Stages
Stages makes plays and tells stories that invite everyone to live more deeply and love more boldly.
Stages at a glance
In short: Stages reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,100 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $31,624,190
- -0.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,427,315
- +18.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $18,549
- +19.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $7,149,574
- +2.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Stages funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $800 (2021) to $76K (2020). In 2025 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $31,624,190 | $7,427,315 | $7,149,574 | $1,100 | Total only | $18,549 |
| 2024 | $31,898,160 | $6,273,323 | $7,005,428 | $1,000 | Total only | $15,549 |
| 2023 | $32,839,702 | $5,229,067 | $6,500,909 | $1,000 | Total only | $21,068 |
| 2022 | $35,203,862 | $5,949,704 | $5,725,351 | $800 | Total only | $2,179 |
| 2021 | $37,495,020 | $4,654,421 | $4,290,151 | $800 | Total only | $598 |
| 2020 | $40,249,891 | $10,709,964 | $5,449,656 | $75,800 | 1 | $5,256,999 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Stages
Based on IRS filings
Stages is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $31.6M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $1K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $19K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Stages is led by George Lancaster, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 3 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
George Lancaster
President
Chairman → Chair Emeritus, 2021
Chair Emeritus → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Owsley
Chairman
President → Chairman, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gwen Watkins
Managing Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$92K (2025)
Debra Yeang
Finance & Administration Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$128K (2025)
Derek Charles Livingston
Artistic Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$83K (2025)
Alexander Lazar
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Haraka Ramm
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Walker
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Guill
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Duke Ensell
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Glenda Gordy
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hans Roth
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harriet Latimer
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Crowder Schmitt
Director
Director → President, 2021
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Nicklos
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jo Furr
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joanna Handel
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Dishberger
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Myrtle Jones
Director
Director → President, 2023
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neal Hirsch
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Feltham
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kalinda Campbell
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Hagerich
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Burch
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Briana Conner
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Luis Gomar
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Omar Al-Aidroos
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Lee
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danny Klaes
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Puja Detjen
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Rossman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Isgren
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kay Brazelton Bruce
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phillip Vogelsang
Treasurer
Treasurer → Director, 2023
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Alicia Gordy (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Kenn McLaughlin (2020–2024) — Artistic Director
- Former: Katherine Maltais (2022–2024) — Managing Director
- Former: Mauri Oliver (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Sally Edmundson (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Cindy Sparkman Langham (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dominic Cellitti (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Folkes (2020–2022) — Director · Filing note: Thru April 2021
- Former: Mary Moore (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Randel Young (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Raymond Messer (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Ted Swindley (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Thomas Paul (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Roland Maldonado (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $128K, to Debra Yeang (Finance & Administration Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Stages
How much does Stages give each year?
Stages reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $1K in grants paid.
How large is Stages?
Stages reported $31.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.4M.
What is Stages?
Stages is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Houston, TX. It holds $31.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Stages operate?
Stages has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Stages's EIN?
Stages's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2090278. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 1, 2021)
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