FIRST STAGE MILWAUKEE INC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2019

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FIRST STAGE MILWAUKEE INC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (EIN 39-1634828)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-05-15
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202121359349302307
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2019v5.2
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Activity Or MissionFIRST 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, AND IN 19/20, THEY REACHED ALMOST 76,500 AUDIENCE MEMBERS.2) OUR THEATER ACADEMY TRAINING FOSTERS LIFE SKILLS (E.G. CONFIDENCE, RESPECT, FRIENDSHIP, SUPPORT, MOTIVATION, ETC.) WHILE IT TEACHES STAGE SKILLS. IN 19/20, OUR ACADEMY HAD OVER 2,170 ENROLLMENTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,575 CHILDREN IN GRADES K-12.3) OUR DYNAMIC THEATER-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROMOTE LEARNING THROUGH THEATER, AND IN 19/20, OUR TEACHING ARTISTS REACHED ALMOST 9,500 STUDENTS IN OVER 85 SCHOOLS AND 325 CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Assets BOY$4,406,765TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,489,826TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$837,437TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,092,065TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionFIRST STAGE MILWAUKEE, INC. DOES BUSINESS AS FIRST STAGE. OUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY CREATING EXCEPTIONAL THEATER EXPERIENCESMissionDesc
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Expense$414,341ExpenseAmt
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DescFIRST STAGE KNOWS THAT THE ARTS CAN BE USED AS A POWERFUL VEHICLE FOR IN-SCHOOL LEARNING, RATHER THAN DETACHED FROM TRADITIONAL CURRICULUM AS AN "EXTRA." DRAMA IN PARTICULAR EFFORTLESSLY LENDS ITSELF TO INTEGRATION WITH LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE ARTS. FIRST STAGE DOES NOT GO INTO CLASSROOMS AND TEACH DRAMA, BUT RATHER USES THEATER AS AN EFFECTIVE MEDIUM TO TEACH ACADEMIC SUBJECT MATTER. FIRST STAGE HAS THE UNIQUE ABILITY TO USE THEATER ACTIVITIES TO PRESENT CURRICULUM EFFECTIVELY TO ALL TYPES OF LEARNERS VISUAL, AUDITORY AND KINESTHETIC. IN ADDITION, CLASSROOM TEACHERS HAVE AN ONGOING CONCERN ABOUT STANDARDIZED TESTING. IN RESPONSE, FIRST STAGE OFFERS PROGRAMS THAT BOOST CRITICAL LITERACY SKILLS, INCREASE STATE STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES AND HELP TEACHERS LEARN NEW AND CREATIVE WAYS TO TEACH. AS SCHOOLS ARE FORCED TO SPEND LESS ON ARTS PROGRAMMING, THESE PROGRAMS CLEVERLY BLEND THE ARTS WITH EXISTING CURRICULUM MAKING IT A WIN-WIN FOR TEACHERS THAT ARE UNDER PRESSURE TO COVER A GREAT DEAL OF MATERIAL AND FOR STUDENTS THAT THRIVE WHEN THEY ARE ALLOWED TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND USE THEIR NATURAL CREATIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM. THE THEATER-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE ALSO RUN BY SKILLED AND NATIONALLY RESPECTED LEADERS. EDUCATION DIRECTOR, JULIA MAGNASCO SERVES ON THE BOARD OF THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES/USA THE UNITED STATES CENTER FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATRE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. AS A PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH 50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE FIELD, TYA/USA IS KNOWN FOR ITS NATIONAL FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE, AND TYA TODAY, A NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RESPECTED MAGAZINE FOR THE FIELD OF THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. MS. MAGNASCO WAS ALSO SELECTED AS ONE OF THE FORTY UNDER FORTY AWARD RECIPIENTS BY THE MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL IN 2017.IN THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR, FIRST STAGE'S TEACHING ARTISTS REACHED ALMOST 9,500 STUDENTS IN 87 SCHOOLS WITH OVER 1,590 WORKSHOPS. MANY OF THESE STUDENTS ALSO ATTENDED OUR MATINEE PERFORMANCES DESCRIBED ABOVE, PLUS APPROXIMATELY 5,530 STUDENTS WERE INVOLVED IN OUR HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED OR FREE PARTNERSHIP, LITERACY PLUS, & LITTLE ACTORS PROGRAMS, WHICH DEVELOP CREATIVE THINKING, LOGICAL REASONING, PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. IN ADDITION TO HELPING TO EDUCATE CHILDREN, FIRST STAGE PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TEACHERS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS.IN 2019-2020, FIRST STAGE'S THEATER IN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CONTINUED AND EXPANDED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING AT KLUGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: FIRST STAGE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 STUDENTS THROUGH AFTER SCHOOL DRAMA CLUB AND AFTER SCHOOL THEATER ACADEMY CLASSES AT KLUGE ELEMENTARY'S COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER (CLC). AND ON MARCH 10, 2020, THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES GATHERED AT THE MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER FOR THEIR FINAL THEATER ACADEMY PRESENTATION, A PIZZA PARTY, AND FIELD TRIP WITH FREE TRANSPORTATION TO SEE FIRST STAGE'S REGIONAL PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF THE LEGEND OF ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS. DURING