MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC

EIN 39-0946025 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)

What they do

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 MILWAUKEES RICH DIVERSITY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $79.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders51 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

49.19%of revenue went to mission work79.2% of expenses · Program services

4.15%of revenue went to fundraising6.7% of expenses

$62.13spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.80%of revenue went to management and office costs14.2% of expenses

$7.69in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

60.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $366,294 for CHAD BAUMAN (EXECUTIVE DIR.). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$26,509,388

Mission workProgram services$13,039,25449.19% of revenue79.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,331,7608.80% of revenue14.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,099,7584.15% of revenue6.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$10,038,61637.87% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$16,470,77262.13% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 79.2% mission · 14.2% management · 6.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.13% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 79.5% mission · 11.9% management · 8.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 45.41% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 84.3% mission · 5.0% management · 10.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 38.49% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 83.9% mission · 8.5% management · 7.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 41.87% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 73.0% mission · 16.6% management · 10.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.72% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 85.7% mission · 8.5% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.02% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 85.6% mission · 8.4% management · 6.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.37% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 85.1% mission · 8.3% management · 6.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.97% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$26,509,388

Expenses$16,470,772

Annual surplus $10,038,616 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$13,039,254 · 79.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,331,760 · 14.2% of expenses

Fundraising$1,099,758 · 6.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$26,509,388

Expenses$16,470,772

Assets$126,721,311

Income$122,103,717

Contributions$16,068,907

Mission work (program services)$13,039,254

Fundraising$1,099,758

Management and general$2,331,760

Stocks and bonds$32,396,746

Accounting fees$40,078

Investing fees$40,000

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CHAD BAUMANEXECUTIVE DIR. · 40 hrs/week $366,294Base $349,353 · Other $16,941

MARK P CLEMENTSARTISTIC DIR · 40 hrs/week $359,161Base $332,172 · Other $26,989

MELISSA VARTANIAN-MIKAELIANMANAGING DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $203,728Base $186,565 · Other $17,163

CHARLES ROZEWICZCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $189,749Base $176,873 · Other $12,876

MARY LISA FULTONCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $143,068Base $133,879 · Other $9,189

MATTHEW LIEBHAMCFO THROUGH 9/24 · 20 hrs/week $75,086Base $68,537 · Other $6,549

RACHEL NIELSENCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $51,290

NAUSHAD MOOLLACFO THROUGH 4/24 · 40 hrs/week $43,615Base $37,778 · Other $5,837

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (51)

CHAD BAUMANEXECUTIVE DIR.

MARK P CLEMENTSARTISTIC DIR

MELISSA VARTANIAN-MIKAELIANMANAGING DIRECTOR

CHARLES ROZEWICZCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

MARY LISA FULTONCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

MATTHEW LIEBHAMCFO THROUGH 9/24

RACHEL NIELSENCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

NAUSHAD MOOLLACFO THROUGH 4/24

KERRYANN HAASE MINTONVICE PRESIDENT

JOAN LUBARAT-LARGE

KAREN PLUNKETTTRUSTEE

JULIA BURNSTRUSTEE

KRISTINE LUEDERSTRUSTEE

JUDY HANSENPRESIDENT

JOE PICKARTTRUSTEE

LYNDA JOHNSONTRUSTEE

JOE CHECOTATRUSTEE

JASON R GRAHAMTRUSTEE

MARYBETH COTTRILLTRUSTEE

MICHELLE KOLPTRUSTEE

PETER HAMMONDTRUSTEE

RAYMOND J MANISTAAT-LARGE

ROBERT H DUFFYTRUSTEE

ROBERT H MANEGOLDAT-LARGE

TAMMY BELTON-DAVISTRUSTEE

TOM IRGENSTRUSTEE

WENDY W BLUMENTHALTRUSTEE

CRAIG SWANTRUSTEE

ALLISON SCRIVNERTRUSTEE

AMY CROENTRUSTEE

ANDRES GONZALEZAT-LARGE

ANNE L NOYESTRUSTEE

AYAD AKHTARTRUSTEE

BENJAMIN WAGNERTRUSTEE

BETH RIDLEYTRUSTEE

BRYAN CARSONTRUSTEE

BRYAN HOUSESECRETARY

CHRISTOPER HERMANNTRUSTEE

CLARK SLIPHERTRUSTEE

JAY FRANKETRUSTEE

DAVID KUNDERTTRUSTEE

DAWN LINDSEYTRUSTEE

DEBORAH KAEREKTRUSTEE

DEBORAH TOMCZYKTRUSTEE

DEBRA JOHNSONTRUSTEE

DR ERIC A DURANTTRUSTEE

IVOR BENJAMINTRUSTEE

JAMES PHELPSAT-LARGE

JAMES PHILLIPSTREASUER

JANE CHERNOFTRUSTEE

ADAM J PECKPRESIDENT-ELECT

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1957
Location: 108 E WELLS STREET, MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
County: Milwaukee
In care of: RACHEL NIELSEN
Primary officer: RACHEL NIELSEN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailtickets@milwaukeerep.com Phone(414) 224-1761

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: RITZ HOLMAN LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)