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← FIRST STAGE MILWAUKEE INC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FIRST STAGE MILWAUKEE INC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,165,463
Total expenses
$5,230,270
Contributions and grants received
$2,563,361
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,439,013
Investment income
$163,720
Other revenue
-$631
Total assets, end of year
$6,022,273
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,362,318
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,659,955
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,730,716
Management and general expenses
$1,167,055
Fundraising expenses
$332,499
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,730,716

Program services were 71.3% 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

    $923,542

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $222,412

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $49,049

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,368,358

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $696,633 · related or exempt $696,633

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ACADEMY INCOME

    total $437,820 · related or exempt $437,820

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SCHOOL GROUPS

    total $182,832 · related or exempt $182,832

  • 2d · Program service revenue: THEATER IN EDUCATION

    total $121,728 · related or exempt $121,728

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $126,043 · excluded $126,043

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $33 · excluded $33

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $82,605

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

    securities $44,928

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $37,677

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $37,677 · excluded $37,677

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $51,554

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

    $222,412

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $93,372

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$41,818 · excluded -$41,818

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $39,078

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $14,371

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $24,707 · related or exempt $24,707

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $16,447 · related or exempt $16,447

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $16,447

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $286,461 · program services $206,238 · management and general $54,365 · fundraising $25,858

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,136,619 · program services $1,553,944 · management and general $389,284 · fundraising $193,391

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $408,573 · program services $278,170 · management and general $94,052 · fundraising $36,351

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $207,280 · program services $153,541 · management and general $40,453 · fundraising $13,286

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,360 · management and general $15,360

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $289,159 · management and general $289,159

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $283,293 · program services $193,270 · management and general $81,494 · fundraising $8,529

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $36,292 · program services $27,705 · management and general $7,796 · fundraising $791

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $114,053 · program services $47,950 · management and general $55,934 · fundraising $10,169

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $78,413 · program services $78,413

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $567,064 · program services $496,376 · management and general $51,586 · fundraising $19,102

  • 17 · Travel

    total $80,355 · program services $78,734 · management and general $1,393 · fundraising $228

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $15,658 · program services $2,237 · management and general $9,958 · fundraising $3,463

  • 20 · Interest

    total $504 · management and general $504

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $226,083 · program services $181,525 · management and general $39,937 · fundraising $4,621

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $32,776 · program services $6,245 · management and general $26,417 · fundraising $114

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION EXPENSE

    total $220,991 · program services $220,991

  • 24b · Other expenses: ARTISTIC FEES

    total $109,058 · program services $109,058

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE

    total $84,034 · program services $59,747 · management and general $8,143 · fundraising $16,144

  • 24d · Other expenses: ACADEMY AND EDUCATION S

    total $22,450 · program services $22,450

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,794 · program services $14,122 · management and general $1,220 · fundraising $452

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $889,127 · end of year $818,833

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,069,524 · end of year $769,755

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $663,669 · end of year $299,723

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,174,119 · end of year $196,641

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $32,348 · end of year $30,854

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $565,765 · end of year $108,203

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

    $2,140,195

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

    $1,458,752

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $246,551 · end of year $681,443

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,831,618 · end of year $1,970,512

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $70,091 · end of year $106,566

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $40,174 · end of year $1,039,743

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $552,193 · end of year $117,410

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $244,028 · end of year $272,687

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $156,173 · end of year $972,221

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,799,046 · end of year $4,064,304

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $831,546 · end of year $595,651

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

FIRST STAGE MILWAUKEE, INC. DOES BUSINESS AS FIRST STAGE. OUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY CREATING EXCEPTIONAL THEATER EXPERIENCES

Activities or mission (Part I)

FIRST STAGE MILWAUKEE, INC. DOES BUSINESS AS FIRST STAGE. OUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY CREATING EXCEPTIONAL THEATER EXPERIENCES THROUGH OUR THREE MAIN ACTIVITIES:1) OUR PROFESSIONAL THEATER PRODUCTIONS ENGAGE, ENLIGHTEN, AND ENTERTAIN.2) OUR THEATER ACADEMY TRAINING FOSTERS LIFE SKILLS (E.G. CONFIDENCE, RESPECT, FRIENDSHIP, SUPPORT, MOTIVATION, ETC.) WHILE IT TEACHES STAGE SKILLS. 3) OUR DYNAMIC THEATER-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROMOTE LEARNING THROUGH THEATER.

