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Nonprofit · EIN 22-1950890

COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC

Tax-exempt · RED BANK, NJ 07701

Financials

$25.2M$22.6M2022$29.1M$25.8M2023$28.2M$26M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$28,201,898$25,970,819$2,231,079$74,408,996$29,060,635$45,348,361
June 30, 2024990$29,098,598$25,790,914$3,307,684$73,513,850$30,640,579$42,873,271
June 30, 2023990$25,156,070$22,552,655$2,603,415$69,340,268$30,218,511$39,121,757
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$6,524,989
of which government grants
$2,840,861
Program service revenue
$20,488,437
Investment income
$1,035,359
Net gain from sales of assets
$478,474
Other revenue
$153,113

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$953,032
Other salaries and wages
$4,916,505
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$6,983,004
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$3,360
Accounting fees
$82,959
Occupancy
$653,878
Travel
$168,975
Depreciation
$1,931,853
Program services (functional)
$22,315,411
Management and general (functional)
$2,024,181
Fundraising (functional)
$1,631,227

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$73,513,850
Total assets, end of year
$74,408,996
Total liabilities, end of year
$29,060,635
Net assets, end of year
$45,348,361
Land, buildings and equipment
$47,667,685
Publicly traded securities
$13,986,663
Net assets without donor restrictions
$35,126,221
Net assets with donor restrictions
$10,222,140
Gross unrelated business income
$153,113
Gross receipts
$64,171,536
Employees
419
Volunteers
38
Year formed
1972
State of legal domicile
NJ

