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← AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE OF WISCONSIN INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE OF WISCONSIN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,400,018
Total expenses
$8,510,298
Contributions and grants received
$5,619,154
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,374,342
Investment income
$56,531
Other revenue
$349,991
Total assets, end of year
$24,726,239
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,493,506
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$23,232,733
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,057,236
Management and general expenses
$2,161,262
Fundraising expenses
$291,800
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,057,236

Program services were 71.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $231,406

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,374,356

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,013,392

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $64,078

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $4,199,394 · related or exempt $4,199,394

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION REVENUE

    total $118,428 · related or exempt $118,428

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIP FEES

    total $56,520 · unrelated business $56,520

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $57,148 · excluded $57,148

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $17,310

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $72,221

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$54,911

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$54,911 · excluded -$54,911

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,088 · other assets $4,530

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,210 · other assets $5,025

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$122 · other assets -$495

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$617 · excluded -$617

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $576,482

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $200,981

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $375,501 · excluded $375,501

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $29,401 · excluded $29,401

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $29,401

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $468,496 · program services $227,978 · management and general $217,333 · fundraising $23,185

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,824,152 · program services $3,389,532 · management and general $266,211 · fundraising $168,409

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $52,553 · program services $32,141 · management and general $14,471 · fundraising $5,941

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $383,585 · program services $321,577 · management and general $39,738 · fundraising $22,270

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $352,773 · program services $300,043 · management and general $37,902 · fundraising $14,828

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,675 · management and general $18,675

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $313,927 · program services $270,000 · management and general $43,927

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $229,595 · program services $229,595

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $71,478 · program services $9,942 · management and general $26,255 · fundraising $35,281

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $170,021 · program services $3,155 · management and general $164,166 · fundraising $2,700

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $54,042 · program services $54,042

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $31,363 · management and general $31,363

  • 17 · Travel

    total $604,186 · program services $602,559 · fundraising $1,627

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,092 · fundraising $10,092

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $556,456 · management and general $556,456

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $123,615 · management and general $123,615

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $545,849 · program services $28,402 · management and general $517,447

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRODUCTION MATERIALS

    total $337,667 · program services $337,667

  • 24c · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD COMMISSIONS

    total $142,636 · program services $142,636

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM

    total $15,600 · program services $15,600

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $203,537 · program services $92,367 · management and general $103,703 · fundraising $7,467

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,231,332 · end of year $731,120

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,843,397 · end of year $1,023,870

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $679,981 · end of year $1,685,699

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $72,817 · end of year $77,829

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $19,388 · end of year $17,875

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $206,498 · end of year $249,957

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $22,348,749

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,412,195

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,645,463 · end of year $15,936,554

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $3,122,996

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $4,126,734 · end of year $1,275,245

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $72,161 · end of year $605,094

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $154,790 · end of year $176,536

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,116,101 · end of year $208,171

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,043,803 · end of year $1,108,799

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $18,202,613 · end of year $21,043,100

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,380,464 · end of year $2,189,633

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE OF WISCONSIN, INC. (APT) SEEKS ABOVE ALL TO SHARE OUR SINCERE ENTHUSIASM FOR THE GREAT PLAYS, THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE IN PARTICULAR, AND MORE RECENTLY THE AMERICAN CLASSICS, WITH A GLORIOUSLY LARGE, DIVERSE & WIDESPREAD AUDIENCE - AN AUDIENCE REMARKABLE FOR ITS OPENNESS, CURIOSITY & PROFOUND APPETITE FOR STORYTELLING.APT IS DEVOTED TO THESE STORIES, WHICH DELVE INTO THE EXHILARATING QUESTION OF WHAT IT IS TO BE HUMAN, GIVING EXPRESSION TO THOSE MOMENTS THAT ARE INEXPRESSIBLE & SEARCHING FOR A COMMON TRUTH AMONG US ALL. OUR BEST ATTEMPT AT ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS RELIES HEAVILY ON THE GIFTS & ABILITIES OF A PERMANENT COMPANY OF ACTORS, WORKING TO MAKE THE WORDS SEEM EFFORTLESS & PENETRATING, TRANSFORMATIVE & ELEVATING. TOGETHER WITH DIRECTORS, DESIGNERS, COACHES & OTHER ARTISTS, THIS COLLABORATION GUARANTEES THAT THESE PLAYS ARE NOT OLD, DUSTY OR IRRELEVANT, BUT ARE STORIES THAT CAN BALANCE OUR SOULS & CONNECT US.

