Imagination Stage Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$7.8m
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$6.5m
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$6.7m
$1.2m liabilities
Net assets
$5.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
26
3.8 years on average
Staff
356
250 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Imagination Stage Inc's network
26 people6 organisationsi26 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (26). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
26 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 26 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Fogel | Member/Founder | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brian Drujak | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Camille Fesche | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Carola Mandelbaum | Company secretary | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Cathy Bernard | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Hurwitz | Vice President, Community Engagement | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jaclyn Rapaport | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Janet Stanford | Member/Founding Artistic Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jenna Lanier | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jessica Rapoport | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jessica Springsteen | Vice President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Joanne Lamparter | Chief Artistic Programming Officer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kate Linde-Kogan | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kim Barnette | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kirsten Jones | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kuri Levine | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Layne Holley as of NOV 2024 | Chief Managing Officer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Margo Sadow | Vice President, Governance | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Marlinda Boxley | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Melinda Holliday McDonald | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michelle Johnstone | President Elect | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nivedita Misra | Vice President, Governance | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Paula Ross | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Randy Gore | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Shawn Davis-Wilensky | Vice President, Idea | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Thalia Goldstein | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Stanford | Founding Artistic Director | 2023 |
| Jason Najjoum | Managing Director (As of 04/2022) | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne Lamparter | Chief Artistic Programming Officer | 40 | $104k | $26k | $3k |
| Layne Holley As of Nov 2024 | Chief Managing Officer | 40 | $13k | $3k | |
| Kim Barnette | President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Johnstone | President Elect | 2 | $0 | ||
| Cathy Bernard | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Shawn Davis-Wilensky | Vice President, Idea | 2 | $0 | ||
| David Hurwitz | Vice President, Community Engagement | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nivedita Misra | Vice President, Governance | 2 | $0 | ||
| Margo Sadow | Vice President, Governance | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jessica Springsteen | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kate Linde-Kogan | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Carola Mandelbaum | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Bonnie Fogel | Member/Founder | 2 | $0 | ||
| Janet Stanford | Member/Founding Artistic Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Marlinda Boxley | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Drujak | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Camille Fesche | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thalia Goldstein | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Randy Gore | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kirsten Jones | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jenna Lanier | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kuri Levine | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melinda Holliday McDonald | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jaclyn Rapaport | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessica Rapoport | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paula Ross | Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Imagination Stage Inc
- EIN
- 521164889
- Address
- 4908 Auburn Ave, Bethesda, MD, 20814-2629
- State
- Maryland
- Mission
- Imagination stage, inc. Empowers all young people to discover their voice and identity through performing arts education and professional theatre. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A6E0 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1979
- Principal officer
- Layne Holley (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1981
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBonnie Fogel
≥8years on the filingsCathy Bernard
≥8years on the filingsJanet Stanford
≥6years on the filingsBrian Drujak
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $6.7m
- Total liabilities
- $1.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $5.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.3m
- Program service revenue
- $3.1m
- Employees
- 356
- Volunteers
- 250