Csc Repertory Ltd
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY (CSC) CHALLENGES THE TRADITIONAL PERCEPTION OF CLASSIC WORK BY EXPLORING AND REIMAGINING GREAT STORIES ACROSS THE WORLD'S REPERTOIRE THAT ILLUMINATE OUR COMMON HUMANITY. AS A HOME FOR THE CLASSICS, WE COLLABORATE WITH ARTISTS TO PRODUCE WORK THAT IS INCLUSIVE, RELEVANT AND ACCESSIBLE. WE BELIEVE THAT THEATER CAN BOTH REFLECT AND IMPROVE OUR SOCIETY BY REACHING ACROSS CULTURAL DIVIDES IN ORDER TO FOSTER SHARED EMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING.
- Income
- $3.6 million
- Spending
- $3.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 61%
- Reserves
- -1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 65%
- Employees
- 164
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $176,708, president and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 33 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 71% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1561% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 22 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $533,160 spent. WINE IN THE WILDERNESS - FORTUNE HAS SMILED ON ARTIST BILL JAMESON (GRANTHAM COLEMAN) HIS FRIENDS JUST INTRODUCED HIM TO A MODEL FOR THE FINAL PIECE OF HIS TRIPTYCH ON BLACK WOMANHOOD. BUT THIS WOMAN, TOMORROW MARIE (OLIVIA WASHINGTON), IS NO MERE MUSE, AND SHE'S ABOUT TO GIVE BILL MUCH MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR. SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE 1964 HARLEM RIOT ON A HOT SUMMER NIGHT, WINE IN THE WILDERNESS IS A RARELY-SEEN PLAY FROM THE BRILLIANT MIND OF ALICE CHILDRESS, WHOSE TROUBLE IN MIND RECENTLY TOOK BROADWAY BY STORM. THAT PRODUCTION'S STAR, TONY WINNER LACHANZE, BRINGS HER DEEP CONNECTION TO CHILDRESS'S WORK TO HER NEW YORK DIRECTING DEBUT.
- $525,139 spent. BUS STOP - ON A SNOWY NIGHT IN KANSAS, A DINER CAN BE AN OASIS, A PRISON, A PLACE TO HIDE, OR A PLACE TO DISCOVER YOURSELF. WHEN A BUS IS FORCED TO TAKE SHELTER FROM STORMY WEATHER OUTSIDE, A MISMATCHED GROUP OF DREAMERS AND COWBOYS, WAITRESSES AND OUTCASTS FIND UNEXPECTED WARMTH IN ONE ANOTHER. IN WILLIAM INGE'S 1955 CLASSIC, THIS GREAT PLAYWRIGHT OF THE MIDWEST GIVES VOICE TO MEMORABLE CHARACTERS WHO'LL LINGER LIKE THE PERFECT CUP OF DINER COFFEE. CO-PRODUCED WITH NAATCO AND THE TRANSPORT GROUP.
- $47,679 spent. REDISCOVERY READINGS - IN OUR 2024-25 SEASON, CSC WILL SHINE A LIGHT ON AMERICAN WOMEN WHO WERE WRITING THE CLASSICS OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY BUT WHOSE LEGACIES HAVE BEEN MUTED BY TIME. JOIN US FOR FOUR PLAYREADINGS THAT WILL TAKE YOU FROM 1900 THROUGH THE 1950S, ALL LEADING UP TO CSC'S MUCH-ANTICIPATED PRODUCTION OF WINE IN THE WILDERNESS BY ALICE CHILDRESS, IN WHICH THE WOMEN OF THE 1960S HAVE THEIR SAY!
- $964,225 spent. CSC EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND AUDIENCES
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1971.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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