named programs · 10 · from sources
What they call their work
Big Green Theater
After-school program teaching 5th graders in public schools to write and perform original plays about climate justice, using green technology and repurposed materials in professional productions.
Ghost Bike Fellowship
Four-month paid creative residency for Brooklyn-based road users to process traffic violence and envision safe streets through art, workshops, and memorial activations.
Hike-Play
Guided forest walks combining performance and dialogue to explore climate anxiety, interspecies connection, and personal relationships to land and nature.
Love Letter To A Seed
Annual illustrated letter, audio experience, and invitation for climate activists and artists to reflect on hope and resilience during winter months.
Mammelephant
Musical epic exploring displacement and identity in the era of climate change through the story of the world’s first mammoth-elephant hybrid and humans confronting Arctic permafrost thaw.
Piece of Cake
One-act play spanning generations (1950–2050) that examines humanity's changing relationship with resources and intergenerational responsibility in the face of climate change.
Salty Folk, An Oyster Musical
Musical about a young oyster from Brooklyn confronting pollution in New York Harbor, developed in partnership with Billion Oyster Project and New York Harbor School.
The Living Stage NYC
Community-built, biodegradable, edible performance space created with seniors and students on the Lower East Side, combining horticulture and theater.
The Planet Plays
Series of nine plays forming a new mythology for the Anthropocene, each focusing on a planetary theme such as waste, water, food, and power.
There Will Be Monsters
Theatrical game experience where players represent multi-species heroes navigating climate challenges, designed to model collective climate justice action and empower decision-making.
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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Artist Support Grants 1 activity
- Administering paid fellowships for interdisciplinary artists on climate themesHosts paid fellowships and creative residencies that support artists in developing performance-based projects on climate and environmental justice, including opportunities to share work publicly and engage in community programs; example: a four-month fellowship with Brooklyn road users focused on transportation justice and Ghost Bike memorials.
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Community-Engaged Theater Production 1 activity
- Delivering eco-theater workshops and creative labs for diverse participantsOffers the ECO-PERFORMANCE LAB and other guided performance-making workshops that help students, scientists, artists, policy-makers, and community members create short performances in response to environmental crises; includes free public workshops and sliding-scale programs for institutions.
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Community-Engaged Public Art Projects 1 activity
- Organizing community story-sharing events and activations around transportation justiceHosts public activation events, such as cycling story-shares and design presentations, to engage communities in reimagining urban memorials like Ghost Bikes; includes collecting personal street stories into audio archives in collaboration with partners like AskMo.
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Professional Theatrical Production 1 activity
- Producing original theater performances on climate and environmental justiceCreates and produces original theatrical works for adult and family audiences in New York City and other locations that address climate change, displacement, identity, and ecological crises; examples include "Mammelephant," "Salty Folk, An Oyster Musical," and site-specific projects like "Core of Me: A Hike-Play" and The Living Stage NYC.
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Youth Theater Arts Education 1 activity
- Providing after-school playwriting and environmental education programs for youthRuns after-school playwriting programs for elementary students in partnership with public schools and local theaters, integrating environmental education and culminating in staged performances of student-written plays using sustainable production practices such as LED lighting and repurposed sets.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$91K
Contributions & grants$86K95%
Program service revenue$5K5%
Investment income——
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$108K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$45K
Grants paid out—
balance sheet
Total assets$41K
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Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$41K
4 years on record · 2022–2025 · YoY revenue -53.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025
Who runs it
board members · 2
- JEREMY J PICKARD — CO-DIRECTOR
- LANXING FU — CO-DIRECTOR
relationships · 34
Who they work with
- AskMo Partner — Collaborated to collect audio stories from event attendees and host the street locations of the Fellows' designs.
- Beam Center Partner — Recognized as a supporting organization in the Ghost Bike Fellowship.
- Big Green Theater Partner — Collaborates with Big Green Theater through volunteer opportunities in its classroom program with student playwrights.
- Billion Oyster Project Partner — Collaborating partner in the development of "Salty Folk, An Oyster Musical."
- Ciclistas Latinoamericanos Partner — Claudia Corcino with Ciclistas Latinoamericanos was acknowledged as a collaborator in the Ghost Bike Fellowship.
