Joyce Theater Foundation Inc
To serve and support the art of dance and choreography, promote the richness and variety of the art form in its fullest expression, and enhance the public interest in, and appreciation of, dance and the allied arts of music, design, and theater.
Joyce Theater Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $79,172,686
- +3.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $17,071,573
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,510,358
- +29.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $14,836,222
- -7.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Joyce Theater Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Joyce Theater Foundation Inc gives
- Giving fell 80% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2023) to $209K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence Dance LLC Brooklyn, NY | Choreographic Grant | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $79,172,686 | $17,071,573 | $14,836,222 | — | — | $1,510,358 |
| 2024 | $76,399,416 | $17,189,740 | $16,101,037 | $25,000 | 1 | $1,166,195 |
| 2023 | $60,029,989 | $11,655,562 | $13,367,597 | $25,000 | 1 | $570,609 |
| 2022 | $59,883,244 | $13,871,756 | $13,943,902 | $30,984 | Total only | $476,710 |
| 2021 | $65,012,257 | $14,438,714 | $6,071,412 | $125,874 | 2 | $1,163,254 |
| 2020 | $53,324,878 | $11,935,544 | $8,984,518 | $209,200 | 6 | $493,395 |
| 2019 | $49,307,889 | $12,934,322 | $11,559,203 | $106,000 | 9 | $2,063,876 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Joyce Theater Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Joyce Theater Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $79.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.5M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Joyce Theater Foundation Inc is led by Linda Shelton, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 7 of 31 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda Shelton
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$329K (2019) → $839K (2025)
Charles M. Adelman
Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Hollenbeck
Director of Finance
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$203K (2019) → $326K (2025)
Patricia Yost
Director of It
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$107K (2020) → $154K (2025)
Andrew Sheagren
Director of Marketing
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$108K (2021) → $136K (2025)
Danielle Gee
Director of Programming
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$149K (2024) → $154K (2025)
Louis Albruzzese
Director of Facilities
Director of Operations → Director of Facilities, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$130K (2024) → $136K (2025)
Kirsten Munro
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$166K (2025)
Ajay Bhandaram
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amit Wadhwaney
Trustee
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
Chair → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren E. Shortt
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meryl Rosofsky
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
R. Richard Ablon
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Ashford
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Musiker
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Gumbaz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Saul Sanders
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Toni Hoover
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John M. Basnage De Beauval
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keane Ehsani
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Cumming
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Weinroth
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Falk
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melina Fisher
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Feller
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jane E. Goldberg
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie R. Breslow
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Virginia A. Millhiser
Chair Emeritus
Chair → Chair Emeritus, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Madelyn Wils
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monica F. Azare
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. Kerry Clayton
Chair Emeritus
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Jeffrey Segal (2019–2024) — Director of Production
- Former: Jkerry Clayton (2019–2024) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: Monica B. Voldstad (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Steven M. Pesner (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Fawcett Sosin (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Susan G. Pappajohn (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Huong Hoang (2023–2024) — General Manager
- Former: Jean Ross (2020–2023) — Director of Inst. Giving
- Former: Heather McCartney (2023) — Director of Education
- Former: Aaron Mattocks (2019–2022) — Director of Programming
- Former: David D. Holbrook (2019–2022) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: Stephen D. Weinroth (2019–2022) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: Tracy Brown (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Richard Shea (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Alex Stanton (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Anh-Tuyet Nguyen (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: R. Britton Fisher (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jane Penn (2019) — Director of Development
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $839K, to Linda Shelton (Executive Director). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Joyce Theater Foundation Inc
How large is Joyce Theater Foundation Inc?
Joyce Theater Foundation Inc reported $79.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.1M.
What is Joyce Theater Foundation Inc?
Joyce Theater Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. It holds $79.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Joyce Theater Foundation Inc operate?
Joyce Theater Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington.
What is Joyce Theater Foundation Inc's EIN?
Joyce Theater Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3038262. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 26, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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