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← AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE OF WISCONSIN INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE OF WISCONSIN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,338,090
Total expenses
$9,141,145
Contributions and grants received
$4,287,334
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,646,062
Investment income
$204,695
Other revenue
$199,999
Total assets, end of year
$24,609,356
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,067,491
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$23,541,865
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,381,884
Management and general expenses
$2,293,808
Fundraising expenses
$465,453
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,381,884

Program services were 69.8% 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

    $245,936

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $75,319

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,966,079

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $140,461

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Ticket Sales

    total $4,479,732 · related or exempt $4,479,732

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Education Revenue

    total $71,016 · related or exempt $71,016

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Sponsorship Fees

    total $90,350 · unrelated business $90,350

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $4,964 · related or exempt $4,964

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $208,634 · excluded $208,634

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $18,050 · personal property $5,009

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $277,875

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$259,825 · personal property $5,009

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$254,816

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $111,479

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

    securities $115,418

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$3,939

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$3,939

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $690,090

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $239,667

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $450,423 · excluded $430,896

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $4,392 · related or exempt $4,392

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,392

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $435,453 · program services $233,632 · management and general $201,821

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,311,569 · program services $3,739,707 · management and general $357,087 · fundraising $214,775

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $158,811 · program services $134,622 · management and general $17,981 · fundraising $6,208

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $288,154 · program services $244,526 · management and general $20,021 · fundraising $23,607

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $433,946 · program services $371,859 · management and general $44,544 · fundraising $17,543

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,500 · management and general $20,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $212,161 · program services $170,833 · management and general $41,328

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $214,928 · program services $214,928

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $73,623 · program services $9,230 · management and general $32,404 · fundraising $31,989

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $161,505 · program services $3,532 · management and general $157,973

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $191,280 · program services $191,280

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $509,853 · program services $378,201 · management and general $131,652

  • 17 · Travel

    total $202,350 · program services $197,428 · management and general $3,619 · fundraising $1,303

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $23,688 · program services $1,439 · management and general $4,015 · fundraising $18,234

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $658,418 · management and general $658,418

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $136,573 · management and general $136,573

  • 24a · Other expenses: Repairs and Maintenance

    total $463,411 · program services $14,776 · management and general $448,635

  • 24b · Other expenses: Production Materials

    total $295,257 · program services $295,257

  • 24c · Other expenses: Credit Card Commissions

    total $156,524 · program services $156,524

  • 24d · Other expenses: Playbill Printing

    total $22,641 · program services $22,641

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $170,500 · program services $1,469 · management and general $17,237 · fundraising $151,794

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $731,120 · end of year $133,791

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,023,870 · end of year $1,505,864

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,685,699 · end of year $1,458,818

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $77,829 · end of year $96,999

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $17,875 · end of year $18,987

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $249,957 · end of year $287,976

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

    $23,132,925

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

    $6,912,080

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,936,554 · end of year $16,220,845

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,122,996 · end of year $2,729,904

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,275,245 · end of year $1,857,108

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $605,094 · end of year $299,064

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $176,536 · end of year $174,720

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $208,171

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,108,799 · end of year $892,771

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,043,100 · end of year $21,774,462

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,189,633 · end of year $1,767,403

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

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 large, diverse and widespread audience.

Activities or mission (Part I)

A professional classical theater located in Spring Green Wisconsin

  • THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND ACTORS RELATING TO CLASSICAL THEATRE. THE 1075-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 APT'S REPERTOIRE, ALTHOUGH OTHER MASTERS (SHAW, CHECKOV, 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. THE THEATRE ANNUALLY PRODUCES NINE PALYS IN ROTATING REPERTORY. THE NUMBER OF STAFF IS AROUND 200 AT THE HEIGHT OF THE SEASON INCLUDING AN

    Expenses $6,381,884 · Revenue $4,553,712

  • 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.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sara Young

    Managing Director

    Total calculated
    $123,369
    From this org
    $119,559
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,810
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related
  • Kimberly Tomala

    Finance Director

    Total calculated
    $73,908
    From this org
    $72,042
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,866
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related
  • Brenda Devita

    Artistic Director

    Total calculated
    $109,779
    From this org
    $105,969
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,810
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related
  • Michael Broh

    Production Manager

    Total calculated
    $98,681
    From this org
    $95,424
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,257
    Hours/week
    40
  • Robert Birkhauser

    Director Thru May

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Wynn

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Zellers

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Renee Boldt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Douglas Caves

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anne Connor

    Director Thru May

    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
  • Sherry Lundell

    VicePresident

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Hamang Patel

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Penny Patterson

    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
  • Scott Watson

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Leslie Petty

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laurel Brown

    Director

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

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Baker

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shana Lewis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elaine Rich

    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 · assets $442,265

    Directly controlled by American Players Theatre

  • APT Cole Street Apartments LLC

    Manage Apartment Building · WI · assets $296,493

  • APT Sunrise Drive Apartments

    Manage Apartment Building · WI · assets $3,161,354

    Directly controlled by American Players Theatre

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349318096

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