NEW YORK NEO-FUTURISTS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NEW YORK NEO-FUTURISTS

EIN 20-3613986 · Theater (A65)

What they do

The New York Neo-Futurists Are A Dynamic Ensemble of Multidiciplinary Artists Who Write and Perform Original Work Rooted In The Truth of Our Own Lived Experiences. We Fuse Elements of Poetry, Game, and Performance Art to Create Ever-changing Theatre and Other Artistic Experiments to Respond to The World Around Us. ~ We Believe In Creating Art Under Four Tenets: We Are Who We Are, We Are Where We Are, We Are Doing What We Are Doing, and The Time is Now. ~ We Believe In Empowering The Artist to Share Their Own Stories Honestly On Stage. ~ We Believe In Embracing Failure, Experimentation, and Change Giving Ourselves An Infinite Number of Next Chances. ~ We Believe That Limitations and Gamified Structure Set Our Creativity Free. ~ We Believe In Giving Artists The Opportunity to Develop Their Voice Through Rigorous Participation In Our Collective Process of Creation and Re-creation. ~ We Believe In Generating A High Volume of Work, Living With This Work for A Short Time, Then Moving Onto Wh

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Of every $100 spent, about $72.50 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 leaders15 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

67.41%of revenue went to mission work72.5% of expenses · Program services

5.70%of revenue went to fundraising6.1% of expenses

$92.98spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

19.86%of revenue went to management and office costs21.4% of expenses

$0.05in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

62.6%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$251,362

Mission workProgram services$169,45367.41% of revenue72.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$49,92519.86% of revenue21.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$14,3355.70% of revenue6.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$17,6497.02% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$233,71392.98% 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: 72.5% mission · 21.4% management · 6.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.98% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 75.6% mission · 18.6% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 115.85% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 82.8% mission · 15.1% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 147.18% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 87.1% mission · 10.9% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.25% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 70.9% mission · 26.7% management · 2.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 65.90% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 78.1% mission · 20.8% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 117.26% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 76.7% mission · 22.4% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.77% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 80.4% mission · 18.3% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.68% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$251,362

Expenses$233,713

Annual surplus $17,649 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)$169,453 · 72.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$49,925 · 21.4% of expenses

Fundraising$14,335 · 6.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$251,362

Expenses$233,713

Assets$11,836

Income$262,885

Contributions$157,410

Mission work (program services)$169,453

Fundraising$14,335

Management and general$49,925

Executive compensation (total)$24,209

Accounting fees$12,845

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

ROBERT NEILLCO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $42,821

KYRA SIMSCO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $23,942

MICHAEL IMPROTAENSEMBLE MEMBER · 5 hrs/week $4,174

SHELTON LINDSAYENSEMBLE MEMBER (LEFT DEC 2024) · 5 hrs/week $1,093

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (15)

ROBERT NEILLCO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

KYRA SIMSCO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

MICHAEL IMPROTAENSEMBLE MEMBER

SHELTON LINDSAYENSEMBLE MEMBER (LEFT DEC 2024)

ALEX NAGLERTREASURER

CHRIS DIPPELDIRECTOR

CONNOR SAMPSONPRESIDENT

GARY BELSKYDIRECTOR

HAN MURPHYDIRECTOR

ISABELLA ISSADIRECTOR

JACOB FORDSECRETARY

JEN LEAVITTDIRECTOR

MARGO JOHNSTONDIRECTOR

SARAH BRAVERVICE PRESIDENT/TRESURER (LEFT DEC 2024)

VAL RAMIREZENSEMBLE MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2007
Location: PO BOX 1111, NEW YORK, NY 10003-0000
County: New York
In care of: % ROBERT NEILL
Primary officer: ROBERT F NEILL, CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website EmailCONTACTinfo@nynf.org Phone(347) 871-6365

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: RICH AND BANDER LLP
NTEE classification: Theater (A65)
IRS tax category: Theater