Indiespace celebrates and centers independent theater-making in new york city. The organization provides radically transparent, responsive and equity-focused funding, real estate programs, professional development, and advocacy to individual artists, theater companies, and indie venues.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$96K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $549K a year · 38% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $1.6M
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
×11 vs prior year
Spent
$762K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$849K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2022▲ ×11
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$136K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$762K
FY2022▲ +455%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$137K
FY2022$762K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$849K
FY2022▲ ×11
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2021$78K
FY2022$849K
FY2023$746K
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$3.4M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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 Nov 2015.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $512K Management & general 23% · $176K Fundraising 10% · $75K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$76,472Pt VII · Sec A
Programs Manager
$19,553Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Randi Berry’s $154K as Board Member/Executive Director is at the 68th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Randi Berry$154,429$133,752$122,231$76,472$50,000$50,000
Veshonte Brown$79,351$71,282$62,500$19,553——
Brea Clemons————$33,365—
Maya Quetzali Gonzales$800—————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Creates permanent real estate solutions for independent theaters.

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1 program · $512K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

During the year the Organization worked with over 20 other organizations in our advisory and consulting program, helping them make real estate decisions for their organizations; we gave out hundreds of grants through our Mental Health Program, our pay our People and emergency fund.

$512Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 38 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$225,500
Unitemized GrantFY2025$54,000
Bugingo Studios LLCFY2025$33,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$22,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$18,850
Unitemized GrantFY2025$18,000
Irt Theater INCNY · FY2025$10,100
Noosphere Arts INCNY · FY2025$10,100
St Lydia'sFY2025$10,100
Open Channels New York INCNY · FY2025$10,100
Brooklyn Arts Haus LLCFY2025$10,100
Ginger Goose INC DBA Qed AstoriaFY2025$10,100
The Little Victory TheaterFY2025$10,000
Dance Entropy INCNY · FY2025$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$275,565
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Money outPt IX
$762K
Ln 25
Programscol B$512K
Managementcol C$176K
Fundraisingcol D$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$849K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$569K
Total assetsLn 16$869K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$208K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$443K
SavingsLn 2$126K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$569K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$869K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$849K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K$569K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$135K$869K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$78K$849K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$296K$296K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$159K$132K$19K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$9K$4K$704
Management feesLn 11a$85K$17K$31K$37K
Legal feesLn 11b$475$0$475$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$0$41K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10$0$10$0
Office expensesLn 13$768$266$502$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K$27$0
TravelLn 17$3K$151$3K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$33K$12K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$106K$16K$60K$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$762K$512K$176K$75K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.4M$1.7M$1.7M$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$1.2M$912K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.3M−$103K$746K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.5M$762K$771K$849K 990 PDF
FY2021 $136K$137K−$2K$78K 990 PDF
FY2020 $187K$174K$13K$330K 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 $1,533,164 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $135,694$1,504,897
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49$28,267
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $135,744$1,533,164
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,000$296,073
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $64,297$173,447
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $53,123$292,551
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $137,420$762,071
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,676$771,093
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,533,164 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$208,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,296,897
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,504,897
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $28,267 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$28,267
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,267 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,533,164
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $762,071 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $296,073$296,073
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $132,335 · Management $19,466 · Fundraising $7,647$159,448
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,132 · Management $4,163 · Fundraising $704$13,999
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $17,018 · Management $31,083 · Fundraising $37,092$85,193
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $475 · Fundraising $0$475
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $40,683 · Fundraising $0$40,683
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $10 · Fundraising $0$10
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $266 · Management $502 · Fundraising $0$768
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,783 · Management $27 · Fundraising $0$4,810
IX-17 TravelPrograms $151 · Management $3,201 · Fundraising $0$3,352
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,123 · Management $1,316 · Fundraising $0$4,439
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,510 · Fundraising $0$2,510
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,745 · Management $11,578 · Fundraising $0$44,323
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,236 · Management $60,492 · Fundraising $29,260$105,988
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $511,862 · Management $175,506 · Fundraising $74,703$762,071
Part X · Balance sheet $868,878 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $113,230$442,518
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,469$126,005
X-4 Accounts receivable$268,263
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,192$7,437
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,229$12,405
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $6,000$6,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,554$6,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $134,674$868,878
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,841$19,952
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $30,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $56,841$19,952
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $52,833$396,426
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,000$452,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $77,833$848,926
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $134,674$868,878
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $848,926 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,533,164
XI-2 Total expenses$762,071
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$771,093
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$77,833
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$848,926

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