- Revenue 2024
- $3,621,362
- Expenses 2024
- $4,400,026
Program services were 63.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- Z99Z
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 150 CONVENT AVE
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
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.
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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 $2,442,132 · Revenue $81,582
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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 $346,424
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Courtney Lee-MitchellCOURTNEY LEE-MITCHELL
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Mark ThomasMARK THOMAS
VICE-PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Michael YoungMICHAEL YOUNG
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Larry McRaeLARRY MCRAE
TREASURER AND CHAIR, FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Ronald K AlexanderRONALD K ALEXANDER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Angela Glover BlackwellANGELA GLOVER BLACKWELL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jamila Ponton BraggJAMILA PONTON BRAGG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Hugh DancyHUGH DANCY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Claire DanesCLAIRE DANES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Channing MartinCHANNING MARTIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Tamara TunieTAMARA TUNIE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Heather WagonerHEATHER WAGONER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Alisha Johnson WilderALISHA JOHNSON WILDER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Todd WilderTODD WILDER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Joann K ChaseJOANN K CHASE
IN MEMEMORIAM
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Blair WashingtonBLAIR WASHINGTON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Indira EtwarooINDIRA ETWAROO
CEO AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $283,169
- From this org
- $266,982
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,187
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $266,982
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,187
- Filer's total
- $283,169
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Patricia CruzPATRICIA CRUZ
EXECUTIVE ADVISOR
- Total calculated
- $141,407
- From this org
- $141,407
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jelani BucknerJELANI BUCKNER
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & FACILITIES
- Total calculated
- $129,028
- From this org
- $119,680
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,348
- Hours/week
- 40
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Deirdre MayDEIRDRE MAY
CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $157,984
- From this org
- $148,856
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,128
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $148,856
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,128
- Filer's total
- $157,984
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $3,621,362
- Expenses
- $4,400,026
- Contributions
- $3,354,972
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $3,702,961
- Expenses
- $4,119,185
- Contributions
- $3,468,022
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $2,747,663
- Expenses
- $3,721,959
- Contributions
- $2,589,091
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,568,800
- Expenses
- $3,118,453
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,468,045
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,019,752
- Expenses
- $1,744,412
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,241,245
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,612,216
- Expenses
- $1,995,200
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,345,409
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,376,789
- Expenses
- $2,860,236
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,644,787
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,327,933
- Expenses
- $2,095,406
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,642,045
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,268,819
- Expenses
- $2,077,279
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,521,482
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,661,526
- Expenses
- $2,887,304
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,650,856
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,681,010
- Expenses
- $2,611,540
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,013,399
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $2,805,248
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,798,334
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2011 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $3,048,775
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,781,114
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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$500,000
2024 HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
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$172,000
2024 IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
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$108,000
2022 HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
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2022 New York Theatre Program
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$73,000
2023 IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
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2022 COVID-19 PANDEMIC GRANT TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLAN, SALARY, &NON-PERSONNEL EXPENSE
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2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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THE CITY COLLEGE FUND
GOVERNMENT · EDUCATION · NY
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.