Imagination Stage Inc.
Bethesda, MD
- UEI
- YM72FJXBHHF5
- CAGE
- 4NVV1
- Primary NAICS
- 711190 Other Performing Arts Companies
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 4908 Auburn Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
- Website
- imaginationstage.org
- Founded
- 1979
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Media
- Movies & Entertainment
- SIC code
- 79 Amusement & Recreation Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Imagination Stage Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Bethesda, Maryland, is a federal grant recipient that receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the development, commissioning, and production of original theatrical works and arts-education programs.
Imagination Stage operates exclusively as a prime recipient under the NEA's Project Grant assistance type; the vendor has received no contract awards and holds no seats on federal contract vehicles. The organization's entire award footprint derives from a single funding agency — the National Endowment for the Arts — which accounts for all 17 awards in the source data spanning back to 2010. Combined federal obligations total $1.8 million across this period.
Recent NEA funding has supported the commissioning and production of new theatrical works by established playwrights. A January 2026 Project Grant funds the development and production of a new play by Psalmayene 24 and Deborah Wicks La Puma based on the Greek myth of Pandora's Box, with completion scheduled for April 30, 2027. A January 2025 grant supported the development and production of two works by Malik Work: Tribute and The Last Martyr, completed May 31, 2025. A January 2024 award funded the commissioning and development of two plays by Doug Robinson, Day and Night and Good Morning, Good Night, also completed by May 31, 2025. Prior grants have supported arts-access programming, including an August 2023 Project Grant for an actor-training program serving students with cognitive, developmental, or physical disabilities (completion July 31, 2025) and a January 2022 grant supporting a theater program for detained youth (completed March 31, 2023). Award activity has remained flat at roughly one grant per year over the past five years, with one grant (the Pandora's Box production) facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.
Quick answers
Is Imagination Stage Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Imagination Stage Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through October 26, 2027.
What is Imagination Stage Inc.'s CAGE code?
Imagination Stage Inc.'s CAGE code is 4NVV1, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is YM72FJXBHHF5.
What is Imagination Stage Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Imagination Stage Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is To support the development and production of a new play by psalmayene 24 and deborah wicks LA puma based on the greek… (19474312826), from National Endowment for the Arts, on January 1, 2026.
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