2023-10-23T13:38:34-05:00 2022-12-31 812950760 SAX LLP 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS-16TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2022-01-01 133904262 THE FLEA THEATER INC FLEA 2122260051 20 THOMAS STREET NEW YORK NY 10007 NIEGEL SMITH PRESIDENT 2122260051 2023-10-23 1 NIEGEL SMITH 999009999 0 MIKE SCHALL P02024184 2122682804 2023-10-11 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z NIEGEL SMITH 20 THOMAS STREET NEW YORK NY 10007 2385432 0 X WWW.THEFLEA.ORG X 1996 NY WE SUPPORT AND INVEST IN EXPERIMENTAL ART BY BLACK, BROWN, AND QUEER ARTISTS. WE PROVIDE SPACE, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, PRODUCING PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER RESOURCES SO THAT THEY MAY DEVELOP AND SHARE THEIR VISION IN COMMUNITY WITH AUDIENCES. 12 11 74 0 0 0 1100072 2165586 70275 204956 6601 2390 21299 0 1198247 2372932 0 0 0 0 268908 500606 12600 0 144794 1235735 1387824 1517243 1888430 -318996 484502 20802738 21324710 906692 944162 19896046 20380548 X WE WORK TO CREATE A CULTURE WHERE BLACK, BROWN AND QUEER ARTISTS AND THEIR AUDIENCES CAN COMMUNE, CREATE ART ON THEIR OWN TERMS AND LIVE IN THEIR FULL EXPRESSION AND CULTURAL TRUTHS. WE WILL SUPPORT WORK THAT IS NOT STRICTLY DEFINED BY TRADITIONAL DESIGNATIONS LIKE "OFF-OFF-BROADWAY OR "THEATER". WHILE WE ARE A NYC BASED COMPANY, WE ENCOURAGE ARTISTS TO BE UNBOUND BY GEOGRAPHY OR PHYSICAL BUILDINGS. WE ALSO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUDIENCES TO DEEPEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICE AND INTEREST IN EXPERIMENTAL ART BY BLACK, BROWN AND QUEER ARTISTS. 0 0 1484859 159648 THE FLEA RETURNED TO LIVE, IN-PERSON PERFORMANCE IN 2022 WITH THE PREMIERE OF OUR FIRST NEW WORK IN OVER TWO YEARS: ARDEN: A RITUAL FOR LOVE AND LIBERATION, A LARGE-SCALE IMMERSIVE PERFORMANCE DEVISED BY THE FLEA'S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR NIEGEL SMITH; MACARTHUR FELLOWS CARRIE MAE WEEMS AND OKWUI OKPOKWASILI; DIANA OH; AND PETER BORN. ARDEN CENTERED A PLURALITY OF VOICE AND AESTHETICS WHILE USING AS YOU LIKE IT'S FOREST OF ARDEN, A PLACE WHERE THE QUEERS, FEMINISTS AND INTELLECTUALS DARED CREATE THE WORLD THAT CENTERED THEIR DESIRES, AS ITS PROMPT TO BUILD AN INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE THAT OFFERS AUDIENCES MOMENTS OF DISCOVERY, RITUAL, AND AWE AROUND THE THEMES OF LOVE AND LIBERATION. ARDEN BEGAN PREVIEWS AT THE FLEA THEATER ON FEBRUARY 6, 2022 AND PREMIERED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2022 AND RECEIVED A FIVE-WEEK PERFORMANCE RUN THROUGH MARCH 13. THE 2022 SEASON WAS THE INAUGURAL YEAR OF THE FLEA'S REIMAGINED RESIDENT COMPANY PROGRAM. CURRENT RESIDENT COMPANIES INCLUDE EMERGE125 AND THE FLED, AS THE KEY RESIDENT COMPANY. THE FLEA'S JUNETEENTH PUBLIC PERFORMANCES PROGRAM WHICH COMMISSIONS FIVE BLACK PERFORMANCE ARTISTS TO STAGE FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AROUND THE THEME OF JUNETEENTH HAD ITS SECOND YEAR IN 2022. ARTISTS INCLUDED EBONY NOELLE GOLDEN, JAMES SCRUGGS, PARIS L'HOMMIE, CHANON JUDSON, AND ACCLAIMED ARTIST AND SCHOLAR NIA O. WITHERSPOON.THROUGHOUT 2022, THE COMPANY ADDITIONALLY SUPPORTED EIGHT NEW ARTISTS THROUGH VARIOUS PROJECT-BASED CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. FROM DRAMATURGICAL WORKSHOPS TO PROCESS SHOWINGS, THE FLEA PROVIDED ARTISTS WITH THE ADAPTIVE CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR PROJECT. THIS INCLUDED SPACE, PRODUCING STRUCTURE, HOSPITALITY, AND STAFF PARTNERSHIP TO FURTHER THEIR MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS. 1484859 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 74 0 1 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 NY X ERICA LAIRD 2122260051 20 THOMAS STREET NEW YORK NY 10007 NIEGEL SMITH PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 85307 0 9187 TONY TRAMONTIN CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NONA HENDRYX CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH EAST JOHNSON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK LAVADERA TREASURER (THROUGH 10/22) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAJA JANKO DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICK MIRAMONTEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAUVERY PATEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA POULOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES RANDOLPH-WRIGHT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAYSILYN LAWSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER GOLDSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSY DUSSEK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 85307 0 9187 0 0 0 0 0 28420 293599 1843567 2165586 FACILITY RENTALS 532000 159648 159648 BOX OFFICE INCOME 711110 45308 45308 204956 2390 2390 12500 28420 12500 0 2372932 204956 0 2390 X 89188 44594 22297 22297 338799 275938 43966 18895 2829 2255 357 217 37775 32832 3634 1309 32015 25514 4043 2458 5139 5139 19004 19004 12660 12660 278403 132382 102116 43905 53218 30982 18245 3991 10940 8255 1670 1015 147417 143481 1968 1968 9880 1855 8025 2201 2201 680013 652813 13600 13600 60186 54109 4950 1127 PRODUCTION EXPENSE 74710 74710 OTHER EVENT EXPENSE 21352 21352 OTHER 9435 9435 BANK AND CREDIT CARD 3266 3266 1888430 1484859 258777 144794 210292 100878 284667 344469 235825 1484054 5423 4470 23194338 3803499 20066531 19390839 20802738 21324710 18139 9807 86999 25901 801554 903954 0 4500 906692 944162 X 19550111 18869538 345935 1511010 19896046 20380548 20802738 21324710 484502 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2386100 2354051 688086 1100072 2165586 8693895 2386100 2354051 688086 1100072 2165586 8693895 2967273 5726622 12883 9067 980 6601 2390 31921 5100 2601 240570 21299 269570 8995386 1109300 0.63660 0.80600 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 5,100. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 2,601. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 11,869. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 0. INSURANCE PROCEEDS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 228,701. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 21,299. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 22319444 3141450 19177994 874894 662049 212845 19390839 OTHER LIABILITIES 4500 4500 X 2372932 0 2372932 0 2372932 1888430 0 1888430 0 1888430 PART X, LINE 2: THE FLEA THEATER, INC. DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY MATERIAL, UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX FILINGS FOR PERIODS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND LATER ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. X X X X X X X 0 MORGAN TACHCO 623 E 4TH STREET APT 2 BROOKLYN NY 11218 GRANT WRITING 0 0 12330 0 12330 HOUSE PARTY 40920 28420 12500 12500 40920 28420 12500 12500 12500 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - MANAGEMENT REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED EDITS TO THE TAX PREPARER. AFTER THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED, THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD APPROVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EACH YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE SALARIES BASED ON A RECOGNIZED STUDY AND REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TO DETERMINE IF THE EXISTING SALARY FALLS WITHIN THESE RANGES. AFTER A DELIBERATION OF THIS MATTER, A NEW PROPOSED SALARY AND BENEFIT PACKAGE IS VOTED ON. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REFLECT THE NATURE OF THIS PROCESS. EACH YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE SALARIES BASED ON A RECOGNIZED STUDY AND REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TO DETERMINE IF THE EXISTING SALARY FALLS WITHIN THESE RANGES. AFTER A DELIBERATION OF THIS MATTER, A NEW PROPOSED SALARY AND BENEFIT PACKAGE IS VOTED ON. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REFLECT THE NATURE OF THIS PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FLEA THEATER DOES NOT DISCLOSE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ARTISTIC FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 119,383. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 119,383. OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 12,999. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 102,116. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 43,905. TOTAL EXPENSES 159,020.