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The 990 read · EIN 45-5316035 · NY · Fiscal year FY ending Jun 2025

World Trade Center Performing Arts Center

World Trade Center Performing Arts Center Inc: CEO salary, finances and where donations go

In its own words

“The performing arts center (PAC) contributes to the revitalization of lower manhattan by welcoming a diverse public and producing and presenting theater, dance, music, and other performing arts.”

Data only Figures straight from the filing, screened by our rules. Not yet reviewed in depth by a CPA.

Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated

Revenue
$94.2M 96.7% from donations and grants
Spent
$34.0M 78.3% on programs, as reported
Net assets
$548.6M end of FY ending Jun 2025
Savings
193.9 months of spending, net assets ÷ spending
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Parts I, VII, IX, X
01 · Red flags

No red flags in its latest filing.

We screen every filing against twelve rules. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.

No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.

02 · Where $1 goes · FY ending Jun 2025

Of each dollar it spent, 78.3¢ went to programs, as reported.

The split the charity filed.
78.3¢
Programs, $26.6M
5.3¢
Fundraising, $1.8M
16.4¢
Admin, $5.6M
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IX, line 25
Cost to raise $1
2¢
as reported

For each dollar donated, World Trade Center Performing Arts Center spent 2¢ on fundraising.

Fundraising ÷ $91.1M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IX
03 · What it does

What it told the IRS it spent on.

The charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.

Program 1 · 20.2% of program spending $5.4M

Civic engagement & future programming:pac nyc continues to strengthen its ties to a variety of communities through ongoing partnerships with our four anchor alliances: borough of manhattan community college, center for independence of the disabled, ny immigrant coalition, the interfaith center, and our foundational alliance, the lenape center. Our artistic and producing teams are developing future seasons of multidisciplinary programming through commissions and workshops. In january 2024, in partnership with the civis foundation, we launched the democracy cycle, a multi-year commissioning…

Program 2 · 3.4% of program spending $903K

Lobby stage:as part of our mission to cultivate bonds between extraordinary artists and community and provide public access to the arts, perelman performing arts center (pac nyc) provides free entertainment on the vartan and clare gregorian stage in the pac nyc lobby. Performances on our lobby stage are free and open to the public. In 2024 alone we had over 150 free programs including music, spoken word, dance, and multi-generational and family programming. Pac nyc collaborates with diverse curators who work with artists from around nyc and the world to program the lobby stage. We also work…

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part III
04 · The savings

Net assets: $0K to $548.6M in 11 years.

Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2012 to 2025.

Net assets at year end, $ millions
0
1
1
1
5
77
154
307
337
480
550
549
Form 990 history via ProPublicaForm 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)
05 · Questions

The questions people ask about the World Trade Center Performing Arts Center.

Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.

What percentage of World Trade Center Performing Arts Center donations go to programs?

World Trade Center Performing Arts Center reported 78.3% of FY ending Jun 2025 spending as programs, 5.3% as fundraising and 16.4% as management.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IX

How much money does World Trade Center Performing Arts Center have?

Net assets were $548.6M at the end of FY ending Jun 2025, about 193.9 months of spending.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part X

Does World Trade Center Performing Arts Center have any red flags in its filing?

Its latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)
06 · Sources and citing

Every number, traced.

  1. World Trade Center Performing Arts Center Form 990, FY ending Jun 2025 (IRS e-file)
  2. World Trade Center Performing Arts Center Form 990 history (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Cite this page

Amir Arani, “World Trade Center Performing Arts Center: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/world-trade-center-performing-arts-center/