2021-05-13T08:49:22-05:00 2020-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2019-07-01 133641560 SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY INC SIGN 2129671913 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 HAROLD WOLPERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2129671913 2021-05-07 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z HAROLD WOLPERT 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 11837559 0 X WWW.SIGNATURETHEATRE.ORG X 1991 NY FOUNDED IN 1991 BY THE LATE JAMES HOUGHTON, THE TONY AWARD-WINNING SIGNATURE THEATRE IS NOW LED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PAIGE EVANS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAROLD WOLPERT. SIGNATURE FOSTERS A CULTURAL COMMUNITY WITHIN OUR PERMANENT HOME ON WEST 42ND STREET, THE FRANK GEHRY-DESIGNED PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER, WHICH BOASTS THREE THEATRES AND TWO REHEARSAL ROOMS, INCLUDING THE FORD STUDIO, A FLEXIBLE SPACE THAT CAN BE CONVERTED INTO A 99-SEAT THEATRE.SIGNATURE CONDUCTS ITS PROGRAMMING AT THE CENTER. RESIDENCY 1, SIGNATURE'S FOUNDING PLAYWRIGHT-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM, IS A YEAR-LONG, INTENSIVE EXPLORATION OF A SINGLE WRITER'S BODY OF WORK. RESIDENCY 5, THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND, WAS LAUNCHED AT THE CENTER TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PLAYWRIGHTS AS THEY BUILD BODIES OF WORK. IT GUARANTEES EACH WRITER THREE PRODUCTIONS OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. OUR LEGACY PROGRAM INVITES PAST SIGNATURE WRITERS FROM BOTH RESIDENCIES TO RETURN FOR PRODUCTIONS OF PREMIERE OR SIGNATURE PLAYS. 31 29 454 851 138539 -20116 5582222 8467076 3164472 1745600 30487 4117 1971251 1458796 10748432 11675589 0 0 0 0 7334711 6177940 0 0 1450931 7566992 6214177 14901703 12392117 -4153271 -716528 62965209 62849854 19256167 19916218 43709042 42933636 X SIGNATURE THEATRE CELEBRATES PLAYWRIGHTS AND GIVES THEM AN ARTISTIC HOME. SIGNATURE MAKES AN EXTENDED COMMITMENT TO A PLAYWRIGHT'S BODY OF WORK, PRODUCING SEVERAL PLAYS BY EACH RESIDENT WRITER AND DELIVERING AN INTIMATE AND IMMERSIVE JOURNEY INTO THE PLAYWRIGHT'S SINGULAR VISION. 0 0 9412337 1904297 SIGNATURE THEATRE'S 2019/20 SEASON FEATURED FOUR PLAYS BY A DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC GROUP OF FOUR CELEBRATED WRITERS: ANNA DEAVERE SMITH, THE LATE HORTON FOOTE, LAUREN YEE, AND KATORI HALL. THE WORK ON OUR STAGES ADDRESSED ISSUES AND THEMES OF POLICE BRUTALITY AND RACISM, CLASS, GENERATIONAL TRAUMA, FOUND FAMILY, QUEERNESS, AND LOVE. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FORCED SIGNATURE TO POSTPONE PRODUCTIONS OF PLAYS BY ANNA DEAVERE SMITH AND DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU TO A FUTURE SEASON. MACARTHUR FELLOW ANNA DEAVERE SMITH BEGAN HER RESIDENCY 1 WITH A FALL 2019 REVIVAL OF HER SEMINAL VERBATIM THEATRE WORK FIRES IN THE MIRROR, AND SIGNATURE WILL REVIVE A REVISED VERSION OF HER PLAY TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 IN A FUTURE SEASON. SIGNATURE REVIVED HORTON FOOTE'S THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA AS PART OF OUR LEGACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM. IN EARLY 2020 SIGNATURE PRODUCED THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF LAUREN YEE'S CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND AND THE WORLD PREMIERE OF KATORI HALL'S THE HOT WING KING, BOTH OF WHICH HAD TO END THEIR RUNS EARLY BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. DURING OUR 2019/20 SEASON, SIGNATURE CONTINUED TO LEAD THE FIELD IN ARTS ACCESSIBILITY BY MAKING OUR PROGRAMMING AFFORDABLE TO ALL THROUGH THE SIGNATURE TICKET INITIATIVE: A GENERATION OF ACCESS. A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER TO CULTURAL PARTICIPATION IS COST, AND THE TICKET INITIATIVE SEEKS TO ELIMINATE THIS OBSTACLE. DURING SIGNATURE'S 2019/20 SEASON, TICKETS TO THE FIRST FIVE WEEKS OF EACH SEASON PRODUCTION WERE SUBSIDIZED TO $35 THROUGH THE TICKET INITIATIVE. THROUGH OUR SIGSPACE INITIATIVE, SIGNATURE PROVIDED ROBUST VIRTUAL ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING DURING THE PANDEMIC. THIS PROGRAMMING INCLUDED INTERVIEWS WITH OUR RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHTS, CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THEATRE ARTISTS, PLAY READINGS, AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES HOSTED BY OUR RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHTS. ALL SIGSPACE PROGRAMMING WAS FREE, AND PARTICIPATING ARTISTS WERE COMPENSATED. THROUGHOUT OUR 2019/20 SEASON AND FOR THE DURATION OF THE PANDEMIC, SIGNATURE WILL UPHOLD OUR MISSION TO CELEBRATE PLAYWRIGHTS AND GIVE THEM AN ARTISTIC HOME. 9412337 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 85 0 1 454 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 31 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X JEFFREY BLEDSOE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 2129671913 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 EDWARD NORTON CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NINA MATIS PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD BERRY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SEAN PETERSON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HAROLD WOLPERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 284628 0 23133 BARBARA