STAGEWORKS THEATRE GROUP INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $771K · expenses $752K · assets $57K

EIN
47-3120082
Address
237 HAMBURG TPKE, POMPTON LAKES, NJ 07442-1801
Website
WWW.STAGEWOKRSNJ.ORG
NTEE code
A60 Performing Arts Organizations (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
JO ANN VENTOR (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

STATEWORKS THEATRE GROUP, INC. WILL BRING TOGETHER ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING ARTISTS TO PRESENT DYNAMIC CULTURAL ARTS EXPERIENCES. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BOTH ENTERTAINING AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WITH SOCIAL CAUSES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ARTS EDUATION, WE WILL HELP.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jo Ann Ventor EXECUTIVE DI2022-2025 $42,200$42,200 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Mafalda Cavanaugh BOARD MEMBER2022-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Judi Mcdermott BOARD MEMBER2022-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Steven Ventor BOARD MEMBER2022-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Vanessa Bluemke BOARD MEMBER2025 10 $0 reported 1
Vaness Bluemke (former) BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $42K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JO ANN VENTOR EXECUTIVE DI20 $42,200$0$0 $42,2001
VANESSA BLUEMKE BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
MAFALDA CAVANAUGH BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
JUDI MCDERMOTT BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
STEVEN VENTOR BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JO ANN VENTOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
VANESS BLUEMKE BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
MAFALDA CAVANAUGH BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
JUDI MCDERMOTT BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
STEVEN VENTOR BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JO ANN VENTOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
VANESS BLUEMKE BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
MAFALDA CAVANAUGH BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
JUDI MCDERMOTT BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
STEVEN VENTOR BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JO ANN VENTOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
VANESS BLUEMKE BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
MAFALDA CAVANAUGH BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
JUDI MCDERMOTT BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
STEVEN VENTOR BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$770,878$751,985 $56,549$37,012 $82,060$670,478 $42,20005
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$622,215$690,554 $29,903$8,428 $125,651$490,867 $005
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$464,819$483,879 $63,604$56,564 $98,516$366,303 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$211,293$135,669 $77,011$75,624 $89,274$122,019 $000

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $500 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
THE CHRISTOS FOUNDATION INC $5001 $5002024 2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “STAGEWORKS THEATRE GROUP”
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ACTORS THEATRE OF INDIANA INCINA60 $698,151$937,316 CO-FOUNDER/ ARTISTIC DIRECTOR$43,013 Same NTEE code A60, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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TIMKEN FOUNDATION OF CANTON $5,275,0004 1Private foundation2017–2024 CANTON PALACE THEATER ASSOCIATION
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $3,147,957166 36DAF sponsor2016–2024 GRAND PIANO SERIES INC; PALAVER STRINGS INCORPORATED; DEFINITION THEATRE COMPANY; MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD INC and 32 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $2,632,59789 31DAF sponsor2014–2024 TEATRO NUOVO INC; NICELY THEATRE GROUP; HOOGLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC; CYT DALLAS-FORT WORTH INC and 27 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $751,985 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PRODUCTION TEAM $292,983$292,983-- 39.0%
Fees: management $122,982$122,982-- 16.4%
Fees: other services $120,590$120,590-- 16.0%
Occupancy $95,019$95,019-- 12.6%
Other (as described)LICENSING $46,893$46,893-- 6.2%
Office expenses $24,551$24,551-- 3.3%
Advertising and promotion $15,016$15,016-- 2.0%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $14,781$14,781-- 2.0%
Insurance $13,106$13,106-- 1.7%
Fees: accounting $5,000$5,000-- 0.7%
Depreciation and depletion $1,064$1,064-- 0.1%
Total$751,985100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $690,554 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,022 · events $95,897
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PRODUCTION TEAM $171,100$171,100-- 24.8%
Fees: management $126,617$86,624$39,993- 18.3%
Occupancy $103,652$93,287$10,365- 15.0%
Other (as described) EventEVENT $95,897$95,897-- 13.9%
Office expenses $71,095-$71,095- 10.3%
Other (as described)LICENSING $38,830$38,830-- 5.6%
Advertising and promotion $28,779$28,779-- 4.2%
Fees: other services $22,095$22,095-- 3.2%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $12,638-$12,638- 1.8%
All other expenses $10,000$10,000-- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $4,089-$4,089- 0.6%
Grants to US individuals $3,022$3,022-- 0.4%
Insurance $2,740-$2,740- 0.4%
Total$690,554100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $483,879 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,284 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PRODUCTION $247,629$247,629-- 51.2%
Office expenses $153,076-$153,076- 31.6%
Advertising and promotion $25,391$25,391-- 5.2%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $20,732-$20,732- 4.3%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $15,627-$15,627- 3.2%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL FEES $13,552$12,874$678- 2.8%
Grants to US individuals $4,284$4,284-- 0.9%
Insurance $3,588-$3,588- 0.7%
Total$483,879100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $135,669 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,085 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PRODUCTION $69,004$69,004-- 50.9%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL FEES $19,165$18,200$965- 14.1%
Office expenses $18,586-$18,586- 13.7%
Advertising and promotion $18,434$18,434-- 13.6%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $4,891-$4,891- 3.6%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $3,326-$3,326- 2.5%
Insurance $1,178-$1,178- 0.9%
Grants to US individuals $1,085$1,085-- 0.8%
Total$135,669100%

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