THE THEATER ACADEMY PRESENTATION, KLUGE STUDENTS SHARED WHAT THEY LEARNED DURING THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ACTOR WARM-UP EXERCISES, THEATER GAMES, AND SCENE OR MUSICAL NUMBERS THEY HAD REHEARSED THROUGH THE SESSION. FIRST STAGE'S LITERACY PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED FREE OR HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED TO CITY OF MILWAUKEE SCHOOLS AND INCLUDE LITTLE ACTORS (FOR GRADES K3-1, WHICH RUNS 6 WEEKS), LITERACY PLUS (FOR GRADES 1-8, WHICH RUNS 8 WEEKS), AND EARLY LITERACY RESIDENCIES (FOR GRADES K4-5, WHICH RUNS 14 WEEKS). IN 2019-2020, FIRST STAGE WAS ABLE TO EXPAND THE LITTLE ACTORS LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION RESIDENCIES INTO EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE HARAMBEE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEYOND. A SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP WAS ALSO STARTED WITH PENFIELD'S EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER. AND FIRST STAGE FACILITATED FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT EVENTS FOR PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS THIS YEAR, SERVING 125 INDIVIDUALS WITH A STORYTELLING EXPERIENCE THAT PROVIDED YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES AND BRING STORIES TO LIFE. BASED UPON POST-PROGRAMMING SURVEYS WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS, 46% OF LITERACY PLUS STUDENTS EXPERIENCED GROWTH IN LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION SKILLS. AND 87% OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS REPORTED OBSERVING THEIR STUDENTS ACHIEVING ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULAR GOALS FOLLOWING THE LITERACY PLUS PROGRAM. FIRST STAGE'S PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IS A PARTIALLY SUBSIDIZED PROGRAM THAT OFFERS TICKETS TO ANY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, BUSSING TO THAT PERFORMANCE, PRE AND POST-SHOW WORKSHOPS, TEACHING-THROUGH-THEATER WORKSHOPS, AND TEACHING GUIDES FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS. DURING THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS DEVELOP STRONG PERSONAL CONNECTIONS TO THE THEMES EXPLORED DURING A FIRST STAGE PERFORMANCE AND UTILIZE THEIR THEATER EXPERIENCE AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR AN INTEGRATED LEARNING EXPERIENCE. PARTNERSHIP STUDENTS INCREASED THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRODUCTION'S CONCEPTS BY 20% BY RECEIVING THE ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS. AND 79% OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS REPORTED OBSERVING THEIR STUDENTS UTILIZING TEAMWORK, PROBLEM SOLVING AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THROUGHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC STRUCK RIGHT IN THE HEIGHT OF FIRST STAGE'S SPRING IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AND FORCED FIRST STAGE TO CANCEL NEARLY 600 IN-SCHOOL WORKSHOPS. ALTHOUGH FIRST STAGE STAFF COULD NO LONGER TRAVEL TO LOCAL SCHOOLS TO WORK WITH STUDENTS AND CLASSROOMS IN-PERSON, FIRST STAGE REMAINED DEDICATED TO ITS MISSION OF TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THEATER AND PIVOTED TO VIRTUAL PLATFORMS. FIRST STAGE'S THEATER IN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CREATED FIRST STAGE AT HOME, AN ONLINE RESOURCE BASED ON PAST FIRST STAGE PRODUCTIONS. THE VIRTUAL RESOURCES WERE DESIGNED TO SPARK IMAGINATION AND DRAMATIC PLAY IN NEW AND ENGAGING WAYS. EVERY TUESDAY ON ITS WEBSITE, FIRST STAGE UPLOADED NEW ARTS-INTEGRATED CONTENT FREE FOR EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES TO EXPLORE TOGETHER. THIS INCLUDED THEATER GAMES, ACTIVITIES, VIDEOS, AND READINGS OF FAVORITE STORIES BY FIRST STAGE TEACHING ARTISTS.Desc

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Expense$867,865ExpenseAmt
Revenue$606,693RevenueAmt
DescTHEATER ARTS HAVE AN INTRINSIC POTENTIAL TO TEACH IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS SELF-CONFIDENCE, DISCIPLINE, COMMITMENT, AND TEAMWORK. HAVING ACCESS TO THEATER PROFESSIONALS WITH THE UNIQUE ABILITY AND PASSION FOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN, FIRST STAGE FOUNDED THE THEATER ACADEMY IN 1992. THE GOAL OF THE ACADEMY IS TO TEACH "LIFE SKILLS THROUGH STAGE SKILLS." ACADEMY CLASSES ARE OFFERED YEAR-ROUND TO HELP CHILDREN BUILD CHARACTER, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND INCREASE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. THE THEATER ACADEMY HAS BEEN PROVEN TO HELP STUDENTS IN SCHOOL BY IMPROVING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE SCORES (SELF-AWARENESS, RESPECT FOR SELF AND OTHERS, TEAMWORK, ETC.) AND INSTILLING 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE SKILLS (COLLABORATION, CRITICAL THINKING, INCREASED COMMUNICATION, FLEXIBILITY AND CREATIVE THINKING). FIRST STAGE ACADEMY OFFERS A JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY AND HELPS CHILDREN MAXIMIZE THEIR OWN POTENTIAL IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDED BY ADULT MENTORS AND POSITIVE PEERS.IN THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR, FIRST STAGE OFFERED CLASSES WITH CONTACT HOURS RANGING FROM 8 TO 140 HOURS EACH, FOR OVER 2,170 ENROLLMENTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,575 CHILDREN, APPROXIMATELY 36% OF WHICH WERE FROM THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE