Seven Stages INC

Tax-deductible

Atlanta, GA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 58-1372363Revenue $516K in FY2025

On file with the IRS7stages.org1105 Euclid Ave Ne, 30307-1925 · Atlanta, GATax-exempt since Feb 1980Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Nonprofit sponsor of performing arts activities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 18 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 $16K a year · 3% 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
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 59% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $117K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$516K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$524K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$516K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$472K
FY2021$487K
FY2022$626K
FY2023$522K
FY2024$594K
FY2025$516K
Expenses
$524K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$479K
FY2021$485K
FY2022$486K
FY2023$561K
FY2024$587K
FY2025$524K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$915K
FY2021$917K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1980.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $397K Management & general 15% · $78K Fundraising 9% · $49K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO
$46,242Pt VII · Sec A
$46,242Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi S Howard’s $46K as President/CEO is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Sponsors performing arts activities to enrich communities.

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1 program · $397K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Seven stages, inc. Is a nonprofit organization that produces plays, workshops and other performing arts activities for the general public.

$397Kprogram 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
$516K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$262K
Other incomeLn 4–11$219K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Money outPt IX
$524K
Ln 25
Programscol B$397K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$547K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$262K
Government grantsLn 1e$153K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$219K
Total revenueLn 12$516K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
SavingsLn 2$466K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$547K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$416K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$461K$547K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$463K$416K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$58K$19K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$85K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$214$214
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$11K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$0$11K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$35K$35K$0$0
TravelLn 17$980$980$0$0
InterestLn 20$177$0$177$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$71K$51K$19K$0
InsuranceLn 23$25K$17K$8K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$100K$70K$2K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$83K$67K$16K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$524K$397K$78K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $516K$524K−$9K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $594K$587K$7K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $522K$561K−$38K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $626K$486K$140K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $487K$485K$2K$917K 990 PDF
FY2020 $472K$479K−$8K$915K 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 $515,592 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $345,815$262,160
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $45,956$34,007
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $201,915$219,425
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $593,686$515,592
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $210,831$198,353
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $376,234$325,749
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $587,065$524,102
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,621−$8,510
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $515,592 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$152,585
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$109,575
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$262,160
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$34,007
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $219,425$219,425
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $253,432 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$515,592
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $524,102 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,314 · Management $19,438 · Fundraising $19,438$97,190
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,174 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$85,174
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,581 · Management $214 · Fundraising $214$2,009
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,000 · Management $1,490 · Fundraising $1,490$13,980
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,900 · Fundraising $0$10,900
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $34,849 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$34,849
IX-17 TravelPrograms $980 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$980
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $177 · Fundraising $0$177
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $51,171 · Management $19,491 · Fundraising $0$70,662
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,525 · Management $8,490 · Fundraising $0$25,015
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,495 · Management $2,101 · Fundraising $27,828$100,424
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $66,726 · Management $16,016 · Fundraising $0$82,742
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $396,815 · Management $78,317 · Fundraising $48,970$524,102
Part X · Balance sheet $1,026,641 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,982$80,927
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $380,082$466,276
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $112,300$49,825
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,200$10,275
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,514$3,009
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $463,220$416,329
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,044,298$1,026,641
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,982$7,967
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,519$2,387
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,501$10,354
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $805,297$814,287
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $219,500$202,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,024,797$1,016,287
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,044,298$1,026,641
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,016,287 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$515,592
XI-2 Total expenses$524,102
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,510
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,024,797
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,016,287

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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