EIN 27-2974840

National Sawdust

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
32
Year formed
2010
Most recent tax filings
2022-08-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
National Sawdust is a non-profit artist-led venue in Brooklyn providing resources and residencies for musicians to create and share music.
Also known as...
Original Music Workshop
Total revenues
$3,688,614
2022
Total expenses
$2,925,186
2022
Total assets
$4,538,070
2022
Num. employees
32
2022

Program areas at National Sawdust

Original Music Workshop / National Sawdust has reopened to host live performances at its venue for the 2021-22 season. There were approximately 46 in-person performances attended by approximately 4,400 people.
National Sawdust further developed the "ideas zone" which featured behind the scenes access to the ideas informing our programming and artist residencies. This includes video and written commentary by artists-in-residence as well as articles by jennifer gersten, brin solomon, and three episodes of the podcast active hope hosted by our artistic director and co-founder, the composer paola prestini, poet and vp of social impact at the kennedy center marc bamuthi joseph, and director and executive producer of the apollo, kamilah forbes.
National Sawdust continued its artist residency program which provided residencies to adji cissoko, val jeanty, jihye lee, tiffany rea-fisher, emily wells, kara wilkes, lynne procope, vivian fung, andrea nunez, and royce vavrek. Artists-in-residence received creative time to develop new work and participated in peer learning and mentorship opportunities.

Who funds National Sawdust

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Alphadyne FoundationBuilding A Home for Passionate Music Lovers and Artists To Celebrate Music in All Its Forms and Vibrancy, Both Digitally and at the Venue$375,000
Doris Duke Charitable FoundationGeneral Operating Support$250,000
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFor Recipient's Exempt Purpose$120,000
...and 23 more grants received totalling $1,173,554

Personnel at National Sawdust

NameTitleCompensation
Kyle DolanChief Financial Officer$46,925
Paola Prestini ComposerCo - Founder, and Artistic Director
Ana de ArchuletaManaging Director
Garth MacAleaveyDirector of Production and Operations / Technical Director
Zan EmersonDirector of Marketing and Design
...and 22 more key personnel

Financials for National Sawdust

RevenuesFYE 08/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,919,892
Program services$426,465
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-18,302
Net income from fundraising events$-77,214
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$437,773
Total revenues$3,688,614

Form 990s for National Sawdust

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-082022-07-14990View PDF
2020-082022-12-05990View PDF
2020-082021-07-15990View PDF
2019-082021-02-09990View PDF
2018-082019-09-13990View PDF
...and 6 more Form 990s

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Data update history
June 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 6, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $375,000 from The Alphadyne Foundation
January 24, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
August 3, 2022
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from Virginia B Toulmin Charitable Foundation III
July 22, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsPerforming arts centersMusical groupsTheatersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
80 N 6th St
Brooklyn, NY 11249
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Kings County, NY
Website URL
nationalsawdust.org/ 
Phone
(646) 779-8455
IRS details
EIN
27-2974840
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2010
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A68: Music
NAICS code, primary
711110: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
Parent/child status
Independent
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