AND 13% OF WHICH WERE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO ATTEND. FIRST STAGE HAS NEVER TURNED AWAY A STUDENT DUE TO A FAMILY'S INABILITY TO PAY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CLASSES. THROUGH DONATIONS, FIRST STAGE WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE NEARLY $117,000 IN FINANCIAL AID TO HELP WITH TUITION, TRANSPORTATION, AND LUNCHES FOR OVER 195 STUDENTS. FIRST STAGE'S THEATER ACADEMY HOLDS CLASSES YEAR-ROUND. SEVERAL OF ITS MORE UNIQUE PROGRAMS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW, AS WELL AS ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE RECENT SEASON:* IN 2019-2020, FIRST STAGE ADJUSTED ITS SCHOOL YEAR THEATER ACADEMY SESSION SCHEDULING STRUCTURE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH INCREASED CONTACT HOURS IN ADDITION TO A NEW CLASS OPTION. INSTEAD OF THREE SIX-WEEK SESSIONS FOR FALL, WINTER, AND SPRING AND TWO WEEK-LONG SPRING BREAK SESSIONS, FIRST STAGE INCREASED TO TWO EIGHT-WEEK SESSIONS FOR FALL AND WINTER. AND IN THE SPRING, IN RESPONSE TO ACADEMY FAMILIES' REQUESTS FOR GREATER PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, FIRST STAGE PILOTED TWO PERFORMANCE CLASSES: DISNEY'S JUNGLE BOOK, KIDS, WITH 32 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3 5; AND FROZEN, JR, WITH 25 STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 8. THE PERFORMANCE CLASSES HELD DAILY REHEARSALS THAT WERE TO CULMINATE IN A FINAL PERFORMANCE, BOTH OF WHICH WERE SOLD OUT. ONLY JUNGLE BOOK, KIDS WAS ABLE TO SQUEEZE ITS FINAL PERFORMANCE IN BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC STRUCK. THE FINAL PERFORMANCE OF FROZEN, JR HAD TO BE POSTPONED.* NEXT STEPS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2012 AS A MUSICAL THEATRE AND ACTING PROGRAM DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IN A WELCOMING AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. DURING THE SUMMER, NEXT STEPS ACADEMY CLASSES ARE HELD AS WEEK-LONG SESSIONS. AND DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR OF 2019-2020, INSTEAD OF FACILITATING NEXT STEPS ONE-HOUR SATURDAY CLASSES AT THE MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER AS IN PRIOR YEARS, THE THEATER ACADEMY PILOTED A NEW STRUCTURE BY BRINGING THE NEXT STEPS WORKSHOPS INTO COMMUNITY CLASSROOMS. THE PILOT OF THIS NEW STRUCTURE BEGAN IN FEBRUARY OF 2020 AT ONE LOCAL SCHOOL AND WOULD HAVE CULMINATED IN A FINAL PROJECT IN MAY, HAD THE CLASSES NOT BEEN CUT SHORT IN MARCH DUE TO COVID-19. IN TOTAL, THE NEXT STEPS PROGRAM SERVED 41 UNIQUE STUDENTS IN 2019-2020. * FIRST STAGE'S STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD WAS CREATED IN 2013-2014 OUT OF A NEED FOR THE STUDENT'S VOICE TO BE HEARD IN MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT ACADEMY PROGRAMMING AND POLICIES. BY 2014-2015, THE SAB DOUBLED IN SIZE AND ADDED AN OPPORTUNITY BEGINNING IN 2015-2016 FOR TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO SIT ON THE FIRST STAGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.* EACH SUMMER, THEATER ACADEMY STUDENTS EMBARK ON THEIR KID-TO-KID CAMPAIGN. OVER THE COURSE OF 8 WEEKS, THE STUDENTS DONATE THEIR DOLLARS AND COINS, HOLD FUND-RAISERS, MAKE CHALLENGES TO ONE ANOTHER, ETC., TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS WHO NEED FINANCIAL SUPPORT. AND BEGINNING IN 2014, ACADEMY STAFF NOW HOLD ANNUAL KID-TO-KID CABARETS, WHERE THE STAFF HELP TO RAISE MONEY FOR FINANCIAL AID THROUGH PERFORMING IN A CABARET NIGHT. THIS EVENT, ALONG WITH THE STUDENT'S ANNUAL KID-TO-KID CAMPAIGN, RAISES SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.* AS DISCUSSED ABOVE IN THEATER PRODUCTIONS, FIRST STAGE YOUNG COMPANY THE THEATER ACADEMY'S ADVANCED ACTOR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PRODUCED ONE FULL-SCALE PRODUCTION DURING THE 2019-2020 SEASON. A SECOND FULLY-PRODUCED PROJECT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19, BUT THE YOUNG COMPANY PIVOTED ITS WORK WITH THIS PIECE AND WAS ABLE TO CONDUCT IT AS A CLASS IN AN ONLINE ZOOM FORMAT, WITH 580 PEOPLE TUNING IN FOR THE FINAL PERFORMANCE VIA FIRST STAGE'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL.* SINCE 2008, A PORTION OF THE YOUNG COMPANY HAS TRAVELED EACH OCTOBER TO CEDAR CITY, UTAH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION AT SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY. THE COMPETITION GIVES JUNIOR AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE NATION A CHANCE TO PRESENT MATERIAL FROM SHAKESPEAREAN LITERATURE IN VARIOUS ARTISTIC FORMS. THIS WORK IS ADJUDICATED BY PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR FIELDS, WHO ALSO OFFER VARIOUS WORKSHOPS THAT CAN BE ATTENDED FOR UNIVERSITY CREDIT. IN LATE 2019, THE YOUNG COMPANY BROUGHT HOME TWO TROPHIES AND TWO CERTIFICATES INCLUDING A FIRST PLACE WIN IN THE OVERALL DIVISION SWEEPSTAKES. * THE YOUNG COMPANY RAISES FUNDS EACH SPRING TO HELP PAY FOR THE STUDENTS' TRIP TO CEDAR CITY, UTAH AND THE SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION THERE. THE ANNUAL BARD-O-THON IS A ONE-DAY EVENT WITH YOUNG COMPANY MEMBERS PERFORMING AS MANY MONOLOGUES AS THEY HAVE MEMORIZED, WITH A FINAL SHOWCASE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC. IN APRIL 2020, 50 YOUNG COMPANY MEMBERS DELIVERED 504 SHAKESPEAREAN MONOLOGUES AND RAISED OVER $16,000. * AS NOTED ABOVE, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC DID AFFECT FIRST STAGE'S THEATER ACADEMY PRESENTATIONS AND CLASSES. ALTHOUGH THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS COULD NO LONGER MEET IN-PERSON, FIRST STAGE REMAINED DEDICATED TO ITS MISSION OF TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THEATER AND PIVOTED TO VIRTUAL PLATFORMS. THE BARD-O-THON FUNDRAISER WAS CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME, AS STUDENTS FROM THE YOUNG COMPANY PERFORMED MONOLOGUES FROM BASEMENTS, BEDROOMS AND BACKYARDS. SCHOOL YEAR INTENSIVE AND YOUNG COMPANY CLASSES MOVED ONLINE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A WAY TO CONTINUE THEIR LEARNING VIRTUALLY WITH THEIR THEATER ACADEMY COMMUNITY. AND THE THEATER ACADEMY STROVE TO REACH OUT TO ALL OF THE FIRST STAGE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT THROUGH DAILY BEGINNING OF DAY AND END OF DAY LIVE STREAMING ON YOUTUBE.Desc

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Revenue$1,644,527RevenueAmt
DescIN 1987, FIRST STAGE BEGAN AS A SMALL THEATER COMPANY WITH A GOAL OF PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL THEATER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES. NOW IN ITS 33RD SEASON, FIRST STAGE IS ONE OF THE NATION'S ACCLAIMED PROFESSIONAL THEATERS FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES, AND THE SECOND LARGEST THEATER COMPANY IN MILWAUKEE. FIRST STAGE OFFERS A SEASON OF PROFESSIONAL THEATER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WITH TITLES CHOSEN FOR THEIR EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE, AND THEIR ABILITY TO SPARK CONVERSATION AT HOME AND IN CLASSROOMS. CLASSROOM TEACHERS USE A FIELD TRIP TO FIRST STAGE AS MEANS TO HELP DEVELOP LITERACY AND ENHANCE LEARNING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM, INCLUDING TEACHER ENRICHMENT GUIDES AND WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALIGN EACH PLAY TO KEY COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS AND WISCONSIN MODEL ACADEMIC STANDARDS. IN THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR, OVER 36,000 INDIVIDUALS AMONG 290 SCHOOL GROUPS ATTENDED OUR SCHOOL MATINEE PERFORMANCES AT OUR THEATER (AT TICKET PRICES OVER 70% BELOW OUR PUBLIC PRICES). OVER 40,000 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED OUR PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, AS SINGLE OR SEASON TICKET BUYERS OR AS PART OF A PUBLIC GROUP (E.G., GIRL SCOUT TROOPS). IN TOTAL, FIRST STAGE HELD 344 PERFORMANCES AND PERFORMED BEFORE 76,477 PEOPLE. THIS WAS A 30% DECLINE FROM THE 2018-2019 FISCAL YEAR'S AUDIENCE TOTALS, DUE TO THE NECESSARY PERFORMANCE CANCELLATIONS BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.PRIOR TO THE PERFORMANCE CLOSURES IN MARCH 2020, FIRST STAGE HAD SEVERAL NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS ON STAGE AND AT THE BOX OFFICE. ON THE WINGS OF A MARIPOSA, A WORLD PREMIERE PLAY BY FIRST STAGE RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT ALVARO SAAR RIOS WITH MUSIC COMPOSED BY LATINO ARTS STRINGS PROGRAM DIRECTOR DINORAH MRQUEZ, BEAUTIFULLY ELEVATED THE LATINX COMMUNITY ONSTAGE FOR OUR MILWAUKEE AREA YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES. DUE IN PART TO THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS INSPIRED BY THIS NEW PLAY, FIRST STAGE ENGAGED OVER 300 NEW SINGLE TICKET BUYER HOUSEHOLDS, AND GARNERED WIDESPREAD MEDIA SUPPORT, INCLUDING INTERVIEW APPEARANCES ON TELEMUNDO WISCONSIN, 88NINE RADIO MILWAUKEE, MILWAUKEE NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS SERVICES, AND WISN-TV.THE HOLIDAY PRODUCTION IN THE 2019-2020 WAS THE FIRST STAGE DEBUT OF ELF THE MUSICAL. WITH AN AUDIENCE TOTAL OF OVER 22,000, THIS PRODUCTION SET NEW RECORDS AS OUR HIGHEST-GROSSING PRODUCTION IN FIRST STAGE HISTORY, WITH TICKET SALES REVENUE EXCEEDING $400,000. THIS WAS ALSO FIRST STAGE'S SECOND FULL-LENGTH MUSICAL PRODUCTION, FOLLOWING ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL IN THE 2018-2019 SEASON. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (CPP), FIRST STAGE OFFERED SELECT "PAY WHAT YOU CHOOSE" THEATER PERFORMANCES AT WHICH AUDIENCE MEMBERS MAY ATTEND AT ANY DOLLAR AMOUNT. IN ADDITION, FIRST STAGE BROADENED CPP THIS SEASON WITH OUR "FIRST STAGE FOR $5" TICKET OFFER FOR EVERY PERFORMANCE TO FAMILIES WHO PRESENTED THEIR WISCONSIN QUEST OR FORWARDHEALTH CARD. WE WELCOMED 1,462 AUDIENCE MEMBERS AT OUR "PAY WHAT YOU CHOOSE" THEATER PERFORMANCES, AND 48 AUDIENCE MEMBERS EXPERIENCED THEATER THANKS TO FIRST STAGE'S "FIRST STAGE FOR $5" TICKET OFFER THIS SEASON.FIRST STAGE ALSO COMMITS TO ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH ITS PRODUCTIONS AND THE THEMES FROM THEM. IN CONJUNCTION WITH PERFORMANCES OF GRETEL!, FIRST STAGE OFFERED FREE "COURAGE IN STORYTELLING" WORKSHOPS, INSPIRED BY THE MUSICAL THAT EXPLORED THE PRODUCTIONS THEMES OF FOLKTALES, AND THE POWER OF EMOTIONS. FORTY-NINE PERCENT OF STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED SCHOOL MATINEE PERFORMANCES OF GRETEL! PARTICIPATED IN THESE WORKSHOPS, DEMONSTRATING MUTUAL RESPECT FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, AS WELL AS EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATED IN DISCUSSION BY BUILDING ON OTHERS' IDEAS AND EXPRESSING THEIR OWN CLEARLY.FIRST STAGE YOUNG COMPANY THE THEATER ACADEMY'S ADVANCED ACTOR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PRODUCED TWO PERFORMANCE PROJECTS DURING THE 2019-2020 SEASON. THE WINTER'S TALE WAS PERFORMED AT THE MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER, AND YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, WHICH WAS ULTIMATELY PERFORMED VIA ZOOM AND LIVESTREAMED TO FIRST STAGE'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL, DUE TO PERFORMANCE CANCELLATIONS. OUR FIRST STEPS SERIES INTERACTIVE THEATER PERFORMANCES GEARED TOWARDS YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 3 TO 7 INCLUDED ELEPHANT AND PIGGIE''S "WE ARE IN A PLAY! 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AFTER MARCH 2020, MUCH OF FIRST STAGE'S EFFORTS PIVOTED TO VIRTUAL PLATFORMS. FIRST STAGE CREATED FIRST STAGE ON STAGE WITH ITS PLAYWRIGHTS IN RESIDENCE, SOME OF OUR FAVORITE COMPOSERS, AND OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JEFF FRANK, WHO MADE SELECTED SCENES AND SONGS AVAILABLE ON FIRST STAGE'S WEBSITE AND FREE FOR FAMILIES TO EXPLORE AT HOME AND THEN SHARE WITH THE WIDER WORLD. THE AVAILABLE SCENES AND SONGS WERE FROM PREVIOUS FIRST STAGE THEATER PRODUCTIONS INCLUDING THE LEGEND OF ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS; NATE THE GREAT; LOVABYE DRAGON; AND MORE.IN THE MIDST OF THE COVID-19 CHALLENGE, FIRST STAGE WAS INCREDIBLY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO JOIN FORCES WITH THE MILWAUKEE REP AND MILWAUKEE BALLET, AS MEMBERS OF FIRST STAGE'S PRODUCTION TEAM MADE MASKS AND FACE SHIELDS FOR MILWAUKEE'S FRONTLINE WORKERS. THIS CUMULATIVE EFFORT, THANKS IN PART TO FUNDING FROM NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL FOUNDATION, RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF MORE THAN 10,000 PIECES OF PPE THAT WERE DONATED TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, FROEDTERT HOSPITAL, AND THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

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ALEX KRAMER
PRESIDENT0.90Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAUREN PAGENKOPF
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN GOLDSTEIN
TREASURER0.90Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARYN ESTEN
PRESIDENT-ELECT0.90Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMI MARTIN
SECRETARY0.90Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LA'KETTA CALDWELL
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE ANGRESANO
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUZANNE CLAUSING
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN GILPIN
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL KRACHT
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC MAASSEN
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER MARSCHKA
VP0.90Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAGAR MURTHY
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA NELSON
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN DOHEARTY
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
CORRIE PRUNUSKE
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN KEMPKEN
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTEN SEVERSON
VP0.90Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTIN SHEEHAN
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCY STANCZYK
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENT SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN GUY
VP0.90Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALLY CARTWRIGHT
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELEANOR HANNON
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE KETELHOHN
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM LANTZ
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA ORR
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF SPENCE
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT STIVERSON
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE TOWNSEND
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH CORRY
MANAGING DIR40.00Yes (X)$122,128$0$19,182
JEFF FRANK
ART DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$122,128$0$13,957
DEBBIE MOODY
FINANCE DIR40.00Yes (X)$75,871$0$4,703
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$37,842TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Fundraising$204,592FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$87,245GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,449,650AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$139,981NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,655,230TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TICKET SALES711110$1,644,527$1,644,527
ACADEMY INCOME611600$606,693$606,693
THEATER IN EDUCATION611600$94,204$94,204
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,345,424TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$37,792TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$37,792ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$592TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$592ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$299,873SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$234,090SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$65,783SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$211,369FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$204,592ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$176,430FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$34,939ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$39,653GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$32,261CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,392RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$6,504TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,504RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$6,504OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$73,323ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$132,888ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$156,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,902FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,868,587TotalAmt
