2018-05-14T08:35:40-05:00 2017-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2016-07-01 133641560 SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY INC SIGN 2129671913 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 HAROLD WOLPERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2129671913 2018-05-08 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2016 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z HAROLD WOLPERT 480 WEST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 13397600 0 X WWW.SIGNATURETHEATRE.ORG X 1991 NY FOUNDED IN 1991 BY THE LATE JAMES HOUGHTON, THE TONY AWARD-WINNING SIGNATURE THEATRE IS LED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PAIGE EVANS. 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, INCLUDING ITS FOUNDING PLAYWRIGHT-IN-RESIDENCE MODEL, RESIDENCY ONE, AN INTENSIVE EXPLORATION OF A SINGLE WRITER'S BODY OF WORK. RESIDENCY FIVE, WHICH LAUNCHED IN 2012 TO SUPPORT PLAYWRIGHTS AS THEY BUILD THEIR BODIES OF WORK, GUARANTEES EACH WRITER THREE PREMIERE PRODUCTIONS OVER A MULTI-YEAR PERIOD. RESIDENCY FIVE WRITERS ALSO RECEIVE COMMISSION SUPPORT, HEALTH INSURANCE AND, MOST CRUCIALLY, A TRUE ARTISTIC HOME. 27 25 440 1310 0 0 7785623 6455151 3779550 3256959 130125 129902 1449859 1644480 13145157 11486492 60727 20496 0 0 7027802 7539421 160000 92500 1544902 10494643 8741105 17743172 16393522 -4598015 -4907030 94101662 90016670 43816967 42879585 50284695 47137085 X SIGNATURE THEATRE CELEBRATES PLAYWRIGHTS AND GIVES THEM AN ARTISTIC HOME. SIGNATURE MAKES AN EXTENDED COMMITMENT TO A PLAYWRIGHT'S BODY OF WORK, AND DURING THIS JOURNEY THE WRITER IS ENGAGED IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS. BY PRODUCING A SERIES OF PLAYS BY EACH RESIDENT WRITER, SIGNATURE DELIVERS AN INTIMATE AND IMMERSIVE JOURNEY INTO THE PLAYWRIGHT'S SINGULAR VISION. 0 0 12847620 20496 3256959 SIGNATURE THEATRE'S 2016/17 SEASON, THE LAST SEASON PROGRAMMED BY LATE FOUNDER JIM HOUGHTON, FEATURED THE WORK OF FIVE PAST AND PRESENT PLAYWRIGHTS-IN-RESIDENCE WITH SIX PLAYS: SUZAN-LORI PARKS IN RESIDENCY ONE; ANNIE BAKER, BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS AND WILL ENO IN RESIDENCY FIVE; AND ATHOL FUGARD IN THE LEGACY PROGRAM. THEIR WORKS EXPLORED ISSUES INCLUDING RACISM, MORTALITY, THE POWER OF STORYTELLING, AND THE BLACK FEMALE BODY.THE 2016/17 SEASON WAS THE FIRST OF SUZAN-LORI PARKS' TWO-YEAR RESIDENCY ONE. SIGNATURE PRODUCED TWO OF HER RARELY-SEEN WORKS, FOCUSING ON THE REWRITTEN HISTORIES OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD AKA THE NEGRO BOOK OF THE DEAD, AND THE STORY OF SAARTJIE BAARTMAN IN VENUS. WE ALSO PRODUCED THREE RESIDENCY FIVE WORLD PREMIERES THIS PAST SEASON INCLUDING THE ANTIPODES BY ANNIE BAKER, EVERYBODY BY BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS AS THE SECOND PLAYS IN EACH OF THEIR RESIDENCIES. AND, WILL ENO WAS THE FIRST GRADUATE OF THE RESIDENCY FIVE PROGRAM WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF HIS PLAY WAKEY, WAKEY. ADDITIONALLY, WE REVIVED ATHOL FUGARD'S CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC "MASTER HAROLD"...AND THE BOYS, DIRECTED BY ATHOL HIMSELF.SIGNATURE IS A LEADER IN MAKING THEATRE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE TICKETS WITH THE SIGNATURE TICKET INITIATIVE: A GENERATION OF ACCESS. THROUGH THE TICKET INITIATIVE, WITH THE SUPPORT OF FOUNDATION AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS, WE SUBSIDIZE THE COST OF THOUSANDS OF TICKETS TO $30 FOR EVERY PRODUCTION'S INITIAL PERFORMANCE RUN. IN THE 2016/17 SEASON, 73,868 TICKETS WERE SOLD THROUGH THE INITIATIVE, OFFERING OUR AUDIENCES THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE HIGH-QUALITY OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE. 12847620 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 97 0 440 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 27 25 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 LESLIE E BAINS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NINA MATIS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KATE ROCHE HOPE 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 JAMES HOUGHTON SCH J PART III FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 843376 0 37855 ERIKA MALLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 289370 0 8444 BARBARA PAIGE EVANS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 169625 0 3262 MARGOT ADAMS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD ALBEE 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 EDWARD HERBST TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSANNAH HEYWORTH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KLAFTER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM MELCHER 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 DANIELA TAPLIN LUNDBERG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVANA WARD DURRETT 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 116559 0 4817 ELIZABETH WHITAKER ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 135652 0 20612 DAVID HATKOFF DIR.OF MARKETING & AUDIENCE SERVICES 40.00 X 101978 0 18424 GILBERT MEDINA GENERAL MANAGER 40.00 X 116352 0 11354 PAUL ZIEMER DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION & FACILITIES 40.00 X 108799 0 13527 1881711 0 118295 8 0 1 0 IMPRESSIVE CLEANING 84-18 