LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC

EIN 13-1847137 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A610)

What they do

to SUSTAIN, ENCOURAGE, and PROMOTE THE PERFORMING ARTS and to EDUCATE THE PUBLIC WITH RELATION THERETO. SEE SCHEDULE O for CONTINUATION.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $74.90 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 leaders100 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

73.88%of revenue went to mission work74.9% of expenses · Program services

3.41%of revenue went to fundraising3.5% of expenses

$98.59spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

21.30%of revenue went to management and office costs21.6% of expenses

$5.19in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

47.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $2,293,217 for HENRY TIMMS (PRESIDENT AND CEO THRU 8/1/24). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$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$234,975,826

Mission workProgram services$173,598,99673.88% of revenue74.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$50,039,43221.30% of revenue21.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$8,022,4293.41% of revenue3.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$3,314,9691.41% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$231,660,85798.59% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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: 74.9% mission · 21.6% management · 3.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.59% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 79.9% mission · 17.9% management · 2.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 128.15% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 77.6% mission · 19.6% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.65% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 74.7% mission · 22.5% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.13% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 73.2% mission · 23.2% management · 3.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.76% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 76.4% mission · 18.1% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.01% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 80.0% mission · 15.1% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.55% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 77.5% mission · 17.6% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 116.04% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$234,975,826

Expenses$231,660,857

Annual surplus $3,314,969 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$173,598,996 · 74.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$50,039,432 · 21.6% of expenses

Fundraising$8,022,429 · 3.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$234,975,826

Expenses$231,660,857

Assets$1,202,507,830

Income$312,417,904

Contributions$111,402,947

Mission work (program services)$173,598,996

Fundraising$8,022,429

Grants given$24,922,229

Average grant$1,311,696

Management and general$50,039,432

Stocks and bonds$18,598,461

Accounting fees$237,203

Investing fees$5,825,139

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

HENRY TIMMSPRESIDENT AND CEO THRU 8/1/24 · 35 hrs/week $2,293,217Base $2,247,343 · Other $45,874

JAMES OHARAEVP, CFO & CAO · 31 hrs/week $904,620Base $853,302 · Other $51,318

SHANNON SHANTA THAKE-KRIEGSMANNEVP, CHIEF ARTISTIC OFFICER · 35 hrs/week $749,701Base $696,545 · Other $53,156

LAUREN KLEINEVP, GEN. COUNSEL & CORP. SECR. · 34 hrs/week $749,268Base $688,950 · Other $60,318

LEAH JOHNSONEVP, CHF. COMM, MKTING & ADVOC. OFC. · 28 hrs/week $729,247Base $687,910 · Other $41,337

MELIQUE JONESEVP, CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER · 35 hrs/week $649,702Base $614,278 · Other $35,424

ADAM BAIRBASIC STAGEHAND · 35 hrs/week $570,577Base $413,719 · Other $156,858

ROBERT BELLASBASIC STAGEHAND · 35 hrs/week $536,150Base $382,529 · Other $153,621

DARREN ROBERTSONSVP, PERFORMANCE & CAMPUS OPERATIONS · 35 hrs/week $501,789Base $484,201 · Other $17,588

LAURA COLONYSVP, A&I - CORPORATE & INSTITUTIONAL GIVING · 35 hrs/week $453,929Base $438,865 · Other $15,064

MARIKO SILVERPRESIDENT AND CEO AS OF 9/16/24 · 35 hrs/week $408,069Base $389,933 · Other $18,136

LAWRENCE SUMULONGPHOTOGRAPHER · 31 hrs/week $385,554Base $376,634 · Other $8,920

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (100)

HENRY TIMMSPRESIDENT AND CEO THRU 8/1/24

JAMES OHARAEVP, CFO & CAO

SHANNON SHANTA THAKE-KRIEGSMANNEVP, CHIEF ARTISTIC OFFICER

LAUREN KLEINEVP, GEN. COUNSEL & CORP. SECR.

LEAH JOHNSONEVP, CHF. COMM, MKTING & ADVOC. OFC.

