2024-11-15T11:15:06-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 262348306 NYLAUGHS INC NYLA 9177275233 PO Box 1503 New York NY 101131503 Suzette Brown Artistic Director and Founder 9177275233 2024-11-14 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X www.nylaughs.org X X 80421 X 62324 18000 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 80421 0 0 0 49763 1290 339 18825 70217 10204 11662 0 21866 X 22519 28787 0 0 0 958 22519 29745 10857 7879 11662 21866 Performing Arts Cultural Organization Our mission is to enrich lives, cultivate community and foster a healthier and happier society via laughter while deepening an appreciation of the stand-up comedy as as unique NY cultural asset. We do so by presenting free comedy performances with leading artists in public spaces such as parks, museums, libraries and cultural institutions. Laughter in the Park 2023 - Show #1 June 18 - Father's Day in Wolfe's Pond Park | Discretionary Funding District 51 $10K and DCLA $3927.10 13927 13927 Laughter in the Park 2023 - Show #2 June 27 - Dag Hammarskjold Plaza | Discretionary Funding District 4 $5K and DCLA $4272.05 9272 9272 Laughter in the Park 2023 - Show #3 July 23 - Washington Square Park | Grant from Washington Square Park Conservancy = $1000 and DCLA - $6167.46 7167 7167 Laughter in the City 2023 - NYPL - Staten Island 0 6176 Laughter in the City - Show #1 | Laughter at Lincoln Center 2023 - June 28 | Discretionary Funding $500 + DCLA $418.34 4418 7318 Laughter in the City - Show #2 | Laughter at Lincoln Center 2023 - July 5 | Discretionary Funding $500 + DCLA $418.34 4418 6090 Laughter in the City - Show #3 | Laughter at Lincoln Center 2023 - July 26 | Discretionary Funding $500 + DCLA $418 4418 6319 Laughter in the City - Show #2 | Laughter at Lincoln Center 2023 - August 8 | Discretionary Funding $500 + DCLA $418.34 4418 6319 Laughter in the City 2023 - Battery Park City - Feb 16 0 7085 69673 Suzette Brown Founder & Artistic Director 40 5000 0 0 Arvind Mahendru Treasurer 1 0 0 0 Thelma Gregory Board Chair 2 0 0 0 Cris Italia Boardmember & Chair, Talent Acquisition 0.25 0 0 0 Kunal Verma Boardmember & Chair, Strategic Value 0.25 0 0 0 Tiffany Roget Boardmember & Chair, Grants 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6091 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY Suzette Brown PO Box 1503 New York NY 101131503 9177275233 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 66463 36691 52141 58086 80324 293705 66463 36691 52141 58086 80324 293705 293705 97 97 293802 0.99967 1 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Interest income $5 and Refunds $92 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Suzette Brown Artistic Director Programming X 6129 6091 0 1 0 6091 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Description;Amount^Refunds;92^Total;92^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Equipment and Supplies;3482|Meals and Water;1099|Marketing;4887|Bank Fees and Staffing Fees and Talent Scouting;2213|Location Costs and Permits;768|Transportation;2755|Insurance;2137|Admin Expenses website and filing fees and online storage;1484^Total;18825^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^Prepaid Expenses for Insurance;958^Total;958^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^Credit Cards and Loan to Suzette Brown;7879^Total;7879^ To Whom It May Concern: We sincerely apologize for the delay in filing our 990EZ form and wish to provide a comprehensive explanation for the reasonable cause behind this delay. In 2024, our organization, NYLaughs, experienced an extraordinary expansion of its programming and outreach. Specifically, we increased our production schedule in 2024 with Lincoln Center from 10 nights of public comedy performances, up from 4 nights in the previous year. While this growth allowed us to further our mission and serve New York City in new and impactful ways, it also created a much heavier operational workload that stretched our small team's capacity. With limited resources and a lean organizational structure, managing this increased volume of work posed significant logistical challenges, requiring additional time and attention. During this same period, our organization faced additional, unforeseen difficulties. Our founder, who is central to our day-to-day operations, is currently dealing with ongoing health issues due to a cancer diagnosis. Additionally, a car accident in late 2023 caused further physical and logistical setbacks, as our founder needed additional time to recover from the injuries sustained. These health challenges have understandably disrupted our typical workflows, making it challenging to complete and submit the necessary documentation on schedule. We want to assure you that we are taking active steps to address these issues and improve our internal processes. To prevent similar delays in the future, we are implementing measures to streamline our compliance efforts, allocate resources more effectively, and ensure that our expanded programming does not compromise our ability to meet our filing obligations. We appreciate your understanding of the unique circumstances our organization has faced this past year. If further documentation or clarification is needed to support our explanation, please feel free to reach out to us directly. Thank you for your understanding and the opportunity to address this matter.