Grand Rapids, MI

Ebony Road Players

EIN 46-4455061

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts Black communities

Mission

Ebony Road Players centers the Black experience, creating a culture of storytelling and cultivating a legacy of powerful Black theatre by inspiring, educating, and engaging the community through high-quality theatrical productions and arts education.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About Ebony Road Players

Ebony Road Players is a Grand Rapids, Michigan–based nonprofit theatre company (EIN 46-4455061) focused on producing work that centers the Black experience and develops the next generation of theatre artists in West Michigan. The organization, tax-exempt since 2014, presents public productions, youth education programs (including Story2Stage and Visionary Academy), and school touring performances that engage local students and community partners. In the last 2–3 years Ebony Road Players has maintained an active programmatic schedule and partnerships with local institutions, expanded youth-facing workshops and intensives, and secured competitive public arts funding. Financial filings for the most recent fiscal year show the company operating with annual revenues in the low six-figure range and continued assets consistent with an active, donor-facing arts nonprofit.

Notable achievements

NEA / Federal Arts Grant Recipient

Awarded competitive federal/state arts funding in recent grant cycles, supporting company programming and youth education initiatives.

Large-scale school touring reach

Produced and toured educational theatre that reached hundreds of Grand Rapids Public School students (reported participation of roughly 900 students for a recent school production).

Established youth training programs

Launched and scaled multi-week youth offerings (Story2Stage, Visionary Academy, stage management workshops) that train middle- and high-school students in theatre arts and production.

At a glance

Total assets: $84K
Annual revenue: $217K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 46-4455061
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Website: ebonyroad.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Listed in national nonprofit databases and profiles as an active 501(c)(3) theatre organization (EIN verified).

Recognized and supported by regional funders and cultural partners, including local foundations and museum collaborations.

Maintains an active public web presence and community-facing programming calendar used by donors, schools, and community partners.

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