Nonprofit · EIN 52-1164889
IMAGINATION STAGE INC
Tax-exempt · BETHESDA, MD 20814
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $7,773,732 | $6,489,657 | $1,284,075 | $6,717,661 | $1,212,771 | $5,504,890 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,092,516 | $7,093,101 | -$2,000,585 | $5,708,207 | $1,487,392 | $4,220,815 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,256,214
- of which government grants
- $1,068,195
- Program service revenue
- $3,089,069
- Investment income
- $30,826
- Royalties
- $1,517
- Net rental income
- $80,425
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$305,701
- Other revenue
- $397,623
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $234,454
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,036,088
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,844,796
- Professional fundraising fees
- $89,290
- Legal fees
- $22,526
- Accounting fees
- $119,159
- Occupancy
- $223,187
- Travel
- $32,247
- Depreciation
- $448,952
- Program services (functional)
- $5,092,530
- Management and general (functional)
- $686,471
- Fundraising (functional)
- $710,656
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,708,207
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,717,661
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,212,771
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,504,890
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,426,935
- Publicly traded securities
- $59,296
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,241,605
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,263,285
- Gross receipts
- $8,170,983
- Employees
- 356
- Volunteers
- 250
- Year formed
- 1979
- State of legal domicile
- MD
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOANNE LAMPARTER | CHIEF ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $104,140 | $26,035 | $3,067 |
| LAYNE HOLLEY AS OF NOV 2024 | CHIEF MANAGING OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $13,150 | $3,288 | $0 |
| KIM BARNETTE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE JOHNSTONE | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY BERNARD | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN DAVIS-WILENSKY | VICE PRESIDENT, IDEA Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HURWITZ | VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NIVEDITA MISRA | VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGO SADOW | VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA SPRINGSTEEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE LINDE-KOGAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLA MANDELBAUM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE FOGEL | MEMBER/FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET STANFORD | MEMBER/FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLINDA BOXLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN DRUJAK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAMILLE FESCHE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THALIA GOLDSTEIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY GORE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN JONES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNA LANIER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KURI LEVINE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA HOLLIDAY MCDONALD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACLYN RAPAPORT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA RAPOPORT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA ROSS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANET STANFORD | FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (THRU JUNE 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $104,729 | $26,182 | $5,280 |
| JASON NAJJOUM | MANAGING DIRECTOR (THRU MARCH 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $100,514 | $25,129 | $4,365 |
| KIM BARNETTE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HURWITZ | VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NIVEDITA MISRA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGO SADOW | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA SPRINGSTEEN | VICE PRESIDENT, IDEA Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE JOHNSTONE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LARA OERTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE FOGEL | MEMBER/FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN DAVIS-WILENSKY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN DRUJAK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMILLE FESCHE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLEY FRANKLIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIANNA GOLDMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THALIA GOLDSTEIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY GORE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KURI LEVINE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE LINDE-KOGAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLA MANDELBAUM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MELINDA HOLLIDAY MCDONALD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LILLY QI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JACLYN RAPAPORT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULA ROSS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4908 AUBURN AVE, BETHESDA, MD 20814-2629
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LAYNE HOLLEY, 4908 AUBURN AVENUE, BETHESDA, MD 20814
- Signed the 990
- JOANNE LAMPARTER, CHIEF ARTISTIC PROG. OFFICER
- Phone
- (301) 961-6060
- Website
- WWW.IMAGINATIONSTAGE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HAN GROUP LLC
Mission
IMAGINATION STAGE, INC. EMPOWERS ALL YOUNG PEOPLE TO DISCOVER THEIR VOICE AND IDENTITY THROUGH PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL THEATRE.
