The Shakespeare Society of America Inc
Overview
Mission
The shakespeare society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the enjoyment, understanding, and appreciation of william shakespeare's works through performance, commentary, and education activities.
What it reported doing in 2024
The board of directors resolved to dissolve the organization and adopted a plan of dissolution which was submitted to the New York state attorney general by verified petition on july 16, 2024. The plan of dissolution was approved by the New York state attorney general's office on september 24, 2024. In connection with the plan, the organization entered into an asset transfer agreement with New York shakespeare festival (d/b/a the public theater) dated november 21, 2024 to transfer the organization's net assets to the public theater. On may 6, 2025, the organization transferred the remaining net assets of $99,727 to the public theater.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 133974836
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Phone
- 2125398500
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Visual Arts Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $0
- Expenses
- $125,058
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
The verdict
- This form does not report enough financial and governance detail to rate the organization. That is normal for this form and is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 7
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: Limited
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 0% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 8 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
People named in this filing
- JIM STEINBERG (CHAIR)
- WENDI ROSE (SECRETARY)
- FRANCES WILKINSON (TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024.