54 BELOW INC
EIN 88-2174944 · Performing Arts Centers (A61)
What they do
AT 54 BELOW, OUR MISSION is to PRESERVE and EXPAND THE ART of THE CABARET WHILE PROVIDING AN UNPARALLELED AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE. WERE COMMITTED to GROWING OPPORTUNITIES for DIVERSE COMMUNITIES of EMERGING and ESTABLISHED ARTISTS and to EXPANDING THEIR AUDIENCES. WE AIM to PRESENT WORK THAT is VIVID, IMMEDIATE, ENLIGHTENING and ENTERTAINING THAT REFLECTS THE WORLD AROUND US and THE IMAGINATION of THE ARTISTS. WE HONOR THE CABARET TRADITION and THE MUSIC and COMMUNITY of BROADWAY BY PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN CONTENT, PERFORMANCE, HOSPITALITY and CUISINE.
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Of every $100 spent, about $87.40 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.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders23 people are listed in the latest report.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $844,740 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $158,549 for JENNIFER TEPPER (CREATIVE AND PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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Leadership and board
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JENNIFER TEPPERCREATIVE AND PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR
KATHLEEN GERMANDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
MANDISA BOXILGENERAL MANAGER
HEIDI LIBBYTREASURER
PIER LAMIA PORTERDEPUTY PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR
SANDRA BOWERSDIRECTOR OF PRIVATE EVENTS
RICHARD FRANKELMANAGING DIRECTOR
GEORGIA OSSOGUINESECRETARY
LUCILLE WERLINCHDIRECTOR
TOM HOODDIRECTOR
THOMAS VIERTELCHAIRMAN
SUSAN L RAANANDIRECTOR
STEVEN BARUCHPRESIDENT
STANLEY RICHARDSDIRECTOR
ROBERT L DILENSCHNEIDERDIRECTOR
MATT MILLERDIRECTOR
BRENDA BRAXTONDIRECTOR
LEE H PERLMANDIRECTOR
KENNETH GREINERDIRECTOR
JAMES GUNDERSONDIRECTOR
HOWARD LEE MORGANDIRECTOR
DEBORAH LANDESMANDIRECTOR
BRIAN KALTNERDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2022
- Location
- 254 W 54TH ST 10TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10019-5516
- County
- New York
- In care of
- RICHARD FRANKEL
- Primary officer
- RICHARD FRANKEL, MANAGING DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC
- NTEE classification
- Performing Arts Centers (A61)
- IRS tax category
- Performing Arts Centers