Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc
Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Jersey City, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $71K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $42K.
Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc at a glance
In short: Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc gave $1.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.1M), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,150,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $1,150,000
- Median grant
- $1,150,000
- Total assets
- $71,375
- -94.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was New Jersey Symphony ($1.1M).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out 924% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Symphony Newark, NJ | Operation of the cultural and arts-related uses to be developed | $1,150,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $71,375 | $43,619 | $1,247,459 | $1,150,000 | 1 | $512,453 | $42,019 | $55,465 |
| 2024 | $1,275,023 | $25,516 | $7,930 | — | — | $794,670 | $17,886 | $61,564 |
| 2023 | $1,254,328 | $17,449 | $12,410 | — | — | $2,500 | $7,739 | $60,731 |
| 2022 | $1,249,353 | $16,742 | $2,784 | — | — | — | $14,242 | $61,739 |
| 2021 | $1,233,519 | $25,207 | $2,300 | — | — | — | $22,907 | $61,555 |
| 2020 | $1,210,912 | $29,433 | $2,865 | — | — | — | $26,568 | $59,679 |
| 2019 | $1,184,344 | $23,664 | $8,406 | — | — | — | $15,258 | $57,587 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc reported a distributable amount of $55K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Leeanne Barbosa-Nicholas
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Von Sprecklesen
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Geoff Baily
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Henry Waller (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas Mulvey (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Connor Jaeger (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Joseph Caulfield (2019–2020) — Trustee
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.
Frequently asked questions about Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc
How much does Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc give each year?
Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc gave $1.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc?
Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc reported $71K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $512K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $55K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc?
Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Jersey City, NJ. It holds $71K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc operate?
Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc has awarded grants in New Jersey.
What is Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc's EIN?
Provost Square Performing Arts Company Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2136523. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 11, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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