Nonprofit · EIN 92-2945597
NEW ART CITY THEATRE
Tax-exempt · VENTURA, CA 93002
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $330,700 | $270,479 | $60,221 | $235,657 | $9,162 | $226,495 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $352,132 | $226,229 | $125,903 | $188,010 | $21,736 | $166,274 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990-EZ | $78,698 | $66,327 | $12,371 | $12,371 | – | $12,371 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $282,916
- Program service revenue
- $47,596
- Investment income
- $188
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $154,656
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $172,754
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $894
- Accounting fees
- $9,490
- Travel
- $11,218
- Program services (functional)
- $167,763
- Management and general (functional)
- $86,184
- Fundraising (functional)
- $16,532
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $188,010
- Total assets, end of year
- $235,657
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,162
- Net assets, end of year
- $226,495
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $181,686
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $44,809
- Gross receipts
- $330,700
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 89
- Year formed
- 2023
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEVERLY WARD | FOUNDER/V PR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $50,900 |
| KIRBY WARD | FOUNDER/ARTI Officer | 40 | $33,650 |
| ANNE PAUL KING | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF LAMBERT | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NEAL LASSILA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SANDRA M LASSILA | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDITH Y RUSSO | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEVERLY WARD | FOUNDER/ARTI Officer | 45 | $23,500 |
| KIRBY WARD | FOUNDER/ARTI Officer | 45 | $23,500 |
| ANNE PAUL KING | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NEAL LASSILA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SANDRA M LASSILA | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDITH Y RUSSO | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRBY WARD | FOUNDER/ARTI | 40 | $23,500 |
| BEVERLY WARD | FOUNDER/ARTI | 40 | $23,500 |
| NEAL LASSILA | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| SANDRA M LASSILA | TREASURER/FI | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH Y RUSSO | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2880, VENTURA, CA 93002-2880
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BEVERLY WARD
- Signed the 990
- BEVERLY WARD, FOUNDER/V PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (203) 434-6119
- Website
- WWW.NEWARTCITYTHEATRE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- FEDDERSEN & COMPANY LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 92-2945597 or by the name NEW ART CITY THEATRE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO FORGE A NEW PATH TO OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS WHO CREATE THEATRE. BY GIVING EQUAL ACCESS TO DIVERSE VOICES, AND INVITING A BROADER AUDIENCE TO JOIN US, WE ASPIRE TO ELEVATE ALL THAT IS COMPELLING ABOUT ORIGINAL THEATRE AND ITS ABILITY TO PROMOTE UNITY, INSPIRE CURIOSITY, AND PROVIDE JOY.
Program accomplishments
- NEW ART CITY THEATRE (NACT) IS AN INCUBATOR OF NEW WORKS FOR THE AMERICAN STAGE. LAUNCHED IN EARLY 2023, THE ARTISTIC AIM IS TO FIND AND DEVELOP PLAYS AND MUSICALS ORIGINATING FROM BOTH EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS AS WELL AS ESTABLISHED ARTISTS IN THE FIELD. THESE EFFORS AT NACT ARE ROOTED IN COMMUNITY-BUILDING, ENSURING THAT THE EXPERIECE OF ARTIST AND AUDIENCE ARE GIVEN EQUAL CONSIDERATION WHEN THE COMPANY PRODUCES WORK THAT FULFILLS ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE UNITY, INSPIRE CURIOSITY, AND PROVIDE JOY. ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS ARE REACHED THROUGH: -NEW ART CITY THEATRE'S FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS - AN ANNUAL FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS AND MUSICALS THAT TAKES PLACE ONCE A YEAR AND PLAYS HOSTS TO WRITERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. FOR SIX WEEKS EACH YEAR, NACT ACCEPTS SUBMISSIONS OF PLAYS OR MUSICALS FROM WRITERS WHO RESIDE ANYWHERE IN THE USA. EACH SUBMISSION IS ASSESSED BY MULTIPLE READERS AS PART OF A MONTHS- LONG BLIND SCREENING PROCESS REQUIRING THE HELP OF A 40-50 PERSON VOLUNTEER TEAM, ALL OVERSEEN BY THE ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP AT THE COMPANY. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE READING ROUNDS, FOUR NEW PLAYS OR MUSICALS ARE SELECTED TO BE PRESENTED AT THE FESTIVAL. NACT BRINS THE WRITERS TO SOUTHER CALIFORNIA FOR AN INTENSIVE WEEK-LONG RESIDENCY WHERE THEY'RE GIVEN THE RESOURCES OF TIME, SPACE, MATERIALS, PROFESSIONAL ACTORS, AND DIRECTORS. EACH PROJECT IS BROUGHT TO LIFE A PUBLIC STAGED READINGS WHERE TICKETS ARE FREE. AUDIENCE FEEDBACK IS ENCOURAGED AT POST-SHOW TALK BACKS WHERE AUTHORS AND ATTENDEES EXCHANGE IDEAS IN A POSITIVE AND STRUCTURED FORMAT. -IN THE STUDIO SERIES - ADDED TO NACT PROGRAMMING IN 2025, THE IN THE STUDIO READING SERIES IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN NACT AND STUDIO CHANNEL ISLANDS IN CAMARILLO, CA WHERE WORKS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE ALREADY BEEN READ AT NACT ARE PRESENT TO ATTENDEES FOR FEEDBACK AT POST-SHOW TALKBACKS. THIS SERIES IS ALSO PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY FREE OF CHARGE.Expenses $167,763
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
- 92-2945597
- 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
- 2025
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $235,657
- Income (IRS master file)
- $330,700
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $330,700 | $270,479 | $235,657 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $352,132 | $226,229 | $188,010 | XML |
| 990-EZ | September 2023 | $78,698 | $66,327 | $12,371 | XML |
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 92-2945597).
Questions about NEW ART CITY THEATRE
- What is the EIN of NEW ART CITY THEATRE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW ART CITY THEATRE is 92-2945597.
- Is NEW ART CITY THEATRE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2025.
- Are donations to NEW ART CITY THEATRE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW ART CITY THEATRE 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 ART CITY THEATRE 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 ART CITY THEATRE 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 ART CITY THEATRE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names BEVERLY WARD.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW ART CITY THEATRE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $50,900 (BEVERLY WARD, FOUNDER/V PR).
- How much revenue does NEW ART CITY THEATRE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $330,700, expenses of $270,479 and total assets of $235,657 at year end.
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