Nonprofit · EIN 13-3258765
PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10018
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,797,974 | $2,700,527 | $97,447 | $603,678 | $266,294 | $337,384 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,599,823 | $2,493,517 | $106,306 | $523,116 | $283,179 | $239,937 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,370,391 | $2,741,925 | -$371,534 | $372,303 | $238,672 | $133,631 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,229,910
- of which government grants
- $30,000
- Program service revenue
- $547,460
- Investment income
- $10,045
- Royalties
- $9,539
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$2,042
- Other revenue
- $10,559
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $333,200
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,201,191
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,836,876
- Professional fundraising fees
- $24,893
- Accounting fees
- $31,900
- Occupancy
- $187,398
- Depreciation
- $332
- Program services (functional)
- $1,865,251
- Management and general (functional)
- $542,402
- Fundraising (functional)
- $292,874
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $523,116
- Total assets, end of year
- $603,678
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $266,294
- Net assets, end of year
- $337,384
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,344
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $78,282
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $259,102
- Gross receipts
- $3,114,802
- Employees
- 128
- Volunteers
- 26
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHANE D HUDSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $172,046 | $10,939 |
| ERIN DALEY | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $131,152 | $11,854 |
| Marla Persky | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY CHILDS | FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BORBA | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIREEN A BARDAY | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH STEINBERG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE BREGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE DEROY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS DURST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM GWON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE HALLIDAY | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE HAMILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELEANOR HOLTZMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM KIERSTEAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELISABETH LERNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Reed Ahern | co-Founder Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THERESA REBECK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL ROAMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANET B ROSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SIX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TED SNOWDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMIT SOLOMON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY SUSNJARA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARLINE VOGEL | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT R WALTHER MD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Green | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane D Hudson | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $164,615 | $11,183 |
| Erin Daley | Artistic Director Officer | 40 | $86,105 | $11,183 |
| Andrew Leynse | Artistic Director Officer | 40 | $24,615 | $906 |
| Sue Breger | President Emerita Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Casey Childs | President Emeritus Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marla Persky | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Arlene Vogel | First Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eleanor Holtzman | Second Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Borba | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| sarah Steinberg | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carol Roamon | Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Janet Rosen | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Snowdon | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Douglas Durst | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie Deroy | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shireen Barday | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Adam Gwon | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate Hamill | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elisabeth Lerner | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Janet Reed Ahearn | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Theresa Rebeck | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robin Rednor-Veghte | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amit Solomon | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sharon Washington | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeremy Smith | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Beth Green | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lynne Halliday | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Susnjara | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane D Hudson | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $160,000 | $9,236 |
| Andrew Leynse | Artistic Director Officer | 40 | $149,615 | $9,797 |
| Sue Breger | President Emerita Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Casey Childs | President Emeritus Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Marla Persky | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Arlene Vogel | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eleanor Holtzman | 2nd Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Borba | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Steinberg | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Janet Reed Ahearn | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shireen Barday | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie Deroy | Board Member Trustee or director | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| Douglas Durst | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Beth Green | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Adam Gwon | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Arlene Goldman | Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate Hamill | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Lerner | Board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Theresa Rebeck | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carol Roaman | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| janet B Rosen | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeremy Smith | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Snowdon | Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amit Solomon | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Susnjara | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sharon Washington | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gregory Macosko | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robin Rednor-Veghte | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 520 8TH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10018-6507
- In care of
- % DEAN CARPENTER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Erin Daley, 520 Eighth Avenue Suite 312, New York, NY 10018
- Signed the 990
- Erin Daley, artistic DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 840-9705
- Website
- www.primarystages.org
- Return prepared by
- WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC
Mission
Primary Stages is an Off-Broadway theater company dedicated to inspiring, supporting, producing and sharing the art of playwriting. We operate on the strongly held belief that the future of American theater relies on nurturing individual playwrights and giving them the artistic support needed to create new work. Since our founding in 1984, we have produced 150+ new plays. Primary Stages was honored with the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Body of Work, which encompasses much more than the plays we produce for the stage. Primary Stages supports playwrights and develops new works through commissions, workshops, readings and our two flagship programs: The Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group and the Marvin and Anne Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA). Through these programs, Primary Stages advocates for our artists, helping them make important-and often transformative-connections within the theater community.
Program accomplishments
- In the 2024/25 Season, Primary Stages celebrated our 40th Anniversary as a leading Off-Broadway home for new American plays and produced 2 plays at 59E59 Theaters: THE LIGHT AND THE DARK: (THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI by Kate Hamill and AMERIKIN by Chisa Hutchinson. These two plays attracted a total audience of 10,700. We also supported 5 emerging writers in our Dorothy Streslin New American Writers Group, 8 women and non-binary writers in our Echoes Writers Group, and launched our new Liff Lab play development program. We served 400 playwrights, actors, and directors at all career levels through classes and workshops at the Einhorn School for Performing Arts taught by working theater artists. We also served over 1,100 NYC public school students through our Free Student Matinees.Expenses $1,865,251 · revenue $548,480
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3258765
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A650)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $603,678
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,114,802
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,797,974 | $2,700,527 | $603,678 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,599,823 | $2,493,517 | $523,116 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,370,391 | $2,741,925 | $372,303 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,487,989 | $1,831,173 | $774,717 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-3258765).
Questions about PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC
- What is the EIN of PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC is 13-3258765.
- Is PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Erin Daley.
- Who are the officers and directors of PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $172,046 (SHANE D HUDSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,797,974, expenses of $2,700,527 and total assets of $603,678 at year end.
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