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← PORTLAND CENTER STAGE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PORTLAND CENTER STAGE.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,881,733
Total expenses
$8,783,006
Contributions and grants received
$4,881,052
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,656,723
Investment income
$1,426
Other revenue
$342,532
Total assets, end of year
$4,212,438
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,391,374
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$178,936
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,895,735
Management and general expenses
$1,443,867
Fundraising expenses
$443,404
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,895,735

Program services were 78.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $669,263

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,211,789

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $30,634

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKETS/SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $3,425,681 · related or exempt $3,425,681

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION

    total $231,042 · related or exempt $231,042

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,426 · excluded $1,426

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $208,943

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $208,943

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $208,943 · excluded $208,943

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $111,933

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $32,476

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $79,457 · excluded $79,457

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $225,613

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $182,260

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $43,353 · excluded $43,353

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $10,779 · excluded $10,779

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,779

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $380,835 · program services $306,114 · management and general $47,887 · fundraising $26,834

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,983,517 · program services $3,201,935 · management and general $500,898 · fundraising $280,684

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $41,616 · program services $33,451 · management and general $5,233 · fundraising $2,932

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $484,090 · program services $389,109 · management and general $60,871 · fundraising $34,110

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $376,068 · program services $302,282 · management and general $47,288 · fundraising $26,498

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $68,885 · management and general $68,885

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $493,805 · program services $444,780 · management and general $47,738 · fundraising $1,287

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $422,951 · program services $422,951

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $683,758 · program services $379,393 · management and general $295,194 · fundraising $9,171

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $211,795 · program services $211,795

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $880,303 · program services $704,389 · management and general $158,926 · fundraising $16,988

  • 17 · Travel

    total $136,253 · program services $126,186 · management and general $4,925 · fundraising $5,142

  • 20 · Interest

    total $19,117 · management and general $19,117

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $230,576 · program services $161,710 · management and general $64,989 · fundraising $3,877

  • 24a · Other expenses: ACTOR HOUSING

    total $110,600 · program services $110,600

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $258,837 · program services $101,040 · management and general $121,916 · fundraising $35,881

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $134,034 · end of year $657,045

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $304 · end of year $304

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $478,822 · end of year $1,016,895

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $86,368 · end of year $62,467

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $30,751 · end of year $22,065

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $151,167 · end of year $152,104

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,201,471

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,834,985

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $461,111 · end of year $366,486

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $480,692 · end of year $56,473

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,288,239 · end of year $1,878,599

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $401,255 · end of year $656,837

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,571,727 · end of year $1,415,087

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $120,389 · end of year $284,323

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,304,477 · end of year $2,035,127

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$781,174 · end of year -$1,319,983

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $494,814 · end of year $1,141,047

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PORTLAND CENTER STAGE'S MISSION IS TO CREATE TRANSCENDENT THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS SEPARATING PEOPLE. WE SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY IN CELEBRATING THE FULL SCOPE OF HUMANITY, APPRECIATING DIFFERENCE, AND FOSTERING BELONGING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CREATE TRANSCENDENT THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS SEPARATING PEOPLE.

  • PORTLAND CENTER STAGE PRODUCED EIGHT PLAYS ON OUR 2023-24 SEASON, INCLUDING THE CLASSIC ROCK MUSICAL "HAIR," "LIBERACE & LIZA: HOLIDAY AT THE MANSION" BY DAVID SAFFERT AND GILLIAN SNOW, KATE HAMILL'S "DRACULA: A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY, REALLY", HEIDI SCHRECK'S "WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME," "QUIXOTE NUEVO" BY OCTAVIO SOLIS, NASSIM SOLEIMANPOUR'S "NASSIM," WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S "CORIOLANUS" IN A MODERN VERSE TRANSLATION BY SEAN SAN JOSE, AND LYNN NOTTAGE'S "CLYDE'S." PLAY ATTENDANCE FOR THE SEASON WAS NEARLY 77,000.

