2020-07-24T15:19:07-05:00 2019-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2018-07-01 133641560 SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY INC SIGN 2129671913 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 HAROLD WOLPERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2129671913 2020-07-23 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 38.142.140.186 2020-07-23 11:02:58 ED P 7EE24DDEAA34AFAE9DF92C3D2672F42BD3DA974D A75ECF90F4EA679C298DF903E96775B34A8C9CB0 2018 2020-09-22 18:59:49Z X HAROLD WOLPERT 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 11393225 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. 23 21 425 1084 0 0 5594970 5582222 3204030 3164472 127480 30487 2161886 1971251 11088366 10748432 18510 0 0 0 7073114 7334711 2500 0 1451583 8295178 7566992 15389302 14901703 -4300936 -4153271 86572418 62965209 42751054 19256167 43821364 43709042 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 11696325 3164472 SIGNATURE THEATRE'S 2018/19 SEASON FEATURED SIX PLAYS BY A DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC GROUP OF FIVE CELEBRATED WRITERS: WILL ENO, LYNN NOTTAGE, DAVE MALLOY, ATHOL FUGARD, AND THE LATE SAM SHEPARD. THE WORK ON OUR STAGES ADDRESSED ISSUES AND THEMES OF CLASS, RACE, ISOLATION, MENTAL ILLNESS, ADDICTION, FAMILY, AND HEALING. WHETHER A REVIVAL OR A WORLD PREMIERE, ALL SIX PRODUCTIONS BROUGHT POWERFUL EMOTION AND RELEVANCE TO OUR STAGES.IN FALL 2018, LEGACY PLAYWRIGHT WILL ENO RETURNED TO SIGNATURE WITH HIS MONOLOGUE THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING). TWO-TIME PULITZER PRIZE-WINNER LYNN NOTTAGE BEGAN HER RESIDENCY 1 WITH FABULATION, OR THE RE-EDUCATION OF UNDINE IN THE FALL OF 2018 AND CONTINUED IN WINTER 2019 WITH BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK. LEGACY PLAYWRIGHT ATHOL FUGARD RETURNED TO HIS NEW YORK ARTISTIC HOME WITH HIS PLAY BOESMAN AND LENA IN SPRING 2019. THE SEASON ALSO HONORED LEGACY PLAYWRIGHT SAM SHEPARD WITH A SPRING 2019 REVIVAL OF CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS, WHICH ORIGINALLY PREMIERED AT SIGNATURE IN 1997. FOR RESIDENCY 5, SIGNATURE COMMISSIONED, DEVELOPED, AND PRODUCED ITS FIRST EVER MUSICAL, DAVE MALLOY'S OCTET IN SUMMER 2019.THROUGHOUT OUR 2018/19 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 2018/19 SEASON, TICKETS TO THE INITIAL RUN OF EACH SEASON PRODUCTION (SCHEDULED PERFORMANCES BEFORE ANY ADDED EXTENSION WEEKS) WERE SUBSIDIZED TO $35 THROUGH THE TICKET INITIATIVE. 11696325 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 48 0 1 425 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 21 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 214299 0 11303 BARBARA PAIGE EVANS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 285731 0 26599 MARGOT ADAMS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE E BAINS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS E CHITTENDEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHLEEN COLLINS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERNARD L DIKMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSANNAH HEYWORTH 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 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 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 CAROLINE POLISI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL H RAUCH ESQ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN STUDZINSKI 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 117438 0 10560 GILBERT MEDINA GENERAL MANAGER 40.00 X 105035 0 12875 GLENN STISKAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 169065 0 12292 ELIZABETH WHITAKER ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 120125 0 25729 PAUL ZIEMER DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION & FACILITIES 40.00 X 115857 0 17862 1127550 0 117220 7 0 1 0 CAPACITY INTERACTIVE CONSULTING LLC 1239 BROADWAY