Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts

New York, NY · Founded 1963

Premier performing arts center presenting world-class music, dance, and theater

Primary audience
General Public
Work area
Arts Presentation
Topic
Cultural Programs
Contact
Henry Timms
Website Contact

About Organization

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts presents and produces a diverse range of performances across multiple venues including David Geffen Hall, Rose Theater, and David H. Koch Theater, serving as a global leader in the performing arts. Based in New York, NY, the center generates $171.7 million in annual revenue and hosts thousands of performances annually.

What They Focus On

Artistic Excellence

Presents performances and productions maintaining highest standards of artistic quality and innovation

Community Access

Removes barriers to participation through affordable tickets, outreach programs, and educational initiatives

Cultural Enrichment

Enhances community vitality by celebrating diverse artistic traditions and fostering creative expression

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2021)

$171.7M

-6.1% vs 2021

Assets (2021)

$1.2B

+0.2% vs 2021

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Employees
2021 — — — —
2021 $182,748,154 $129,984,536 $1,229,932,738 973
2020 — — — —
2020 $143,770,938 $108,914,452 $1,091,633,831 1,115
2019 $207,706,971 $149,561,534 $838,780,356 1,671
2018 $152,108,562 $154,466,244 $736,519,949 1,629
2017 $144,640,586 $167,843,683 $736,654,157 1,990

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

How They Work

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  • 01

    Assess Needs

    Identifies community priorities through data analysis, stakeholder input, and environmental scanning

  • 02

    Design Programs

    Develops evidence-based interventions addressing identified needs with measurable outcomes

  • 03

    Deliver Services

    Implements programs through qualified staff, volunteers, and community partners

  • 04

    Evaluate Impact

    Monitors results, collects feedback, and adjusts strategies for continuous improvement

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts

Performance Season

Presents diverse productions featuring acclaimed artists and innovative artistic programming throughout the year

Education Programs

Provides learning opportunities for students and adults through classes, workshops, and masterclasses

Community Engagement

Builds connections through free events, open rehearsals, and partnerships with local organizations

Artist Development

Supports emerging and established artists through residencies, commissions, and professional development

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts.

HT

Henry Timms

President And CEO
Full-time
Compensation: $1,469,816
JO

James O'Hara

Chief Operating Officer
Full-time
Compensation: $702,670
AA

Allison Allen

EVP, Chief People Officer
Full-time
Compensation: $539,779
LJ

Leah Johnson

EVP, Chief Comm & Marketing Officer
Full-time
Compensation: $522,195
CC

Clive Chang

EVP, Chief Adv. & Innovation Officer
Full-time
Compensation: $504,444
KM

Kristine M Sudano

EVP, Chief Dev. Officer 2/21-12/21
Full-time
Compensation: $392,398
SB

Susan Bick

VP & Chief Security Officer
Full-time
Compensation: $284,932
RB

Ronald Busch

Chief Engineer
Full-time
Compensation: $260,307
JN

Jon Nakagawa

Senior Director, Contemporary Programs
Full-time
Compensation: $249,461
SS

Shannon Shanta Thake-Kriegsmann

EVP, Chief Art. Officer As Of 8/30/21
Full-time
Compensation: $94,502
BM

Barbara Manfrey Vogelstein

Director As Of 6/15/2022
1 hrs/week
DB

Dana Blumberg

Director As Of 6/15/2022
1 hrs/week
DT

Diana Taylor

Director As Of 6/15/2022
1 hrs/week
EH

Elinor Hoover

Director Thru 6/15/2022
1 hrs/week
EJ

Elliot Jaffe

Director Thru 6/15/2022
1 hrs/week
EM

Eric Mindich

Director Thru 6/15/2022
1 hrs/week
JG

Jeffrey Greenberg

Director As Of 6/15/2022
1 hrs/week
KC

Kathryn Chenault

Director As Of 10/13/2021
1 hrs/week
KJ

Kathy Jacobson

Director As Of 12/14/2021
1 hrs/week
KL

Kewsong Lee

Director As Of 6/15/2022
1 hrs/week
MA

Mary Ann Tighe

Director As Of 10/13/2021
1 hrs/week
RH

Robert Hoglund

Director As Of 6/15/2022
1 hrs/week
RB

Ronald Beck

Director Thru 6/15/2022
1 hrs/week
SA

Shari Aronson

Director As Of 6/15/2022
1 hrs/week
SR

Shonda Rhimes

Director As Of 6/15/2022
1 hrs/week
VM

Vincent Mai

Director As Of 6/15/2022
1 hrs/week
JO

Jim O'Hara

EVP, COO & CFO
LK

Lauren Klein

EVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp Sec.
Full-time
Compensation: $484,342
DR