MELIQUE JONESEVP, CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

ADAM BAIRBASIC STAGEHAND

ROBERT BELLASBASIC STAGEHAND

DARREN ROBERTSONSVP, PERFORMANCE & CAMPUS OPERATIONS

LAURA COLONYSVP, A&I - CORPORATE & INSTITUTIONAL GIVING

MARIKO SILVERPRESIDENT AND CEO AS OF 9/16/24

LAWRENCE SUMULONGPHOTOGRAPHER

PETER FLAMMFORMER VP, REAL ESTATE

ADEBAYO OGUNLESIVICE CHAIR & TREASURER

ANN ZIFFDIRECTOR THRU 6/11/25

ANNA NIKOLAYEVSKYDIRECTOR

ANTHONY Y KIMDIRECTOR

AUDRA MCDONALDDIRECTOR

BARBARA VOGELSTEINDIRECTOR

BART FRIEDMANDIRECTOR

BENNETT J GOODMANDIRECTOR

BETTY LEVINDIRECTOR

BLAIR W EFFRONDIRECTOR THRU 6/11/25

BOBBY LE BLANCDIRECTOR

BRAD S KARPDIRECTOR

BRYAN LOURDDIRECTOR

C GRAHAM BERWIND IIIDIRECTOR AS OF 6/11/25

CAROL DOMINADIRECTOR AS OF 10/1/24

CECILY M CARSONDIRECTOR

CHRISTINA BAKERDIRECTOR

CLARA WU TSAIVICE CHAIR

CLARENCE OTISDIRECTOR

DAMIEN DWINDIRECTOR

DANIEL H STERNDIRECTOR

DARREN WALKERDIRECTOR

DAVID GEFFENDIRECTOR

DAVID A HUNTDIRECTOR THRU 9/16/24

DAVID M RUBENSTEINDIRECTOR THRU 3/31/25

DIANA CHENDIRECTOR

DIANA TAYLORDIRECTOR

DINA POWELL MCCORMICKDIRECTOR

EFRAIM GRINBERGDIRECTOR

ELISABETH M ARMSTRONGDIRECTOR AS OF 6/11/25

ELIZABETH ALEXANDERDIRECTOR

ELIZABETH EVEILLARDDIRECTOR THRU 7/19/24

ESTA EIGER STECHERDIRECTOR

FRANK A BENNACK JRDIRECTOR

FRAYDA LINDEMANNDIRECTOR THRU 6/11/25

GLENDA MCNEALDIRECTOR

HON ADRIENNE E ADAMSEX OFFICIO

HON ERIC ADAMSEX OFFICIO

HON IRIS RODRIGUEZ-ROSAEX OFFICIO AS OF 6/1/25

HON LAURIE CUMBOEX OFFICIO

HON STEPHEN C ROBINSONDIRECTOR

HON SUSAN DONOGHUEEX OFFICIO THRU 5/30/25

JAMES G DINANDIRECTOR

JEFFREY L GATESDIRECTOR

JEFFREY W GREENBERGDIRECTOR

JIM HERBERTDIRECTOR

JIM NEARYDIRECTOR

JODY ARNHOLDDIRECTOR

JOEL S EHRENKRANZDIRECTOR THRU 6/11/25

JOHN B HESSDIRECTOR

JOHN E WALDRONDIRECTOR

JONELLE PROCOPEDIRECTOR

JOSHUA S FRIEDMANDIRECTOR

KATHERINE FARLEYDIRECTOR

KATHRYN CHENAULTDIRECTOR

KATHY JACOBSONDIRECTOR

KENNETH L WALLACHDIRECTOR

KEWSONG LEEDIRECTOR

KIRAN MAZUMDAR-SHAWDIRECTOR

LAURIE M TISCHDIRECTOR

MAHNAZ ISPAHANI BARTOSDIRECTOR

MARTIN ESCOBARIDIRECTOR

MARY ANN TIGHEDIRECTOR

MIMI HAASDIRECTOR

MISTY COPELANDDIRECTOR

MORWIN SCHMOOKLERDIRECTOR

OSCAR TANGDIRECTOR

PETER W MAYDIRECTOR

PHILIP L MILSTEINDIRECTOR

RALPH SCHLOSSTEINDIRECTOR

RENEE BELFERDIRECTOR

ROBERT HOGLUNDDIRECTOR

ROBERT K STEELVICE CHAIR

RONNIE ACKMANDIRECTOR

SARAH ARISONDIRECTOR

SAYU UENODIRECTOR THRU 3/31/25

SCOTT D MALKINDIRECTOR

SHARI ARONSONDIRECTOR

SHELLY LAZARUSDIRECTOR

SHERYL D KAYEVICE CHAIR

SHONDA RHIMESDIRECTOR

STEPHEN M ROSSDIRECTOR

STEVEN R SWARTZCHAIRMAN

SUSAN S HUANGDIRECTOR

TOD JOHNSONDIRECTOR

TONY TAMERDIRECTOR

TORU MATSUIDIRECTOR AS OF 6/11/25

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1963
Location: 70 LINCOLN CENTER PLAZA, NEW YORK, NY 10023-6548
County: New York
In care of: % JIM OHARA
Primary officer: JIM OHARA, EVP, CFO & CAO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 875-5000

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: KPMG LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A610)
Grant-giving organization: Yes