Flushing, NY

KUNQU SOCIETY INC

EIN 22-2963854

Arts, Culture & Heritage Cultural Heritage & Traditions

Mission

To study, preserve, and promote kunqu, an elegant form of traditional Chinese theatre through public performance, lecture-demonstrations, workshops, research, and publication.

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

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About KUNQU SOCIETY INC

Kunqu Society, Inc. is a New York–based nonprofit founded in 1988 (incorporated 1989) that studies, preserves, and promotes Kunqu, one of the oldest extant genres of Chinese theatre. The organization presents public performances, lecture-demonstrations, and research publications while operating regular community-accessible Kunqu workshops. The Society operates ongoing training workshops taught by professional kunqu artists (singing, movement, acting, flute, and stage make-up), mounts free or low-cost public performances and concerts, and partners with local cultural institutions. In recent years the Society has continued public programming and online events (including a March memorial/lecture session) and reports long-standing institutional support from New York arts funders.

Notable achievements

300+ public programs and 40+ full-length performances

Since its founding the Society has organized more than three hundred public programs and over forty full-length kunqu productions, demonstrating sustained programmatic output and audience engagement.

Ongoing public Kunqu workshops

Regular weekly or periodic workshops led by professional artists train new performers and present student recitals, mid-year concerts, and annual performances that showcase community learning and transmission.

Recognition of long-term contributors

The Society has secured formal recognition for long-serving members and contributors through state-level certificates of recognition and community commemorations.

At a glance

Total assets: $422K
Annual revenue: $201K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 22-2963854
Location: Flushing, NY
Website: www.kunqusociety.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Public funding and program support from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Partner and presenter at local cultural venues (including programming connections with Flushing Town Hall and other Queens cultural institutions).

Institutional presence as an established New York cultural organization with an active website, event archive, and regular public programming.

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