Cape May Stage INC

Tax-deductible

Cape May, NJ501(c)(3)Since 1988Arts & CultureEIN 22-2937929Revenue $983K in FY2025

On file with the IRScapemaystage.com31 Perry St, 08204-1485 · Cape May, NJTax-exempt since Jun 1989Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization provides live professional equity theatre and education outreach programs to the residents of and visitors to Cape May.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 34 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $118K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$204K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $67K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$539K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$983K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$893K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$983K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$414K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$553K
FY2023$842K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$983K
Expenses
$893K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$438K
FY2021$761K
FY2022$973K
FY2023$911K
FY2024$910K
FY2025$893K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1989.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $579K Management & general 30% · $266K Fundraising 5% · $48K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $204K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Artistic Dir
$112,007Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operat
$91,516Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Roy Steinberg’s $112K as Artistic Dir is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Roy Steinberg$112,007$106,830$106,978$106,982$100,313$83,467
Wendy Collins$91,516$83,749$82,463———

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Presents live professional theatre and offers educational outreach programs in Cape May.

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1 program · $579K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Educational theatrical performances, apprentice workshops, artistic education curriculum for grades 9-12, community outreach for equity theatre.

$579Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$983K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$514K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$373K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Money outPt IX
$893K
Ln 25
Programscol B$579K
Managementcol C$266K
Fundraisingcol D$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$179K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$539K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$373K
Government grantsLn 1e$179K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$514K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Total revenueLn 12$983K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$175K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$179K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$641K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$539K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K$179K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$614K$641K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$530K$539K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$214K$171K$21K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$173K$139K$17K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$892$892
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$35K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$48K$19K$26K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$29K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$273
InterestLn 20$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$49K$49K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$6K$15K$192
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$220K$151K$69K
All other expensesLn 24e$56K$21K$34K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$893K$579K$266K$48K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $983K$893K$90K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$910K$280K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $842K$911K−$70K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $553K$973K−$420K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$761K$853K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $414K$438K−$23K$1.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $982,858 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $274,358$372,719
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $573,034$513,637
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,286$30,631
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $53,114$65,871
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $908,792$982,858
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $469,376$439,759
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $441,057$453,540
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $910,433$893,299
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,641$89,559
Part VI · Governance 16 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $982,858 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$178,545
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$194,174
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$372,719
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $513,637$513,637
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,631$30,631
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $64,295$64,295
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,576$1,576
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $515,213 · Excluded from tax $94,926$982,858
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $893,299 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $171,241 · Management $21,405 · Fundraising $21,405$214,051
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $138,588 · Management $17,324 · Fundraising $17,324$173,236
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,136 · Management $892 · Fundraising $892$8,920
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,842 · Management $4,355 · Fundraising $4,355$43,552
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,000$12,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,699 · Management $26,086 · Fundraising $3,071$47,856
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $29,364$29,364
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,400$2,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,100 · Management $273$1,373
IX-20 InterestManagement $14,677$14,677
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $49,151$49,151
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,866 · Management $14,510 · Fundraising $192$20,568
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $150,951 · Management $68,935$219,886
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,951 · Management $34,199 · Fundraising $1,115$56,265
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $578,738 · Management $266,207 · Fundraising $48,354$893,299
Part X · Balance sheet $1,957,333 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,058$3,108
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $79,035$175,474
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,283$19,450
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,140,971$1,104,310
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $613,752$640,610
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,355$14,381
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,858,756$1,957,333
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,449$14,977
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $135,584$160,163
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $530,143$538,696
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,310,301$1,397,611
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,312$21,026
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,328,613$1,418,637
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,858,756$1,957,333
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,418,637 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$982,858
XI-2 Total expenses$893,299
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$89,559
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,328,613
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$465
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,418,637

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