Nonprofit screen
Screen a listImagination Stage Inc
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$7.8Mrevenue
FY2025 · +54% in 3 yrs356staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin16.5%
Months of reserve3.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.9%
Middle half of peersMedianImagination Stage
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.5M spent
Programs$5.1M78%Management and general$686k11%Fundraising$711k11%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$739k in FY2023 and −$2.0M in FY2024. Cash covers 3.5 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
24 of 26 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 14% of revenue in FY2025. $268k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending68funders
$708ka year, last 3 years
47%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Shubert Foundation IncSince FY2021$60k$60k$80kThe Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationSince FY2021$50k$75k$55kWilliam S Abell Foundation IncOn and off$50k$70k$20k$25kNora Roberts FoundationOn and off$35k$35k$50kThe Annette M Lerner and Theodore N Lerner Family Foundation IncOn and off$10k$9k$39k$10k$10k$10kDimick Foundation John M Lynham Jr TrusteeEvery year since FY2017$7k$7k$12k$12k$9k$7k$8kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$23k$349k$354k$300k$441k$355k$442k43 other fundersUp to $40k a year each$60k$41k$41k$165k$125k$114k$93k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund