2025-03-19T16:48:31-07:00 2024-06-30 823782880 Mary G Sormeley CPA 560 Day Ave Ridgefield NJ 07657 990 2023-07-01 264546315 THE BUSHWICK STARR INC BUSH 9173009538 419 Eldert St Brooklyn NY 11237 Noel Allain Artistic Director 2025-03-19 true true Mary G Sormeley P01469548 2018328922 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Robin Griffiths 419 Eldert St Brooklyn NY 11237 3093874 false X www.thebushwickstarr.org X 2008 NY The Bushwick Starr is an Obie Award-winning nonprofit theater that presents an annual season of new performance works. We are an organization defined by both our artists and our community, and since 2007, we have grown into a thriving theatrical venue, a destination for exciting and engaging performance, and a vital neighborhood arts center serving the diverse artistic needs and impulses of our Bushwick, Brooklyn community. We provide a springboard for emerging professional artists to make career-defining leaps and maintain a sanctuary for established artists to experiment and innovate. 15 15 180 25 0 1503592 2986034 274673 98939 22 15860 8879 1794125 3093874 0 0 1068598 1097953 0 207640 538837 475861 1607435 1573814 186690 1520060 5282893 10002138 906071 4105256 4376822 5896882 The Bushwick Starr is an Obie Award-winning nonprofit theater that presents an annual season of new performance works. We are an organization defined by both our artists and our community, and since 2007, we have grown into a thriving theatrical venue, a destination for exciting and engaging performance, and a vital neighborhood arts center serving the diverse artistic needs and impulses of our Bushwick, Brooklyn community. We provide a springboard for emerging professional artists to make career-defining leaps and maintain a sanctuary for established artists to experiment and innovate. false false 1193190 98939 The Bushwick Starr's 23-24 Main Stage Season included the world premieres of: Snatch McAdams & Tainty McCracken present IT'S THAT TIME OF THE MONTH by Becca Blackwell + Amanda Duarte (Oct 25-Dec 10 2023 at Soho Rep); SELF PORTRAITS (Deluxe) by Phillip Howze (Feb 6-24 2024 at JACK) and PRESENCIA by Michelle J. Rodriguez (June 11-29 2024 at The Connelly Theater). All three productions were popular and critical successes with Snatch Adams receiving an extended run.We also partnered once again with Center for Performance Research in Williamsburg to host our annual Starr Reading Series. This season we selected 8 scripts which underwent developmental rehearsal time and were presented in free public performances for 520 audience members. Presented works included: Earth is Not One of Your Lil Friends by Nia Calloway (Dec 6 2023); Have You Ever Thought About...by Michael Oluokun (Dec 12 2023); I must belong somewhere by Lily Gonzales (Dec 13 2023); WHILE WE'RE HERE by Deneen Reynolds-Knott (Feb 27 2024); GODSPUNK written and directed by Aeon Andreas (Feb 28 2024); lil nagins: a photorealist rendering of the Tutor Time near Yardley, PA circa 1999 by Utkarsh Rajawat (Feb 29 2023); MOTHER/ROAD by Avi Amon (March 5 2024); THIS BUG IS GAY by Genevieve Simon (Mar 6 2024). We also underwent 3 developmental workshops for upcoming Main Stage works as well as artists of interest for future seasons including Ian Andrew Askew, Julia May Jonas, and Shayok Misha Chowdhury.The Starr's education programs included Big Green Theater for elementary students with PS075 and PS106K; Creating Performance for local teens with El Puente Bushwick; and Senior Storytelling with Round Table and Ridgewood Bushwick Older Adults Center. We also continued our annual Summer Arts Festival with Oye Group on August 27 2023 on Eldert Street outside of the new site of the Bushwick Starr, providing free all-ages arts activities and performances for 500+ of our Bushwick neighbors. 1193190 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 18 0 true 180 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true true false NY X Organization 9173009538 419 Eldert St Brooklyn NY 11237 X Noel Allain Artistic Director 40.00 0.00 73917 0 8193 David Herskovits Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rachel Viola Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Ringer President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Oliver Kramer Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Kendrick Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Danielle Thomson Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Asenhat Gomez Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Keanu Reeves Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lawryn LaCroix Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gita Deo Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robin Griffiths Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Contini Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tom McMillan Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Sendrow Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Luis Munive Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 73917 8193 0 false false false 0 198865 2787169 2986034 Box office income 711110 14813 14813 Co-production income 711110 84126 84126 98939 22 22 0 0 250 250 250 250 0 0 0 0 Concession income 711110 589 589 Miscellaneous Income 711110 8040 8040 8629 3093874 107590 250 0 0 0 0 80557 57240 4454 18863 0 839595 678404 57758 103433 10779 8981 534 1264 79007 62797 5231 10979 88015 70366 5924 11725 0 4749 4749 56007 56007 0 0 0 105591 67016 1300 37275 8031 4435 3596 2687 2687 0 0 42893 34292 2887 5714 36154 27883 8156 115 0 0 0 0 107068 85599 7206 14263 15546 12429 1046 2071 Production costs 66181 63629 2425 127 Postage and Shipping 12185 12185 Bank & credit card charges 6479 930 5510 39 Miscellaneous 3356 58 3298 8934 6946 216 1772 1573814 1193190 172984 207640 806412 1150075 106074 126098 945660 1300779 14183 8351 0 0 0 0 16759 18433 7503380 271268 3162632 7232112 0 0 0 208326 165224 22847 1066 5282893 10002138 125491 478951 780580 3626108 197 906071 4105256 X 1653728 1685702 2723094 4211180 4376822 5896882 5282893 10002138 1520060 X false true X true false X 976398 3289155 2228538 1503592 2986034 10983717 0 0 976398 3289155 2228538 1503592 2986034 10983717 4231283 6752434 19 18 10513 272 10822 0 12398 6810 54775 15860 8629 98472 11093011 651134 0.60870 0.65320 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7404940 179198 7225742 23908 24602 -694 44404 43209 1195 30128 24259 5869 7232112 Payroll liabilities 196 Rounding 1 197 X 3095874 2000 2000 3093874 3093874 1575814 2000 2000 1573814 1573814 Part X : FIN48 Footnote Management has evaluated all income tax positions and concluded that no disclosures relating to uncertain tax positions are required in the financial statements. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 was prepared by the Organization's independent auditor and reviewed by Management with the final version emailed to every member of the board for their review and approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c As forms are submitted annually, the board reviews for any concerns raised in the submissions, and then they are discussed and addressed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Increases in salary are voted on / determined by our board of directors at designated official board meetings. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Increases in salary are voted on / determined by our board of directors at designated official board meetings. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All documents available upon request.