2020-09-14T09:05:09-07:00 2019-12-31 134036703 SCHALL & ASHENFARB CPAS 307 5th Ave 15th Floor NEW YORK NY 100166517 990 2019-01-01 133904262 The Flea Theater Inc FLEA 2122260051 20 Thomas Street New York NY 10007 Carol Ostrow President 2020-09-14 true Michael Schall P02024184 2122682800 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Carol Ostrow 20 Thomas Street New York NY 10007 2741044 false X www.theflea.org X 1996 NY Founded in 1996, The Flea Theaters mission is simple yet bold: to raise a joyful hell in a small space, representing the best and brightest of what Off-Off-Broadway can be. 18 17 56 55 0 2386100 2354051 441768 308411 3200 9015 14783 2653 2845851 2674130 0 0 686324 700675 20203 30825 168349 1712762 1587931 2419289 2319431 426562 354699 23142142 22454040 2365561 1322760 20776581 21131280 Founded in 1996, The Flea Theaters mission is simple yet bold: to raise a joyful hell in a small space, representing the best and brightest of what Off-Off-Broadway can be. The Flea produces over 250 performances each year, giving voice and opportunity to diverse and innovative writers, directors, actors and designers who have something urgent to say about our world. The Flea is a destination for bold and adventurous theater that sticks, and stays with you long after the performance. false false 1950550 308411 In 2019, The Flea welcomed over 7,700 audience members across 200+ performances and served over 225 total artists. In the spring we finished our "Color Brave" season with the NY premiere of Kristiana Rae Coln'sgood fridayand Thomas Bradshaw'sSouthern Promises; we also remounted our inaugural Cereals production ofNot My Monster!by Nick Gandiello. And in the fall we produced a 10-week festival featuring five works - including two world premieres -by Flea co-founderMac Wellman, titled "Perfect Catastrophes." Throughout the year we continued our two series,Flea FridaysandSERIALS, the latter of which celebrated its 50th Cycle. We also hosted 17 Anchor Partners, itinerant music (3), dance (6) and theater (8) companies who produced a total of 201 performances while in residence. 1950550 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 85 0 true 56 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 18 17 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true true false NY X Erica Laird 2122260051 20 Thomas Street New York NY 10007 Niegel Smith Dir/Artst. Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 73990 0 7247 Carol Ostrow Pres/Prod. Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Wendy Harrison Hashmall Secretary 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Frank Lavadera Treasurer 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Stephanie Morimoto Chair 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Charlie Crane Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Celeste Tramontin Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tony Tramontin Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lynne Halliday Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jamie Harris Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Douglas Liebhafsky Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Sternberg Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Graff Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Simpson Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeremy Smith Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sigourney Weaver Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen Weinroth Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Melissa Poulos Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rick Miramontez Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 73990 7247 0 false false false Westerman Construction 80 8th Avenue New York NY 10011 Construction 115824 1 508946 511752 1333353 2354051 Box Office Income 711110 152374 152374 Facility Rentals 532000 152269 152269 Workshop Income 711110 3768 3768 308411 9015 9015 0 52 52 0 0 66914 508946 66914 0 0 0 Other Income 900099 2601 2601 2601 2674130 311012 9067 X 0 0 0 0 82247 61685 8225 12337 0 509267 418442 38175 52650 0 65831 54340 4820 6671 43330 35443 3287 4600 0 5438 3937 1419 82 0 0 30825 30825 0 259124 200645 57739 740 72122 44738 24583 2801 28581 23220 2235 3126 0 0 179073 173511 2781 2781 33683 9281 23994 408 0 0 114320 103478 8685 2157 0 670029 643229 13400 13400 42060 38441 2819 800 Production Expense 139179 139179 Indirect Event Expense 34952 34952 Other 5480 932 4529 19 Bank and credit card charges 3890 49 3841 0 2319431 1950550 200532 168349 338056 205179 171493 201634 672619 593559 0 0 0 0 0 48674 42431 23174862 1763625 21911300 21411237 0 0 0 0 0 23142142 22454040 341366 184132 24195 36905 1900000 225000 100000 876723 2365561 1322760 X 20731581 20878270 45000 253010 20776581 21131280 23142142 22454040 354699 X false true X true false X 1437114 6382567 2915172 2386100 2354051 15475004 0 0 1437114 6382567 2915172 2386100 2354051 15475004 1693417 13781587 406 5112 16716 12883 9067 44184 0 5100 2601 7701 15526889 1587876 0.88760 0.87640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 22313619 1424645 20888974 861243 338980 522263 21411237 X 2674130 2674130 2674130 2319431 2319431 2319431 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Flea Theater, Inc. does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for periods ending December 31, 2016 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. X X X X X X X false Melissa Sandor 352 Van Brunt St 3rd Fl Brooklyn NY 11231 F/R Consultant false 20000 Rachel Colbert 333 Park Ave S New York NY 10010 F/R Consultant false 10825 30825 Gala 550785 483871 66914 66914 Other Events 25075 25075 575860 508946 66914 66914 66914 Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et Michael Graff and Carol Ostrow, director and officer, are husband and wife.Tony and Celeste Tramontin as well as Sigourney Weaver and Jim Simpson are married. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Management reviewed a draft of the form 990 with the audit/finance committee and provided edits to the tax prepare. 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, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts 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, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Each year, the executive committee reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of the Producing Director/President 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, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees 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. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Flea Theater does not disclose governing documents to the public.