- Citi Bike Partner — Anne Krassner from Citi Bike was acknowledged as a collaborator in the Ghost Bike Fellowship.
- Columbia University Partner — Collaborated with environmental professionals from Columbia University to develop the ECO-PERFORMANCE LAB.
- Columbia University's Earth Institute Government — Scientific collaborator on the development of Flying Ace and the Storm of the Century.
- Environmental Defense Fund Partner — Collaborated with environmental professionals from Environmental Defense Fund to develop the ECO-PERFORMANCE LAB.
- Families for Safe Streets Partner — Bobby Preti from Families for Safe Streets was acknowledged as a collaborator in the Ghost Bike Fellowship.
- Get Women Cycling Partner — Ángela Azzolino from Get Women Cycling was acknowledged as a collaborator in the Ghost Bike Fellowship.
- Haudenosaunee Government — Respects the Haudenosaunee people as neighbors and acknowledges their continued stewardship of the land.
- JACK Partner — Hosted the Ghost Bike Fellowship Activation Event in Brooklyn.
- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Partner — Scientific collaborator and host site for early performances of Flying Ace and Hike-Play.
- Lenape Government — Recognizes Lenapehoking as the occupied ancestral land of the Native Lenape people and acknowledges their stewardship.
- NYC DOT Government — Caitlin Toner at NYC DOT was acknowledged as a collaborator in the Ghost Bike Fellowship.
- NYC Street Memorials Partner — Steve Scofield, Kevin Daloia, and Leah Todd from NYC Street Memorials were acknowledged as collaborators in the Ghost Bike Fellowship.
- New Victory Theater LabWorks Partner — Residency partner for the creation of "Salty Folk, An Oyster Musical."
- New York Harbor School Partner — Partner organization in the co-creation of "Salty Folk, An Oyster Musical."
- PS123 Partner — Hosted Big Green Theater as an after-school program for 5th graders starting in 2011.
- Recycle-A-Bicycle Partner — Recognized as a supporting organization in the Ghost Bike Fellowship.
- Rockefeller University Partner — Collaborated with environmental professionals from Rockefeller University to develop the ECO-PERFORMANCE LAB.
- Rocky Mountain Institute Partner — Collaborated with environmental professionals from Rocky Mountain Institute to develop the ECO-PERFORMANCE LAB.
- Shinnecock Government — Respects the Shinnecock people as neighbors and acknowledges their continued stewardship of the land.
- Still Waters in a Storm Partner — Hosted the first year of the Big Green Theater program as a community nonprofit supporting youth reading and writing.
- Tanja Beer Partner — Eco-scenographer and collaborator on The Living Stage NYC.
- The Brown Bike Girl Partner — Courtney Williams from The Brown Bike Girl was acknowledged as a collaborator in the Ghost Bike Fellowship.
- The Bushwick Starr Partner — Co-developed and co-ran the Big Green Theater program with Superhero Clubhouse from inception through 2020.
- USAID Partner — Collaborated with environmental professionals from USAID to develop the ECO-PERFORMANCE LAB.
- University Settlement Partner — Partner in the development and production of The Living Stage NYC.
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strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Art for Transportation Justice Activismmethodology: art_for_activismBy using art-centered residencies and memorial activations, the organization processes trauma from traffic violence and amplifies advocacy for safe streets because public, emotive storytelling shifts discourse, builds solidarity, and makes systemic issues visible.
- Decolonizing Co-Creation Praxismethodology: decolonizing_praxisBy centering Black, Indigenous, and People of Color as leaders and co-creators in artistic and organizational processes, the organization advances environmental and racial justice because this redistributes power, integrates marginalized knowledge systems, and models regenerative, equitable relationships.
- Healing-Centered Narrative Theatermethodology: healing-centered-theaterBy using theater to create transformative, hopeful, and healing narratives, the organization advances racial and social justice because such stories foster emotional resilience, collective imagination, and sustained engagement in movements for change.
- Research-to-Performance Engagementmethodology: research-to-performanceBy integrating scientific research and participatory theater-making, the organization enables diverse communities to engage with ecological crises because embodied, creative translation of data fosters deeper understanding, ownership, and collective response.