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STAGE THE CHANGE

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $68K · expenses $81K · assets $26K

EIN
47-1561014
Address
61 STONEHURST LN, DIX HILLS, NY 11746-7927
Website
www.stagethechange.org
NTEE code
A20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
Cross-check
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Mission

Mission Empower students to become global citizens through creativity and performance Provide communities with inspirational original performances that serve as a catalyst for change We are building a foundation for diverse inclusive communities where young artists are empowered with freedom of thought and encouraged to express their truth

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Melissa Zakri Program Administrator2024-2025 $33,097$49,358 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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
Ruthie Pincus Executive Director2024-2025 40 $0 reported 1
Elise May President2024-2025 8 $0 reported 1
David Reisfield Director2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Geri Richter Secretary2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Gary Fortmeyer Treasurer2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
David Pincus Director2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Angel Perez Director2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Ari Friedman Vice President2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $33K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Melissa Zakri Program Administrator28 $33,097-$0 $33,0971
Ruthie Pincus Executive Director40 $0-$0 $01
Elise May President8 $0-$0 $01
Ari Friedman Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Gary Fortmeyer Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Geri Richter Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
David Reisfield Director5 $0-$0 $01
Angel Perez Director5 $0-$0 $01
David Pincus Director5 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $16K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Melissa Zakri Program Administrator30 $16,261-$0 $16,2611
Ruthie Pincus Executive Director40 $0-$0 $01
Elise May President5 $0-$0 $01
David Reisfield Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Geri Richter Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Gary Fortmeyer Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
David Pincus Director5 $0-$0 $01
Angel Perez Director5 $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 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,070$80,810 $26,456$26,456 $54,132$13,938 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$83,990$65,663 $39,196$39,196 $70,153$13,837 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $43,000 in all, tax years 2023 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$36,000 2024$15,000
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HUNTINGTON ARTS COUNCIL INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$7,000 2024$7,000
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2025 · Form 990EZ · $80,810 spent · pay $35,159 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $35,159 43.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,540 30.4%
Fees to independent contractors $19,267 23.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,844 2.3%
Total$80,810100%

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LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,974 35.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $20,697 31.5%
Fees to independent contractors $20,425 31.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,567 2.4%
Total$65,663100%

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