Vineyard Theatre and Workshop Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
132981292
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2123533366
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Theater

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,499,503
Expenses
$3,573,550
Assets
$5,314,440
Liabilities
$835,343

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

23 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SUSAN MARKS (PRESIDENT)
  • MARK LERNER (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • SARAH STERN (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR): $147,238 total reported compensation
  • SUZANNE APPEL (MANAGING DIRECTOR): $85,102 total reported compensation
  • MICHAEL BROOKS (MANAGING PRODUCER): $20,357 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Founded in 1981, vineyard theatre is an off-broadway theatre company dedicated to developing and producing new plays and musicals that push boundaries of what theatre can be and do. We seek to nurture a daring community of theatre makers and audiences, and to lift up voices that resonate far beyond our stage.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our 2024-25 mainstage season included 3 world premieres and 1 u.s. Premiere: the wind and the rain: a story about sunny's bar (world premiere), created by obie award winners sarah gancher (playwright) and jared mezzocchi (director/designer), and co-commissioned and developed by vineyard theatre and en garde arts. Beginning at the waterfront barge museum and ending at sunny's bar in red hook brooklyn, this site-specific theatrical experience invites audiences to situate themselves within the history of a neighborhood, a family, a storied gathering place, and the currents of time and nature that have shaped it all. "affectionate, emotive, and playful!" says the ny times, the wind and the rain played to sold-out houses sept. 28 - oct. 27, 2024.300 paintings (u.s. Premiere), created by sydney artist and comedian sam kissajukian, is an examination of 300 paintings created during a 5-month-long manic bipolar episode. This work explores the ties between art, mental health and creativity. A '2-tier approach' mixes storytelling and comedic interrogation of early visual art practice paired with a curated exhibition of sam's work. (nov. 12 - dec. 15, 2024).the antiquities (world premiere), by pulitzer prize finalist jordan harrison (vineyard's the amateurs), co-directed by david cromer and caitlin sullivan, co-produced with playwrights horizons and goodman theatre. Set in the museum of late human antiquities where the ai curators are fiercely committed to bringing our lost human civilization to life again, through the lens of their own origin story. (jan. 11, 2025 - feb 23, 2025).bowl ep (world premiere), written and directed by nazareth hassan and co-produced with national black theatre in association with the new group at vineyard theatre, bowl ep tells the story of kelly k klarkson and quentavius da quitter as they skate, bond, and explore the boundaries of intimacy between them. Designer adam rigg will build a skate bowl within our theatre space, creating an immersive and one-of-a-kind experience for audiences. (may 1, 2025 - june 8, 2025).

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 70% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 57.4%; rating input score 57
  • Program expense ratio: 72.2%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: $10.09 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20.6%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.49; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.1%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 57.4% of revenue deployed · 72.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $147K · 23 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 38/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 49/100.