BILLIE HOLIDAY THEATRE INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BILLIE HOLIDAY THEATRE INC

EIN 11-2336154 · Theater (A65)

What they do

Artistic Programming & Education:BHT Instituted Two New Programs: Billie & Beyond and Black Narrative. Billie & Beyond is A Four Part Music Series Spotlighting Emerging and Mid-professional Female Singers and Musicians. This Dynamic Music Series Has Become A Community Favorite. Black Narrative is A Biannual Theatre Series In Which BHT Partners With Local Collectives and Organizations to Produce and Curate Staged Readings, Multiperformance Art, and Conversations. This Series Allows BHT to Remain As A Creative Voice In Theater. We Continued Our Annual EVIDENCE Performance, SummerFest Programming, and So Much More.In The Visual Arts World, BHT Continued With Its RESISTANCE Exhibition Series and Received High Praise for Its New Exhibition Series, Which Began With We Love You, Black Woman.In FY25, The Youth Arts Academy (YAA) Engaged Approximately 100 Students From New York City Public Schools Through A Diverse Range of Arts Classes, Including Drama, Drumming, Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary Mod

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Of every $100 spent, about $87.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders11 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

223.37%of revenue went to mission work87.7% of expenses · Program services

0.09%of revenue went to fundraising0.0% of expenses

$254.56spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

31.10%of revenue went to management and office costs12.2% of expenses

$0.60in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

69.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,152,987

Mission workProgram services$2,575,450223.37% of revenue87.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$358,63431.10% of revenue12.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,0000.09% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$2,935,084254.56% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 87.7% mission · 12.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 254.56% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.4% mission · 13.1% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 210.94% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.3% mission · 19.5% management · 0.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 280.93% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 45.2% mission · 54.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 29.26% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 89.4% mission · 10.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 64.26% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 55.0% mission · 45.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 55.03% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 53.9% mission · 46.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.94% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 79.9% mission · 20.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.90% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,152,987

Expenses$2,935,084

Annual shortfall $1,782,097 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$2,575,450 · 87.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$358,634 · 12.2% of expenses

Fundraising$1,000 · 0.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,152,987

Expenses$2,935,084

Assets$1,752,107

Income$1,152,987

Contributions$796,086

Mission work (program services)$2,575,450

Fundraising$1,000

Grants given$10,235,324

Average grant$1,462,189

Management and general$358,634

Accounting fees$101,405

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (11)

BLONDEL PINNOCKDIRECTOR

COLVIN GRANNUMDIRECTOR

DR DURELL COOPERCHAIR

KERRY MCCARTHYDIRECTOR

KIBRA A YOHANNESDIRECTOR

LATOYA NELSON KAMDANGDIRECTOR

RASU JILANIDIRECTOR

SHADAWN SMITHEXECUTIVE DIR.

TANESHIA NASH LAIRDTREASURER

TONI YUILLE-WILLIAMDIRECTOR

WENDELL PIERCEDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2012
Location: 1368 FULTON STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11216-5372
County: Kings
In care of: SHADAWN SMITH
Primary officer: SHADAWN SMITH, Executive Director

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@thebillieholiday.orgCall Phone(718) 636-6949

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GRUBER PALUMBERI RAFFAELE FRIED CPAS PC
NTEE classification: Theater (A65)
IRS tax category: Theater
Grant-giving organization: Yes