The Tank is a small, Manhattan-based non-profit arts presenter and producer serving emerging artists. Our goal is to remove economic barriers from the creation of new work for artists launching their careers or experimenting within their art form, while being inclusive and accessible.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
28
named funders · $2.0M
Looks good: 28 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$117K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$992K
Spent
$815K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$288K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$992K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$992K
FY2021$764K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$815K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$815K
FY2021$831K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$288K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$654K
FY2024$418K
FY2025$312K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2005.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $710K Management & general 5% · $42K Fundraising 8% · $64K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Meghan Finn’s $60K as Artistic Director is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Meghan Finn$60,004$57,862$59,590

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Presents diverse performances and online programming to support emerging artists and engage audiences.

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1 program · $710K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Supported over 1,578 emerging artists over 760 performances to 22,527 audience members prior to executive order closing our space in march due to the PANDEMIC.DURING COVID-19, we pivoted our activities to cybertank, our virtual platform, which supported over 1,383 emerging artists in 134 performances to 5373 households across the country…

$710Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$992K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$623K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$370K
Money outPt IX
$815K
Ln 25
Programscol B$710K
Managementcol C$42K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$288K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$177K
Total assetsLn 16$406K
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$623K
Government grantsLn 1e$268K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$370K
Total revenueLn 12$992K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$177K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$177K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$79K
Total assetsLn 16$406K
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K
Net assetsLn 32$288K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 547
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K$177K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$161K$406K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$117K
Net assetsLn 32$111K$288K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$164K$152K$8K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$10K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$244K$244K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$348K$307K$41K
All other expensesLn 24e$520$520
Total functional expensesLn 25$815K$710K$42K$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.7M−$107K$312K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.7M−$236K$418K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.4M$316K$654K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$117K$339K 990 PDF
FY2021 $764K$831K−$67K$222K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $992K$815K$177K$288K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $992,372 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $274,871$622,673
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $562,887$369,699
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,975$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $857,733$992,372
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $188,021$164,187
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $668,343$651,032
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $856,364$815,219
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,369$177,153
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $992,372 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$267,772
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$354,901
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$622,673
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $369,699$369,699
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $369,699 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$992,372
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $815,219 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $152,351 · Management $7,891 · Fundraising $3,945$164,187
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $10,080 · Fundraising $16,400$26,480
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,348$5,348
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,602 · Fundraising $2,589$10,191
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $243,682$243,682
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,300$1,300
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,933$15,933
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $307,003 · Fundraising $40,575$347,578
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $520$520
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $709,684 · Management $42,026 · Fundraising $63,509$815,219
Part X · Balance sheet $405,601 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,179$176,713
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $34,890$134,660
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,144$13,289
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,081$1,561
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $49,550$79,378
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $160,844$405,601
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,222$60,641
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $36,390$56,575
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,612$117,216
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $111,232$125,057
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$163,328
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $111,232$288,385
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $160,844$405,601
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $288,385 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$992,372
XI-2 Total expenses$815,219
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$177,153
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$111,232
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$288,385

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