HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL INC

EIN: 133499385 501(c)(3) Arts, Culture & Humanities

GARRISON, NY

Total Revenue
$26,221,829
Total Expenses
$5,244,185
Total Assets
$39,335,899
Net Assets
$34,222,113
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1988
Legal Domicile
NY
Principal Officer
ELEANOR RIDGE EVANS
Phone
8458095750
Tax Period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL INC, founded in 1988, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $26.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 533% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $21.0M, a strong 80% operating margin.

Mission

MISSION: ROOTED IN THE LANDSCAPE OF THE HUDSON VALLEY, WITH THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE AS OUR TOUCHSTONE, HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE ENGAGES THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE IN A THEATRICAL CELEBRATION OF OUR SHARED HUMANITY.VISION: WE ARE A CLASSICAL REPERTORY THEATER THAT EMBRACES THE PRESENTMOMENT, AND OUR WORK SPRINGS FROM THE MOST ESSENTIAL OF ELEMENTS ACTOR,AUDIENCE, LANGUAGE, AND LANDSCAPE. AS BOTH A LOCAL COMMUNITY HUB AND ANATIONAL ARTS DESTINATION, WE FOSTER MEANINGFUL HUMAN CONNECTIONS ATTHE CONVERGENCE OF NATURE AND CULTURE.CORE VALUES: EXCELLENCE, INCLUSION, GENEROSITY, PLAYFULNESS, SUSTAINABILITY

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $3,433,761 Revenue: $603,070

IN 2024, HVS PERFORMED A REPERTORY SEASON EMBODIED BY THE SPIRIT OF A CLASSICAL THEATER FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. THREE NEW PLAYS FROM PRESENT-DAY PLAYWRIGHTS, INSPIRED BY WRITERS FROM THE CLASSICAL...

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IN 2024, HVS PERFORMED A REPERTORY SEASON EMBODIED BY THE SPIRIT OF A CLASSICAL THEATER FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. THREE NEW PLAYS FROM PRESENT-DAY PLAYWRIGHTS, INSPIRED BY WRITERS FROM THE CLASSICAL CANON, WERE PRESENTED IN ROTATING REPERTORY FROM JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER: BY THE QUEEN BY WHITNEY WHITE DIRECTED BY SHANA COOPER, THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD BY HEIDI ARMBRUSTER AND DIRECTED BY RYAN QUINN, AND MEDEA: RE-VERSED BY LUIS QUINTERO, DIRECTED BY NATHAN WINKELSTEIN. THE SEASON REACHED OVER 12,300 AUDIENCE MEMBERS THROUGH IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE.

Program 2
Expenses: $124,353 Revenue: $35,000

IN ITS 30TH YEAR, HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE'S EDUCATION PROGRAM ENGAGED OVER 13,500 STUDENTS ACROSS MORE THAN 20 SCHOOLS IN THE TRI-STATE AREA THROUGH 326 IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES, AND...

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IN ITS 30TH YEAR, HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE'S EDUCATION PROGRAM ENGAGED OVER 13,500 STUDENTS ACROSS MORE THAN 20 SCHOOLS IN THE TRI-STATE AREA THROUGH 326 IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES, AND RESIDENCIES LED BY PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS. THE CENTERPIECE OF THE 2024 EDUCATION TOUR WAS A 90-MINUTE PRODUCTION OF MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, DIRECTED BY KHOLOUD SAWAF AND PERFORMED BY A SIX-MEMBER ENSEMBLE WITH LIVE MUSIC. TOURING TO 14 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE HUDSON VALLEY, CONNECTICUT, AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, THE PRODUCTION INTRODUCED STUDENTS TO SHAKESPEARE THROUGH PLAYFULNESS, COLLABORATION, AND DIRECT ENGAGEMENT, EXPLORING THEMES OF LOVE, MISUNDERSTANDING, AND PERCEPTION.

Program 3
Expenses: $36,213 Revenue: $38,649

IN APRIL 2024, HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE AND PROCESSIONAL ARTS WORKSHOP PRESENTED THE THIRD ANNUAL HIGHLAND LIGHTS, A FREE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF ART AND NATURE AT THE FESTIVAL'S GARRISON HOME...

