AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE OF WISCONSIN INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE OF WISCONSIN INC

EIN 39-1583361 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)

What they do

American Players Theatres Mission is to Perform Timeless, Challlenging, Poetic Texts With Shakespeare At The Center to The Broadest Audience Possible. We Strive to Share Our Understanding That Great Poetry and Stories, Both From Our Past and From The Emerging Voices of Our Future, Can

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Of every $100 spent, about $48.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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They name their leaders26 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

40.27%of revenue went to mission work48.0% of expenses · Program services

5.07%of revenue went to fundraising6.0% of expenses

$83.90spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

13.50%of revenue went to management and office costs16.1% of expenses

$2.69in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

53.2%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 $130,092 for BRENDA DEVITA (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$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$11,661,137

Mission workProgram services$4,696,49140.27% of revenue48.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,574,31713.50% of revenue16.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$591,7965.07% of revenue6.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,877,32416.10% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$9,783,81383.90% 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: 48.0% mission · 16.1% management · 6.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.90% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 69.8% mission · 25.1% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.89% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 71.2% mission · 25.4% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.83% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 68.5% mission · 25.9% management · 5.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.03% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 55.5% mission · 35.0% management · 9.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.45% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 71.1% mission · 24.1% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.67% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 71.2% mission · 24.4% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.23% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 75.8% mission · 19.1% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.12% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$11,661,137

Expenses$9,783,813

Annual surplus $1,877,324 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)$4,696,491 · 48.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,574,317 · 16.1% of expenses

Fundraising$591,796 · 6.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$11,661,137

Expenses$9,783,813

Assets$26,333,800

Income$12,085,649

Contributions$6,198,931

Mission work (program services)$4,696,491

Fundraising$591,796

Grants given$223,382

Average grant$223,382

Management and general$1,574,317

Executive compensation (total)$47,130

Stocks and bonds$2,979,593

Accounting fees$21,270

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

BRENDA DEVITAARTISTIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $130,092Base $116,627 · Other $13,465

SARA YOUNGMANAGING DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $126,822Base $121,879 · Other $4,943

MICHAEL BROHPRODUCTION MANAGER · 40 hrs/week $99,891Base $97,252 · Other $2,639

KIMBERLY TOMALAFINANCE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $67,196Base $58,742 · Other $8,454

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 (26)

BRENDA DEVITAARTISTIC DIRECTOR

SARA YOUNGMANAGING DIRECTOR

MICHAEL BROHPRODUCTION MANAGER

KIMBERLY TOMALAFINANCE DIRECTOR

MARK BAKERDIRECTOR

TIM PRINCEDIRECTOR BEG NOV

TERRY HALLERDIRECTOR THRU MAY

SHERRY LUNDELLVICEPRES THRU MAY

SHANA LEWISDIRECTOR

SCOTT WATSONTREASURER

SANDRA SHANE-DUBOWDIRECTOR

ROBERT ZELLERSPRESIDENT

ROBERT WYNNSECRETARY

RENEE BOLDTDIRECTOR THRU MAY

PENNY PATTERSONVICEPRES BEG MAY

AARON TODD DOUGLASDIRECTOR

LESLIE PETTYDIRECTOR

LAUREL BROWNDIRECTOR

LAURA LAMANSKYDIRECTOR

JENNY STEINDIRECTOR BEG NOV

HAMANG PATELDIRECTOR

ELAINE RICHDIRECTOR

DOUGLAS CAVESDIRECTOR

DALE SMITHDIRECTOR

BRIAN ANDERSONDIRECTOR BEG FEB

BEAUREGARD PATTERSONDIRECTOR BEG NOV

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1987
Location: 5950 GOLF COURSE RD, SPRING GREEN, WI 53588-8036
County: Sauk
In care of: % SARA YOUNG
Primary officer: SARA YOUNG, Managing Director

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emaildev@americanplayers.org Phone(608) 588-7401

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)
IRS tax category: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
Grant-giving organization: Yes