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← ZOETIC STAGE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ZOETIC STAGE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$958,388
Total expenses
$851,276
Contributions and grants received
$429,174
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$529,214
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$313,821
Total liabilities, end of year
$56,062
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$257,759
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$828,842
Management and general expenses
$19,200
Fundraising expenses
$3,234
Program service expenses (Part III)
$828,842

Program services were 97.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $212,260

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $216,914

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Admissions

    total $384,214 · related or exempt $384,214 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Production Fees

    total $145,000 · related or exempt $145,000 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $102,000 · program services $90,000 · management and general $12,000

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $193,971 · program services $193,971

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $60,040 · program services $60,040

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,302 · program services $22,302

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $61,049 · program services $61,049

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,434 · management and general $7,200 · fundraising $3,234

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $36,347 · program services $36,347

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,347 · program services $2,347

  • 24a · Other expenses: Artistic Fees

    total $85,175 · program services $85,175 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Technical Fees

    total $118,874 · program services $118,874 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Production Expenses

    total $133,048 · program services $133,048 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Box Office Fees & Commissions

    total $25,689 · program services $25,689 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $189,377 · end of year $277,690

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $10,300

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $40,157 · end of year $36,131

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,998 · end of year $6,062

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $83,249 · end of year $50,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $149,587 · end of year $257,759

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Zoetic Stage was founded in 2010 to create fresh, bold interpretations of contemporary plays and musicals, and is dedicated to enhancing South Florida's national artistic profile by producing regional premieres and developing new works to become part of the American stage repertoire.

  • Zoetic Stage's 24/25 season marked the fifteenth year of producing live professional theater and community engagement programs. As an Arsht Center Arts Partner and anchor of the Theater Up Close subscription series, Zoetic Stage produced four productions at the Arsht Center in downtown Miami: The Pillowman, the Miami premiere of POTUS, the musical Fiddler on the Roof, and the Miami premiere of The Comeuppance. Additionally, Zoetic Stage presented Doubt at the Ocean Reef Cultural Arts Center.

    Expenses $674,044 · Revenue $529,214

  • Maintaining operations of the theater including staff and related costs, administering the Young Artist educational training program, and presenting free community talkbacks and new play development.

    Expenses $154,798

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stuart Meltzer

    Artistic Director/Founder

    Total calculated
    $75,000
    From this org
    $75,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kerry Shiller

    Managing Director/Founder

    Total calculated
    $29,000
    From this org
    $29,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Michael McKeever

    Producing Director/Founder

    Total calculated
    $23,120
    From this org
    $23,120
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Christopher Demos Brown

    Board Member/Founder

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Demos Brown

    President/Founder

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Bob de la Fuente

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandy Bell

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robin Ellen Meyers

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Robbins-Manley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cary Valdes-Perez

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Crystal Wagar

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christina Hudson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shalia Sakona

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leticia Mora

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
13 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202622269349300707

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