Marvell Repertory Theatre Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271623783
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2011
Forms available
Form 990 2011
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2125186085
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Theater

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$210,947
Expenses
$253,978
Assets
$4,692
Liabilities
$10,759

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Marvell Repertory Theatre is New York's only professional theatre - and one of only a handful in the entire nation - devoted exclusively to producing new and enduring works in rotating repertory. We are drawn to plays and musicals of integrity, power, and beauty. We thrill to see actors and audiences stretch their creative muscles as they grapple with great works in vibrant counterpoint. As New York's flagship repertory company, we strive to embody an international standard of excellence by creating first-rate professional theatre experiences that refresh the spirit, stimulate the mind, and quicken the heart.

What it reported doing in 2011

In 2011, Marvell Repertory Theatre produced its first repertory project consisting of four plays organized around the theme of women in revolt: Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca, in a New York premiere translation by Ted Hughes; The Dybbuk by S. Ansky, translated by Joseph C. Landis; Nora, an adaptation of Ibsen's A Doll's House by Ingmar Bergman; and In the Shadow of the Glen by J.M. Synge. The plays represent four completely different cultures: Blood Wedding is set in a rural village in Spain; The Dybbuk comes from folk tales S. Ansky recorded as part of his ethnographical expeditions into Russian Jewish villages; Nora reflects Scandinavian culture, with the original playwright coming from Norway and the adapter from Sweden; and In the Shadow of the Glen is an Irish play. Despite their varied geographic and cultural sources, the plays reflect a current of the time, as all were written at the turn of the 20th century, and all feature women protagonists rebelling against the socially accepted traditions of their time and culture. The four plays were performed over six weeks at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex in New York City, providing audiences the opportunity to see all four plays in a single week.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 70% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 85
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -20.4%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.29; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 12 of 13 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $245K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $6K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.