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← MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$26,509,388
Total expenses
$16,470,772
Contributions and grants received
$16,068,907
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$6,880,835
Investment income
$2,854,535
Other revenue
$705,111
Total assets, end of year
$126,721,311
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,036,699
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$111,684,612
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,039,254
Management and general expenses
$2,331,760
Fundraising expenses
$1,099,758
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,039,254

Program services were 79.2% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $1,346,833

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $609,024

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $60,895

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $14,052,155

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BOX OFFICE RECEIPTS

    total $6,416,245 · related or exempt $6,416,245

  • 2b · Program service revenue: BUILDING RESTORATION FEE

    total $258,788 · related or exempt $258,788

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    total $111,989 · related or exempt $111,989

  • 2d · Program service revenue: TICKET HANDLING

    total $93,813 · related or exempt $93,813

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,320,879 · excluded $2,320,879

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    personal property $145

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    personal property -$145

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$145 · related or exempt -$145

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $95,646,824

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

    securities $95,113,168

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $533,656

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $533,656 · excluded $533,656

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $222,190

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $609,024

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $304,198

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$82,008 · excluded -$82,008

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $747,284

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $176,818

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $570,466 · excluded $570,466

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $216,798 · related or exempt $216,798

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $216,798

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $749,933 · program services $338,166 · management and general $187,205 · fundraising $224,562

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,312,008 · program services $5,909,810 · management and general $823,948 · fundraising $578,250

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $979,951 · program services $861,896 · management and general $60,800 · fundraising $57,255

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $617,357 · program services $571,809 · management and general $11,390 · fundraising $34,158

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $752,827 · program services $617,102 · management and general $69,894 · fundraising $65,831

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,078 · management and general $40,078

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $40,000 · management and general $40,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $770,654 · program services $683,128 · management and general $63,542 · fundraising $23,984

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $328,271 · program services $325,321 · fundraising $2,950

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $650,101 · program services $507,739 · management and general $62,572 · fundraising $79,790

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $425,249 · program services $157,750 · management and general $267,020 · fundraising $479

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $338,931 · program services $338,931

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,115,773 · program services $895,478 · management and general $220,295

  • 17 · Travel

    total $125,256 · program services $99,499 · management and general $12,483 · fundraising $13,274

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,621 · program services $8,437 · management and general $1,058 · fundraising $1,126

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $806,949 · program services $806,949

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $133,632 · program services $1,655 · management and general $131,977

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $428,239 · program services $300,670 · management and general $127,569

  • 24b · Other expenses: HOSPITALITY & PROGRAM E

    total $295,761 · program services $293,559 · management and general $1,738 · fundraising $464

  • 24c · Other expenses: MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

    total $250,364 · program services $51,418 · management and general $198,946

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE

    total $183,736 · program services $154,856 · management and general $11,245 · fundraising $17,635

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $115,081 · program services $115,081

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,484 · end of year $4,232

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $18,166,376 · end of year $12,805,314

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $30,414,214 · end of year $27,383,546

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $63,013 · end of year $9,001

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $100,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $60,999 · end of year $91,766

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $697,891 · end of year $498,271

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

    $71,696,119

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

    $20,487,919

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,444,955 · end of year $51,208,200

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $44,917,516 · end of year $32,396,746

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $34,700 · end of year $34,700

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,404,962 · end of year $2,189,535

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $992,309 · end of year $8,597,505

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,417,147 · end of year $4,223,610

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,262,794 · end of year $2,215,584

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,087,408 · end of year $24,920,742

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $75,448,452 · end of year $86,763,870

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION IGNITES POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF ITS COMMUNITY BY CREATING WORLD-CLASS THEATER EXPERIENCES THAT ENTERTAIN, PROVOKE AND INSPIRE MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE AMONG AN AUDIENCE REPRESENTATIVE OF MILWAUKEE'S RICH DIVERSITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER IGNITES POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF ITS COMMUNITY BY CREATING WORLD-CLASS THEATER EXPERIENCES THAT ENTERTAIN, PROVOKE AND INSPIRE MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE AMONG AN AUDIENCE REPRESENTATIVE OF MILWAUKEE'S RICH DIVERSITY.

  • DURING THE 2024/25 SEASON WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE WORLD-CLASS THEATER PRODUCTIONS WHILE CONTINUING TO BOUNCE BACK FROM THE LOSS OF AUDIENCES AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ALONGSIDE A FULL SEASON OF PRODUCTIONS, WE CONTINUED RAISING CRITICAL FUNDS FOR A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO REMODEL AND EXPAND OUR COMPLEX WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART THEATERS, ABUNDANT COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES, AN EDUCATION CENTER TO EXPAND STUDENT PROGRAMMING, AND MODERN AUDIENCE AMENITIES.

    Expenses $12,244,063 · Revenue $6,985,499

  • MILWAUKEE REP EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS AIM TO USE THEATER AS AN AGENT OF CULTURAL AND POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND IN OUR SCHOOLS BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS AND DISMANTLING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHAT OUR ART FORM CAN DO. COLLECTIVELY WE CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR CITY THROUGH OUR UNIQUE POSITION AS A CULTURAL ORGANIZATION THAT HAS THE CAPACITY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN A CREATIVE WAY. ON STAGE. IN OUR SCHOOLS. BEHIND THE SCENES. IN THE LOBBY OR ACROSS THE TABLE, WE'RE INDIVIDUALS WHO CARE ABOUT MAKING OUR REGION MEET ITS FULL POTENTIAL.

    Expenses $795,191 · Revenue $111,989

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Judy Hansen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam J Peck

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kerryann Haase Minton

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Phillips

    TREASUER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bryan House

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andres Gonzalez

    AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joan Lubar

    AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert H Manegold

    AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Phelps

    AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ayad Akhtar

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tammy Belton-Davis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ivor Benjamin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wendy W Blumenthal

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julia Burns

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joe Checota

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jane Chernof

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marybeth Cottrill

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Croen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert H Duffy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Eric A Durant

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jay Franke

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason R Graham

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christoper Hermann

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Irgens

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynda Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deborah Kaerek

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Kolp

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Kundert

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dawn Lindsey

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristine Lueders

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Raymond J Manista

    AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne L Noyes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joe Pickart

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Plunkett

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth Ridley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allison Scrivner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Clark Slipher

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Craig Swan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deborah Tomczyk

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bryan Carson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Debra Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Hammond

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Benjamin Wagner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chad Bauman

    EXECUTIVE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $366,294
    From this org
    $349,353
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,941
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $318,103
    Bonus
    $31,250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,184
    Nontaxable benefits
    $757
    Filer's total
    $366,294
  • Mark P Clements

    ARTISTIC DIR

    Total calculated
    $359,161
    From this org
    $332,172
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,989
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $307,172
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,489
    Filer's total
    $359,161
  • Naushad Moolla

    CFO THROUGH 4/24

    Total calculated
    $43,615
    From this org
    $37,778
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,837
    Hours/week
    40
  • Mary Lisa Fulton

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $143,068
    From this org
    $133,879
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,189
    Hours/week
    40
  • Charles Rozewicz

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $189,749
    From this org
    $176,873
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,876
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,873
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,039
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,837
    Filer's total
    $189,749
  • Matthew Liebham

    CFO THROUGH 9/24

    Total calculated
    $75,086
    From this org
    $68,537
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,549
    Hours/week
    20
  • Rachel Nielsen

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $51,290
    From this org
    $51,290
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Melissa Vartanian-Mikaelian

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $203,728
    From this org
    $186,565
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,163
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $91,565
    Bonus
    $95,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,937
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,226
    Filer's total
    $203,728

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611269349301106

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