2022-05-16T16:00:58-07:00 2021-06-30 132696850 Gruber Palumberi Raffaele Fried CPAs PC 7 Penn Plaza Suite 310 New York NY 10001 990 2020-07-01 112336154 BILLIE HOLIDAY THEATRE INC BILL 7186366949 1368 FULTON STREET BROOKLYN NY 11216 JELANI BUCKNER MANAGING Director 2022-05-16 true JELANI BUCKNER 999009999 ROBERT L MANGER CPA P01593286 2125860800 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JELANI BUCKNER 1368 FULTON STREET BROOKLYN NY 11216 9716427 false X THEBILLIEHOLIDAY.ORG X The 22-year-old Youth Arts Academy as it explores a strategic expansion within schools; The two-year old Black Arts Institute, a partnership with The Stella Adler Studio that offers an immersive exploration of Americas Black Theatre canon, with faculty of African descent leading winter and summer intensives and a newly launched 14-week course accredited by New York University; and A Lifelong Creative Expression program providing free-to-highly subsidized arts instruction for adults/seniors with an eye toward mental and physical health. 6 6 8 0 1653541 9266478 281246 447789 161 20178 1999 1954965 9716427 4845000 0 145632 39360 0 0 930192 1359729 1075824 6244089 879141 3472338 1731773 5103055 636793 535737 1094980 4567318 X Focusing on the discovery of the new voices within the African diaspora, BHT seeks the enlighten, entertain and educate with programming that resonates across cultural and generational barriers. true false 5584513 4845000 438368 Theatrical Productions1)Youth Arts AcademyThe Youth Arts Academy (YAA) provides weekly multidisciplinary arts instruction to youth (ages 3-18) in beginner/pre-professional Dance, Theater and African Drumming. The program is driven by a mission to further the development of the next generation of artists and provide students with the highest level of instruction. Youth Arts Academy also boasts a 24-year partnership with the Brooklyn Academy of Musics DanceAfrica festival, providing 16-weeks of free instruction with a focus on the dance and culture of a visiting country of the Diaspora. In addition, YAA has historically hosted the pre-opening DanceAfrica performances each year at Restoration Plazas outdoor amphitheater before the official performances take place on BAMs mainstage over Memorial Day weekend.2)Black Arts InstituteThe Black Arts Institute (BAI) is a unique partnership between The Billie Holiday Theatre and the Stella Adler Studio for Acting. The BAI meets a need for professional theater training programs focused on Americas Black Theater Canon, addressing the gap in Black Theater education that persists across many mainstream college and university theater programs. BAI offers both a one-week winter and five-week summer comprehensive exploration, and The Billie also partners with the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University on the BAI Transfer Track, a 14-week theater intensive which is accredited by NYU with The Billie Holiday Theatre serving as an NYU satellite program.In 2020, The Billie connected with 56 students through our Black Arts Institute; we offered both a virtual and hybrid one-week winter and five-week summer comprehensive exploration of the history of the contemporary Black theater tradition, led by a world-class faculty including: Stephen McKinley Henderson, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Phylicia Rashad, Michele Shay and Sonia Sanchez. In 2021, we served 28 students through two virtual sessions; a one-week winter immersion (16 students) and a five-week summer session (12 students).3)50in50: The Shattering of the Glass Ceiling: Wear Shoes Ladies, Theres Glass EverywhereThe Billie launched 50in50: Writing Women Into Existence, a platform for Black women from all walks of life to share their oftentimes unheard stories. Over 220 women and girls responded, ages 8 to 83 from around the world (Holland, South Africa) to around the corner in Bed Stuy. Their authentic and deeply touching stories addressed topics from sexuality and identity, aging and motherhood, to isolation and racism- all in response to a curatorial statement by Obie Award-winning playwright and MacArthur (Genius Grant) Fellow Dominique Morriseau. Submissions were then shaped into an original, full-length theatrical work and presented onstage by an ensemble of acclaimed actors to a sold-out audience. Since its launch, over 1,000 women have submitted their stories, and 250 have been brought to the stage in world premiere performances. Indeed, just days after the New York State Pause Order cancelled our live Brooklyn performance this year, The Billie used 50in50 to reach audiences online with two streamed readings of 50in50 (Letters to Our Sons and Love in the Time of Corona) garnering over 47,000 in views. In 2021, The Billie launched its fifth iteration of 50in50 which was streamed on Mothers Day, 2021, entitled The Shattering of the Glass Ceiling: Wear Shoes Ladies, Theres Glass Everywhere. 