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IN APRIL 2024, HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE AND PROCESSIONAL ARTS WORKSHOP PRESENTED THE THIRD ANNUAL HIGHLAND LIGHTS, A FREE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF ART AND NATURE AT THE FESTIVAL'S GARRISON HOME. CENTERED ON THE THEME FULL FATHOM FIVE, THE PROJECT INCLUDED 12 FREE WORKSHOPS LED BY ALEX KAHN AND SOPHIA MICHAHELLES, ENGAGING MORE THAN 120 VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANTS IN CREATING LANTERNS INSPIRED BY THE WATERWAYS OF THE HUDSON RIVER ESTUARY. THE MONTH-LONG COLLABORATION CULMINATED IN AN EVENING PROCESSION ON APRIL 20, ATTENDED BY OVER 300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CELEBRATING THE REGION'S NATURAL BEAUTY AND SHARED STEWARDSHIP.IN NOVEMBER 2024, HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE PRESENTED ITS 9TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY BAKE-OFF, THEMED "ADAPTATION: A SHAKE OF THE KALEIDOSCOPE, AND INSPIRED BY HEIDI ARMBRUSTER'S THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD. CONCEIVED BY PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT PAULA VOGEL, THE BAKE-OFF INVITES PARTICIPANTS TO CREATE TEN-MINUTE PLAYS USING A SHARED LIST OF "INGREDIENTS" CONNECTED TO THE THEME. HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FIVE LOCAL LIBRARIES, THE 2024 SERIES OFFERED FREE WORKSHOPS LED BY CHRISTINE SCARFUTO, ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE MFA PLAYWRITING PROGRAM AT HUNTER COLLEGE, AND ATTRACTED OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS, RESULTING IN NEARLY 50 ORIGINAL PLAY SUBMISSIONS. SIX PLAYS WERE SELECTED FOR A PUBLIC READING PERFORMED BY PROFESSIONAL ACTORS, CONTINUING HVS'S COMMITMENT TO NURTURING NEW VOICES AND FOSTERING CREATIVE EXCHANGE ACROSS THE HUDSON VALLEY.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $25,102,575
Program Service Revenue $665,095
Investment Income $197,994
Other Revenue $256,165
TOTAL REVENUE $26,221,829

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $2,379,558
Fundraising Expenses $622,038
Program Expenses $3,594,327
Other Expenses $2,528,587
TOTAL EXPENSES $5,244,185

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $26,221,829 $4,144,548 +5.3%
Expenses $5,244,185 $4,779,807 +0.1%
Net Income $20,977,644 $-635,259 -34.0%
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Governance

Voting Members
23
Independent Members
23
Employees
149
Volunteers
50

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
5
$142,632
Total Directors
28
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
1
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
ROBIN SHELBY ARDITI PRESIDENT 10.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
ELEANOR RIDGE EVANS VICE PRESIDENT 8.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
HEATHER HOPKINS TREASURER 10.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
EDWARD B WHITNEY SECRETARY 8.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
SUZANNE BAKER DIRECTOR, THRU 5/4/24 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
RAOUL BHAVNANI DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MARY ELIZABETH BUNZEL DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LUIS CASTRO DIRECTOR 6.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MICHAEL EMERSON DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
HEIDI ETTINGER DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MARIE FABIAN DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
RANDY FLORKE DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KRYSTAL FORD DIRECTOR, THRU 12/23/24 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SANDRA GOLDMARK DIRECTOR 6.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
STEVEN L HOLLEY DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
PATRICIA KING DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DANIEL J KRAMER DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CARL LOEWENSON DIRECTOR 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
NAT PRENTICE DIRECTOR, THRU 2/28/24 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
FREDERIC C RICH DIRECTOR 10.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LAURI WASHINGTON SAWYER DIRECTOR 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JAMES STANFORD DIRECTOR 8.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
BYRON STINSON DIRECTOR 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SARENA STRAUS DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DR ELLIOTT SUMERS DIRECTOR, THRU 9/28/24 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
VERNON WILSON DIRECTOR, THRU 12/5/24 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LAURA JEAN WILSON DIRECTOR 6.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CHRISTINE WONG LENT DIRECTOR 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KENDRA EKELUND MANAGING DIRECTOR 60.00
Officer
$140,119 $2,513 $142,632
ROBERT D MCCALLUM III ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 60.00
Highest
$145,250 $21,695 $166,945
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2024 $26,221,829 $5,244,185 $39,335,899 $20,977,644
2023 $4,144,548 $4,779,807 $13,657,961 $-635,259
2022 $5,242,104 $4,577,870 $14,471,878 $664,234
2021 $9,805,795 $3,469,801 $13,956,658 $6,335,994
2020 $6,092,038 $1,793,845 $7,262,813 $4,298,193
2019 $4,841,313 $3,422,778 $2,808,726 $1,418,535
2018 $3,249,537 $3,379,291 $1,404,960 $-129,754
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