THE FLEA THEATER INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
THE FLEA THEATER INC (EIN 13-3904262)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-09-17
IRS object ID
201942609349300404
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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MissionFounded 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.MissionDesc
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DescIn 2018, The Flea welcomed over 11,000 audience members at over 250 performances and served over 270 total artists. We produced the world premieres of several up and coming young playwrights including "Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill", "Locked Up Bitches", "Scraps" and "Hype Man" along with the theatrical debut of filmmaker Todd Solondz with his play "Emma and Max". Our family programming initiative Cereals continued, along with our immersive cabaret, Flea Fridays. We also launched a Writers Room as part of our late night episodic competition Serials. In addition, we hosted 17 Anchor Partners, theater companies in New York who produced a total of 189 performances while in residence.Desc
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Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$185,180BOYAmt
EOY$45,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,350,019BOYAmt
EOY$20,776,581EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,830,019BOYAmt
EOY$23,142,142EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$426,562ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,359,433CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,437,114CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,382,567CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,915,172CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,386,100CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,480,386TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,359,433CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,437,114CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,382,567CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,915,172CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,386,100CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,480,386TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,876,151SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,604,235PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,710CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$406CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,112CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,716CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,883CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,827TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$5,100CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,100TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,522,313TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,689,375GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.87640PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87150PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,267,822OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$853,088DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,414,734BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$737,074OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$240,508DepreciationAmt
Book Value$496,566BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$21,911,300TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,845,851TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,845,851RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,845,851TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,419,289TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,419,289ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,419,289TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Flea Theater, Inc. does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for periods ending December 31, 2015 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rachel ColbertBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1333 Park Ave SAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityF/R ConsultantActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$1,916,976GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$20,203RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$1,896,773NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,916,976TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$20,203TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,896,773TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$354,227GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$308,727CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$45,500GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$43,750FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,750OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Other EventsEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$42,535GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$32,535CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$10,000GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$10,000FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$396,762GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$341,262CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$55,500GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$53,750FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,750OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$55,500DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, EtMichael 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 ProcessManagement 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 ConflictsThe 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 ManagementEach 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 EmployeesEach 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 AvailableFlea Theater does not disclose governing documents to the public.

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