Vermont Stage Company INC EIN 03-0342411

Vermont Stage Company INC

EIN  03-0342411 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Burlington, VT
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Produces plays, supports artists, and develops audiences to enrich the community.
Leadership
Cristina Alicea · Artistic Dir · $52K
Money in and out
$574K revenue, $555K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency

Produces plays, supports artists, and develops audiences to enrich the community. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $574K in revenue, $555K in expenses, and $79K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$574K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$555K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$79K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $19K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.31 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs▲ +162% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +140% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +109% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$574K
FY2025▲ +18%
Expenses
$555K
FY2025▼ -16%
Total assets
$115K
FY2025▲ +59%
Total liabilities
$36K
FY2025▲ +169%
Total revenue
$574K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$555K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$79K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$115K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $362K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Season Series

Vermont stage company (VSC) normally stages six professional live theatrical producitons featuring over 90 performances each year, including a series of four mainstage plays, our annual holiday show "winter tales,- and our annual spring show "the bake off." in addition to our operating staff, we hire 100-150 theatre artists annually, and…

$331Kprogram expense
02

Educational

Vermont stage company produces its award-winning "vermont young playwrights festival;" an annual 10 minute play festival featuring plays written by middle and high school students from across northern vermont. Since its inception, vermont young playwrights has helped over 12,000 students write their first play.

$30Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CVermont Stage Company INC
EINHdr · item D03-0342411
Principal addressHdr · item CBurlington, VT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.vermontstage.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A650)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1994

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Dir
$52,310Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cristina Alicea’s $52K as Artistic Dir is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2212 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Noah a Blocker-Glynn Until 11824$60,000
Cristina Alicea$52,310$57,051$53,568$51,765
Cristina Alicea$28,500$51,000
Noah a Blocker-Glynn$19,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$309K · 54%
Program service revenue$258K · 45%
Other revenue$7K · 1%
Contributions & grants54%$309K
Program service revenue45%$258K
Other revenue1%$7K
Investment income$29
— government grantsLn 1e$19K
Total revenueLn 12$574K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.31 Fundraising $0.04
Program services65%$362K
Management & general31%$170K
Fundraising4%$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$555K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$48K
Total assetsLn 16$115K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$36K
Total net assetsLn 32$79K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $101K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $555K · Less non-cash grants $51K · Cash operating expenses/yr $504K
2.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $362K · Total expenses $555K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $170K · Total expenses $555K
31%
Fundraising
Fundraising $24K · Total expenses $555K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $31K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $253K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $309K · Total revenue $574K
54%
Government reliance
Government grants $19K · Total revenue $574K
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $258K · Total revenue $574K
45%
Investment reliance
Investment income $29 · Total revenue $574K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $258K · Total expenses $555K
46%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $574K · Prior year $485K
+18%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $371K · FY2024 $574K
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $79K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $574K · Expenses $555K
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $115K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $79K · Total assets $115K
69%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $53K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $115K
46%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cristina Alicea · Reported title ARTISTIC DIR · Highest reported compensation $52K · Total expenses $555K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $280K · Total expenses $555K
50%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 31%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 18%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$120K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$574K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$485K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$536K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$539K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$216K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$371K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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