2026-06-12T09:06:23-07:00 2025-08-31 823782880 Mary G Sormeley CPA 560 Day Ave Ridgefield NJ 07657 990 2024-09-01 133449416 Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art Ltd dba HERE Art Center HOME 2126470202 145 Sixth Ave New York NY 10013 Lanxing Fu Co-Director 2026-06-12 true true Mary G Sormeley P01469548 2018328922 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Lanxing Fu 145 Sixth Ave New York NY 10013 3266053 false X www.here.org X 1986 NY HERE builds an inclusive community that nurtures artists of all backgrounds as they disrupt conventional expectations to create innovative performances in theatre, dance, music, puppetry, media, and visual art. 23 18 216 25 0 1470321 2697284 683889 514273 205 55645 38995 2209855 3250757 187804 36308 0 1519535 1288526 0 113719 1366404 1064613 3073743 2389447 -863888 861310 2506749 3206992 1676911 1515844 829838 1691148 HERE builds an inclusive community that nurtures artists of all backgrounds as they disrupt conventional expectations to create innovative performances in theatre, dance, music, puppetry, media, and visual art. false false 1938389 514273 HERE's artistic programming is organized under two umbrellas: HERE Produces, whichincludes the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP), and Dream Music Puppetry; and HERE Presents, which includes PROTOTYPE Festival and the SubletSeries@HERE.Annually HERE brings 35-40 projects to life, working with over 500 artists and seen by an average of 24,000 audience members in New York City. HARP is a multi-year artist residency that provides up to $125,000 in direct and in-kind commissioning, development, and producing support. During FY2025, the HARP cohort artists received year-round guidance and assistance from HERE staff and opportunities to showcase work in process at HERE and through partnerships with other local nonprofits. Three HARP projects were premiered by HERE, graduating its artists from our residency program: LEIMAYs A MEAL (September 2024), [UNTITLED MINIATURE] by Joshua Gelb (February 2025) and Shayok Misha Chaudhrys RHEOLOGY (April 2025). Our PROTOTYPE 2025 festival included nine music based events performed in six Manhattan venues from January 10 to 21st, 2024 including Black Lodge by composer David T. Little and librettist Anne Waldman, directed by Thurston Moore (New York premiere, BRIC Arts); Eat the Document by composer John Glover, librettist Kelley Rourke, directed by Kristin Marting (World Premiere, HERE Arts Center); In a Grove by composer Christopher Cerrone, librettist Stephanie Fleischmann (New York premiere, La MaMa); Telekinetik: A Catapult Opera Production by composer Khary Laurent, director George Cederquist; and Positive Vibration Nation created and performed by Sol Ruiz, directed by Teo Castellanos (New York premiere, HERE Arts Center). Dream Music Puppetry's Puppetopia festival featured 3 new works of puppetry for adults on HERE's Mainstage and Dorothy B. Williams Theatre. The FY2025 season also included a Dream Music Puppetry Program Co-Presentation ANYWHERE by French company Theatre de lEntrouvert. SubletSeries@HERE provides discount rental rates to small companies and individualartists so they may realize their productions on an Off-Broadway stage. Projects wereidentified through a free and open application process. During FY25, SubletSeriessupported 19 productions and one festival, which also received free or deeplydiscounted access to technical equipment for the stage. Projects included TWO SISTERS FIND A BOX OF LESBIAN EROTICA IN THE WOODS, ROOM ROOM ROOM and NATIONAL QUEER THEATERS CRIMINAL QUEERNESS FESTIVAL. The FY25 year also featured archival and commissioned works on URHERE, our new digital platform. Commissioned works included [UNTITLED MINIATURE] by Joshua Gelb. 1938389 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 113 0 true 216 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 23 18 false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true true true true false false NY X X Lanxing Fu 2126470202 145 Sixth Ave New York NY 10013 Kristin Marting Artistic Director 40.00 0.00 88756 0 11666 Lanxing Fu Co-Director 40.00 0.00 X 40215 0 3886 Lauren Miller Co-Director 40.00 0.00 X 40215 0 3886 Annalisa Dias Co-Director 40.00 0.00 X 40194 0 3865 Jesse Cameron Alick Co-Director 40.00 0.00 X 40215 0 3840 Barbara Busackino Member 10.00 0.00 X 1838 0 0 Michael Champness Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Abigail Gampel Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Setareh Mirhosseini Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Maner Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brenna Thomas Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Garrett Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christina Pan Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alan Ostroff Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Pinto Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kamala Sankaram Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Amy Segal Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Walport Vice-Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jennifer Suh Whitfield Board Chair 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tommy Young Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Teresa Woods Pena Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 China Young Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Warren Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Justin Deabler Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 251433 27143 0 true false false 0 145353 162069 2389862 2697284 Co-producer income 711190 95050 95050 Facility rentals 532000 266623 266623 Fiscal sponsorship income 711190 1414 1414 Ticket handling fee incom 711190 42190 42190 Ticket sales 711190 108996 108996 514273 205 205 0 0 0 0 15296 145353 15296 0 0 0 Concession income 711110 33447 33447 Merchandise sales 711110 157 157 Other income 900099 5391 5391 38995 3250757 553473 X 23308 23308 13000 13000 0 0 486833 316442 121708 48683 0 626744 577311 43757 5676 700 700 74706 69104 5002 600 99543 83812 11896 3835 0 0 13000 13000 0 0 0 446977 288956 121796 36225 92384 92384 2918 2082 812 24 0 0 0 22630 18248 4165 217 0 0 83566 81059 1671 836 0 137276 133157 2746 1373 27454 22241 3942 1271 Repairs and maintenance 105904 102727 2118 1059 Utilities and storage 55717 52642 1960 1115 Production expenses 45607 45607 Fundraising and other events 11913 11913 19267 15609 2766 892 2389447 1938389 337339 113719 176828 112969 110057 69647 801225 17142 1737 0 0 0 0 21325 32872 3853618 1775829 2146854 2077789 0 0 0 72870 68260 2083 2083 2506749 3206992 106106 76774 42377 12427 1320428 1251143 200000 100000 8000 75500 1676911 1515844 X 450152 338848 379686 1352300 829838 1691148 2506749 3206992 861310 X false true X true false X 2879836 2519458 1605227 1470321 2697284 11172126 0 0 2879836 2519458 1605227 1470321 2697284 11172126 1661115 9511011 386 118 71 205 780 0 18886 26911 33029 55645 38995 173466 11346372 2302792 0.83820 0.81420 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1538677 801985 736692 2292100 973844 1318256 22841 22841 2077789 Refundable advance 75500 75500 X 3301960 51203 51203 3250757 3250757 2440650 51203 51203 2389447 2389447 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Center does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for the periods ending August 31, 2022 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. X X X X X X X false NY Annual benefit 160649 145353 15296 7000 4650 3646 160649 145353 15296 7000 4650 3646 15296 true Tandem Otter Productions 26 Vandam St 1FW New York NY 10013 134101497 23308 0 Cash value Fiscal sponsorship 0 1 Fiscal sponsorship grants 2 13000 Book value X X false false false false false false false false false Kristin Marting Artistic Director 88756 11666 100422 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Management reviewed a draft of the form 990 with the audit/finance committee andprovided edits to the tax preparer. After this process was performed, the form 990was sent to the full board of directors prior to being filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All Board Members are required to fill out a Conflict of Interest Disclosure formbefore the start of the next fiscal year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Kristin's compensation is reviewed by the Board of Directors and the Chairman of theBoard performs her annual staff review. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Financial statements are available for review on our website. Governing documents and policies are available upon request.