Totals
- Total revenue
- $607,293
- Total expenses
- $619,941
- Contributions and grants received
- $490,073
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $110,516
- Investment income
- $5,804
- Other revenue
- $900
- Total assets, end of year
- $158,740
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $158,740
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $441,955
- Management and general expenses
- $121,698
- Fundraising expenses
- $56,288
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $441,955
Program services were 71.3% 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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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$0
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$141,611
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$348,462
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2a · Program service revenue: External Performances
total $13,618 · related or exempt $13,618 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: Sponsorships
total $45,000 · related or exempt $45,000 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2c · Program service revenue: Ticket Sales
total $39,638 · related or exempt $39,638 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $12,260 · related or exempt $12,260 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $5,804 · related or exempt $5,804 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6a · Gross rents
real property $900 · personal property $0
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $900 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $900 · related or exempt $900 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0 · program services $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $79,500 · program services $20,700 · management and general $29,400 · fundraising $29,400
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $140,786 · program services $104,769 · management and general $36,017 · fundraising $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $4,887 · program services $2,965 · management and general $1,922 · fundraising $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $17,416 · program services $9,920 · management and general $5,172 · fundraising $2,324
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11a · Fees: management
total $5,000 · program services $0 · management and general $5,000 · fundraising $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $16,800 · program services $0 · management and general $8,400 · fundraising $8,400
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $5,000 · fundraising $5,000
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $205,998 · program services $201,998 · management and general $4,000 · fundraising $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $36,671 · program services $33,914 · management and general $919 · fundraising $1,838
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13 · Office expenses
total $31,218 · program services $20,953 · management and general $5,969 · fundraising $4,296
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14 · Information technology
total $12,844 · program services $3,907 · management and general $3,907 · fundraising $5,030
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15 · Royalties
total $12,332 · program services $12,332 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $30,519 · program services $18,795 · management and general $11,724 · fundraising $0
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17 · Travel
total $2,807 · program services $702 · management and general $2,105 · fundraising $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $16,028 · program services $9,292 · management and general $6,736 · fundraising $0
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20 · Interest
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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23 · Insurance
total $2,135 · program services $1,708 · management and general $427 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $41,271 · end of year $22,420
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $130,117 · end of year $134,320
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,000
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $98,607 · end of year $103,037
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $72,781 · end of year $55,703
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
ACTS ON STAGE is a professional theater committed to centering the talents, voices, works and initiatives of People of Color and creatives of faith. Our mission is to change lives dramatically by serving the local urban and global community through the production of programs & performances that elevate the arts, the artists and all audiences. Our vision is to be a driving force behind a new era renaissance where creativity creates social change.
Activities or mission (Part I)
ACTS ON STAGE is a professional theater committed to centering the talents, voices, works and initiatives of People of Color and creatives of faith.
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THEATER COMPANY: Through Acts On Stage Theater, audiences can expect to regularly experience a season of small to medium cast shows from September to May. This fiscal year, we produced two shows: A SOLDIER'S PLAY in the fall of 2024, and SADIE'S KITCHEN in the spring of 2025. A SOLDIER'S PLAY was written by Charles Fuller, and directed by Isiah Anderson Jr. SADIE'S KITCHEN was written by La'Chris Jordan, and directed by Isiah Anderson Jr.
Expenses $135,444 · Revenue $46,023
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TEEN SUMMER MUSICAL: The Teen Summer Musical is a Signature Seattle program that has lit up the largest stages in the city for the last 25 years. In addition to creating stunning feels and vibes, the TSM serves as an excellent way to instill character and work ethic in our young performers and future leaders. Teen Summer Musical highlights some of the brightest youth stars in summer performances of classic stories with timely social justice themes. In summer 2024, 72 TSM youth performed SNOW WHYTE AND THE SEVEN: EACH ONE TEACH ONE, written and directed by Isiah Anderson Jr., with music by Michelle Lang-Raymond and Cedric Paul Thomas II, and choreography by Koach Crosby.
Expenses $195,277 · Revenue $80,804
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RENAISSANCE 20: This spring we re-launched quarterly cycles of Renaissance 20, our young artists development program, led by Sam Townsend Jr. Group Classes in beginning piano, voice, dance, and acting happen throughout the school year. This is another exciting step into our vision to be a new era renaissance where creativity creates change!
Expenses $62,025
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OTHER PROJECTS: In addition to our traditional theater offerings, we offer video content production services, programs that develop artists (of all levels) in every discipline of the performing arts (music, dance, performance, stage craft, writing, etc.), art-based interactive workshops re: racial equity and social justice and in-the-moment / nimble services such as seasonal events, after-school clubs and artist consultation. This fiscal year our other projects included GET (ACT)IVE, a youth fitness program in partnership with King County Parks, a JUNETEENTH celebration in partnership with Cultivate South Park, and A DOUGLASS DECLARATION, an alternative 4th of July celebration in partnership with The Sound of the Northwest Choir.
Expenses $49,209 · Revenue $15,896
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Michelle Lang-Raymond
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $79,800
- From this org
- $79,800
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jess Bielman
Board President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Elias Bullock
Board Vice-President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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LaCretiah Claytor
Board Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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MaryEllen Bolden
Board Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Nicole Anthony
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Zach Bruce Jr
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Michael Cole Jr
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 25 January 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202600299349300420
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