Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,273,323
- Total expenses
- $7,005,428
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,668,465
- Grants paid
- $1,000
- Program service revenue
- $2,581,936
- Investment income
- $15,549
- Other revenue
- $7,373
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,898,160
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,044,702
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $27,853,458
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,550,133
- Management and general expenses
- $838,050
- Fundraising expenses
- $617,245
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,550,133
Program services were 79.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$1,045,990
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$30,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,592,475
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$270,537
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2a · Program service revenue: Ticketing revenue
total $2,259,352 · related or exempt $2,259,352
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2b · Program service revenue: Other program rev.
total $322,584 · related or exempt $322,584
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3 · Investment income
total $15,549 · excluded $15,549
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5 · Royalties
total $38,643 · excluded $38,643
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6a · Gross rents
real property $272,487
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $181,811
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $90,676
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $90,676 · unrelated business -$127 · excluded $90,803
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$217,450
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$1,045,990
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$339,396
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$121,946 · excluded -$121,946
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,000 · program services $1,000
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $192,834 · program services $175,211 · management and general $14,686 · fundraising $2,937
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,556,338 · program services $2,132,044 · management and general $222,784 · fundraising $201,510
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $115,296 · program services $110,964 · management and general $3,499 · fundraising $833
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $357,929 · program services $306,645 · management and general $28,483 · fundraising $22,801
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $214,059 · program services $180,006 · management and general $17,358 · fundraising $16,695
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $25,460 · management and general $25,460
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $121,941 · fundraising $121,941
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11g · Fees: other
total $364,368 · program services $329,467 · management and general $34,567 · fundraising $334
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $202,764 · program services $202,764
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13 · Office expenses
total $293,848 · program services $127,796 · management and general $123,489 · fundraising $42,563
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14 · Information technology
total $112,808 · program services $64,845 · fundraising $47,963
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15 · Royalties
total $382,950 · program services $382,950
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16 · Occupancy
total $293,932 · program services $268,717 · management and general $22,360 · fundraising $2,855
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17 · Travel
total $8,840 · program services $8,840
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20 · Interest
total $64,148 · program services $60,748 · management and general $3,015 · fundraising $385
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $573,254 · program services $542,871 · management and general $26,943 · fundraising $3,440
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23 · Insurance
total $70,789 · program services $67,037 · management and general $3,327 · fundraising $425
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24a · Other expenses: Production expenses
total $446,825 · program services $446,825
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24b · Other expenses: Consulting fees
total $358,695 · program services $105,409 · management and general $229,308 · fundraising $23,978
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24c · Other expenses: Supplies
total $116,311 · program services $35,994 · management and general $45,393 · fundraising $34,924
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24d · Other expenses: Event expenses
total $93,661 · fundraising $93,661
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24e · All other expenses
total $37,378 · management and general $37,378
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $545,332 · end of year $302,257
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $364,650 · end of year $613,884
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $2,466,545 · end of year $2,039,806
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $142,115 · end of year $155,195
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$31,122,338
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,399,667
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $29,280,585 · end of year $28,722,671
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $40,475 · end of year $64,347
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $383,856 · end of year $325,928
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $376,776 · end of year $461,934
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $1,704,340 · end of year $1,499,340
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,789,167 · end of year $1,757,500
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $28,100,477 · end of year $27,688,458
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $485,086 · end of year $165,000
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
Stages makes plays and tells stories that invite everyone to live more deeply and love more boldly.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Stages makes plays and tells stories that invite everyone to live more deeply and love more boldly. We hold up a mirror to our community in order to crack open the question: "What does it mean to be human?"
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Stages produces a broad scope of plays and musicals in an intimate setting. Stages nurtures an engaged and diverse patron base whose loyalty is unrivaled. During the 2023-24 season, Stages produced 9 plays and musicals with over 34,000 audience members and provided meaningful employment to over 250 artists. Stages' acute focus on the growth of artists creates a theater that leads in the advancement of artists and practitioners, fostering the development of emerging talent and new work within the city of Houston.
Expenses $5,550,133 · Grants $1,000 · Revenue $2,581,936
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Steven Owsley
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
George Lancaster
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 0.5 related
-
Kay Brazelton Bruce
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Omar Al-Aidroos
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ralph Burch
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kalinda Campbell
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Briana Conner
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Puja Detjen
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mike Dishberger
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Duke Ensell
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Stacy Feltham
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jo Furr
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Luis Gomar
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alicia Gordy
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Glenda Gordy
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Cynthia Guill
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lauren Hagerich
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joanna Handel
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Neal Hirsch
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Myrtle Jones
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Danny Klaes
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Harriet Latimer
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alexander Lazar
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Angela Lee
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jim Nicklos
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 0.5 related
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Angela Haraka Ramm
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 0.5 related
-
Hans Roth
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jane Crowder Schmitt
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Phillip Vogelsang
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 0.5 related
-
Charles Walker
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Katherine Maltais
Managing Director (thru 08/23)
- Total calculated
- $109,274
- From this org
- $102,327
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,947
- Hours/week
- 40
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Kenn McLaughlin
Artistic Director
- Total calculated
- $209,098
- From this org
- $197,826
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,272
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $197,826
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,272
- Filer's total
- $209,098
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(c)(3) · Support Stages · TX · controlled entity
Directly controlled by Stages
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 29 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202511199349302101
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