SUITE 1103 NEW YORK NY 10001 ONLINE MARKETING 509769 IMPRESSIVE CLEANING 84-18 108 AVENUE OZONE PARK NY 11417 CUSTODIAL SERVICES 313132 GLOBAL SCENIC SERVICES 46 BROOKFIELD AVE BRIDGEPORT CT 06610 SET CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 168468 GUARDIAN SECURITY SERVICES INC 88006 EXPEDITE WAY CHICAGO IL 60695 SECURITY SERVICES 163464 THE LIGHTING SYNDICATE LLC 55-05 WOODSIDE AVENUE 411 WOODSIDE NY 11377 THEATRICAL LIGHTING SERVICES 159770 6 765288 496705 4320229 120210 5582222 BOX OFFICE REVENUE 711110 3164472 3164472 3164472 31236 31236 1620047 0 1620047 1620047 1620047 25914 26663 -749 -749 -749 86366 765288 86366 0 874604 531764 342840 342840 OTHER INCOME 900099 8364 8364 8364 10748432 3164472 0 2001738 731025 273334 251213 206478 5387974 4353043 373640 661291 118443 94001 7719 16723 469564 362705 42756 64103 627705 480012 59560 88133 9628 9628 59116 59116 921288 787413 133875 446752 446752 1080757 724621 265683 90453 53516 53516 972603 729453 182361 60789 20229 15737 1710 2782 7455 5428 2027 601908 501127 84260 16521 1878231 1709190 112694 56347 120348 90261 22565 7522 COSTUMES,SETS,PROPS 768386 768386 OTHER DIRECT PRODUCTION 189087 189087 CREDIT CARD/BANK FEES 123758 123758 BENEFIT EVENT EXPENSES 80187 80187 233743 112259 23257 98227 14901703 11696325 1753795 1451583 919756 202782 216112 284408 15017902 14220434 77206 18590 20390400 25379 20484 228443 385289 62864642 15095416 49627775 47769226 25720 43725 63996 86572418 62965209 4639287 648900 1248628 1314646 100000 16666667 17292621 20096472 0 42751054 19256167 X 30824296 31487098 12896975 12046396 100093 175548 43821364 43709042 86572418 62965209 X -4153271 4040949 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5204464 7785623 6455151 5594970 5582222 30622430 5204464 7785623 6455151 5594970 5582222 30622430 2574892 28047538 1200743 1155433 1492167 1993716 1651283 7493342 192866 187039 22215 5889 8364 416373 38532145 18764620 0.72790 0.71510 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 121463 75000 532 196995 0 121370 93 121463 0.10890 0.89110 0.00000 0 0 6666667 1250000 5416667 51836940 9818298 42018642 3889810 3712968 176842 471225 314150 157075 47769226 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. GALA BENEFIT 851654 765288 86366 68639 17727 851654 765288 86366 68639 17727 86366 0 X X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAROLD WOLPERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 214299 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11303 0 225602 0 0 0 BARBARA PAIGE EVANS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 285731 0 0 0 0 0 10800 0 15799 0 312330 0 0 0 GLENN STISKAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 169065 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12292 0 181357 0 0 0 X 7 87949 HIGH/LOW AVG VALUE X CATERING 4 32261 FAIR MARKET 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 25 TRUSTEES, 1033 USHERS, AND 26 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: DISTRIBUTION FROM SIGNATURE CENTER LLC (SCHEDULE R) 1,594,464. BAD DEBT EXPENSE -25,536. FORGIVENESS OF TAX CREDIT NOTES, NET - SEE SCH R PART VII 2,472,021. AMENDED RETURN THIS RETURN HAS BEEN AMENDED TO REFLECT A CORRECTION TO THE STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPISHMENTS, PART III, LINE 4A. SIGNATURE CENTER LLC 480 W 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 453001060 SEE PART VII NY 23321545 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SIGNATURE CENTER LLC K 293750 AMOUNTS DUE UNDER SUBLEASE SIGNATURE CENTER LLC S 1594464 CASH DISTRIBUTIONS PAID 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. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 AS A RESULT OF THE LOAN ASSIGNMENTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, SIGNATURE RECOGNIZED AN INCREASE IN NET ASSETS OF $2,472,021 IN NET FORGIVENESS OF TAX CREDIT NOTES RECEIVABLE AND PAYABLE.