Prime Stage

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251784757
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2011
Location
Harmony, PA, USA
Phone
7247730700
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Theater

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$288,361
Expenses
$299,437
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$3,671

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARTHA TROMBOLD (PRESIDENT)
  • MARY GIBSON (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • CONNIE BRINDA (GENERAL MANAGER): $6,300 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to bring great literature and history to life through the transformative process of live theatre to entertain, inform, enrich, and inspire audiences with engaging programs that deliver long-lasting benefits to theatregoers, families, students, and educators of our region.

What it reported doing in 2023

Prime stage produces three mainstage productions for theatre-goers, families, students, an educators.our january sprouts promotes for black history month. This year it was rosa parks and the montgomery bus boycott. This has increased our attendance with the african american attendance.our 4th annual high school drama awards were presented in january at the new hazlett center for performing arts. The awards are designed to reward excellence in high-school drama for non-musical productions that are student-run. We had 9 schools participate in the award ceremony.the literacy in action classroom support system can be used with teachers in-person or virtually. The units are theatre-based activities using theatre techniques to help struggling readers. This is presented at no charge for title-one schools in pittsburgh. This also provides students an opportunity to see live theater with our student matinee field trips.we offer a special performance per production with audio description for the blind or visually impaired, signed interpreted and real-time live captioning for the deaf and hard of hearing, and sensory inclusive for anyone with sensory issues.teacher resource guides are available on our website for all of our productions and can be found under the education tab.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.9%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 91.3%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.8%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.1%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.9% of revenue deployed · 91.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $274K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $6K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.