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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: May 2025 Expires: May 2027

The 52nd Street Project

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(212) 333-5252
789 Tenth Ave
New York, NY, 10019-5027
https://52project.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

The 52nd Street Project meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
The mission of The 52nd Street Project, a community-based arts organization, is to bring together kids from Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan, starting at age ten and lasting through their teens, with theater professionals to create original theater offered free to the general public. By building on the core experience of accomplishment and collaboration, the Project fosters a sense of inclusion in a place where the children belong and where their creative work is the driving force. Through long-term mentoring relationships and exposure to diverse art forms (including Poetry, Photography, Theatrical Design, Dance, Stage Combat and Filmmaking), the Project seeks to expand the children’s means of expression and to improve their literacy, their life skills and their attitude towards learning.

Year, State Incorporated:
1989, NY

Children are introduced to The 52nd Street Project at age ten through our initial playwriting program, Playmaking Stage-One. The children then continue to be engaged through our theater programs until they graduate from high school, with each successive program raising the challenge for our young people. The Project also offers additional arts programming through New Platforms, which introduces our young people to various art forms outside of our theater programming. The latest addition to New Platforms is ProjCast, the Project’s very own podcast, which features a kid produced theme song, and kid generated content. In order to ensure the success of our young people academically and as well-rounded individuals, the Project supplements its arts programming with Youth Development programming. This includes Homework Help, Teen Employment, College Prep, and Smart Partners, the Project’s mentorship program.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, The 52nd Street Project's program expenses were:

Salaries, wages, benefits, and taxes $979,871
Depreciation $373,491
Lease and occupancy costs $132,109
Professional fees $105,663
Insurance $65,197
Scholarships $36,500
Repairs and maintenance $31,509
Security $20,145
Supplies and office expenses $18,146
Catering and hospitality $14,511
Touring travel, housing, and food $13,749
Telecommunications $8,286
Marketing and press $3,790
Postage, delivery, and printing $814
Subscriptions, dues, and memberships $360
Total Program Expenses $1,804,141

Chair of the Board
Cathy Dantchik, Producer

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Self-Employed

Board Size
20

Paid Staff Size
11

Method(s) Used:
Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 18.30%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on The 52nd Street Project's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Individuals $286,796
Foundations $266,500
Fundraising Benefits $226,626
Government $175,380
Theatre Rental Revenue $148,420
Corporations $67,491
Labor Reimbursements $17,192
Other Income $6,889
Total Income $1,195,294

Programs: 84% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 8%

Total Income $1,195,294
Total expenses: $2,135,372
  Program expenses $1,804,141
  Fundraising expenses $155,048
  Administrative expenses $176,183
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-940,078
Beginning Net Assets $16,875,552
Other Changes In Net Assets $242,882
Ending Net Assets $16,178,356
Total Liabilities $2,445,024
Total Assets $18,633,380

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Report completed by:
BBB Foundation of Metropolitan New York