2024-05-14T16:16:06-05:00 2023-06-30 390919055 RITZ HOLMAN LLP 330 E KILBOURN AVE SUITE 550 MILWAUKEE WI 53202 990 2022-07-01 391634828 FIRST STAGE MILWAUKEE FIRS 4142672940 325 W WALNUT STREET MILWAUKEE WI 53212 DARREN GOLDSTEIN TREASURER 4142672940 2024-05-14 1 DARREN GOLDSTEIN 999009999 0 KATY L SOMMER P00273273 4142711451 2024-05-10 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHRISTOPHER MARSCHKA 325 W WALNUT STREET MILWAUKEE WI 53212 4318134 0 X WWW.FIRSTSTAGE.ORG X 1987 WI 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. 23 23 241 100 0 0 4064200 2563361 818049 1439013 71140 163720 143532 -631 5096921 4165463 0 0 0 0 2773253 3038933 0 0 332499 1649536 2191337 4422789 5230270 674132 -1064807 6582986 6022273 952394 1362318 5630592 4659955 X 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 0 0 267030 197618 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. 581686 437820 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. 2882000 844729 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. 3730716 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 52 0 1 241 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 WI X X KATE SCHMITT 4142672940 325 W WALNUT ST MILWAUKEE WI 53212 CHRISTOPHER MARSCHKA PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DARREN GOLDSTEIN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN BASTING DIZARD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA ORR VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE BESTOR TOWNSEND VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CARYN ESTEN PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX KRAMER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALICIA PILARSKI DO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY WROBLEWSKI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRENT SULLIVAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRIAN GILPIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRYN DRESSELHUYS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CORRIE PRUNUSKE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAN KEMPKEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ERIC MAASSEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF SPENCE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LAUREN PAGENKOPF DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SALLY CARTWRIGHT DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SCOTT STIVERSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHANTANU SINGH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE CLAUSING DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TAMI MARTIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TIM LANTZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE MOODY FINANCE DIR 40.00 X 44323 0 4350 ELIZABETH CORRY MANAGING DIR 40.00 X 121973 0 21942 JEFF FRANK ART DIRECTOR 40.00 X 110835 0 22714 277131 0 49006 2 0 0 0 LAUBER BUSINESS PARTNERS 839 N JEFFERSON ST SUITE 200 MILWAUKEE WI 53202 ACCOUNTING 248303 CAPACITY INTERACTIVE CONSULTING LLC BOX 83447 WOBURN MA 01813 MARKETING CONSULTING 161471 2 923542 222412 49049 1368358 2563361 TICKET SALES 711110 696633 696633 ACADEMY INCOME 611600 437820 437820 SCHOOL GROUPS 611600 182832 182832 THEATER IN EDUCATION 611600 121728 121728 1439013 126043 126043 33 33 82605 44928 37677 37677 37677 51554 222412 93372 -41818 -41818 39078 14371 24707 24707 OTHER REVENUE 900099 16447 16447 16447 4165463 1480167 0 121935 286461 206238 54365 25858 2136619 1553944 389284 193391 408573 278170 94052 36351 207280 153541 40453 13286 15360 15360 289159 289159 283293 193270 81494 8529 36292 27705 7796 791 114053 47950 55934 10169 78413 78413 567064 496376 51586 19102 80355 78734 1393 228 15658 2237 9958 3463 504 504 226083 181525 39937 4621 32776 6245 26417 114 PRODUCTION EXPENSE 220991 220991 ARTISTIC FEES 109058 109058 ADMINISTRATIVE 84034 59747 8143 16144 ACADEMY AND EDUCATION S 22450 22450 15794 14122 1220 452 5230270 3730716 1167055 332499 889127 818833 1069524 769755 663669 299723 1174119 196641 32348 30854 565765 108203 2140195 1458752 246551 681443 1831618 1970512 70091 106566 40174 1039743 6582986 6022273 552193 117410 244028 272687 156173 972221 952394 1362318 X 4799046 4064304 831546 595651 5630592 4659955 6582986 6022273 -1064807 122867 -28697 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2403963 2655230 4003625 4064200 2563361 15690379 3165660 2596446 503200 965245 1529645 8760196 5569623 5251676 4506825 5029445 4093006 24450575 158214 308313 313356 454161 174350 1408394 0 158214 308313 313356 454161 174350 1408394 23042181 45058 41282 42061 71140 163753 363294 45058 41282 42061 71140 163753 363294 3221 3606 9910 7606 16447 40790 5617902 5296564 4558796 5108191 4273206 24854659 0.92710 0.93870 0.01460 0.00870 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 721002 82558 33130 770430 855604 -100727 33875 721002 741688 145086 31170 855604 737727 31731 27770 741688 726214 41573 30060 737727 1.00000 0 0 579259 58224 521035 1102483 969364 133119 458453 431164 27289 681443 DEPOSITS 56972 SECURITY DEPOSIT 55870 ROU ASSET 926901 1039743 OTHER LIABILITIES 9102 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 963119 972221 X 4288330 122867 122867 4165463 0 4165463 5230270 0 5230270 0 5230270 PART V, LINE 4: THE BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT IS MADE UP OF TWO PARTS. THE FIRST PART, APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE QUASI-ENDOWMENT, IS AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY RESERVE FUNDS, ALLEVIATE BUDGET SHORTFALLS, AND TO PROVIDE OPERATING FUNDS FOR NEW BUSINESS INITIATIVES APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE SECOND PART, APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE QUASI-ENDOWMENT, IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM STABILITY TO THE ORGANIZATION AND ANNUAL CASH FLOW FROM INVESTMENT INCOME TO FUND ONGOING OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT FOR FIRST STAGE. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED ALL TAX POSITIONS RECOGNIZED IN PREVIOUSLY FILED TAX RETURNS AND THOSE EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN FUTURE TAX RETURNS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2023, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO AMOUNTS RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS AND NO AMOUNTS RELATED TO ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS OVER THE NEXT YEAR. ANNUAL BALL 152954 122137 30817 2010 30817 1700 12197 ANNUAL WINE EVENT 115191 94454 20737 16790 20737 3312 1 5821 5821 5809 273966 222412 51554 18800 51554 1700 21318 93372 -41818 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - THE 990 IS JOINTLY PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OUR CPA FIRM. WHEN THE PRELIMINARY 990 IS COMPLETE, AN ELECTRONIC COPY IS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THESE MEMBERS REVIEW THE 990 AND MAKE COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE PREPARERS. ANY NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS ARE MADE, AND THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER FOR ACCURACY. THE APPROVED FINAL COPY OF THE TAX RETURN IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER RESPONDING TO ANY INQUIRIES BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE 990 IS PRINTED AND SIGNED BY THE PREPARERS AND THE TREASURER OR OTHER APPROVED OFFICER OF THE BOARD BEFORE BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S FISCAL YEAR RUNS FROM JULY 1 TO JUNE 30. HOWEVER, THE MAJORITY OF THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITY FOR THE ORGANIZATION OCCURS DURING THE THEATRICAL SEASON, WHICH RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY. IT IS DURING THIS TIMEFRAME THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS. AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE SEASON, IN SEPTEMBER, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH DIRECTOR. THE DIRECTOR MUST COMPLETE THE SIGNATURE PAGE OF THE POLICY, CONFIRMING THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE POLICY, AND RETURN THAT PAGE TO THE GENERAL MANAGER. ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD WHO REFUSES OR FAILS TO SIGN SUCH A STATEMENT SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSION OR ACTION BY THE BOARD. IF THEN DURING THE YEAR A DIRECTOR LEARNS OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THEY MUST DISCLOSE IT TO THE BOARD. SUCH A CONFLICT WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. AT FUTURE DISCUSSIONS OR VOTES TO WHICH THIS CONFLICT IS RELATED, THE DIRECTOR IS RECUSED FROM THE MEETING. TO ENSURE THE UTMOST EFFICACY OF THIS POLICY, THE GENERAL MANAGER CONDUCTS PERIODIC REVIEWS TO ENSURE THE SIGNING OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND ALSO REVIEWS THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE BOARD ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. SUCH REVIEW IS INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES AT ALL TIMES TO BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ITS PUBLIC CHARITABLE PURPOSES, RATHER THAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF ONE OR MORE PRIVATE PERSONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE RESULTS FROM TCG ARE ALSO USED BY THE BOARD AND MANAGING DIRECTOR TO SET SALARIES FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. NO DIRECTORS FROM THE BOARD ARE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR WORK AS A BOARD MEMBER. THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGING DIRECTOR POSITION IS A PAID-EMPLOYEE POSITION. THIS POSITION'S BENEFITS(INSURANCE ETC) ARE THE SAME AS FOR ANY OTHER FULL-TIME, YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE SALARY, HOWEVER, IS NEGOTIATED EVERY THREE YEARS WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD TREASURER. DATA USED TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT SALARY SHOULD BE INCLUDES PUBLISHED CENSUS AND SURVEY RESULTS FROM OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH CHARITABLE AND NOT, AS WELL AS NATIONAL SURVEY RESULTS FROM THE THEATER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP (TCG) OF OTHER THEATERS NATIONWIDE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FIRST STAGE HAS BOTH PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OR GENERAL MANAGER. IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990 IS PUBLISHED EACH YEAR ON GUIDESTAR.ORG, WHICH RECEIVES THE 990 FROM THE IRS. MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER INC 325 W WALNUT ST MILWAUKEE WI 53212 113665475 HOUSES THE ADMINISTRATIVE, ACADEMY, AND WI 501(C)(3) 509(A)(3), TYPE 1 NO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER INC K 235324 AMOUNT BILLED MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER INC O 199586 ACTUAL INCURRED