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EIN 22-3284805

Mainstage Center for the Arts

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
55
City
Blackwood
State
New Jersey
Year formed
1994
Most recent tax filings
2023-09-01
NTEE code, primary
A61: Performing Arts Centers
Description
Mainstage Center for the Arts cultivates creative potential and artistic accomplishment, building better lives and communities through the performing arts. As society re-emerged from the effects of Covid, Mainstage's programs also began to re-emerge during this fiscal year. In spring 2022, the studio arts education program involved 65 registrants in ac.
Also known as...
Edward Fiscella
Total revenues
$532,404
2023
Total expenses
$604,346
2023
Total assets
$402,259
2023
Num. employees
55
2023

Program areas at Mainstage Center for the Arts

During this fiscal year, as Mainstage Center for the Arts mca and studio continued to grow and move towards pre-pandemic performance. Mcas studio education program involved more than 135 registrants in acting, dance, singing and performance. Our summer stage program had over 260 registrants and performed for live audiences with over 2000 attendees. Mainstages show choirs are rehearsing and performing once again with about 38 registrants between two choirs and performed more than 10 times this year. Mainstage hosted the sounds of summer concert series which provided free concerts in blackwood, nj and mainstages large community event, the blackwood pumpkin festival, returned with over 200 vendors and over 8000 attendees from the south jersey area including camden county, gloucester county and beyond.

Who funds Mainstage Center for the Arts

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Oceanfirst FoundationGeneral Operating/flexible Support$1,500
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$49
Citizens Charitable FoundationMatching Gift$41

Personnel at Mainstage Center for the Arts

NameTitleCompensation
Sarah GafgenManaging Director$0
Joseph BretschneiderPast Exectuive Di / Exectuive Director / Exectuive Di / Exectuive Di / Executive Director$40,564
Edward FiscellaDirector$40,564
Michael Schreiner Ed DPresident$0

Financials for Mainstage Center for the Arts

RevenuesFYE 09/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$151,570
Program services$345,120
Investment income and dividends$4,881
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$30,833
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$532,404

Form 990s for Mainstage Center for the Arts

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-092024-08-09990View PDF
2022-092023-08-08990View PDF
2022-092023-05-16990View PDF
2021-092022-03-16990View PDF
2020-092021-07-28990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s

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South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC)South Orange, NJ$2,513,518
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Colonial TheaterAugusta, ME$140,635
Performing Arts Center of Rapid CityRapid City, SD$284,175
Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts IncorporatedWilmington, NC$1,704,616
Auburn State Theatre IncorporatedAuburn, CA$774,702
Central Square Theater (CST)Cambridge, MA$1,495,226
Town Hall TheaterMiddlebury, VT$2,458,362
Poway Center for the Performing Arts FoundationPoway, CA$751,505
Numerica Performing Arts CenterWenatchee, WA$1,610,214
Data update history
July 14, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,500 from Oceanfirst Foundation
July 12, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
June 27, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsPerforming arts centersTheatersCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
27 S Black Horse Pike
Blackwood, NJ 08012
Metro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
County
Camden County, NJ
Website URL
mainstage.org/ 
Phone
(856) 227-3091
IRS details
EIN
22-3284805
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1994
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A61: Performing Arts Centers
NAICS code, primary
711110: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
Parent/child status
Independent
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