Program Services$1,509,399ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$162,849ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$196,339FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$322,015ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,158ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,390FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,018TotalAmt
Program Services$154,067ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,886ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,065FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$325TotalAmt
Management And General$325ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,250TotalAmt
Management And General$11,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,597TotalAmt
Program Services$97,597ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$340,050TotalAmt
Program Services$278,929ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,061ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,060FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,551TotalAmt
Program Services$57,956ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,074ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,521FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,389TotalAmt
Program Services$26,893ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,271ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,225FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$123,722TotalAmt
Program Services$123,722ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$529,499TotalAmt
Program Services$482,398ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,670ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,431FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,252TotalAmt
Program Services$95,143ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,078FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,084TotalAmt
Program Services$6,708ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,892ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,484FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,319TotalAmt
Management And General$1,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,860TotalAmt
Program Services$65,795ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,509FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,077TotalAmt
Program Services$16,863ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,939ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$275FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUBSIDIES ON STUDENT SH$590,778$590,778
ADMINISTRATIVE$271,440$224,702$24,050$22,688
PRODUCTION EXPENSE$186,986$186,986
EDUCATION AND ACADEMY M$6,102$6,102

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,302,518TotalAmt
Program Services$4,378,941ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$540,610ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$382,967FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$809,383BOYAmt
EOY$1,349,148EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,482BOYAmt
EOY$79,624EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$965,484BOYAmt
EOY$682,541EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$426,187BOYAmt
EOY$174,114EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,000BOYAmt
EOY$9,000EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,715BOYAmt
EOY$21,012EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$256,409BOYAmt
EOY$210,578EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,491,836LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,251,559LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$245,806BOYAmt
EOY$240,277EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,548,029BOYAmt
EOY$1,616,610EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,033BOYAmt
EOY$89,145EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,237BOYAmt
EOY$17,777EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,406,765BOYAmt
EOY$4,489,826EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$305,650BOYAmt
EOY$185,132EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$509,291BOYAmt
EOY$180,176EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$563,700EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,496BOYAmt
EOY$163,057EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$837,437BOYAmt
EOY$1,092,065EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,236,347BOYAmt
EOY$2,086,478EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,332,981BOYAmt
EOY$1,311,283EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,569,328BOYAmt
EOY$3,397,761EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,406,765BOYAmt
