Nonprofit · EIN 86-1056388
NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10004
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $565,856 | $553,262 | $12,594 | $219,654 | $248,057 | -$28,403 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $537,156 | $550,371 | -$13,215 | $147,003 | $189,963 | -$42,960 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $597,438 | $555,946 | $41,492 | $177,188 | $216,933 | -$39,745 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $565,638
- of which government grants
- $113,554
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $218
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $79,378
- Other salaries and wages
- $207,634
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $339,624
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $5,575
- Depreciation
- $2,841
- Program services (functional)
- $355,902
- Management and general (functional)
- $78,738
- Fundraising (functional)
- $118,622
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $147,003
- Total assets, end of year
- $219,654
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $248,057
- Net assets, end of year
- -$28,403
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,614
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$29,003
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $600
- Gross receipts
- $591,761
- Employees
- 39
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN BURDMAN | ARTISTIC DIR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $80,279 |
| NICK SALAMONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $5,556 |
| ANDREW CARLON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER D FAGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID S FRANKEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM C INGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA KUKLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAFNA LINZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATRIANA LOPEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM NYITRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN PERLSTEIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SID RAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SOPHIA MURASHKOVSKY ROMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY E SCHIFFRES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJOERN H WELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN BURDMAN | ARTISTIC DIR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $79,381 |
| NICK SALAMONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $5,558 |
| ANDREW CARLON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE D CHAMBERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID S FRANKEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA KUKLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN PERLSTEIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SID RAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY E SCHIFFRES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BJOERN H WELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN BURDMAN | ARTISTIC DIR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $75,601 |
| MELISSA T ASTUDILLO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW CARLON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELAINE GAMBLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAURA HARWAY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA KUKLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN PERLSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRACE ELIZABETH RAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK SALAMONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY ETHAN SCHIFFRES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AARON SCHWARTZBORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT STAFFARONI | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 11 BROADWAY STE 420, NEW YORK, NY 10004-1372
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEPHEN BURDMAN, 11 BROADWAY SUITE 420, NEW YORK, NY 10038
- Signed the 990
- STEPHEN BURDMAN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 662-0760
- Website
- NYCLASSICAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LEHMAN FLYNN VOLLARO NY CPAS PLLC
Mission
NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE CREATES AND REINVIGORATES AUDIENCES FOR THE THEATRE BY PRESENTING FREE PRODUCTIONS OF POPULAR AND FORGOTTEN CLASSICAL PLAYS IN PUBLIC SPACES THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING NEW PLAYS BY LIVING PLAYWRIGHTS THAT ENRICH AND EXPAND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT DEFINES A CLASSIC.
Program accomplishments
- NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE CREATES AND REINVIGORATES AUDIENCES FOR THE THEATRE BY PRESENTING FREE PRODUCTIONS OF POPULAR AND FORGOTTEN CLASSICAL PLAYS IN PUBLIC SPACES THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY. WE ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING NEW PLAYS BY LIVING PLAYWRIGHTS THAT ENRICH AND EXPAND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT DEFINES A CLASSIC.Expenses $355,902
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 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 86-1056388
- 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
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $219,654
- Income (IRS master file)
- $591,761
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $565,856 | $553,262 | $219,654 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $537,156 | $550,371 | $147,003 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $597,438 | $555,946 | $177,188 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $457,878 | $437,282 | $110,471 | 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 86-1056388).
Questions about NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE INC
- What is the EIN of NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE INC is 86-1056388.
- Is NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE 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 CLASSICAL THEATRE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE 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 NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names STEPHEN BURDMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $80,279 (STEPHEN BURDMAN, ARTISTIC DIR).
- How much revenue does NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $565,856, expenses of $553,262 and total assets of $219,654 at year end.
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