Stagebridge is the nation's oldest, most renowned theater of, by, and for older adults. Its mission is to transform attitudes towards aging through creative aging programs that offer older adults performing arts opportunities for training and outreach to audiences of all ages.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$89K 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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FY2022 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $145K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
82% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 82% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$341K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$468K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$4K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$341K
FY2022▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$791K
FY2021$335K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$281K
FY2024$227K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$468K
FY2022▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$504K
FY2021$461K
FY2022$468K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$248K
FY2025$226K
Net assets
$4K
FY2022▼ -98%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$307K
FY2021$181K
FY2022$4K
FY2023−$63K
FY2024−$84K
FY2025$840K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Aug 1983.

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Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $253K Management & general 38% · $180K Fundraising 7% · $34K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$70,759Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$17,981Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shannon McDonnell’s $71K as Executive Director is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $1–10M 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Shannon McDonnell$70,759$80,000$72,615
Elissa Glickman$17,981——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers performing arts programs for older adults, transforming attitudes about aging.

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3 programs · $253K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The Performing Arts Training Institute offers 36 weeks of classes annually in all genres of performing arts. The pandemic closures put all our classes online, enabling us to hire top-flight teachers, and welcome students, from all across the country.

$154Kprogram expense
02

Finding Ourselves in America is a program highlighting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color individuals through storytelling partnerships with artists from Oakland and beyond. Through performances, classes and special workshops, Stagebridge offers distinctive opportunities for lifelong learners to explore culture, identity and American…

$62Kprogram expense
03

Seniors Reaching Out brings musical and comedic entertainment, performed by Stagebridge senior touring ensembles, to several thousand elders at community venues. The pandemic shutdown curtailed the performance opportunities, but not the classes offered for the ensembles to stay fresh, to be ready when venues re-open.

$37Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$341K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$103K
Investment incomeLn 3$78
Money outPt IX
$468K
Ln 25
Programscol B$253K
Managementcol C$180K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$4K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$103K
Investment incomeLn 3$78
Total revenueLn 12$341K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$4K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$201K$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$181K$4K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$103K$39K$39K$25K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$235K$164K$71K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$1K$2K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$5K$14K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$18K$10K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$4K$16K$762
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$200$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$4K$16
Information technologyLn 14$4K$1K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$8K$9K$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$1K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$730$628$102
InsuranceLn 23$7K$3K$3K$560
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$2K$4K$629
Total functional expensesLn 25$468K$253K$180K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$226K$924K$840K 990 PDF
FY2024 $227K$248K−$21K−$84K 990 PDF
FY2023 $281K$348K−$67K−$63K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $341K$468K−$127K$4K 990 PDF
FY2021 $335K$461K−$126K$181K 990 PDF
FY2020 $791K$504K$287K$307K 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
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Part I · Summary $341,392 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $212,605$238,054
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $122,046$103,260
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $236$78
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $334,887$341,392
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $356,542$395,094
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $47$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $104,366$72,899
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $460,955$467,993
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$126,068−$126,601
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $341,392 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $145 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$15,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$223,054
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$238,054
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $103,115 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$103,115
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $78 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$78
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $103,338 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$341,392
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $467,993 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,919 · Management $39,284 · Fundraising $24,847$103,050
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $163,993 · Management $71,291 · Fundraising $0$235,284
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,213 · Management $2,313 · Fundraising $0$3,526
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,066 · Management $13,975 · Fundraising $3,950$22,991
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,351 · Management $9,695 · Fundraising $2,197$30,243
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,691 · Management $15,619 · Fundraising $762$20,072
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $200 · Management $2,133$2,333
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,714 · Management $1,008$4,722
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,334 · Management $3,803 · Fundraising $16$6,153
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,480 · Management $2,768$4,248
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,631 · Management $9,271 · Fundraising $1,534$18,436
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,052 · Management $1,842$2,894
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $628 · Management $102$730
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,789 · Management $3,387 · Fundraising $560$6,736
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,416 · Management $3,530 · Fundraising $629$6,575
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $253,477 · Management $180,021 · Fundraising $34,495$467,993
Part X · Balance sheet $23,348 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $125,417$11,149
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $23,819$10,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,200$2,199
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $201,436$23,348
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,842$19,060
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,704$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,546$19,060
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $170,890−$5,712
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,000$10,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $180,890$4,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $201,436$23,348
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$341,392
XI-2 Total expenses$467,993
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$126,601
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$180,890
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$50,001
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,288

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