Center at West Park INC

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The Center at West Park is a home for arts, culture, and community in the landmark West Park presbyterian church on the upper West side in manhattan. The Center is a secular notforprofit organization that offers a diverse range of programs for artists, audiences, and the neighborhood; manages the buildings facilities; and stewards the restoration of its historic exterior.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4802422) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 49 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $385K a year · 29% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
65% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$335K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
0.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $2.1M
9 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$365K
23% of total assets
Liabilities are 23% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
16 of 16 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.9M
+115% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2024▲ +115%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$440K
FY2022$622K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.9M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +71%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$333K
FY2022$689K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ ×10
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$186K
FY2021−$78K
FY2022−$188K
FY2023$121K
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $1.1M Management & general 29% · $501K Fundraising 6% · $112K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $335K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$335,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member & Treasurer (incoming)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debra Hirshman’s $335K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Debra Hirshman$335,000$127,115———
Zachary Tomlinson——$65,250——
Natasha Katerinopulos——$62,750——
Scott Pyne———$25,750$62,500

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides arts, culture, and community programs in a historic Manhattan church.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The center at west park presented numerous performances of theater and puppetry through our artist residencyprograms; provided affordable performance, rehearsal, and administrative space for other arts organizations and individual artists through our space rental program; and made necessary building improvements to restore and preserve…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4802422) · Dispute this line
$1.1Mprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$419K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$501K
Fundraisingcol D$112K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$110K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$365K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$419K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$85K
SavingsLn 2$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$110K
Accounts receivableLn 4$46K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$365K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 549
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$349K$110K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$442K$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$322K$365K
Net assetsLn 32$121K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$335K$268K$34K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$284K$227K$28K$28K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$166$166
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$43K$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$340K$340K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$333K$267K$33K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$77K$77K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$21K$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$84K$67K$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$146K$146K
All other expensesLn 24e$137$137
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.1M$501K$112K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $2.9M$1.7M$1.2M$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 24, 2024 $1.4M$1.0M$331K$121K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $622K$689K−$67K−$188K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $440K$333K$108K−$78K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2022 $180K−$186K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $2,908,348 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $998,788$2,489,656
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $351,725$418,692
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,350,515$2,908,348
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 $359,115$674,837
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $660,225$1,063,981
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,019,340$1,738,818
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $331,175$1,169,530
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,908,348 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$24,263
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,465,393
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,489,656
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $418,692$418,692
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $418,692 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,908,348
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,738,818 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $268,000 · Management $33,500 · Fundraising $33,500$335,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $227,071 · Management $28,384 · Fundraising $28,384$283,839
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,327 · Management $166 · Fundraising $166$1,659
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,471 · Management $5,434 · Fundraising $5,434$54,339
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $339,653$339,653
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,420$22,420
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $266,569 · Management $33,320 · Fundraising $33,321$333,210
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $77,183$77,183
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,773 · Management $2,597 · Fundraising $2,597$25,967
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $67,417 · Management $8,428 · Fundraising $8,428$84,273
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,526$7,526
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $27,436$27,436
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $146,176$146,176
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $137$137
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,125,513 · Management $501,475 · Fundraising $111,830$1,738,818
Part X · Balance sheet $1,617,709 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,088$84,706
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $233,887$25,010
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $86,992$45,501
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,458$5,719
X-12 Other securities$1,454,873
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$1,900
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $442,425$1,617,709
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $150,309$198,611
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $171,194$166,788
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $321,503$365,399
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $120,922$1,252,310
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $120,922$1,252,310
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $442,425$1,617,709
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,252,310 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,908,348
XI-2 Total expenses$1,738,818
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,169,530
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$120,922
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$42,628
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$80,770
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,252,310

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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