Private company

Portland Stage Company

Logo: Logo artwork obtainable from Portland Stage Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Portland Stage Company is a professional LORT (League of Resident Theaters) theater company in the state of Maine. Founded as the Profile Theatre in 1974 as a touring theater company, the company made Portland its permanent location in 1976.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1974Founded1

Portland Stage Company is a professional LORT (League of Resident Theaters) theater company in the state of Maine. Founded as the Profile Theatre in 1974 as a touring theater company, the company made Portland its permanent location in 1976.2

Timeline

  1. 1974Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$464.8K 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $464.8K in all. PPP loans $464.8K.$0$100K$200K$300K2020 · PPP loans: $225.0K20202021 · PPP loans: $239.8K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$239.8K$239.8K
2020$225.0K$225.0K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 8, 2020$225.0K PPP loan (first draw) from Bangor Savings Bank4To PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY, Portland ME; $226.3K forgiven Nov 17, 2020
  2. Apr 3, 2021$239.8K PPP loan (second draw) from Bangor Savings Bank4To PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY, Portland ME; $241.1K forgiven Oct 20, 2021