Center Stage strives to provide professional quality theatre to the widest audience possible; to encourage a forum for talents and skills of all ages and ethnic groups; to further arts education by a commitment to artistic excellence, community outreach, and diverse participation; to entertain patrons and to provoke thought.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$33K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2019 · 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
6 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 25% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 6 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 14 voting members
Concern: none of 14 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$189K
Spent
$145K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$537K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$189K
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$189K
FY2020$103K
FY2021$120K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$341K
FY2024$375K
FY2025$269K
Expenses
$145K
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$145K
FY2020$160K
FY2021$76K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$208K
FY2025$207K
Net assets
$537K
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$537K
FY2020$500K
FY2021$548K
FY2022$108K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$403K
FY2025$465K

From the FY2019 Form 990 (year ending June 2019) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $90K Management & general 38% · $55K Fundraising 0% · $426

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

15 people listed on the 990; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2018); the FY2019 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$32,700Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chuck White’s $33K as Artistic Director is at the 28th 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.

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chuck White$33,034$31,638$31,638$24,525$24,381$32,700
Nicole Bradley$20,100$27,102$24,429———
Brenda Sliker$5,334—————
Phyllis Durr$1,050$1,090$1,000———

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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Questions the 990 asks

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

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1 program · $90K · in their own filed words · FY2018
01

To provide visual art to audiences through performance

$90Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$189K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$121K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$145K
Ln 25
Programscol B$90K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$426
Owns and owesPt X
$537K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$541K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$65K
Government grantsLn 1e$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$121K
Investment incomeLn 3$108
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$189K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$62K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$471K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$541K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$537K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K$62K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$471K$471K
Total assetsLn 16$499K$541K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$489K$537K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$33K$33K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$600$600
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$13K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$479$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$14K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$376$376
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$123$123
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$11K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$3K$10K$426
Total functional expensesLn 25$145K$90K$55K$426

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $269K$207K$63K$465K 990 PDF
FY2024 $375K$208K$167K$403K 990 PDF
FY2023 $341K$213K$128K$236K 990 PDF
FY2022 $251K$220K$31K$108K 990 PDF
FY2021 $120K$76K$44K$548K 990 PDF
FY2020 $103K$160K−$57K$500K 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $189K$145K$44K$537K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2019 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $188,848 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,216$65,039
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $118,203$120,866
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $109$108
I-11 Other revenue$2,835
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $168,528$188,848
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,576$35,202
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $126,591$110,095
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $161,167$145,297
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,361$43,551
Part VI · Governance 0 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $188,848 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $300 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$30,502
VIII-1e Government grants$12,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,537
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$65,039
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $120,866$120,866
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $108$108
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,535$2,535
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $123,809$188,848
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $145,297 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,700$32,700
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,502$2,502
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $600$600
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,676 · Management $5,727$18,403
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,642$12,642
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $479 · Management $2,173$2,652
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $14,222$14,222
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $12,200$12,200
IX-17 TravelManagement $376$376
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $123$123
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $19,428$19,428
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,794 · Management $5,180$15,974
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,474 · Management $9,575 · Fundraising $426$13,475
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $90,089 · Management $54,782 · Fundraising $426$145,297
Part X · Balance sheet $540,813 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,481$62,230
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $470,698$470,780
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$7,803
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $499,179$540,813
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,137
X-25 Other liabilities$2,025
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,784$4,162
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $489,395$536,651
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $499,179$540,813
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $536,651 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$188,848
XI-2 Total expenses$145,297
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,551
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$489,395
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,705
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$536,651

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