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BACKYARD STAGES INC

BACKYARD STAGES INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $18,984 to it, the largest being FRACTURED ATLAS INC ($18,984). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$3k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$19k
Net assets
$3k
0/1 repeat funders
01What it does

What Backyard Stages Inc does

Mission

Backyard Stages reimagines the classical works of the past and provides fresh perspectives on the future through theatrical events and educational programming.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.

Program

  1. Backyard Stages is a multidisciplinary theatre and live events company dedicated to creating engaging, inclusive, and impactful works of art with artists who wantto do the same.Through earnest, honest, creative collaboration within our companyand our communities, we aim to create and curate experiences that are fun forartists and audiences alike.

    $2,897 spentof which $2,910 as grants
    100% of program spending

The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $2,897.

02The organization over time

Leadership and staff

Chief executive

Thomas Nelms

Executive Director

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.

03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'23
total
$19k
funders
1

From the IRS filings of BACKYARD STAGES INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of BACKYARD STAGES INC's grant income comes from New York funders.

NY

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

BACKYARD STAGES INC receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $19k to it.

Operating margin0% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 14,550 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2024

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In New York

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

NY

Screen this organization

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Questions and answers

Who funds BACKYARD STAGES INC?
BACKYARD STAGES INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $18,984 to it, the largest being FRACTURED ATLAS INC ($18,984). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does BACKYARD STAGES INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $18,984 in grants to BACKYARD STAGES INC.
Who is the largest funder of BACKYARD STAGES INC?
FRACTURED ATLAS INC is the largest funder on record, with $18,984 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like BACKYARD STAGES INC find more funders?
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing