Building for the Arts NY Inc
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11 people5 organisationsi11 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey A Horwitz Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andrew D Hamingson (also filed as Andy Hamingson) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bruce Geismar | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| David Bar Katz | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| David J Roberts | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Joyce Storm | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lydia Knotos | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Miriam Harris | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sarah P Shen | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Wendy Rowden | President Emerita | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Zachary E Smith (also filed as Zachary Smith) | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Levine | CFO | since 2018 |
| Cierra Cass | Director of Theatre Operations | since 2023 |
| Erika Feldman | Director | 2018 |
| Josh Landay | Chief Operating Officer | since 2019 |
| Ken Shillingford | Director of Finance | since 2020 |
| Lisala Beatty | Director of Music and the Brain | since 2018 |
| Nicole Gardner | Director of Advancement | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David J Roberts | President | 40 | $262k | ||
| Ken Shillingford | Director of Finance | 40 | $180k | ||
| David Bar Katz | Board Member | 40 | $155k | ||
| Lisala Beatty | Director of Music & the Brain | 40 | $141k | ||
| Nicole Gardner | Director of Advancement | 40 | $138k | ||
| Cierra Cass | Director of Theatre Operations | 40 | $112k | ||
| Jeffrey A Horwitz | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joyce Storm | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zachary E Smith | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Geismar | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew D Hamingson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Miriam Harris | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lydia Knotos | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Wendy Rowden | President Emerita | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah P Shen | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Building for the Arts NY Inc
- EIN
- 132852371
- Address
- 5th FL, New York, NY, 10036
- State
- New York
- Mission
- The primary exempt purpose of the organization is to expand access to the performing arts by providing creative space, learning opportunities and hubs for artistic connection. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S20 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1977
- Principal officer
- David Roberts (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1977
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJeffrey A Horwitz
≥8years on the filingsAndrew D Hamingson
≥8years on the filingsJoyce Storm
≥8years on the filingsMiriam Harris
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $27.9m
- Total liabilities
- $14.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $13.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.7m
- Program service revenue
- $2.9m
- Employees
- 60
- Volunteers
- 12
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.3m | $18.7m | Deficit $13.4m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Building For The Arts Ny, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 14 April 1977
- Registered agent
- N/A Paul Weiss Rifkind (city and state not held)