108 AVENUE OZONE PARK NY 11417 CUSTODIAL SERVICES 324644 COMMUNITY COUNSELLING SERVICE CO LLC PO BOX 824885 PHILADELPHIA PA 19182 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING 212500 THE LIGHTING SYNDICATE 55-05 WOODSIDE AVENUE 411 WOODSIDE NY 11377 THEATRICAL LIGHTING SERVICES 204300 AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE 64 BRATTLE STREET CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 SET CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 193040 CAPACITY INTERACTIVE CONSULTING LLC 1239 BROADWAY SUITE 1103 NEW YORK NY 10001 ONLINE MARKETING 176587 9 525840 274020 5655291 427508 6455151 BOX OFFICE REVENUE 711110 3256959 3256959 3256959 130745 130745 5400 5400 1356022 0 1356022 1356022 1356022 1590407 1591250 -843 -843 -843 69496 525840 69496 0 511205 250362 260843 260843 OTHER INCOME 900099 22215 22215 22215 11486492 3256959 0 1774382 20496 20496 1409078 567611 440947 400520 4971097 4246718 259754 464625 114107 94072 6750 13285 448025 364604 36657 46764 597114 471965 55813 69336 21867 21867 58559 58559 92500 92500 2040 2040 989803 919942 58949 10912 493795 493795 1053049 747905 220433 84711 87112 87112 1785482 1339111 334779 111592 45714 32659 9692 3363 8226 6580 1646 600000 419185 166996 13819 1939523 1764966 116371 58186 146530 109898 27474 9158 COSTUMES,SETS,PROPS 714511 714511 OTHER DIRECT PRODUCTION 231498 231498 LIGHTING,SOUND,PRODUCTI 108819 108819 MISCELLANEOUS 103409 54996 48413 351168 51177 135506 164485 16393522 12847620 2001000 1544902 1215707 323913 478827 505523 16609820 16270859 66763 101431 20390400 20390400 35575 29994 281621 349655 62830211 11219319 53396979 51610892 1543335 351556 82635 82447 94101662 90016670 5416723 4603585 1201125 1294871 16666667 16666667 20532452 20314462 43816967 42879585 X 35949268 32953601 14335427 14183484 50284695 47137085 94101662 90016670 X -4907030 -4580 1764000 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7331724 3786068 5204464 7785623 6455151 30563030 7331724 3786068 5204464 7785623 6455151 30563030 4674456 25888574 890094 1067006 1200743 1155433 1492167 5805443 378170 195726 192866 187039 22215 976016 37344489 19325179 0.69320 0.51210 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6666667 916667 5750000 51836942 7178032 44658910 3855377 3124620 730757 471225 471225 51610892 DEFERRED CAPITAL LEASE PAYMENT (SCHEDULE R) 20314462 20314462 X X X X X X X 1 COMMUNITY COUNSELLING SERVICE CO LLC PO BOX 824885 PHILADELPHIA PA 191824885 CAMPAIGN AND MAJOR DONOR CONSULTING 0 0 92500 0 92500 NY GALA BENEFIT 595336 525840 69496 33220 36276 595336 525840 69496 33220 36276 69496 0 1 RESIDENCY FIVE - ANNUAL AWARDS FOR PLAYWRIGHT SUPPORT 2 20000 496 ACTUAL AMOUNT PAID ON BEHALF OF GRANTEE TICKET SUBSIDIES PART I, LINE 2: SIGNATURE HAS 5-YEAR AGREEMENTS WITH EACH OF OUR RESIDENCY FIVE PLAYWRIGHTS WHICH PROVIDES FOR AN ANNUAL AWARD AND ANNUAL THEATER-GOING ALLOWANCE, AS WELL AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR PRE-APPROVED TRAVEL AND HOUSING EXPENSES. SIGNATURE WILL ALSO HELP EACH PLAYWRIGHT ACQUIRE, IF DESIRED, INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL BENEFITS ON PAR WITH BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO SIGNATURE EMPLOYEES, THE COST OF WHICH SIGNATURE WILL BEAR. THE WRITERS CHOSEN TO BE PART OF THE RESIDENCY FIVE PROGRAM ARE CHOSEN PRIMARILY BY THE FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY, IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER ARTISTIC DEPARTMENT STAFF. X X X X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAMES HOUGHTON SCH J PART III FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 193376 0 0 0 650000 0 10600 0 27255 0 881231 0 0 0 ERIKA MALLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 289370 0 0 0 0 0 1300 0 7144 0 297814 0 0 0 BARBARA PAIGE EVANS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 159625 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 3262 0 172887 0 0 0 ELIZABETH WHITAKER ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 115652 0 20000 0 0 0 4597 0 16015 0 156264 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, FOLLOWING HIS DEATH IN AUGUST 2016, A DEATH BENEFIT AND OTHER COMPENSATATION TOTALING $650,000 WAS PAID TO HIS DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY, AND HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J COLUMN(B)(III) AS OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. X 4 266115 HIGH/LOW AVG VALUE X INTEREST 1 150000 FAIR MARKET VALUE X CATERING 1 5828 FAIR MARKET VALUE X SUPPLIES 2 4000 FAIR MARKET VALUE X PRINTING 2 1565 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS INCLUDES 26 TRUSTEES, 1227 USHERS, AND 57 INTERNS. 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) 1,764,000. SIGNATURE CENTER LLC 480 W 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 453001060 SEE PART VII NY SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY INC RELATED 521214 23250315 0 1 0.95000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SIGNATURE CENTER LLC K 1175000 AMOUNTS DUE UNDER SUBLEASE SIGNATURE CENTER LLC S 1764000 CASH DISTRIBUTIONS PAID FORM 990, 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 OWNS THE CENTER WITH ANOTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT MINORITY OWNER/MEMBER, AND OPERATES THE FACILITY UNDER A SUBLEASE AGREEMENT.