EOY$4,489,826EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$22,705NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,935,773CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,446,592CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,403,963CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,655,230CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,325,466TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,083,297CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,139,037CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,165,660CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,596,446CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,364,251TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,019,070CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,585,629CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,569,623CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,251,676CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,689,717TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$113,718CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$107,355CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$158,214CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$308,313CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$782,440TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$94,840CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$113,718CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$107,355CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$158,214CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$308,313CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$782,440TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$27,907,277PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,907CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,508CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,339CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$45,058CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$41,282CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$159,094TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,907CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,508CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,339CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$45,058CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$41,282CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$159,094TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,706CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,833CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,627CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,221CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,606CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,993TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,281,332CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,058,411CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,625,595CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,617,902CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,296,564CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,879,804TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.96630PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97310PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00550InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00440InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$737,727BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$31,731InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$27,770OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$741,688EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$726,214BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$41,573InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$30,060OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$737,727EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$720,964BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$51,150InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$45,900OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$726,214EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$645,078BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$76,886InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,000AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$720,964EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$644,810BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$268InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$645,078EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$58,024OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$58,024DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,034,436OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$944,956DepreciationAmt
Book Value$89,480BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$399,376OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$248,579DepreciationAmt
Book Value$150,797BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$240,277TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OTHER LIABILITIES$153,680
CAPITAL LEASE$9,377