Darren Robertson

VP, Performance & Campus Operations
Full-time
Compensation: $323,940
JM

James McGlynn

VP, Controller
Full-time
Compensation: $278,736
HA

Hon Adrienne E Adams

Ex Officio
1 hrs/week
HE

Hon Eric Adams

Ex Officio
1 hrs/week
HL

Hon Laurie Cumbo

Ex Officio
1 hrs/week
HS

Hon Susan Donoghue

Ex Officio
1 hrs/week
KF

Katherine Farley

Chairman
20 hrs/week
PF

Peter Flamm

VP, Real Estate

Milestones

2020

Program Expansion

2020

Enhanced service delivery reaching more individuals and strengthening community partnerships

2021

Continued Operations

2021

Maintained service delivery and organizational stability despite external challenges

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

AO
Adebayo Ogunlesi Treasurer 1.00 hrs/week
AZ
Ann Ziff Vice Chair 3.00 hrs/week
AN
Anna Nikolayevsky Director 1.00 hrs/week
AM
Audra McDonald Director 1.00 hrs/week
AB
Audrey Butvay Gruss Director 1.00 hrs/week
BF
Bart Friedman Director 1.00 hrs/week
BG
Bennett Goodman Director 1.00 hrs/week
BL
Betty Levin Director 1.00 hrs/week
BW
Blair W Effron Director 1.00 hrs/week
BK
Brad Karp Director 1.00 hrs/week
BK
Bruce Kovner Vice Chair 3.00 hrs/week
BL
Bryan Lourd Director 1.00 hrs/week
CC
Cecily Carson Director 1.00 hrs/week
CB
Christina Baker Director 1.00 hrs/week
CJ
Christopher J Williams Director 1.00 hrs/week
CW
Clara Wu Tsai Director 1.00 hrs/week
CO
Clarence Otis Director 1.00 hrs/week
DH
Daisey Holmes Director 1.00 hrs/week
DW
Darren Walker Director 1.00 hrs/week
DA
David A Hunt Director 1.00 hrs/week
DG
David Geffen Director 1.00 hrs/week
DM
David M Rubenstein Director 1.00 hrs/week
DC
Diana Chen Director 1.00 hrs/week
DP
Dina Powell McCormick Director 1.00 hrs/week
EG
Efraim Grinberg Director 1.00 hrs/week
EE
Elizabeth Eveillard Director 1.00 hrs/week
EE
Esta Eiger Stecher Director 1.00 hrs/week
FA
Frank A Bennack Jr Director 1.00 hrs/week
FL
Frayda Lindemann Director 1.00 hrs/week
GS
Gayfryd Steinberg Director 1.00 hrs/week
HF
Harold Ford Jr Director 1.00 hrs/week
HS
Hon Stephen C Robinson Director 1.00 hrs/week
JD
James Dinan Director 1.00 hrs/week
JC
Jeffrey C Campbell Director 1.00 hrs/week
JL
Jeffrey L Gates Director 1.00 hrs/week
JH
Jim Herbert Director 1.00 hrs/week
JN
Jim Neary Director 1.00 hrs/week
JA
Jody Arnhold Director 1.00 hrs/week
JS
Joel S Ehrenkranz Vice Chair 3.00 hrs/week
JB
John B Hess Vice Chair 3.00 hrs/week
JE
John E Waldron Director 1.00 hrs/week
JW
John Wren Director 1.00 hrs/week
JP
Jonelle Procope Director 1.00 hrs/week
JY
Joseph Y Bae Director 1.00 hrs/week
JF
Joshua Friedman Director 1.00 hrs/week
KT
Keith T Banks Director 1.00 hrs/week
KW
Kenneth Wallach Director 1.00 hrs/week
LM
Laurie M Tisch Vice Chair 3.00 hrs/week
MI
Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos Director 1.00 hrs/week
ME
Martin Escobari Director 1.00 hrs/week
MH
Mimi Haas Director 1.00 hrs/week
MC
Misty Copeland Director 1.00 hrs/week
OT
Oscar Tang Director 1.00 hrs/week
PW
Peter W May Director 1.00 hrs/week
PL
Philip L Milstein Vice Chair 3.00 hrs/week
RS
Ralph Schlosstein Director 1.00 hrs/week
RB
Renee Belfer Director 1.00 hrs/week
RK
Richard K Descherer Vice Chair 3.00 hrs/week
RK
Robert K Steel Director 1.00 hrs/week
RH
Ronald Harrington Director 1.00 hrs/week
RA
Ronnie Ackman Director 1.00 hrs/week
RP
Ronnie Planalp Director 1.00 hrs/week
SA
Sarah Arison Director 1.00 hrs/week
SU
Sayu Ueno Director 1.00 hrs/week
SM
Scott Malkin Director 1.00 hrs/week
SL
Shelly Lazarus Director 1.00 hrs/week
SJ
Sheryl J Kaye Director 1.00 hrs/week
SK
Somesh Khanna Director 1.00 hrs/week
SM
Stephen M Ross Director 1.00 hrs/week
SR
Steven R Swartz Director 1.00 hrs/week
SS
Susan S Huang Director 1.00 hrs/week
TS
Thomas Schumacher Director 1.00 hrs/week
TJ
Tod Johnson Director 1.00 hrs/week
TT
Tony Tamer Director 1.00 hrs/week
ZE
Zita Ezpeleta Director 1.00 hrs/week
WW
What we believe in Board Member

