EIN 13-3004747

Lincoln Center Theater

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
401
Year formed
1979
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Lincoln Center Theater promotes excellence in the theater and performing arts through producing and performing plays and musicals for the general public. Their education program, Open Stages, offers professional development sessions for teachers and classroom workshops for students from low-income families attending NYC schools. The organization presents not-for-profit theatrical productions at the Vivian Beaumont and Mitzi E. Newhouse theaters at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Also known as...
Vivian Beaumont Theater
Total revenues
$49,101,670
2022
Total expenses
$46,588,786
2022
Total assets
$167,436,902
2022
Num. employees
401
2022

Program areas at Lincoln Center Theater

Theatrical production & operations (regular & extended, including artistic staff and facilities).the organization presents not-for-profit theatrical productions to The general public at The Vivian Beaumont and mitzi e. newhouse theaters at Lincoln Center, as well as works by young and emerging artists (The lct3 program) at The claire tow Theater at Lincoln Center. At The beginning of The fiscal year ending june 30, 2022, The theaters were still closed as a result of The covid-19 pandemic, and a series of works and concerts were presented outside on The lincon Center plaza, under The name "restart stages." After The indoor theaters reopened, The following productions were presented:"flying over sunset" (Beaumont Theater, 71 perfs., attendance 29,128), "intimate apparel" (newhouse Theater, 60 perfs., attendance 10,681), "at The wedding" (tow Theater, 41 perfs., attendance 3,380), "The skin of our teeth" (Beaumont Theater, 61 perfs., attendance 20,901), "epiphany" (newhouse Theater, 43 perfs., attendance 5,966).
Special artistic projects.special artistic projects include developmental workshops and readings of new plays and musicals (The play development program), commissions for new plays and operas, and The publication of The Lincoln Center Theater review, a journal of The drama.
Marketing, education & outreach.the Theater's education program (open stages) for children from low-income families attending new york city public schools consists of a series of professional development sessions for teachers and classroom workshops led by teaching artists. Educational activities in The high school program are connected with The Theater's productions (for which free tickets are provided to students and teachers) and The performing arts in general. Open stages includes three additional components. The shakespeare program provides students with an introduction to The playwright by approaching his language as actors and finding personal connections to his work's characters and actions. The lead (learning english and drama) project was devised to help enl students in high schools and middle schools improve their english-language speaking skills by utilizing Theater techniques. The songwriting in The schools program, designed to enhance The writing curriculum in The public schools, brings young professional lyricists and composers into classrooms for nine-session residencies in which they teach students how to write lyrics from a character's point of view and then set their words to music. All education program components reach a total of approximately 4,300 students and 80 teachers each year.the Theater's membership program (in an ordinary year with full theatrical production) is its principal means of audience development. Its expenses are The costs of servicing a group of approximately 25,000 Lincoln Center Theater members, each of whom, after payment of an annual fee, is entitled to purchase one ticket to each of The Theater's productions at a substantial discount (subject in some circumstances to availability) and to receive special information and service in The ordering of tickets. Over 5,700 student and younger members, under The linctix program, are entitled to membership benefits and discounts without The payment of an annual fee.

Who funds Lincoln Center Theater

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$524,026
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$524,026
Jerome L Greene FoundationFurther 501(c)(3) Charitable Purpose$500,000
...and 109 more grants received totalling $4,986,305

Personnel at Lincoln Center Theater

NameTitleCompensation
Adam SiegelManaging Director$387,216
Jessica NiebanckGeneral Manager$159,609
Vanessa KubachDirector of Finance
Linda Mason RossDirector of Marketing$195,169
Stacy ValentineDirector of Information Technology$140,268
...and 31 more key personnel

Financials for Lincoln Center Theater

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$29,871,717
Program services$6,143,148
Investment income and dividends$1,205,884
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$140,245
Net rental income$2,000
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$11,494,358
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$244,318
Total revenues$49,101,670

Form 990s for Lincoln Center Theater

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-04990View PDF
2021-062022-04-20990View PDF
2020-062021-04-27990View PDF
2019-062020-12-23990View PDF
2018-062019-06-19990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $165,000 from Hess Philanthropic Fund
April 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 12 new personnel
February 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 44 new grant, including a grant for $500,000 from Jerome L Greene Foundation
October 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 12 new grant, including a grant for $60,000 from The Arthur Loeb Foundation
August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 90 new grant, including a grant for $325,000 from Shubert Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsTheatersCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
MembershipsFundraising eventsOperates internationallyReceives government fundingEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
150 W 65th St
New York, NY 10023
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
lct.org/ 
Phone
(212) 501-3100
Facebook page
LincolnCenterTheater 
Twitter profile
@lctheater 
IRS details
EIN
13-3004747
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1979
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A65: Theater
NAICS code, primary
711110: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
Parent/child status
Independent
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