TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$234,975,826
Up 36.9% from $171,655,256 in fiscal 2024.
Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts
New York, New York - EIN 13-1847137 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025)
HOW TO READ THIS PAGE
How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 12, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 12, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.
THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH
Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts reported $234,975,826 in revenue and $231,660,857 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $3,314,969 for the year. Program services took $173,598,996 of expenses, or 74.9%. The organization closed the year with $614,915,866 in net assets - about 31.9 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.
At a Glance - Fiscal 2025
All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.
TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$231,660,857
Revenue minus expenses: $3,314,969 in fiscal 2025.
PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
74.9%
$173,598,996 of $231,660,857 went to program services.
NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$614,915,866
Total assets $1,202,507,830 minus total liabilities $587,591,964.
TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$2,293,217
Henry Timms, President And CEO Thru 8/1/24, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 12, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.
PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
1,825 Employees
Plus 207 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025
Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 12, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.
Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025
Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.07 - $8,022,429 in fundraising expenses divided by $111,402,947 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.08.
Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025
| Source | Fiscal 2025 |
|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $111,402,947 |
| Of Which Cash Contributions | $103,802,649 |
| Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash) | $7,600,298 |
| Membership Dues | $1,692,241 |
| Fundraising Events | $7,943,903 |
| Government Grants | $5,079,859 |
| All Other Contributions | $96,686,944 |
| Program Service Revenue | $101,706,455 |
| Investment Income | $20,035,441 |
| Other Revenue | $1,830,983 |
| Total Revenue (All Sources) | $234,975,826 |
Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025
Reserves and Runway
31.9 Months
of reserves - $614,915,866 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $19,305,071 in fiscal 2025.
Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.
Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025
| Total Assets | $1,202,507,830 |
| Total Liabilities | $587,591,964 |
| Liabilities as Share of Assets | 48.9% |
| Net Assets | $614,915,866 |
Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025
Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 12, 2026.
| Name and Title, as Reported | Total Pay - Fiscal 2025 | Share of Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Timms - President And CEO Thru 8/1/24 | $2,293,217 | 0.99% |
| James O'Hara - EVP, CFO & Cao | $904,620 | 0.39% |
| Shannon Shanta Thake-Kriegsmann - EVP, Chief Artistic Officer | $749,701 | 0.32% |
| Lauren Klein - EVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Secr. | $749,268 | 0.32% |
| Leah Johnson - EVP, Chf. Comm, Mkting & Advoc. Ofc. | $729,247 | 0.31% |
| Melique Jones - EVP, Chief People Officer | $649,702 | 0.28% |
| Adam Bair - Basic Stagehand | $570,577 | 0.25% |
| Robert Bellas - Basic Stagehand | $536,150 | 0.23% |
| Darren Robertson - SVP, Performance & Campus Operations | $501,789 | 0.22% |
| Laura Colony - SVP, A&i - Corporate & Institutional Giving | $453,929 | 0.20% |
| Mariko Silver - President And CEO As Of 9/16/24 | $408,069 | 0.18% |
| Lawrence Sumulong - Photographer | $385,554 | 0.17% |
| Peter Flamm - Former VP, Real Estate | $224,598 | 0.10% |
The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.
Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025
Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 12, 2026.
Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990
79 voting members, 78 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
| Name, as Reported | Role, as Reported |
|---|---|
| Henry Timms | President And CEO Thru 8/1/24 |
| James O'Hara | EVP, CFO & Cao |
| Shannon Shanta Thake-Kriegsmann | EVP, Chief Artistic Officer |
| Lauren Klein | EVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Secr. |
| Leah Johnson | EVP, Chf. Comm, Mkting & Advoc. Ofc. |
| Melique Jones | EVP, Chief People Officer |
| Adam Bair | Basic Stagehand |
| Robert Bellas | Basic Stagehand |
| Darren Robertson | SVP, Performance & Campus Operations |
| Laura Colony | SVP, A&i - Corporate & Institutional Giving |
| Mariko Silver | President And CEO As Of 9/16/24 |
| Lawrence Sumulong | Photographer |
| Peter Flamm | Former VP, Real Estate |
| Steven R Swartz | Chairman |
| Sheryl D Kaye | Vice Chair |
| Robert K Steel | Vice Chair |
| Clara Wu Tsai | Vice Chair |
| Adebayo Ogunlesi | Vice Chair & Treasurer |
| Ronnie Ackman | Director |
| Elizabeth Alexander | Director |
| Sarah Arison | Director |
| Elisabeth M Armstrong | Director As Of 6/11/25 |
| Jody Arnhold | Director |
| Shari Aronson | Director |
| Christina Baker | Director |
| Renee Belfer | Director |
| Frank A Bennack Jr | Director |
| C Graham Berwind III | Director As Of 6/11/25 |
| Cecily M Carson | Director |
| Diana Chen | Director |
| Kathryn Chenault | Director |
| Misty Copeland | Director |
| James G Dinan | Director |
| Carol Domina | Director As Of 10/1/24 |
| Damien Dwin | Director |
| Blair W Effron | Director Thru 6/11/25 |
| Joel S Ehrenkranz | Director Thru 6/11/25 |
| Martin Escobari | Director |
| Elizabeth Eveillard | Director Thru 7/19/24 |
| Zita Ezpeleta | Director Thru 6/11/25 |
| Katherine Farley | Director |
| Bart Friedman | Director |
| Joshua S Friedman | Director |
| Jeffrey L Gates | Director |
| David Geffen | Director |
| Bennett J Goodman | Director |
| Jeffrey W Greenberg | Director |
| Efraim Grinberg | Director |
| Mimi Haas | Director |
| Jim Herbert | Director |
| John B Hess | Director |
| Robert Hoglund | Director |
| Susan S Huang | Director |
| David A Hunt | Director Thru 9/16/24 |
| Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos | Director |
| Kathy Jacobson | Director |
| Tod Johnson | Director |
| Brad S Karp | Director |
| Anthony Y Kim | Director |
| Shelly Lazarus | Director |
| Bobby Le Blanc | Director |
| Kewsong Lee | Director |
| Betty Levin | Director |
| Frayda Lindemann | Director Thru 6/11/25 |
| Bryan Lourd | Director |
| Vincent Mai | Director |
| Scott D Malkin | Director |
| Toru Matsui | Director As Of 6/11/25 |
| Peter W May | Director |
| Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw | Director |
| Audra McDonald | Director |
| Glenda McNeal | Director |
| Philip L Milstein | Director |
| Jim Neary | Director |
| Anna Nikolayevsky | Director |
| Clarence Otis | Director |
| Dina Powell McCormick | Director |
| Jonelle Procope | Director |
| Shonda Rhimes | Director |
| Hon Stephen C Robinson | Director |
| Stephen M Ross | Director |
| David M Rubenstein | Director Thru 3/31/25 |
| Ralph Schlosstein | Director |
| Morwin Schmookler | Director |
| Esta Eiger Stecher | Director |
| Daniel H Stern | Director |
| Tony Tamer | Director |
| Oscar Tang | Director |
| Diana Taylor | Director |
| Mary Ann Tighe | Director |
| Laurie M Tisch | Director |
| Sayu Ueno | Director Thru 3/31/25 |
| Barbara Vogelstein | Director |
| John E Waldron | Director |
| Darren Walker | Director |
| Kenneth L Wallach | Director |
| Ann Ziff | Director Thru 6/11/25 |
| Hon Eric Adams | Ex Officio |
| Hon Adrienne E Adams | Ex Officio |
| Hon Susan Donoghue | Ex Officio Thru 5/30/25 |
| Hon Iris Rodriguez-Rosa | Ex Officio As Of 6/1/25 |
| Hon Laurie Cumbo | Ex Officio |
Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025
Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence79 voting / 78 independent
Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.
Grants - Fiscal 2025
Grants Made - Fiscal 2025
This organization reported $5,554,760 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.
| Recipient, as Reported | Amount |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Center Development Project Inc TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF THE LINCOLN CENTER CAMPUS | $5,479,760 |
Trend - Revenue
Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing) | $171,655,256 | - |
| Fiscal 2025 | $234,975,826 | +36.9% |
This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
Filings on Record
| Tax Period | Form | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025 | Form 990 | In Force - Filed May 12, 2026 | Original Filing at the IRS |
If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.