50in50 addressed womens response to the shattering of the glass ceiling personified by the election of the first woman of color as Vice President. Monologues were guided by a curatorial statement by Dominique Morriseau, fifty monologues were brought to life by award-winning actors, and the entire performance was filmed and streamed online before thousands. 5584513 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 92 0 false 8 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false false true false false true false true true false NY X X MARTHA SAMUELS 7186366949 138 FULTON STREET BROOKLYN NY 11216 X WAYNE WILBORNE Chairman 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Colvin Grannum Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Antonia Yuille Williams Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Deplesha McGruder Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Wendell Pierce Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kerry McCarthy Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JELANI BUCKNER MANAGING DIR. 35.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 185500 9080978 9266478 CONTRACT REVENUE 561000 438368 438368 theatre rental 900099 9421 9421 447789 161 161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 other revenue 900099 1999 1999 1999 9716427 449788 161 4845000 4845000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39360 17610 21750 0 0 9642 9642 52860 52860 0 0 0 587182 387278 199904 91036 10593 80443 15396 15396 0 0 171424 21424 150000 25205 15268 9937 0 0 0 0 1345 1345 0 Production expenses 261334 237956 23378 Printing and Publications 57645 57645 Equipment purchase and rental 28841 28841 Supplies 18766 11918 6848 39053 8625 30428 6244089 5584513 659576 0 818408 2166506 0 2500356 748405 272153 0 0 0 0 70483 0 63171 2488 72402 60683 0 0 0 0 22075 103357 1731773 5103055 107335 217594 10000 3988 2673 525470 305470 636793 535737 X 379980 2128945 715000 2438373 1094980 4567318 1731773 5103055 3472338 X false true X true false X 216829 444469 404094 1655132 9266478 11987002 51861 268064 137314 281246 438368 1176853 0 0 0 268690 712533 541408 1936378 9704846 13163855 0 108699 297066 405765 108699 297066 405765 12758090 161 161 0 161 161 0 14100 226376 18587 11420 270483 268690 726633 767784 1954965 9716427 13434499 0.94970 0.90730 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 56988 56988 6183 2488 3695 60683 DUE TO AFFILIATES 261470 SHORT-TERM LOAN 44000 305470 X 9716427 9716427 9716427 6244089 6244089 6244089 Part X : FIN48 Footnote BHT has evaluated the recognition requirements for uncertain income tax positions as required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, with no cumulative effect adjustment required. Income tax benefits are recognized for income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return only when it is determined that the income tax position will more-likely-that-not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. Accordingly, the company has not recorded any reserves, or related accruals for interest and penalties for uncertain income tax provisions at June 30, 2021. true Black Theatre United 57 W 57TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10019 852146037 255000 0 FMV FISCAL SPONSORSHIP The Black Seed 1368 Fulton Street Brooklyn NY 11216 4590000 0 FMV FISCAL SPONSORSHIP 0 2 Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services In October 2020, YAA (Youth Arts Academy) phased-in a hybrid model of in-person, socially distanced instruction and remote learning in response to the pandemic. From October to June, YAA hosted two 16-week semesters broken down into 4-week sessions each, giving the option of shorter courses of study based upon feedback from parents in order to increase affordability and access. In 2021, YAA remained in a hybrid format with limited enrollment in order to provide our students with high-quality, rigorous training while also maintaining safety measures. In addition, due to vaccination restrictions and guided by parent feedback, YAA enrollment was limited to youth ages 12-18 (the program is typically open for participation by students as young as age 3). Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY the Director of Finance, the Executive Director and signed off by the Board Treasurer. Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspection THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE THEATRE'S BOX OFFICE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available No documents available to the public.