  • DURING THE 2022/23 SCHOOL YEAR FIRST STAGE OFFERED ITS THEATER IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO 79 SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS, 55% OF WHICH ARE WITHIN THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE. THEATER IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDED ITS FIELD TRIP PACKAGES, WHICH PAIRED A CLASSROOM'S FIELD TRIP TO A WEEKDAY MATINEE THEATER PERFORMANCE WITH WEEKLY IN-SCHOOL WORKSHOPS, EXPLORING ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS THEMATICALLY RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION THE STUDENTS ATTENDED. THIS EXPERIENCE WAS OFFERED TO THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY AT TWO MPS SCHOOLS, MILWAUKEE PARKSIDE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS AND KLUGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. CLARKE STREET SCHOOL AND GRANTOSA DRIVE SCHOOL PARTICIPATED IN EXTENDED AFTER SCHOOL DRAMA CLUB PROGRAMMING, IN WHICH STUDENTS LEARNED TO USE THEIR ACTOR TOOLS OF BODY, VOICE, AND IMAGINATION TO TELL STORIES, AND CREATE CHARACTERS. STUDENTS AT WEST MILWAUKEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PARTICIPATED IN A FIRST STAGE WORKSHOP ABOUT THE PROCESS OF CREATING AND PUTTING ON A PLAY, WHICH CULMINATED IN THEIR OWN HOLIDAY THEMED PERFORMANCE.

    Expenses $267,030 · Revenue $197,618

  • THE FIRST STAGE THEATER ACADEMY WAS BACK IN FULL SWING AT THE MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER FOR ITS SUMMER 2022 AND 2022/23 SCHOOL YEAR SESSIONS. THE THEATER ACADEMY SAW 1,484 TOTAL ENROLLMENTS AMONG 1,002 UNIQUE STUDENTS, WHO ATTENDED 148 UNIQUE CLASSES. THE NEXT STEPS PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM WAS ALSO BACK IN FULL SWING FOR THE SUMMER AND SCHOOL YEAR SERVING 25 UNIQUE STUDENTS. WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE 822 PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED OUR SENSORY FRIENDLY PERFORMANCES FOR THE 2022/23 SEASON.IN 2022/23, FIRST STAGE GRANTED 70 STUDENTS 118 SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND THE THEATER ACADEMY, FOR A TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD AMOUNT OF $42,613.

    Expenses $581,686 · Revenue $437,820

  • IN TOTAL, FIRST STAGE WELCOMED 60,567 AUDIENCE MEMBERS AMONG 300 PERFORMANCES (PUBLIC AND SCHOOL GROUP) DURING THE 2022-2023 SEASON. AMONG THESE PERFORMANCES INCLUDED OUR SENSORY FRIENDLY PERFORMANCES, WITH ONE OFFERED PER PRODUCTION, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE YOUNG COMPANY PERFORMANCE PROJECTS. MORE THAN 800 AUDIENCE MEMBERS WERE SERVED THROUGH OUR SENSORY FRIENDLY PERFORMANCES. THE 2022-2023 SEASON ALSO INCLUDED THREE NEW PLAY READINGS AS PART OF THE AMPLIFY READING SERIES. THESE PRODUCTIONS WERE OFFERED FOR FREE ADMISSION AT THE MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $2,882,000 · Revenue $844,729

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Christopher Marschka

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Darren Goldstein

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ellen Basting Dizard

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Orr

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christine Bestor Townsend

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Caryn Esten

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alex Kramer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Alicia Pilarski Do

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ashley Wroblewski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Brent Sullivan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Brian Gilpin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Bryn Dresselhuys

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Corrie Prunuske

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dan Kempken

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Eric Maassen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jeff Spence

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lauren Pagenkopf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sally Cartwright

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Scott Stiverson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Shantanu Singh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Suzanne Clausing

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Tami Martin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Tim Lantz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Debbie Moody

    FINANCE DIR

    Total calculated
    $48,673
    From this org
    $44,323
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,350
    Hours/week
    40

  • Elizabeth Corry

    MANAGING DIR

    Total calculated
    $143,915
    From this org
    $121,973
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,942
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jeff Frank

    ART DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $133,549
    From this org
    $110,835
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,714
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421359349310542

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