Orlando Family Stage Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
591056385
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Orlando, FL, USA
Phone
4078967365
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Theater

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,084,097
Expenses
$4,139,817
Assets
$1,681,416
Liabilities
$397,147

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRIS BROWN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • CHRIS BROWN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $98,277 total reported compensation
  • JEFFREY REVELS (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR): $97,405 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To empower young people to be brave and empathetic by creating quality theatrical experiences.

What it reported doing in 2024

Theatre education & outreach: orlando family stage uses theatre as a powerful tool for learning, helping children develop confidence, creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration. More than 2,000 students each year (from infancy through 12th grade) participate in our camps and classes, and other in school programs bring arts-integrated lessons into classrooms to foster creativity and social-emotional growth. To expand access, our no empty seat initiative provides free or reduced-cost field trips for title i schools, and scholarships awarded more than $25,000 in fy25 to ensure every child can participate. We also equip educators through engaged learning through the arts, professional development that integrates theatre into all subject areas, (continue on schedule o)and partner with nonprofits through arts and character training (act) to use theatre for literacy, social justice, and character building. In partnership with the university of central Florida, we host one of the nation's premiere mfa programs in theatre for young audiences, offering hands-on training in a professional setting and preparing graduates for leadership roles at major institutions including the kennedy center and first stage.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 97
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.4%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 81.3%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.24 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.4%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.41; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.7%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.6% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.4% of revenue deployed · 81.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $3.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $98K · 22 people listed
  • Consistency: 34 of 35 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 55/100.