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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 6,455,151 | 5,594,970 | 5,582,222 | 8,467,076 | 6,504,296 | 32,603,715 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 6,455,151 | 5,594,970 | 5,582,222 | 8,467,076 | 6,504,296 | 32,603,715 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 3,610,953 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 28,992,762 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 6,455,151 | 5,594,970 | 5,582,222 | 8,467,076 | 6,504,296 | 32,603,715 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,492,167 | 1,993,716 | 1,651,283 | 1,295,786 | 3,532 | 6,436,484 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 22,215 | 5,889 | 8,364 | 8,430 | 201,528 | 246,426 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 39,286,625 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | SIGNATURE CONDUCTS ITS RESIDENCY PROGRAMMING AT THE CENTER. RESIDENCY 1, SIGNATURE'S FOUNDING RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT PROGRAM, IS A YEAR-LONG, INTENSIVE EXPLORATION OF A SINGLE WRITER'S BODY OF WORK. RESIDENCY 5, THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND, SUPPORTS MULTIPLE PLAYWRIGHTS AS THEY BUILD THEIR BODIES OF WORK BY COMMITTING IN ADVANCE TO THREE PRODUCTIONS OF PREMIERE PLAYS BY EACH RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT. OUR LEGACY PROGRAM INVITES PAST SIGNATURE WRITERS FROM BOTH RESIDENCIES TO RETURN FOR PRODUCTIONS OF PREMIERE OR SIGNATURE PLAYS. LAUNCHPAD, OUR NEWEST PLAYWRIGHT RESIDENCY, PROVIDES HOLISTIC SUPPORT TO EARLY-CAREER PLAYWRIGHTS FROM COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED IN THE AMERICAN THEATRE. LAUNCHPAD OFFERS A THREE-YEAR COMMITMENT TO EACH RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT, DURING WHICH TIME EACH PLAYWRIGHT WILL WRITE TWO NEW PLAYS COMMISSIONED BY SIGNATURE. SIGNATURE AND OUR ARTISTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH TONY AWARDS, PULITZER PRIZES, MACARTHUR "GENIUS" GRANTS, AND LUCILLE LORTEL, OBIE, DRAMA DESK, AUDELCO, AND ARTIOS AWARDS AS WELL AS THE 50/50 AWARD FOR GENDER PARITY IN THEATRE, AMONG MANY OTHER DISTINCTIONS. IN 2014, SIGNATURE BECAME THE FIRST NEW YORK CITY THEATRE TO RECEIVE THE REGIONAL THEATRE TONY AWARD FOR OUR BODY OF WORK AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS AN INSTITUTION. OUR ORGANIZATION AND ARTISTS HAVE MADE LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AMERICAN THEATRICAL CANON. SINCE 2005, SIGNATURE HAS BEEN A LEADER IN MAKING THEATRE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE TICKETS THROUGH THE SIGNATURE TICKET INITIATIVE: A GENERATION OF ACCESS. THE TICKET INITIATIVE SUBSIDIZES TICKETS TO $35 FOR THE FIRST FIVE WEEKS OF PERFORMANCES OF ALL OF OUR SEASON PRODUCTIONS. IN SPRING 2019, SIGNATURE PROVIDED ITS MILLIONTH SUBSIDIZED TICKET TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2012, WITH SUPPORT FROM LEAD PARTNER, THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION, SIGNATURE MADE A COMMITMENT TO THE TICKET INITIATIVE THROUGH 2032, REPRESENTING OVER 500,000 AFFORDABLE TICKETS IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, OUR SIGNATURE TICKET INITIATIVE WAS PAUSED FOR THE DURATION OF THE 2020/21 SEASON AS WE HAD NO MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS. IN 2020, SIGNATURE LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATIVE, SIGSPACE, TO BRING ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING TO THE CENTER'S PUBLIC SPACES AND SUSTAIN SIGNATURE'S LOBBY AS A FREE PUBLIC WORKSPACE AND SOCIAL HUB FOR NEW YORK ARTISTS. SIGSPACE PROGRAMMING INCLUDES CONCERTS, READINGS OF NEW WORK, COMEDY, STORYTELLING, PANELS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE CONVERSATIONS, ALL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR RESIDENT WRITERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. SIGNATURE'S EDUCATION PROGRAM UPHOLDS OUR ARTS ACCESS VALUES AND EXPANDS SIGNATURE'S DYNAMIC COMMUNITY. OUR PAID, 10-MONTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES FELLOWS WITH INSIGHT AND EXPERIENCE OF THE OPERATIONS OF A WORLD-CLASS OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE. OUR FREE STUDENT MATINEES OFFER NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FREE PERFORMANCES OF SELECT SEASON PRODUCTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 | THIS INCLUDES 28 NON-STAFF TRUSTEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH CAN ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHEN NOT IN SESSION, CONSISTS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION AND THE HEADS OF COMMITTEES AS OUTLINED IN THE COMPANY'S BY-LAWS, AS WELL AS PAST PRESIDENTS AND TWO AT-LARGE MEMBERS, ALL OF WHOM ARE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| 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: | REDUCTION OF PRIOR YEAR GRANT -35,000. |
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