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ADAM PHILIPSONCEO & PRESIDENT
Officer
60$607,554$49,054
KAREN FRANKLINCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$263,741$16,669
ISIDORE SACKOWITZCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$240,717$2,226
JONATHAN E VENACHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$185,868$24,355
LYSA J ISRAELSR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$163,471$339
SAMANTHA GIUSTINIANIVP, EDUCATION & OUTREACH
Highest-paid employee
40$141,999$20,984
ANN MARIE KEENANHUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$118,037$17,726
JEREMY GRUNINCHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MAGGIE RIKERCo-Vice Chairperson
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
STEPHEN CUTLERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MARIA MAHERCO-SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MICHAEL PARENTCo-Vice Chairperson
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SOVONNA DAY-GOINSCO-SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ROBIN KLEINGovernance Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
CLAUDIA DULACdei officer
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
30 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
STUART ALDEROTYBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
MITCHELL ANSELLBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
ALISON BANKS-MOOREBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM BERNARDBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
SARAH BRADLEYBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL BRUNOBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
HEATHER BURKEBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES M CADETBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
PUJA CHOUDHRYBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0
JERRY CONATYBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
CRAIG CUMMINGSBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
LAUREN GOLDFARBBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
YVONNE GRAYSONBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
DELISHA GRANTBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON JURGENSBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN KAIMANBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY KARPFBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
MARSHALL KNOPFBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIO MONELLOBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK ROHLBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER T ROSELLEBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
MATTHEW J SAKERBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
PERICLES SCARANNIBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROL STILLWELLBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
FRAN TURNERBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
JOE WAJDABoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM WIDENERBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0
DARRELL LAWRENCE WILLIS SRBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
KAYE WISEBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
EDWARD ZIPPRICHBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 46 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ADAM PHILIPSONCEO & PRESIDENT
Officer
60$466,714$31,959
KAREN FRANKLINCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$266,151$17,346
ISIDORE SACKOWITZCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$226,766$5,712
JONATHAN E VENACHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$207,347$19,271
LYSA J ISRAELSR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$147,025$311
SAMANTHA GIUSTINIANIVP, EDUCATION & OUTREACH
Highest-paid employee
40$121,381$12,756
ANN MARIE KEENANHUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$105,979$12,081
JEREMY GRUNINCHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MAGGIE RIKERCo-Vice Chairperson
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
STEPHEN CUTLERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MARIA MAHERCO-SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MICHAEL PARENTCo-Vice Chairperson
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SOVONNA DAY-GOINSCO-SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ROBIN KLEINGovernance Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
CLAUDIA DULACdei officer
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
STUART ALDEROTYBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MITCHELL ANSELLBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALISON BANKS-MOOREBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM BERNARDBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH BRADLEYBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL BRUNOBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEATHER BURKEBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES M CADETBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PUJA CHOUDHRYBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JERRY CONATYBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRAIG CUMMINGSBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MOLLIE GIAMANCOBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAUREN GOLDFARBBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YVONNE GRAYSONBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Delisha GRANTBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON JURGENSBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY KARPFBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARSHALL KNOPFBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIO MONELLOBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK ROHLBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER T ROSELLEBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW J SAKERBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Stephen KaimanBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Pericles ScaranniBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL STILLWELLBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRAN TURNERBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE WAJDABoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM WIDENERBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DARRELL LAWRENCE WILLIS SRBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAYE WISEBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDWARD ZIPPRICHBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 46 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Adam PhilipsonCEO & PRESIDENT
Officer
60$431,643$28,284
Karen FranklinChief Financial Officer
Officer
40$224,197$19,042
Jonathan E VenaChief Marketing Officer
Highest-paid employee
40$188,429$18,397
Isidore SackowitzChief Operating Officer
Highest-paid employee
40$188,478$863
Lysa J Israelsr. Director of Development
Highest-paid employee
40$143,301$306
Ann Marie KeenanHuman Resources Director
Highest-paid employee
40$112,500$11,511
Samantha GiustinianiVP, Education & Outreach
Highest-paid employee
40$113,066$6,043
Jeremy GruninCHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Maggie RikerCo-Vice Chairperson
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Stephen CutlerTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Maria MaherCO-SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Michael ParentCo-Vice Chairperson
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SoVonna Day-GoinsCO-SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Robin KleinGovernance Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Claudia Dulacdei officer
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Stuart AlderotyBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mitchell AnsellBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Alison Banks-MooreBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Tom BernardBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Sarah BradleyBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Michael BrunoBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Heather BurkeBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
James M CadetBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Puja ChoudhryBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jerry ConatyBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Craig CummingsBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mollie GiamancoBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Lauren GoldfarbBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Yvonne GraysonBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mark HoganBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jason JurgensBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Nancy KarpfBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Marshall KnopfBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mario MonelloBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mark RohlBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Peter T RoselleBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Matthew J SakerBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Peter SeligmanBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Richard SpenglerBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Carol StillwellBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Fran TurnerBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Joe WajdaBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Tom WidenerBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Darrell Lawrence Willis SrBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Kaye WiseBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Edward ZipprichBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
99 MONMOUTH ST, RED BANK, NJ 07701-1108
In care of
% ADAM PHILIPSON
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ADAM PHILIPSON, 99 MONMOUTH STREET, RED BANK, NJ 07701
Signed the 990
ADAM PHILIPSON, CEO & president
Phone
(732) 224-8778
Return prepared by
WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC

