Nonprofit · EIN 51-0143171
PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY INC
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, ME 04104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,444,679 | $2,987,197 | -$542,518 | $9,231,102 | $803,380 | $8,427,722 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,587,152 | $2,685,281 | -$98,129 | $10,187,772 | $1,487,275 | $8,700,497 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,370,435 | $2,303,303 | $67,132 | $10,192,320 | $1,752,223 | $8,440,097 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,034,044
- of which government grants
- $24,726
- Program service revenue
- $1,208,428
- Investment income
- $139,479
- Royalties
- $137
- Net rental income
- $9,997
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $54,210
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$1,052
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $21,289
- Other revenue
- $62,728
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $207,465
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,351,445
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,758,226
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $186,781
- Depreciation
- $105,244
- Program services (functional)
- $2,330,594
- Management and general (functional)
- $455,116
- Fundraising (functional)
- $201,487
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,187,772
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,231,102
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $803,380
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,427,722
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,505,712
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,286,311
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,678,458
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,749,264
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$178
- Gross receipts
- $3,774,716
- Employees
- 100
- Volunteers
- 225
- Year formed
- 1974
- State of legal domicile
- ME
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANITA STEWART | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $106,943 | $10,449 |
| MARTIN LODISH | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $82,334 | $7,739 |
| TODD NICHOLSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY STANKARD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL TUCKER | VP FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDITH IYER-HERNANDEZ | VP GOVERNANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADFORD KNOWLES | VP DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN TALBOT | VP IDEA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN ALDERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY SAN ANTONIO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH CAMPBELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN CARTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER CLOUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT COWGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARYL FORT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMERON GOODWIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET GROBAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN MARRA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN LEONARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THERESA MCCARTHY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALISA CONROY MORTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN PACELLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLE ANN PALMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY THORPE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NINA TROWBRIDGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEG VILLARREAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE WADE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY WINER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANITA STEWART | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $100,476 | $10,834 |
| MARTIN LODISH | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $69,912 | $8,788 |
| DARRELL PARDY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA BOWEN | VP DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LEONARD | VP FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD NICHOLSON | VP GOVERNANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THERESA MCCARTHY | VP IDEA Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY STANKARD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH CAMPBELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN CARTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER CLOUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT COWGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDRIC FARBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET GROBAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA HANNAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDITH IYER-HERNANDEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LEONARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISA CONROY MORTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA MURPHY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLE ANN PALMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN TALBOT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NELSON TONER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE WADE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANITA STEWART | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $96,173 | $10,943 |
| MARTIN LODISH | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $60,136 | $20,720 |
| DARRELL PARDY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA BOWEN | VP DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LEONARD | VP FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD NICHOLSON | VP GOVERNANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THERESA MCCARTHY | VP IDEA Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY STANKARD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN CARTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER CLOUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT COWGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDRIC FARBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET GROBAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA HANNAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDITH IYER-HERNANDEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA MURPHY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLE ANN PALMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE STEVENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN TALBOT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY THORPE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NELSON TONER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL TUCKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE WADE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1458, PORTLAND, ME 04104-1458
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANITA STEWART, PO BOX 1458, PORTLAND, ME 041041458
- Signed the 990
- MARTIN LODISH, MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (207) 774-1043
- Website
- WWW.PORTLANDSTAGE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WIPFLI ADVISORY LLC
Mission
TO INVEST IN ART, LEARNING, AND CONNECTING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT CAPTIVATE AND INSPIRE.
Program accomplishments
- LAST SEASON, PORTLAND STAGE DEVELOPED EIGHT HANDCRAFTED THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS; OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS ENGAGED ALMOST 10,000 STUDENTS IN 13 MAINE COUNTIES; COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL READINGS, WORKSHOPS AND GALAS, WE WELCOMED THOUSANDS OF PATRONS INTO OUR SPACE, AND HUNDREDS OF ARTISTS WERE CONNECTED WITH OUR COMMUNITY. WE EMBRACED AUDIENCES IN OUR NEWLY RENOVATED SPACE AS WE CELEBRATED OUR MAINE ROOTSFROM TRAILBLAZER MARGARET CHASE SMITH TO BELOVED MAINE PLAYWRIGHT JOHN CARIANIAND FOUND WAYS TO NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION THROUGH A NEW CYCLE OF THE CLAUDER COMPETITION FOR NEW ENGLAND PLAYWRIGHTS AND A BRILLIANT TEEN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY'S PRODUCTION OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. OUR BIGGEST GOAL WAS FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL THAT PORTLAND STAGE BELONGED TO THEM, THAT IT WAS THEIR HOME. BY EMBRACING OUR COMMUNITY, WE FOUND OUR COMMUNITY EMBRACED US BACK.Expenses $2,330,594 · revenue $1,240,940
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
- 51-0143171
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A650)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,231,102
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,774,716
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,444,679 | $2,987,197 | $9,231,102 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,587,152 | $2,685,281 | $10,187,772 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,370,435 | $2,303,303 | $10,192,320 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $5,447,796 | $2,427,578 | $9,129,045 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | 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 51-0143171).
Questions about PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY INC
- What is the EIN of PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY INC is 51-0143171.
- Is PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PORTLAND STAGE 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 PORTLAND STAGE 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 PORTLAND STAGE 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 PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ANITA STEWART.
- Who are the officers and directors of PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $106,943 (ANITA STEWART, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,444,679, expenses of $2,987,197 and total assets of $9,231,102 at year end.
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