PAIGE EVANS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 295229 0 23645 MARGOT ADAMS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIMMY ASCI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE E BAINS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH BAKER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS E CHITTENDEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERNARD L DIKMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE ROCHE HOPE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KLAFTER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORI KRAMER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY G LITTLE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELA TAPLIN LUNDBERG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE M MILLEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LILA NEUGEBAUER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY NORTHUP TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER NORTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN O'HARA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA PELS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL H RAUCH ESQ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PABLO J SALAME TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN STUDZINSKI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA WALKER-KUHNE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN WEINER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD WILLETT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA ZILKHA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY BLEDSOE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 118519 0 10706 GINA NAPOLITANO DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING 40.00 X 102982 0 3371 GLENN STISKAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 173545 0 9804 ELIZABETH WHITAKER ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 119560 0 27929 PAUL ZIEMER DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION & FACILITIES 40.00 X 110624 0 24685 MEGHAN LANTZY GENERAL MANAGER 40.00 X 101754 0 12561 1306841 0 135834 8 0 1 0 GLOBAL SCENIC SERVICES 46 BROOKFIELD AVE BRIDGEPORT CT 06610 SET CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 403401 CAPACITY INTERACTIVE CONSULTING LLC 1239 BROADWAY SUITE 1103 NEW YORK NY 10001 ONLINE MARKETING 320667 IMPRESSIVE CLEANING 84-18 108 AVENUE OZONE PARK NY 11417 CUSTODIAL SERVICES 320589 FIVE OHM PRODUCTIONS 37-24 24TH STREET 222 LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LIGHTING LABOR 258409 GREAT PERFORMANCES CATERING 2417 3RD AVENUE SUITE 300 BRONX NY 10451 CATERING SERVICES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS 148759 6 513688 7953388 1311939 8467076 BOX OFFICE REVENUE 711110 1745600 1745600 1745600 4117 4117 1291669 0 1291669 1291669 1291669 320667 161970 158697 20158 138539 OTHER INCOME 900099 8430 8430 8430 11675589 1765758 138539 1304216 752199 279614 256818 215767 4395446 3337578 364043 693825 95878 78278 1724 15876 429668 317686 34077 77905 504749 367066 43525 94158 38000 700 37300 57237 57237 752707 623775 128932 262247 262247 842838 563947 215977 62914 17935 17935 689369 517027 129256 43086 13662 7737 2263 3662 3912 3589 145 178 631447 574616 37888 18943 1737851 1581444 104271 52136 131203 98402 24601 8200 COSTUMES,SETS,PROPS 456380 456380 OTHER DIRECT PRODUCTION 208838 208838 MISCELLANEOUS 82310 30322 51988 CREDIT CARD/BANK FEES 75750 75750 212491 85156 15042 112293 12392117 9412337 1528849 1450931 202782 118844 284408 3458089 14220434 12821552 18590 60457 20484 24297 385289 254633 62881224 16833267 47769226 46047957 63996 64025 62965209 62849854 648900 570471 1314646 520885 17292621 17607262 1217600 19256167 19916218 X 31487098 30468053 12221944 12465583 43709042 42933636 62965209 62849854 X -716528 -58878 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7785623 6455151 5594970 5582222 8467076 33885042 7785623 6455151 5594970 5582222 8467076 33885042 3065548 30819494 1155433 1492167 1993716 1651283 1295786 7588385 187039 22215 5889 8364 8430 231937 41705364 17684815 0.73900 0.72790 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 196995 50000 508 247503 121463 75000 532 196995 121370 93 121463 0.08690 0.91130 0.00180 0 0 6666667 1416666 5250001 51836940 11138431 40698509 3906392 3806945 99447 471225 471225 0 46047957 PART V, LINE 4: DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018, SIGNATURE RECEIVED A DONOR-RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION, AND ALLOCATED UNRESTRICTED FUNDS FROM A SPECIFIC FUNDRAISING EVENT, TO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT PRODUCTIONS IN THE DIAMOND THEATRE, BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2020. X X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAROLD WOLPERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 284628 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23133 0 307761 0 0 0 BARBARA PAIGE EVANS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 295229 0 0 0 0 0 11000 0 12645 0 318874 0 0 0 GLENN STISKAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 173545 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9804 0 183349 0 0 0 X 10 1311939 HIGH/LOW AVG VALUE 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 SIGNATURE IS ALSO A LEADER IN MAKING THEATRE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE TICKETS SINCE 2005, THROUGH