Restoration Stage Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
The mission of Restoration, Stage Inc. is to restore the Black Family-one story at a time. Our vision is to empower the Black theatre community through the production and
- Income
- $23,825
- Spending
- $65,964
- Spent on programs
- 20%
- Reserves
- -7.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 71%
- Employees
- 0
- Highest pay
- $39,363, executive dir
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 0 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 4808% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 177% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 89% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1520% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
0 of 250 of 1 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
- $13,133 spent. In early 2022, Restoration Stage began to explore the Performing Arts in Los Angeles in September 2022. More than thirty artists traveled from Washington, DC to Los Angeles to perform in a week of performances attended by more than one thousand students from the Los Angeles Unified School District. Notable Los Angeles-based artists attended and provided feedback. The production was headlined by Ayanna Gregory (daughter of late civil rights leader Dick Gregory) as was widely covered by the Los Angeles press. In November 2022, Restoration Stage presented a concert featuring Monique Caldwell at Busboys and Poets, the venerated restaurant and performance venue. Well attended, and critically well-received, it marked one of Miss Caldwell's final Washington-area performances before she relocated to Florida.
- on-going dialogue about how to improve the condition of the Black family in American society. Our productions give voice to the diverse experiences of Black people. While we focus on the Black family in particular, we seek to explore
- the connectivity within the various parts of the Black community including those with special needs, the elderly, and the spectrum of LGBTQIA individuals.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2019 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2019.
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 December 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 September 2019.
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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