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$163,057TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,143,939TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$22,705NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$22,705RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,166,644RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$12,988OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$12,988RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,153,656TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,315,506TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$12,988OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$12,988ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,302,518ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,302,518TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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, 2020, 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.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ACADEMY MERCH EXPENSE AND SALES TAX TO COMPLETE COST OF GOODS SOLD -12,988.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ACADEMY MERCH EXPENSE AND SALES TAX TO COMPLETE COST OF GOODS SOLD 12,988.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL BALLEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$259,438GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$135,752CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$123,686GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$64,338NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$30,948FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$2,172EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$8,955OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2ANNUAL WINE EVENTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$147,445GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$61,745CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$85,700GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$43,679NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$21,900FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$737OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total4OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$9,078GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$7,095CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$1,983GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$2,183FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$1,518OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$415,961GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$204,592CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$211,369GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$108,017NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$55,031FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,172EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$11,210OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$176,430DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$34,939NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$97,280NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$13,377NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescTHEATER EQUIPMENT AND FUNDRAISING ITEMSDesc
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$29,324NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC STRUCK IN MARCH 2020, RIGHT IN THE HEIGHT OF FIRST STAGE'S SPRING IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AND AFTER THE OPENING WEEKEND OF ONE OF OUR TOP SELLING THEATER PRODUCTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FORCED TO CANCEL NEARLY 600 IN-SCHOOL WORKSHOPS, CLOSE ALL FUTURE PERFORMANCES OF "THE LEGEND OF ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS AND "GRETEL!, AND CANCEL REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES OF OUR LAST SHOW OF THE SEASON "THE AMAZING LEMONADE GIRL." DESPITE THE CRISIS, FIRST STAGE'S ROLE HAS NOT CHANGED; ONLY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION REACHES STUDENTS, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES HAS CHANGED. FIRST STAGE PIVOTED ITS PROGRAMMING TO VIRTUAL PLATFORMS. THEATER IN EDUCATION PROGRAMMING CONTINUES TO REACH STUDENTS THROUGH ITS ON-LINE LIBRARY OF WORKSHOPS AND ART-INTEGRATED CONTENT. THEATER ACADEMY CLASSES MOVED ON-LINE AS WELL. AND FIRST STAGE PROVIDED THEATER PRODUCTION EXPERIENCES ON-LINE VIA ITS WEBSITE AND YOU TUBE PAGE, OFFERING SELECTED SCENES AND SONGS FROM PRIOR PRODUCTIONS. ALL OF THESE EFFORTS WERE FURTHER BROADENED IN THE MONTHS CONTINUING INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021, AS THE COMPANY WEATHERS THE PANDEMIC ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BLINE 11B EXPLANATION - THE 990 IS JOINTLY PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE FIRM RITZHOLMAN CPAS. 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 12CTHE 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 15THE 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 19FIRST 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.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THERE WERE NO CHANGES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1325 W WALNUT STAddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53212ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN113665475EIN
Primary ActivitiesHOUSES THE ADMINISTRATIVE, ACADEMY, ANDPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status509(A)(3), TYPE 1PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER INC
D$9,000AGREEMENT
MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER INC
K$314,005AMOUNT BILLED
MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER INC
O$311,848ACTUAL INCURRED
MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER INC
P$9,988ACTUAL INCURRED
MILWAUKEE YOUTH ARTS CENTER INC
Q$2,926ACTUAL INCURRED

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