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← HARLEM STAGE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HARLEM STAGE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,702,961
Total expenses
$4,119,185
Contributions and grants received
$3,468,022
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$121,535
Investment income
$109,974
Other revenue
$3,430
Total assets, end of year
$5,412,675
Total liabilities, end of year
$158,345
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,254,330
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,682,665
Management and general expenses
$593,123
Fundraising expenses
$843,397
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,682,665

Program services were 65.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $640,722

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $234,968

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,592,332

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $40,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BOX OFFICE INCOME

    total $68,559 · related or exempt $68,559

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SPACE LEASING

    total $27,858 · related or exempt $27,858

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEE INCOME WIT

    total $25,118 · related or exempt $25,118

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $40,220 · excluded $40,220

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $335,934

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

    securities $266,180

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $69,754

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $69,754 · excluded $69,754

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $41,872

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

    $640,722

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $41,872

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,430 · excluded $3,430

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,430

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $316,731 · program services $141,183 · management and general $92,327 · fundraising $83,221

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,303,098 · program services $901,784 · management and general $80,196 · fundraising $321,118

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $175,895 · program services $116,514 · management and general $17,484 · fundraising $41,897

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $158,162 · program services $102,124 · management and general $16,735 · fundraising $39,303

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,400 · management and general $2,400

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $167,271 · management and general $167,271

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $14,522 · management and general $14,522

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $510,001 · program services $301,082 · management and general $93,917 · fundraising $115,002

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $186,135 · program services $186,135

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $132,668 · program services $97,307 · management and general $4,439 · fundraising $30,922

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $30,541 · program services $19,727 · management and general $3,222 · fundraising $7,592

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $179,825 · program services $115,872 · management and general $43,257 · fundraising $20,696

  • 17 · Travel

    total $61,257 · program services $44,625 · management and general $15,155 · fundraising $1,477

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $23,808 · management and general $23,808

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $37,730 · program services $24,371 · management and general $3,980 · fundraising $9,379

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTIST FEES

    total $553,912 · program services $553,912

  • 24b · Other expenses: INDIRECT BENEFIT EXPENS

    total $151,511 · fundraising $151,511

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER PRODUCTION EXPENS

    total $42,583 · program services $34,491 · management and general $2,411 · fundraising $5,681

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE

    total $32,406 · program services $20,932 · management and general $3,418 · fundraising $8,056

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $38,729 · program services $22,606 · management and general $8,581 · fundraising $7,542

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,752,777 · end of year $357,048

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,107,366 · end of year $10,001

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $471,556 · end of year $1,429,404

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $30,525 · end of year $86,255

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $57,862 · end of year $37,837

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

    $1,158,174

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

    $1,132,598

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $45,172 · end of year $25,576

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,202,363 · end of year $3,466,554

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $183,139 · end of year $158,345

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,036,750 · end of year $876,999

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,447,732 · end of year $4,377,331

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

HARLEM STAGE IS A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THAT CELEBRATES AND PERPETUATES THE UNIQUE AND DIVERSE ARTISTIC LEGACY OF HARLEM AND THE INDELIBLE IMPRESSION IT HAS MADE ON AMERICAN CULTURE. WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY, COMMISSIONING, AND SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS OF COLOR, MAKE PERFORMANCES EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AUDIENCES, AND INTRODUCE CHILDREN TO THE RICH DIVERSITY, EXCITEMENT, AND INSPIRATION OF THE PERFORMING ARTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FOUNDED IN 1983, HARLEM STAGE IS A DYNAMIC HUB OF ARTISTIC EXPERIMENTATION, DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING PERFORMING ARTISTS OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY.

  • PRESENTING/COMMISSIONINGFOUNDED IN 1983, HARLEM STAGE IS A DYNAMIC HUB OF ARTISTIC EXPERIMENTATION, DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING PERFORMING ARTISTS OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY AT EVERY STAGE OF THEIR JOURNEY. WE SERVE AS A BEACON OF ARTISTIC FREEDOM FOR NEW YORK CITY, THE CULTURAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. GUIDED BY ITS NORTH STAR-HARLEM IS OUR HOME; THE WORLD IS OUR STAGE-HARLEM STAGE IS A PLATFORM WHERE BOLD, FEARLESS, AND DARING CREATION KNOWS NO BOUNDS WITH 40 - 50 EVENTS ANNUALLY. WE ARE A STAGE TO CREATE FEARLESSLY WITH NEW WORKS; TO PRESENT BOLDLY THROUGH THEATER, DANCE, MUSIC, SPOKEN WORD, FILM, AND LITERATURE; TO EDUCATE ENDLESSLY, ENGAGING LEARNERS OF ALL AGES; TO QUESTION RELENTLESSLY THE IDEAS THAT SHAPE THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE; AND TO ENGINEER EQUITY IN AN ARTISTIC LANDSCAPE THAT HAS LONG UNDERINVESTED IN PERFORMING ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY.

    Expenses $2,114,659 · Revenue $121,535

  • EDUCATIONAT HARLEM STAGE, WE BELIEVE THE ARTS HAVE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER TO SHAPE YOUNG LIVES, BUT ALSO LIFELONG LEARNERS OF ALL AGES TO IGNITE CRITICAL THINKING AND GIVE VOICE TO UNDERREPRESENTED AND DISADVANTAGED YOUTH AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM NYC AND BEYOND. THROUGH FREE STUDENT-ONLY MATINEES, IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES, IMMERSIVE WRITING AND PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS, WE BRING MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS OF ALL AGES INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS. OUR PROGRAM SPARKS THE COURAGE TO CONFRONT TOUGH, REAL-WORLD TOPICS-RACIAL EQUITY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, IMMIGRATION, GENDER EQUALITY, CONFLICT ZONES, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES, AND MORE - ENGAGING STUDENTS IN STORIES THAT AMPLIFY THE POWER OF ART TO ENACT REAL SOCIAL CHANGE.

    Expenses $568,006

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

Listed in Part VII

  • COURTNEY FLEE-MITCHELL

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • JAMIE CANNON

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • MICHAEL A YOUNG

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MARK THOMAS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ANGELA GLOVER BLACKWELL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • BLAIR WASHINGTON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CHANNING MARTIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CLAIRE DANES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • HUGH DANCY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • IDITRA ETAWROO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JAMILA PONTON BRAGG

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JENETTE KAHN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JENNA BOND

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JOANN K CHASE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • LACHANZE SAPP-GOODING

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • REBECCA ROBERTSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • TAMARA TUNIE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • PATRICIA CRUZ

    CEO & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $161,255
    From this org
    $149,288
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,967
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,288
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,967
    Filer's total
    $161,255

  • ERIC OBERSTEIN

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $148,940
    From this org
    $139,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,132
    Hours/week
    40

  • SHAMAR HILL

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $152,253
    From this org
    $152,253
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,253
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $152,253

  • DEIRDRE MAY

    SR. DIR. DIGITAL CONTENT &

    Total calculated
    $121,425
    From this org
    $112,360
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,065
    Hours/week
    40

  • AMANDA RINGGER

    DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

    Total calculated
    $112,933
    From this org
    $103,605
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,328
    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. 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.

  • THE CITY COLLEGE FUND

    GOVERNMENT · EDUCATION · NY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
27 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540939349300719

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