Program accomplishments
- IMAGINATION STAGE, INC. IS THE WASHINGTON, DC, REGION'S LEADING THEATRE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO YOUNG PEOPLE. THROUGH PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION SERVES CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES - ACROSS ECONOMIC, COGNITIVE, AND PHYSICAL DIFFERENCES. IMAGINATION STAGE ADVANCES CREATIVITY, CONFIDENCE, AND SOCIAL CONNECTION BY ENSURING BROAD ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY TRANSFORMATIVE PERFORMING ARTS EXPERIENCES.PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAMIMAGINATION STAGE PRODUCES PROFESSIONAL THEATRE SPECIFICALLY CREATED FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES, EMPLOYING PROFESSIONAL ACTORS, DIRECTORS, AND DESIGNERS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN A SINGLE CLASSROOM, THE ORGANIZATION HAS GROWN INTO A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED THEATRE THAT COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES NEW WORKS FOR CHILDREN ANNUALLY-AN UNCOMMON PRACTICE IN THE FIELD. THESE ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE AWARDS AND HAVE BEEN PRODUCED BY THEATRES NATIONWIDE AND INTERNATIONALLY, EXTENDING THEIR EDUCATIONAL IMPACT. IN FY25, ISTAGE REACHED 59,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LIVE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AT OUR BETHESDA THEATRE. IN ADDITION, IMAGINATION STAGE PRODUCES EDUCATIONAL THEATRE FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH FOR GRADES 3-12 ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THROUGH A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT WITH KAISER PERMANENTE, REACHING STUDENTS WELL BEYOND THE WASHINGTON REGION.ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMIMAGINATION STAGE OFFERS YEAR-ROUND ARTS EDUCATION IN ACTING, MUSICAL THEATRE, DANCE, AND FILMMAKING. PROGRAMS SERVE YOUTH FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH ADOLESCENCE AND ARE DESIGNED TO BE FULLY INCLUSIVE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. INSTRUCTION EMPHASIZES ARTISTIC SKILL DEVELOPMENT ALONGSIDE CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS, INCLUDING COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING. THE ORGANIZATION IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EXPERTISE IN ACCESSIBLE ARTS EDUCATION AND FOR CREATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH ALL STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE MEANINGFULLY. THE COMPANY SERVED 5,152 STUDENTS THROUGH OUR REGULAR CLASSES AND CAMPS IN FILMMAKING, ACTING, MUSICAL THEATRE, DANCE, CONSERVATORY TRAINING, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD ARTS AND DELIVERED CREATIVE DRAMA WORKSHOPS TO 550 KINDERGARTENS THROUGH THIRD GRADE TITLE I STUDENTS IN MCPS, SUPPORTING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND EARLY LITERACY DEVELOPMENT.THEATRE FOR CHANGE PROGRAMTHE THEATRE FOR CHANGE PROGRAM USES THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AND FACILITATED WORKSHOPS TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS IN DIALOGUE AROUND COMPLEX SOCIAL ISSUES. BY CENTERING YOUTH VOICES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES, THE PROGRAM PROMOTES EMPATHY, CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, AND CIVIC AWARENESS. PARTICIPANTS, WHICH INCLUDE AT-RISK AND INCARCERATED YOUTH - DEVELOP CONFIDENCE, SELF-EXPRESSION, AND COLLABORATIVE SKILLS THAT ENABLE THEM TO CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THEIR SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES.Expenses $5,092,530 · revenue $3,089,069
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1164889
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1981
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6E0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,717,661
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,170,983
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $7,773,732 | $6,489,657 | $6,717,661 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $5,092,516 | $7,093,101 | $5,708,207 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $5,154,607 | $5,893,412 | $7,458,291 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2022 | $5,049,513 | $4,806,357 | $7,434,755 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 52-1164889).
Questions about IMAGINATION STAGE INC
- What is the EIN of IMAGINATION STAGE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of IMAGINATION STAGE INC is 52-1164889.
- Is IMAGINATION STAGE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
- Are donations to IMAGINATION STAGE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does IMAGINATION STAGE 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 IMAGINATION STAGE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did IMAGINATION STAGE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of IMAGINATION STAGE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names LAYNE HOLLEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of IMAGINATION STAGE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 26 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $104,140 (JOANNE LAMPARTER, CHIEF ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING OFFICER).
- How much revenue does IMAGINATION STAGE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,773,732, expenses of $6,489,657 and total assets of $6,717,661 at year end.
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