    Expenses $6,539,673 · Revenue $3,598,677

  • PORTLAND CENTER STAGE IS DEEPLY INVESTED IN PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRESH, DIVERSE, AND POWER THEATRICAL VOICES AND IN DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING NEW WORKS THAT ENRICH THE CONTEMPORARY THEATER REPERTOIRE. THE PRINCIPAL COMPONENT OF OUR NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS OUR ANNUAL JAW ("JUST ADD WATER") NEW PLAY FESTIVAL, HELD EACH JULY, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER PLAYWRIGHTS AND OTHER THEATER ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO DEVELOP NEW WORKS IN A CURATED, ARTIST-FOCUSED PROCESS THAT ALSO INVITES AUDIENCES ALONG FOR THE CREATIVE JOURNEY. FOUR PROJECTS WERE SELECTED FOR THE 2024 FESTIVAL: "FIRES, OHIO" BY BETH HYLAND; "A RE-ENACTMENT OF THE IMAGINED TRIAL OF DAISY THE COW, WHO (ALLEGEDLY) CAUSED THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE" BY JULIA IZUMI; "GOOD PERSON (A ONE-WOMAN BOUFFON SHOW)" BY BRETT ASHLEY ROBINSON; AND "THE SUNNYVIEW ELEMENTARY ART SHOW" BY ROB SMITH. PUBLIC READINGS OF THE WORKS-IN-PROGRESS WERE PRESENTED AT THE ARMORY DURING JAW'S CLOSING WEEKEND OF FREE EVENTS.

    Expenses $41,411

  • NEARLY 6,800 PEOPLE, INCLUDING MORE THAN 6,000 YOUTH, WERE SERVED BY PCS'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS. EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH, WHICH WERE EITHER FREE OR DEEPLY SUBSIDIZED, INCLUDED STAGE DOOR MATINEES, WORKSHOPS, AND TOURS; TEEN PLAYWRIGHTS IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES; THE PCS TEEN COUNCIL; AND PCS TEEN ACADEMY. NEARLY 500 ADULTS ENROLLED IN CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE RECURRING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE LIVING STAGE AND OTHER STORYTELLING ART FORMS.

    Expenses $286,303 · Revenue $38,094

  • "PCS OFFERED A WIDE ARRAY OF FREE AND NOMINAL-COST COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AIMED AT EXPANDING ACCESS, INCREASING ENGAGEMENT, ELEVATING LOCAL ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND SPARKING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OUR REGION'S HISTORY, CURRENT ISSUES, AND ASPIRATIONS. DURING 2023-24, WE PARTNERED WITH 88 ARTISTS, CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, ENGAGING 8,000 PEOPLE; 65% OF OUR ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS WERE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC OR SOCIAL JUSTICE-FOCUSED, WHILE 76% OF ARTISTS AND EXPERTS WERE PEOPLE OF COLOR.A FEW OF THE YEAR'S COMMUNITY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: 1) MONTHLY "FIRST THURSDAY" EVENTS WITH PERFORMANCES BY MUSICAL ARTISTS, AS WELL AS VISUAL ART EXHIBITS; B) "PRESS PLAY" PERFORMANCES AT THE 2024 JAW FESTIVAL THAT FEATURED THE WWJP STREET DANCE SHOWCASE, BOLLYWOOD DANCERS FROM DEEPA BARVE'S DANCE ACADEMY, AND MUSICIANS KIMO CAMAT, MREENS, AND GUS JEFFERS; C) A PANEL DISCUSSION ON "CIVICS EDUCATION IN OREGON: CONNECTING STUDENTS TO THEIR CONSTITUTION," IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CIVICS LEARNING PROJECT; AND D) THE MONTHLY "PIANO BAR," A FREE, OPEN-MIC EVENT FOR AREA SINGERS.WE ALSO PROVIDED FREE OR REDUCED-COST PERFORMANCE, REHEARSAL, MEETING, AND EVENT SPACE TO A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING BOOM ARTS, PORTLAND EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE ENSEMBLE, LITERARY ARTS, CENTRO CULTURAL, CHAMBER MUSIC NORTHWEST, AND MORE."

    Expenses $28,348 · Revenue $19,952

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Lanier

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.5 related

  • Susannah Mars

    TEASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sean Andries

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.5 related

  • Liana Avandano

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alonzo Chadwick

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rich George

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amanda Lighthiser

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jelani Memory

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Yasmin Ruvalcaba

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Valarie Sasaki

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Delanna Studi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alisha Tonsic

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kristin Van Sickle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Becky Gardiner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Liam Kaas-Lentz

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $154,433
    From this org
    $141,616
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,817
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,616
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,817
    Filer's total
    $154,433

  • Marissa Wolf

    ARTISIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $167,888
    From this org
    $151,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,388
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,388
    Filer's total
    $167,888

  • Ticia Evans

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $52,259
    From this org
    $47,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,105
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

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 · 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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
21 January 2026
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202640219349301369

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