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2021)

$6.7M

Highest Paid

$1.5M

Henry Timms

Compensated Officers

14

Name Title Base Other Total Hrs/Wk
Henry Timms President And CEO $1,469,816 $39,283 $1,509,099 35
James O'Hara Chief Operating Officer $702,670 $32,692 $735,362 35
Allison Allen EVP, Chief People Officer $539,779 $31,532 $571,311 35
Leah Johnson EVP, Chief COMM & Marketing Officer $522,195 $192 $522,387 35
Clive Chang EVP, Chief Adv. & Innovation Officer $504,444 $13,071 $517,515 35
Lauren Klein EVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp SEC. $484,342 $31,532 $515,874 35
Kristine M Sudano EVP, Chief DEV. Officer 2/21-12/21 $392,398 $12,452 $404,850 35
Darren Robertson VP, Performance & Campus Operations $323,940 $68,644 $392,584 35
Susan Bick VP & Chief Security Officer $284,932 $80,441 $365,373 35
James Mcglynn VP, Controller $278,736 $60,568 $339,304 35
Jon Nakagawa Senior Director, Contemporary Programs $249,461 $43,990 $293,451 35
Ronald Busch Chief Engineer $260,307 $3,162 $263,469 35
Peter Flamm VP, Real Estate $0 $138,903 $138,903 —
Shannon Shanta Thake-Kriegsmann EVP, Chief Art. Officer As Of 8/30/21 $94,502 $10,766 $105,268 35

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$15.9M Grants Received
12 Organizations

Top Funders

12 total
FI
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
$12.2M
TA
The Ayco Charitable Foundation
$1.3M
F
Fjc
$1.1M
TC
The Chicago Community Trust 2 grants
$306K
JC
Jewish Community Foundation Of Los Angeles
$250K
MS
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. 4 grants
$160K
GD
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund
$132K
TN
The New York Community Trust
$114K
AO
American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
$96K
TN
The New York and Presbyterian Hospital
$92K
+2 more funders
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund The Ayco Charitable Foundation Fjc The Chicago Community Trust Jewish Community Foundation Of Los Angeles Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund The New York Community Trust American Online Giving Foundation Inc. The New York and Presbyterian Hospital American Endowment Foundation Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund The Ayco Charitable Foundation Fjc The Chicago Community Trust Jewish Community Foundation Of Los Angeles Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund The New York Community Trust American Online Giving Foundation Inc. The New York and Presbyterian Hospital American Endowment Foundation Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Amounts may span multiple tax years.

Contact

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Email

[email protected]

Phone

(212) 875-5000 (212) 875-5456

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