVIDING IMPROVISATIONAL SOUNDS THAT DREW FROM JAZZ AND CARIBBEAN INFLUENCES. SHE ALLOWED HER BODY TO FEEL AND TRANSLATE THE MUSIC INTO RHYTHMIC BODILY MOVEMENTS ARTICULATED INTO BRIGHT PASTEL MARKINGS, LINES, AND TEXTURES ONTO BLACK CANVAS. ACCOMPANYING MUSICIANS INCLUDED JESSE HAMEEN II (DRUMS), JOHNATHAN MOORE (CELLO), NELSON BELLO (BARRIL), MICHAEL CARABELLO (KEYS), MORRIS TRENT (BASS), AND STEPHEN GRITZ KING (SAXOPHONE). MARCH-MAY 2025: ALL AT ONCE, REFLECTED THROUGH GLASS SHOWCASED THE ARTISTIC PRACTICE OF GLASS AS A MEDIUM OF RESISTANCE. UTILIZING THE MEDIUM FOR CRITICAL AND TRANSFORMATIVE STORYTELLING, THE INCLUDED ARTISTS' WORKS REFLECT ON SOCIAL ISSUES AND INEQUITIES WHILE CONNECTING WITH PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE HISTORIES, CREATING A SPACE FOR DIALOGUE WITHIN A COMPLEX MULTICULTURAL WORLD.THIS EXHIBITION REVISITS THE INDUSTRIAL LEGACY OF NEW HAVEN'S DIXWELL NEIGHBORHOOD, CENTERING ON NXTHVN'S CAMPUS. ONCE HOME TO H. PUDDICOMBE & COMPANY (A MANUFACTURER OF ART AND LEADED GLASS FROM 1920 TO 1945) AND THE MACALASTER BICKNELL COMPANY (A KEY PRODUCER OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND GLASSWARE FROM THE 1940S TO 2012) THIS BUILDING IS A RELIC OF DIXWELL'S MANUFACTURING PAST, BEFORE ITS ADAPTIVE REUSE AND ESTABLISHMENT AS AN ARTS INCUBATOR IN 2019. BLENDING THE HISTORY OF GLASS PRODUCTION WITH NXTHVN'S MISSION TO DISRUPT THE ART WORLD'S STATUS QUO, THIS EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS RESISTIVE AND RADICAL ARTMAKING THROUGH GLASS. CURATED BY NXTHVN CURATORIAL FELLOW, RIGOBERTO LUNA. JUNE-NOVEMBER 2025: REVERENCE, AN ARCHIVAL ALTAR, GUEST CURATED BY ARVIA WALKER, IS A CAPTIVATING ART-BASED PROJECT THAT CELEBRATES THE UNIQUE STORIES OF THE EVERYDAY PEOPLE WE HOLD AS OUR "GREATS AND GIANTS" WITHIN THE LOCAL BLACK COMMUNITY. THROUGH THE MEMORY WORK OF STORY COLLECTION, REVERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER THE POWER OF ARCHIVAL PRESERVATION AND THE SACRED PRACTICE OF ANCESTOR VENERATION THROUGH ALTARS. MEMORY WORK IS HOLY AND SHOULD BE HELD AS SUCH. OUR ARCHIVES ARE ALTARS, AND THE ACT OF ALTAR BUILDING IS A DEEPLY POWERFUL PRACTICE THAT GROUNDS US IN THE BELIEF THAT ALL BLACK FOLKS DESERVE TO BE WITNESSED AND REVERED. REVERENCE, AN ARCHIVAL ALTAR FEATURES WORK BY KULIMUSHI "KULI" BARONGIZI, SYDNEY "SYD" BELL, MARQUIS BRANTLEY, MARSH JOHN, SHAUNDA HOLLOWAY, NADINE NELSON, JASMINE NIKOLE, AND MELISSA "MEL" PHILLIPS.IN MAY OF 2025, NXTHVN ANNOUNCED ITS SEVENTH COHORT OF FELLOWS, INCLUDING SEVEN STUDIO FELLOWS AND TWO CURATORIAL FELLOWS, SELECTED FROM OVER 1006 INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS.THROUGH NXTHVN'S CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, ALL FELLOWS ENGAGED IN INTER-GENERATIONAL MENTORSHIP WITH NINE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. ALL GRADUATING APPRENTICES WENT ON TO FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITIES.Expenses $2,911,893 · grants $350,580 · revenue $56,474
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
- 83-0601747
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $19,260,849
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,637,719
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,637,719 | $3,482,700 | $19,260,849 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,313,282 | $4,189,149 | $20,874,509 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,786,629 | $3,964,726 | $21,731,832 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,898,729 | $2,408,198 | $18,606,468 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | 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 83-0601747).
Questions about NXTHVN INC
- What is the EIN of NXTHVN INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NXTHVN INC is 83-0601747.
- Is NXTHVN INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to NXTHVN INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NXTHVN 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 NXTHVN 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 NXTHVN 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 NXTHVN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BENNET H GRUTMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of NXTHVN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $168,070 (KALIA BROOKS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - FORMER).
- How much revenue does NXTHVN INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,637,719, expenses of $3,482,700 and total assets of $19,260,849 at year end.
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