Moving Theater EIN 20-0021714

Moving Theater

EIN  20-0021714 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York City, NY Founded 2004
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Fosters collaboration across dance, theater, music, and live arts.
Leadership
Ryan Kelly · Artist · $30K
Money in and out
$121K revenue, $167K expenses
Bottom line
17% program efficiency

Fosters collaboration across dance, theater, music, and live arts. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $121K in revenue, $167K in expenses, and $152K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$121K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$167K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$152K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$45K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.17 Management & general $0.83
Program efficiency
17%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
12.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -12% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-37%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -349% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$121K
FY2025▼ -44%
Expenses
$167K
FY2025▼ -10%
Total assets
$178K
FY2025▼ -20%
Total liabilities
$27K
FY20250%
Total revenue
$121K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$167K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$152K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$45K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$178K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B17%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $25K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The creation and development of a new performance, "RUG," co-produced by L'Alliance New York and Gerard & Kelly Foundation. "RUG" will premiere at the Crossing The Line festival in New York City in November 2026.

$14Kprogram expense
02

The production of new works in installation and sculpture for "Bardo," an exhibition that was free and open to the public for six weeks in 2025 at Marian Goodman Gallery

$6Kprogram expense
03

The development and production of a new performance and film project, "Saints at a Disco," which launched in March 2026 as public performances at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for an audience of 250 people.

$4Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMoving Theater
EINHdr · item D20-0021714
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York City, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.gerardandkelly.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2004
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A62)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$29,500Pt VII · Sec A
$24,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Kelly’s $30K as Artist is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2212 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ryan Kelly$29,500$30,000$18,950$21,000$24,000$24,770
Brennan Gerard$24,500$30,000$18,950$21,000$24,000$24,770

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$90K · 74%
Program service revenue$25K · 21%
Investment income$5K · 5%
Contributions & grants74%$90K
Program service revenue21%$25K
Investment income5%$5K
Total revenueLn 12$121K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.17 Management & general $0.83
Program services17%$29K
Management & general83%$138K
Total functional expensesLn 25$167K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$178K
Total assetsLn 16$178K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$27K
Total net assetsLn 32$152K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $178K · Operating expenses/yr $167K
12.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $29K · Total expenses $167K
17%
Management & General
Management & general $138K · Total expenses $167K
83%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $167K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $5K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $143K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $90K · Total revenue $121K
74%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $121K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $25K · Total revenue $121K
21%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $121K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $25K · Total expenses $167K
15%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $121K · Prior year $218K
-44%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $172K · FY2025 $121K
-7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $152K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $121K · Expenses $167K
-37%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $178K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $152K · Total assets $178K
85%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $178K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ryan Kelly · Reported title Artist · Highest reported compensation $30K · Total expenses $167K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $67K · Total expenses $167K
40%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 17%
Overhead ratio 83%
Revenue growth -44%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$121K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$218K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$306K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$135K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$191K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$172K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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