As one of new york city's oldest nonprofit alternative art centers, the kitchen is dedicated to offering emerging and established artists opportunities to create and present new work within, and across, the disciplines of dance, music, theater, visual art, and literature. Known for its commitment to providing instrumental early support for artists who have progressed to later prominence, the kitchen has been a powerful force in shaping the cultural landscape of this country.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 63 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.5M a year · 36% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$312K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $2.0M
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$774K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
61%
Net assets
$15.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2025▼ -45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2025▲ +0.7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.4M
Net assets
$15.7M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$11.7M
FY2023$16.0M
FY2024$16.6M
FY2025$15.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1975.

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Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $2.1M Management & general 21% · $703K Fundraising 18% · $621K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $312K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director & Chief Curator
$193,616Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$118,406Pt VII · Sec A
President (as of Apr 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President (to Apr 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (as of Jan 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (to Jan 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (as of Jan 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Legacy Russell’s $194K as Executive Director & Chief Curator is at the 82nd 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Legacy Russell$193,616$185,462$173,465———
Reginald Tim Griffin———$90,719$161,787$174,146
Chelsea Guerdat—$157,765————
Kerry Scheidt——$123,380$119,475$120,054$110,760
Fatima Zaidi$118,406$118,594————
Effie Philips Staley—$114,994$110,863———
Bruce Lineker———$107,565$103,633$104,990
Legacy Russell as of Sep 2021———$56,198——

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

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3 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Performance & exhibitionrecognizing its longstanding legacy of experimentation, the kitchen remains devoted to nurturing a community of artists and audiences, providing artists the opportunity to make--and for audiences to engage with--work that takes risks not available elsewhere.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

The kitchen's archivethe archive project is an ongoing initiative to preserve and modernize the kitchen's extensive collection of historic audio and videotapes documenting performances and events that have taken place at the kitchen following its inception in 1971.

$223Kprogram expense
03

Education programthe kitchen's educational programs provide hundreds of youth and adults with substantive and singular arts experiences each year. As a result of the partnerships we have forged with individual schools and organizations over the years, the kitchen's education initiatives continue to evolve to meet the particular needs of…

$125Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$143K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$703K
Fundraisingcol D$621K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$628K
Total assetsLn 16$16.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$774K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$113K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$476K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$143K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Gains on assetsLn 7$22K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$628K
SavingsLn 2$11
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$628K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$736K
Other assetsLn 15$10.4M
Total assetsLn 16$16.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$774K
Net assetsLn 32$15.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 563
VolunteersI 620
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$544K$628K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.4M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$814K$736K
Total assetsLn 16$17.8M$16.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$774K
Net assetsLn 32$16.6M$15.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$232K$163K$23K$46K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$911K$186K$166K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$193K$139K$28K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$117K$84K$16K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$257K$257K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$104K$104K
Investment management feesLn 11f$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$206K$122K$84K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$45K$45K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$913$923
OccupancyLn 16$160K$115K$22K$23K
TravelLn 17$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$90K$65K$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$49K$35K$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$450K$286K$7K$156K
All other expensesLn 24e$203K$102K$40K$61K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$2.1M$703K$621K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.4M$3.4M−$1.0M$15.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.3M$3.4M$935K$16.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.7M$2.9M$3.8M$16.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.1M$2.2M$1.8M$11.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.1M$2.1M$3.0M$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.5M$2.1M$389K$7.0M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,376,478 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,702,005$2,144,717
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,686$40,186
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $596,504$143,040
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,255$48,535
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,323,450$2,376,478
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,721,758$1,805,001
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $95,000$104,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,571,851$1,503,285
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,388,609$3,412,786
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $934,841−$1,036,308
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $2,376,478 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$475,814
VIII-1e Government grants$112,940
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,555,963
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,144,717
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $40,186$40,186
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $121,465$121,465
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $21,575$21,575
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,375 · Excluded from tax $39,160$48,535
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $49,561 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $182,200$2,376,478
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,412,786 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $162,523 · Management $23,218 · Fundraising $46,435$232,176
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $911,111 · Management $185,636 · Fundraising $166,043$1,262,790
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $138,755 · Management $27,513 · Fundraising $26,575$192,843
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $84,181 · Management $16,412 · Fundraising $16,599$117,192
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $256,721$256,721
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $104,500$104,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $19,063$19,063
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $121,690 · Management $83,957$205,647
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $44,621$44,621
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,683 · Management $913 · Fundraising $923$6,519
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $115,097 · Management $22,439 · Fundraising $22,695$160,231
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,606$18,606
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $64,501 · Management $12,575 · Fundraising $12,718$89,794
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $35,115 · Management $6,846 · Fundraising $6,924$48,885
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $286,211 · Management $7,435 · Fundraising $156,252$449,898
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $101,807 · Management $40,442 · Fundraising $61,051$203,300
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,088,901 · Management $703,170 · Fundraising $620,715$3,412,786
Part X · Balance sheet $16,479,848 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $365,572$628,114
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $178,022$11
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,264,996$1,279,853
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,902$66,246
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $94,840$61,775
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $814,025$735,636
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,370,049$3,305,451
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,729,696$10,402,762
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,824,102$16,479,848
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $883,963$611,601
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $297,237$161,931
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,181,200$773,532
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,639,175$4,767,553
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,003,727$10,938,763
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,642,902$15,706,316
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,824,102$16,479,848
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,706,316 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,376,478
XI-2 Total expenses$3,412,786
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,036,308
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,642,902
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$177,722
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$78,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,706,316

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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