Activities or mission (Part I)

A PROFESSIONAL, CLASSICAL THEATER LOCATED IN SPRING GREEN, WISCONSIN.

  • THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND ACTOR RELATING TO CLASSICAL THEATRE.THE 1089-SEAT OUTDOOR THEATER SITS IN A NATURAL AMPHITHEATER ON 110 WOODED ACRES NEAR THE WISCONSIN RIVER, AS DOES THE 200-SEAT TOUCHSTONE THEATRE INDOOR SPACE.SHAKESPEARE IS THE FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE OF WISCONSIN, INC.'S (APT) REPERTOIRE, ALTHOUGH OTHER MASTERS (SHAW, CHEKOV, AND OTHERS) ARE HEARD FROM AS WELL. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR BRENDA DEVITA AND THE COMPANY OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS FOCUS ON MAKING THE LANGUAGE OF THESE WORKS UNDERSTANDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE. AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE OF WISCONSIN, INC.'S (APT) WORK IS INTENSELY POETIC, GREAT STORIES OF LOVE, LIFE AND HUMANITY.THE THEATER ANNUALLY PRODUCES NINE PLAYS IN ROTATING REPERTORY. THE NUMBER OF STAFF IS AROUND 200 AT THE HEIGHT OF THE SEASON, INCLUDING AN ACTING COMPANY OF 47. EACH SEASON, APT WELCOMES MORE THAN 110,000 PATRONS INCLUDING 15,000 SCHOOL STUDENTS, MAKING IT AMONG THE MOST POPULAR OUTDOOR CLASSICAL THEATERS IN THE COUNTRY.

    Expenses $6,057,236 · Revenue $4,317,822

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sara Young

    MANAGING DIRECTOR (BEG. AUGUST)

    Total calculated
    $109,603
    From this org
    $105,141
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,462
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related
  • Brenda Devita

    ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $130,894
    From this org
    $102,779
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,115
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related
  • Michael Broh

    PRODUCTION MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $97,085
    From this org
    $84,347
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,738
    Hours/week
    40
  • Carrie Van Hallgren

    MANAGING DIRECTOR (THRU JULY)

    Total calculated
    $76,605
    From this org
    $57,936
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,669
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related
  • Kimberly Tomala

    FINANCE DIRECTOR (BEG. AUGUST)

    Total calculated
    $29,016
    From this org
    $28,560
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $456
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jon Novak

    CONTROLLER (THRU AUGUST)

    Total calculated
    $25,292
    From this org
    $24,265
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,027
    Hours/week
    20
  • Robert Birkhauser

    PRESIDENT (THRU APRIL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Robert Zellers

    PRESIDENT (BEG. MAY)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Sherry Lundell

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Wynn

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott Watson

    TREASURER (BEG. AUGUST)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Mark Baker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Renee Boldt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laurel Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Douglas Caves

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anne Connor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Terry Haller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Laura Lamansky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shana Lewis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Hamang Patel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Penny Patterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leslie Petty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sandra Shane-Dubow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dale Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Barbara Swan

    DIRECTOR (THRU MAY)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aaron Todd Douglas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • APT BALTIMORE STREET APARTMENTS LLC

    MANAGE APARTMENT BUILDING · WI · income $0 · assets $461,341

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE OF WISCONSIN INC

  • APT COLE STREET APARTMENTS LLC

    MANAGE APARTMENT BUILDING · WI · income $0 · assets $306,704

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE OF WISCONSIN INC

  • APT SUNRISE DRIVE APARTMENTS LLC

    MANAGE APARTMENT BUILDING · WI · income $0 · assets $3,242,450

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE OF WISCONSIN INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
13 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323199349302907

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