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← NORTHERN STAGE COMPANY

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NORTHERN STAGE COMPANY.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,356,445
Total expenses
$6,082,179
Contributions and grants received
$5,325,706
Grants paid
$1,252,000
Program service revenue
$835,188
Investment income
$95,593
Other revenue
$99,958
Total assets, end of year
$16,901,347
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,510,025
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,391,322
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,010,969
Management and general expenses
$712,654
Fundraising expenses
$358,556
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,010,969

Program services were 82.4% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,325,706

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $34,481

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $583,971 · related or exempt $583,971

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

    total $173,726 · related or exempt $173,726

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PRODUCTION SERVICES INCOME

    total $65,971 · related or exempt $65,971

  • 2d · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $11,520 · related or exempt $11,520

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $97,178 · excluded $97,178

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $231,445

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $311,515

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$80,070

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$80,070 · related or exempt -$80,070

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $96,025 · other assets $15,809

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $104,442 · other assets $8,977

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$8,417 · other assets $6,832

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,585 · related or exempt -$1,585

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $114,784

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $118,436

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$3,652

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $13,628

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $13,628 · related or exempt $13,628

  • 11a · Other revenue: EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT

    total $159,551 · related or exempt $159,551

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $10,501 · related or exempt $10,501

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $170,052

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,175,000 · program services $1,175,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $77,000 · program services $77,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $196,174 · program services $124,639 · management and general $45,491 · fundraising $26,044

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,304,761 · program services $906,689 · management and general $286,616 · fundraising $111,456

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $177,681 · program services $172,234 · management and general $4,002 · fundraising $1,445

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $117,915 · program services $81,022 · management and general $26,091 · fundraising $10,802

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,250 · management and general $27,250

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $253,372 · program services $208,042 · management and general $27,880 · fundraising $17,450

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $121,405 · program services $119,500 · fundraising $1,905

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $50,479 · program services $42,806 · management and general $2,344 · fundraising $5,329

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $60,667 · program services $60,667

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $147,129 · program services $103,898 · management and general $41,934 · fundraising $1,297

  • 17 · Travel

    total $305,549 · program services $247,571 · management and general $6,660 · fundraising $51,318

  • 20 · Interest

    total $67,918 · management and general $67,918

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $293,731 · program services $205,611 · management and general $88,120

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $46,718 · program services $34,371 · management and general $11,966 · fundraising $381

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOLD CIRCLE PROGRAM EXPEN

    total $391,471 · program services $391,471

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOOT CAMP PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $293,268 · program services $293,268

  • 24c · Other expenses: BRIDGE UP PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $264,192 · program services $264,192

  • 24d · Other expenses: CAMPAIGN EXPENSES

    total $233,022 · program services $135,114 · fundraising $97,908

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $477,477 · program services $367,874 · management and general $76,382 · fundraising $33,221

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,856,382 · end of year $193,711

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $824,950 · end of year $3,583,059

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,977,448 · end of year $3,903,834

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $33,982 · end of year $233,429

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $232,639 · end of year $242,999

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

    $9,832,832

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

    $2,197,068

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,811,810 · end of year $7,635,764

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $392,044 · end of year $782,564

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $325,987

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $232,666 · end of year $179,598

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $1,550,000 · end of year $1,125,000

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $318,971 · end of year $307,727

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $43,000 · end of year $101,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,847,473 · end of year $2,452,514

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $306,963

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $27,733 · end of year $37,223

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,942,703 · end of year $6,089,339

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,166,709 · end of year $6,301,983

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CHANGE LIVES ONE STORY AT A TIME. ITS PURPOSE IS TO CREATE, PRODUCE AND PROMOTE THE ARTS BY PRESENTING PROFESSIONAL THEATER IN AN INTIMATE SETTING. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ARTISTS THROUGH PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND PRODUCTION EXPERIENCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CREATE, PRODUCE AND PROMOTE THE ARTS BY PRESENTING PROFESSIONAL THEATRE IN AN INTIMATE SETTING.

  • THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS - THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS 4-6 MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS FROM JUNE TO MAY. OPERATING UNDER A LORT-D CONTRACT WITH ACTORS' EQUITY, THE ORGANIZATION DRAWS TALENT FROM THE REGION AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING MANY WITH BROADWAY, REGIONAL THEATER, AND NATIONAL TOUR CREDITS. SEASONS INCLUDE COMEDIES, DRAMAS, MUSICALS FROM THE CLASSIC CANNON, NEW SHOWS FRESH FROM BROADWAY AND LONDON'S WEST END, AND WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WORKS FOR THE AMERICAN THEATER WITH ITS NEW WORKS NOW FESTIVAL OF STAGED READINGS AND NEW PLAY READINGS AND WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. THE THEATER ALSO HOSTS, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, THE BOLD THEATER WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CIRCLE WHICH NURTURES EMERGING WOMEN DIRECTORS, PLAYWRIGHTS AND DESIGNERS IN A MAJOR NATIONAL PROGRAM. BOLD ARTISTS WORK FREQUENTLY ON AND OFFSTAGE AT NORTHERN STAGE. IN FY23, NORTHERN STAGE PROGRAMMING RETURNED TO PRE-COVID LEVELS. WE PROGRAMMED THREE MUSICALS, AND THREE PLAYS. WE BEGAN THE SEASON IN THE SUMMER IN OUR COURTYARD THEATER WITH SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM. OUR FALL MAINSTAGE SEASON BEGAN WITH A MAJOR PRODUCTION OF SPRING AWAKENING, FOLLOWED BY THE WORLD PREMIERE OF A NEW MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF THE RAILWAY CHILDREN. WINTER PROGRAMMING INCLUDED ANOTHER WORLD PREMIERE, 'BOV WATER, FOLLOWED BY A NEW PRODUCTION OF SWEAT. ALTHOUGH OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS INCREASED BY 125% OVER THE PRIOR YEAR, OUR ATTENDANCE FIGURES WERE STILL 30% OR MORE BELOW PRE-COVID LEVELS. IN ADDITION TO OUR MAINSTAGE PROGRAMMING, WE CONTINUED OUR FOCUS ON NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT, FACILITATING WORKSHOPS AND READINGS OF SEVERAL NEW PLAYS IN VARIOUS STAGES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND FOSTERED MULTIPLE ONGOING AND NEW COMMISSIONS.

    Expenses $4,047,823 · Grants $1,175,000 · Revenue $673,912

  • EDUCATION - AT THE HEART OF NORTHERN STAGE'S MISSION TO CHANGE LIVES ONE STORY AT A TIME, IS OUR WORK WITH STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. WE VALUE EDUCATION AND OFFER PROGRAMS THAT NURTURE, DELIGHT, AND CHALLENGE THE GENERATIONS OF THEATER LOVERS. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS STUDENTS OF ALL AGES A YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND SUMMER CAMPS. THE PROGRAMS ARE TAUGHT BY WORKING THEATER PROFESSIONALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCES A THEATER INTENSIVE EACH SUMMER FOR STUDENTS AGES 12-18, WHICH INCLUDES FOUR WEEKS OF REHEARSAL AND CULMINATES IN A ONE-TWO WEEK RUN OF A FULLY-STAGED, FULLY-REALIZED THEATER WORK. INTEGRAL TO ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS IS THE YOUTH ENSEMBLE STUDIO (YES), A GROUP OF YOUNG ACTORS WHO DEVELOP, REHEARSE, AND PERFORM WORK AT THE ORGANIZATION. TWO NEW PROGRAMS WERE INAUGURATED IN 2017 -- BOOT CAMP AND BRIDGEUP: THEATER IN THE SCHOOLS. BOOT CAMP IS A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND JUNIORS TO HELP THEM PROGRESS INTO THEATER MATRICULATION. BRIDGEUP: THEATER IN THE SCHOOLS IS A FIVE-WEEK IN-SCHOOL THEATER PROGRAM WITH A MISSION TO INCREASE THEATER ACCESS AND LEARNING RESOURCES THROUGH SHAKESPEARE IN THE SCHOOLS AND MUSICAL THEATRE IN THE SCHOOLS RESIDENCIES. ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND REPORTING DIRECTLY THE PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. IN FY23, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS WERE EXTREMELY WELL-ATTENDED. BOOT CAMP AND YES PROGRAMS WERE SOLD-OUT, AND BRIDGEUP PROGRAMS WERE WELL-RECEIVED IN THE SCHOOLS, WITH A 20% INCREASE IN STUDENTS REACHED. OUR SUMMER THEATER INTENSIVE RETURNED TO THE MAINSTAGE WITH A WILDLY SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTION OF URINETOWN. MANY OF OUR EDUCATION STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR HOLIDAY PRODUCTION OF THE RAILWAY CHILDREN. IN THE SPRING, OUR YES STUDENTS MOUNTED A FULL PRODUCTION OF THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL ON THE MAINSTAGE. OUR BRIDGEUP PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO SERVE 11 PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ENGAGED OVER MORE THAN 250 STUDENTS IN THE COURSE IN THE SPRING OF 2023, CULMINATING IN PERFORMANCES OF ABRIDGED SHAKESPEARE PLAYS ON OUR MAINSTAGE.

    Expenses $963,146 · Grants $77,000 · Revenue $103,249

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Kaye Argenti

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nancy Murray

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jonathan Spector

    BOARD TREASU

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joe Major

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bala Chaudhary

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keri Craft

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charmaris Darias

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Delmont

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carolyn Dever

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel Dickson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Grant

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia Jackson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alison Kapadia

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Langhus

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Lynch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Sanders

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lori Shipulski

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rubi Simon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Stedina

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Curtis Welling

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Smoller

    MANAGING DIR

    Total calculated
    $53,684
    From this org
    $53,684
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Irene Green

    MANAGING DIR

    Total calculated
    $10,577
    From this org
    $10,577
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Carol Dunne

    PRODUCING AR

    Total calculated
    $131,913
    From this org
    $131,913
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
4 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202440469349302589

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