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← IMAGINATION STAGE OF WASHINGTON DC INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by IMAGINATION STAGE OF WASHINGTON DC INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$426,271
Total expenses
$849,444
Contributions and grants received
$185,871
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$238,475
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$1,925
Total assets, end of year
$48,504
Total liabilities, end of year
$127,588
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$79,084
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$697,127
Management and general expenses
$76,839
Fundraising expenses
$75,478
Program service expenses (Part III)
$697,127

Program services were 82.1% 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)

    $104,340

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $81,531

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $197,145 · related or exempt $197,145

  • 2b · Program service revenue: WORKSHOPS & CONTRACTS

    total $41,273 · related or exempt $41,273

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCE TICKETS

    total $57 · related or exempt $57

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,925

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,925

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,925 · excluded $1,925

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $58,613 · program services $26,591 · management and general $5,861 · fundraising $26,161

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $457,154 · program services $419,869 · management and general $37,267 · fundraising $18

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $44,255 · program services $38,338 · management and general $3,678 · fundraising $2,239

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $34,664 · program services $30,009 · management and general $2,898 · fundraising $1,757

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $14,487 · program services $11,378 · management and general $2,169 · fundraising $940

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $44,200 · program services $43,714 · management and general $458 · fundraising $28

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $20,027 · program services $17,456 · management and general $2,571

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,867 · program services $12,996 · management and general $13,257 · fundraising $614

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,571 · program services $9,873 · management and general $1,882 · fundraising $816

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $31,613 · program services $26,943 · management and general $2,601 · fundraising $2,069

  • 17 · Travel

    total $30,484 · program services $30,460 · fundraising $24

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $39,875 · fundraising $39,875

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,293 · program services $11,225 · management and general $2,140 · fundraising $928

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION SPECIFIC EXP

    total $15,842 · program services $13,806 · management and general $2,036

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSES & PERMITS

    total $4,499 · program services $4,469 · management and general $21 · fundraising $9

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $35,031 · end of year $21,649

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $2,450

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,105 · end of year $8,663

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $305,919 · end of year $15,742

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $966 · end of year $2,227

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $125,361

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $344,089 · end of year -$79,084

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

IMAGINATION STAGE OF WASHINGTON, DC, INC. EMPOWERS ALL YOUNG PEOPLE TO DISCOVER THEIR VOICE AND IDENTITY THROUGH PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL THEATRE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

INSPIRE CREATIVITY AND EMPOWER CHILDREN AND YOUTH THROUGH PROFESSIONAL THEATRE & ARTS EDUCATION.

  • IMAGINATION STAGE, WASHINGTON DC'S LEADING CHILDREN'S THEATRE ORGANIZATION, IS DEDICATED TO SERVING ALL CHILDREN THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND ARTISTICALLY RIGOROUS PROGRAMMING. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PRODUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE ACROSS ALL 8 WARDS TO 3,930 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS) AND DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS, ELIMINATING FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO ACCESS.IN ADDITION TO PERFORMANCES, IMAGINATION STAGE DELIVERS IN-SCHOOL AND OUTSIDE-OF-SCHOOL-TIME ARTS EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND EXTENDED RESIDENCIES THAT INTEGRATE THEATRE INTO CLASSROOM LEARNING, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS TO SUPPORT ARTS-BASED INSTRUCTION. PROGRAMS INCLUDE THEATRE FOR CHANGE, WHICH USES THEATRE AND FACILITATED DISCUSSION TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN EXPLORING SOCIAL ISSUES AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION, AND CRITICAL-THINKING SKILLS. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH HAS IDENTIFIED INCREASES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS AND CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE AS POSITIVE IMPACTS OF THE COMPANY'S PROGRAMMING. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, IMAGINATION STAGE SUPPORTS THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF DC PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, HELPING TO CULTIVATE COMPASSIONATE, CONFIDENT, AND COLLABORATIVE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE PREPARED TO CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THEIR FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $697,127 · Revenue $238,475

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joanne Lamparter

    CHIEF ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $133,242
    From this org
    $26,035
    From related orgs
    $104,140
    Other
    $3,067
    Hours/week
    10 + 40 related

  • Layne Holley As Of Nov 2024

    CHIEF MANAGING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $16,438
    From this org
    $3,288
    From related orgs
    $13,150
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 40 related

  • Yasemin Washington

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Raquel Carson

    PRESIDENT ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ivan Lanier

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chelsey Christensen

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bonnie Fogel

    MEMBER/FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Janet Stanford

    MEMBER/FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Lauren Benning-Williams

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Candice Tolliver Burns

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Fink

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marnique Heath

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Arthur Mola

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nichole Francis Reynolds

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rebecca Weiner

    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.

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
2024
Filed
15 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202641059349301229

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