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MERTZ LEGACY TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 509(A)(3), WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A CONDUIT FOR THE NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL($150,000) ---GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023 ($2,550,000) THE PURPOSE WAS DEVELOPED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS AS A PRODUCT OF THEIR CONTINUAL, CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WHICH IS MAINTAINED THROUGH FREQUENT INTERACTIONS, INCLUDING MEETINGS, TELEPHONE CONFERENCES, AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS. IN ADDITION TO OTHER INTERACTIONS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NYSF AND ONE OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST HAVE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MONTHLY MEETINGS. ONE OF NYSF'S PERFORMANCE SPACES AT ITS HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IS NAMED FOR THE TRUST'S DONOR WHO SERVED FOR SEVERAL YEARS AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF NYSF. ONE OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST SERVED FOR SEVERAL YEARS AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF NYSF. 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