Mission

THE COUNT BASIE CENTER FOR THE ARTS IS NEW JERSEY'S PREMIER CENTER FOR THE CULTURAL ARTS, DEDICATED TO FOSTERING POWERFUL, INCLUSIVE ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES AND CREATIVE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS. THE BASIE MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN THROUGH ITS DISTINCT AND ENGAGING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC OFFERINGS THAT EMBRACE AND AMPLIFY THE DIVERSITY OF THE REGION. AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE BASIE IS COMMITTED TO ENRICHING THE COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS, PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS, COLLABORATING WITH OTHER MISSION-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND DRIVING REGIONAL ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • The Count Basie Center for the Arts continues to persevere in its mission to create shared educational, artistic, and community experiences that ignite curiosity, understanding, and joy. Our responsive, inclusive programming continued to reflect the diverse spirit and aspirations of Basie Center patrons, students, artists and staff, welcoming them to participate as their most authentic selves. In FY2025, all facets of the Count Basie Center Academy - now renamed in honor of philanthropists Fran and Paul Turner - finally joined beneath one roof as part of the Grunin Arts Education Building. The Academy welcomed nearly 1,500 students in FY2025, engaging them with a variety of experiences - from mainstage productions like "Something Rotten", "Shrek The Musical Jr.", plus Disney's "The Jungle Book"Newies", - to acting, dancing and vocal lessons, instruction in auditioning for television and film, and more. At the Count Basie Center Conservatory of Music, 473 students received regular instruction in piano, classical guitar, woodwinds, strings and other instruments, in addition to group experiences such as ensembles and orchestra. In FY2025, 345 students were scholarship recipients. Providing these scholarships and continuing to remove barriers to participation in the arts is a hallmark of the Basie Center's Forever For Everyone endowment campaign, which has raised more than $17 million towards its $20m goal. 'Forever For Everyone also supports the Basie Center Fund for Strategic Growth, which Provides funds to launch new programs, especially those which deepen our commitment to cultural competency, racial equity, and social inclusion. In line with our continued focus on promoting community and internal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts, the Count Basie Center continued its efforts to train staffers to conduct DEI onboarding efforts, continued its partnership with Two River Theater to train and maintain a bilingual workforce, and continued implementations as recommended by the staff-wide DEI Task Force. Our DEI work helps inform the ways in which we engage the community through our performing arts and education programs, including events celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Cinco de Mayo and Dia de los Muertos. 50+ area students participated in the annual, free Louis and Gia Maria Prima Music Camp, with many of these students having never previously picked up a musical instrument. The Count Basie Center Gospel Choir headlined Basie Center stages and numerous public events, while our partners with Calpulli Mexican Dance Company continued its onsite classes and performances in promotion of traditional Mexican folkloric dance. In September 2024, the Basie Center held its first-ever Hispanic Film Festival, drawing fans, industry leaders and aspiring film and acting professionals to Basie Center Cinemas for three days of screenings, talkbacks and career workshops. The Basie Center's Breakthrough Filmmakers Fest, celebrating the state's growing community of amateur filmmakers, saw a flurry of submissions, while expanding into a year-long effort with a series of online workshops / seminars and screenings, culminating with the annual onsite festival, allowing students to see their work on the big screen while meeting and networking industry professionals. Phoenix Productions, the Basie's community theatre company, presented five mainstage presentations ("School Of Rock", "West Side Story", "Elf: The Musical", "Kinky Boots"The Color Purple"), plus productions of Bat Boy: The Musical and Peter and the Starcatcher at The Vogel. The Color Purple, featuring Phoenix's first-ever all-Black cast, took home Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Lead Actress, Outstanding Supporting Actress, Outstanding Scenic Design and Outstanding Costume Design at the New Jersey Community Theatre Association's annual Perry Awards. FY2025 was a profitable year for the company, which continues to raise the bar on accessibility and inclusion for area actors, pit musicians and stagecraft personnel. Lastly, more than 7,000 students visited the Count Basie Center campus as part of our celebrated school show program, which welcomed students from 106 schools throughout the state - from as far away as Hudson, Somerset, Union counties, plus nearby Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex. The Basie Center subsidized more than $36,000 in event tickets and $18,000 in bus transportation.
    Expenses $22,315,411 · revenue $20,641,550

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
22-1950890
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1973
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$74,408,996
Income (IRS master file)
$64,171,536

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$28,201,898$25,970,819$74,408,996XML
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$29,098,598$25,790,914$73,513,850XML
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$25,156,070$22,552,655$69,340,268XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$22,922,878$19,893,486$62,515,984IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 22-1950890).

Questions about COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC

What is the EIN of COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC is 22-1950890.
Is COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
Are donations to COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ADAM PHILIPSON.
Who are the officers and directors of COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 45 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $607,554 (ADAM PHILIPSON, CEO & PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $28,201,898, expenses of $25,970,819 and total assets of $74,408,996 at year end.

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