Brooklyn, NY

TARGET MARGIN THEATER INC

EIN 13-3697027

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts

Mission

Target Margin Theater was founded in 1991 to expand the possibilities of what can take place in a theater by creating radically re-imagined versions of classics and new works inspired by existing sources. The organization prioritizes adventurous, formally daring work and cultivates emerging artists through residencies, labs, and training programs. Equity, wide-ranging casting, and sustained engagement with its Sunset Park community are core commitments of its practice.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About TARGET MARGIN THEATER INC

Target Margin Theater is a Brooklyn-based, donor-facing 501(c)(3) theater company and producing house founded and led by David Herskovits that specializes in reimagined classics and adventurous new work. The company operates a mainstage season, a laboratory for emerging artists, residency and studio-space programs, and youth- and community-focused initiatives. In recent seasons Target Margin has expanded in-person activity and community programming from its Sunset Park home, reviving its Laboratory festival and Institute, increasing Young Artist and Community Café offerings, and mounting new major work (including the March 2026 anchor production “THIS IS REAL”). Target Margin maintains regular public programming, artist residencies, and a paid artistic staff while continuing to prioritize diverse casting and training opportunities for early-career artists.

Notable achievements

Obie Award–winning company

Target Margin has been recognized with multiple Obie Awards across its history, establishing its reputation for influential off-off/broadway and experimental productions.

Established Sunset Park performance home

In 2017 the company opened and consolidated programming in its first long-term performance space in Sunset Park, enabling expanded community engagement, studio residency hours, and a steady season of productions.

Revival of Target Margin Laboratory & major 2026 production

Target Margin revived its Laboratory festival for new work and presented the anchor production “THIS IS REAL” in March 2026, demonstrating renewed output and investment in artist development following pandemic disruptions.

At a glance

Total assets: $1.1M
Annual revenue: $1.0M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 13-3697027
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Website: www.targetmargin.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Charity Navigator profile with an accountability/finance-driven rating (Three-Star/88% score), reflecting publicly filed Form 990 data and organizational governance metrics.

Widely described in arts press and institutional grant programs as an OBIE Award–winning and influential experimental theater company with decades of production and artist-development impact.

Regularly files IRS Form 990 and is listed in nonprofit data resources, with recent filings showing organizational growth to a roughly mid-seven-figure annual revenue scale in the most recent reported fiscal years.

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