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← PORTLAND CENTER STAGE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PORTLAND CENTER STAGE.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,097,611
Total expenses
$8,201,560
Contributions and grants received
$3,785,409
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,988,441
Investment income
-$2,690
Other revenue
$326,451
Total assets, end of year
$3,611,839
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,885,414
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$1,273,575
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,574,568
Management and general expenses
$1,207,177
Fundraising expenses
$419,815
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,574,568

Program services were 80.2% 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)

    $350,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,435,409

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $13,459

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKETS/SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $2,853,325 · related or exempt $2,853,325

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION

    total $135,116 · related or exempt $135,116

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,581 · excluded $1,581

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $124,390

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $124,390

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $124,390 · excluded $124,390

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $50,000

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

    securities $54,271

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$4,271

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$4,271 · excluded -$4,271

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $211,748

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $41,524

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $170,224 · excluded $170,224

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $211,254

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $179,417

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $31,837 · excluded $31,837

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $228,210 · program services $190,020 · management and general $21,673 · fundraising $16,517

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,972,310 · program services $3,307,559 · management and general $377,258 · fundraising $287,493

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $27,980 · program services $23,297 · management and general $2,658 · fundraising $2,025

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $507,980 · program services $422,971 · management and general $48,244 · fundraising $36,765

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $406,860 · program services $338,774 · management and general $38,640 · fundraising $29,446

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $37,488 · management and general $37,488

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $562,384 · program services $454,013 · management and general $107,298 · fundraising $1,073

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $334,676 · program services $334,676

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $668,583 · program services $340,323 · management and general $312,828 · fundraising $15,432

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $169,284 · program services $169,284

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $895,586 · program services $717,447 · management and general $161,016 · fundraising $17,123

  • 17 · Travel

    total $81,120 · program services $70,699 · management and general $574 · fundraising $9,847

  • 20 · Interest

    total $28,020 · management and general $28,020

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $79,427 · program services $69,862 · management and general $8,263 · fundraising $1,302

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $148,022 · program services $87,405 · management and general $57,855 · fundraising $2,762

  • 24a · Other expenses: ACTOR HOUSING

    total $48,238 · program services $48,238

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,392 · management and general $5,362 · fundraising $30

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $657,045 · end of year $242,434

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $304 · end of year $9,519

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,016,895 · end of year $783,054

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $62,467 · end of year $63,310

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $22,065 · end of year $23,035

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $152,104 · end of year $66,829

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

    $2,223,515

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

    $1,915,312

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $366,486 · end of year $308,203

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $56,473 · end of year $37,427

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,878,599 · end of year $2,078,028

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $656,837 · end of year $1,177,149

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,415,087 · end of year $1,083,176

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $284,323 · end of year $336,538

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,035,127 · end of year $2,288,551

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$1,319,983 · end of year -$1,527,768

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,141,047 · end of year $254,193

Mission and programs · 2024

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.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $6,240,772 · Revenue $2,921,909

  • 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 $45,910

  • OVER 7,000 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.OVER 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 $263,269 · Revenue $49,748

  • 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 2024-25, WE PARTNERED WITH 86 ARTISTS, CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, ENGAGING 5,174 PEOPLE; 67% OF OUR ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS WERE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC OR SOCIAL JUSTICE-FOCUSED, WHILE 74% 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 A STREET DANCE SHOWCASE, BALLET FOLKLORICO, AND MUSICIAN PABLO RIVAROLA C) PRE-SHOW PANEL DISCUSSION WITH BLACK MENS WELLNESS AND D) SEVERAL LITERARY EVENTS WITH PARTNERS LIKE SLAMLANDIA AND LITERAOKE. WE ALSO PROVIDED FREE OR REDUCED-COST PERFORMANCE, REHEARSAL, MEETING, AND EVENT SPACE TO A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING BOOM ARTS, FERTILE GROUND NEW WORKS FESTIVAL, PORTLAND AREA THEATER ALLIANCE, P:EAR, AND MORE.

    Expenses $24,617 · Revenue $16,784

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Valarie Sasaki

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.5 related

  • Rich George

    TEASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.5 related

  • Liana Avendano

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.5 related

  • Sean Andries

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jennifer Lanier

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amanda Lighthiser

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susannah Mars

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alonzo Chadwick

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jelani Memory

    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

  • Delanna Studi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kimiko Matsuda

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marissa Wolf

    ARTISIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $141,249
    From this org
    $136,949
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,300
    Hours/week
    40

  • Liam Kaas Lentz

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $112,360
    From this org
    $110,293
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,067
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jessica Leffler

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $20,323
    From this org
    $20,323
    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

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
29 June 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202631839349300333

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