THE SIGNATURE TICKET INITIATIVE: A GENERATION OF ACCESS. IN FALL 2017, SIGNATURE LAUNCHED OUR FREE STUDENT MATINEE PROGRAM IN WHICH NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE INVITED TO OUR THEATRE FOR A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE. STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS WERE GIVEN STUDY GUIDES DESIGNED BY ARTISTIC STAFF AND ENGAGED WITH OUR RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHTS AND CAST MEMBERS POST-SHOW. THE PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER REFLECTS SIGNATURE'S COMMITMENT TO CREATING A CULTURAL COMMUNITY. THE CENTER IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WITH ONE MAIN ENTRANCE FOR ALL, WELCOMING OVER 375,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR. THE CENTER IS A GO-TO SPACE FOR THEATREGOERS AND MAKERS ALIKE TO ENGAGE IN OUR SEASON PRODUCTIONS, FREE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND PROGRAMMING BY OUR RENTAL PARTNERS. VISITORS CAN ALSO ENJOY AMENITIES LIKE OUR CAFE, BOOKSTORE, AND FREE WI-FI ACCESS. THE CENTER HAS BROUGHT DIVERSE CONSTITUENCIES INTO ONE VIBRANT GATHERING SPACE, PROVING WE ARE AN ACCESSIBLE HOME FOR ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, AND THE COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS INCLUDES 29 TRUSTEES, 800 USHERS, AND 22 INTERNS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH CAN ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHEN NOT IN SESSION, CONSISTS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION AND THE HEADS OF COMMITTEES AS OUTLINED IN THE COMPANY'S BY-LAWS, AS WELL AS PAST PRESIDENTS AND TWO AT-LARGE MEMBERS, ALL OF WHOM ARE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW THE ANNUAL FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN ANY MATTER REQUIRING A DECISION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN WHICH A PARTICIPATING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR AN OFFICER, HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S INTEREST SHALL BE DISCLOSED AND THE TRANSACTION APPROVED BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS ON THE BOARD, OR ON THE COMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF MEMBERS WHO HAVE NO DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION. BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS WHO HAVE DECLARED, OR HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD, SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MATTER. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY REQUEST INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION FROM THE PERSON OR PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT. THE BOARD MEMBER INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT SHALL NOT VOTE ON SUCH MATTERS. ANY BOARD MEMBER WHO IS UNCERTAIN ABOUT A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY MATTER SHOULD REQUEST THE BOARD TO MAKE A DETERMINATION. THE BOARD SHALL THEN RESOLVE THE QUESTION BY MAJORITY VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY, WE USE COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT OUR SISTER THEATRES FOUND IN THE TCG FISCAL SALARY SURVEYS TO DETERMINE A NATIONAL AVERAGE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -58,878. SIGNATURE CENTER LLC 480 W 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 453001060 SEE PART VII NY 0 0 SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY INC SIGNATURE CENTER NMTC INVESTMENT FUND LLC 480 W 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 134019460 SEE PART VII DE 0 0 SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY INC FORM 990, SCHEDULE R, PART III, PRIMARY ACTIVITY: ON AUGUST 30, 2011, UNDER THE NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT PROGRAM, A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SIGNATURE OBTAINED FUNDING TO FINANCE A PORTION OF THE SIGNATURE CENTER WEST 42ND STREET PROJECT. SIGNATURE FORMED A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, SIGNATURE CENTER, LLC ("CENTER"), WHICH IS SERVING AS THE TENANT OF THE PROPERTY, AND CONTRIBUTED ITS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE PROJECT TO THE CENTER. SIGNATURE OWNED THE CENTER WITH ANOTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT MINORITY OWNER/MEMBER, AND OPERATED THE FACILITY UNDER A SUBLEASE AGREEMENT. IN SEPTEMBER 2018, SIGNATURE PURCHASED THE FULL OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, SIGNATURE CENTER NMTC INVESTMENT FUND LLC (THE "FUND"), WHICH MADE CERTAIN INVESTMENTS AND LOANS TO THE OTHER INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTIES FOR AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO $1,000, PURSUANT TO AN OPTION AGREEMENT THAT WAS PART OF THE NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT TRANSACTION. CONCURRENTLY WITH SIGNATURE'S PURCHASE OF THE FUND, THE EXISTING NOTES RECEIVABLE AND NOTES PAYABLE WERE ASSIGNED BY THE VARIOUS INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTIES TO THE FUND, TO SIGNATURE, AND TO THE CENTER. AFTER THESE LOAN ASSIGNMENTS, ALL LOANS WERE BETWEEN AND AMONG SIGNATURE, THE CENTER, AND THE FUND, AND NO NOTES REMAIN DUE FROM OR PAYABLE TO THE OTHER INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTIES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, SIGNATURE CENTER, LLC AND SIGNATURE CENTER NMTC INVESTMENT FUND LLC HAD NO ACTIVITY.