Nonprofit · EIN 39-0946025
MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $26,509,388 | $16,470,772 | $10,038,616 | $126,721,311 | $15,036,699 | $111,684,612 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $34,796,157 | $15,799,635 | $18,996,522 | $107,208,110 | $6,672,250 | $100,535,860 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $39,550,812 | $15,224,300 | $24,326,512 | $83,784,839 | $4,628,669 | $79,156,170 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $16,068,907
- of which government grants
- $60,895
- Program service revenue
- $6,880,835
- Investment income
- $2,854,535
- Net rental income
- -$145
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $533,656
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$82,008
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $570,466
- Other revenue
- $705,111
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $749,933
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,312,008
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,412,076
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $40,078
- Occupancy
- $1,115,773
- Travel
- $125,256
- Depreciation
- $806,949
- Program services (functional)
- $13,039,254
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,331,760
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,099,758
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $107,208,110
- Total assets, end of year
- $126,721,311
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,036,699
- Net assets, end of year
- $111,684,612
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $51,208,200
- Publicly traded securities
- $32,396,746
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $24,920,742
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $86,763,870
- Gross receipts
- $122,103,717
- Employees
- 527
- Volunteers
- 650
- Year formed
- 1954
- State of legal domicile
- WI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAD BAUMAN | EXECUTIVE DIR. Officer | 40 | $349,353 | $16,941 |
| MARK P CLEMENTS | ARTISTIC DIR Officer | 40 | $332,172 | $26,989 |
| MELISSA VARTANIAN-MIKAELIAN | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $186,565 | $17,163 |
| CHARLES ROZEWICZ | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $176,873 | $12,876 |
| MARY LISA FULTON | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $133,879 | $9,189 |
| MATTHEW LIEBHAM | CFO THROUGH 9/24 Officer | 20 | $68,537 | $6,549 |
| RACHEL NIELSEN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $51,290 | $0 |
| NAUSHAD MOOLLA | CFO THROUGH 4/24 Officer | 40 | $37,778 | $5,837 |
| JUDY HANSEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM J PECK | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRYANN HAASE MINTON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES PHILLIPS | TREASUER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN HOUSE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRES GONZALEZ | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN LUBAR | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
36 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT H MANEGOLD | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES PHELPS | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AYAD AKHTAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMMY BELTON-DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IVOR BENJAMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY W BLUMENTHAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA BURNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE CHECOTA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE CHERNOF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARYBETH COTTRILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY CROEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT H DUFFY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR ERIC A DURANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY FRANKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON R GRAHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPER HERMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM IRGENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNDA JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH KAEREK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE KOLP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID KUNDERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAWN LINDSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTINE LUEDERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAYMOND J MANISTA | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE L NOYES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE PICKART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN PLUNKETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH RIDLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLISON SCRIVNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARK SLIPHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG SWAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH TOMCZYK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN CARSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBRA JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER HAMMOND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN WAGNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 49 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAD BAUMAN | EXECUTIVE DIR. Officer | 40 | $500,492 | $7,512 |
| MARK P CLEMENTS | ARTISTIC DIR Officer | 40 | $329,792 | $19,986 |
| CHARLES ROZEWICZ | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $178,263 | $7,874 |
| MATTHEW LEIBHAM | CFO THROUGH 9/23 Officer | 40 | $108,134 | $24,650 |
| MARY LISA FULTON | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $114,119 | $7,777 |
| NAUSHAD MOOLLA | CFO STARTED 10/23 Officer | 20 | $27,020 | $888 |
| JUDY HANSEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM J PECK | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRYANN HAASE MINTON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES PHILLIPS | TREASUER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN HOUSE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE BOOTH | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRES GONZALEZ | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN LUBAR | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT H MANEGOLD | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES PHELPS | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AYAD AKHTAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY BELTON-DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IVOR BENJAMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY W BLUMENTHAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA BURNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE CHECOTA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE CHERNOF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYBETH COTTRILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY CROEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT H DUFFY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ERIC A DURANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY FRANKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON R GRAHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HALECHKO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPER HERMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM IRGENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNDA JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH KAEREK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE KOLP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KUNDERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN LINDSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINE LUEDERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND J MANISTA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JEANETTE MITCHELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE L NOYES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE PICKART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN PLUNKETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH RIDLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH ROBERTSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON SCRIVNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARK SLIPHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG SWAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH TOMCZYK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK P CLEMENTS | ARTISTIC DIR Officer | 40 | $345,699 | $30,499 |
| CHAD BAUMAN | EXECUTIVE DIR. Officer | 40 | $338,051 | $14,419 |
| MATT LEIBHAM | CFO Officer | 40 | $119,922 | $10,355 |
| MARY LISA FULTON | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,870 | $4,505 |
| CHARLES ROZEWICZ | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,305 | $4,628 |
| CHRIS HERMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN LUBAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KUNDERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYBETH COTTRILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG SWAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE CARTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE BOOTH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA BURNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM PECK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE KOLP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS R IRGENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH RIDLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRES GONZALEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES PHILLIPS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH TOMCZYK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN ROBERTSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOCTOR JEANETTE MITCHELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRYANN MINTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY HANSEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT H DUFFY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE CHERNOF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AYAD AKHTAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IVOR BENJAMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRIS LUEDERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY BLUMENTHAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN PLUNKETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY BELTON-DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES PHELPS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE PICKART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN HOUSE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY CROEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB MANEGOLD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARK SLIPHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNDA JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HALECHKO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 108 E WELLS ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-3504
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RACHEL NIELSEN, 108 E WELLS STREET, MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
- Signed the 990
- RACHEL NIELSEN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (414) 224-1761
- Website
- WWW.MILWAUKEEREP.COM
- Return prepared by
- RITZ HOLMAN LLP
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION 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 MILWAUKEE'S RICH DIVERSITY.
Program accomplishments
- DURING THE 2024/25 SEASON WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE WORLD-CLASS THEATER PRODUCTIONS WHILE CONTINUING TO BOUNCE BACK FROM THE LOSS OF AUDIENCES AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ALONGSIDE A FULL SEASON OF PRODUCTIONS, WE CONTINUED RAISING CRITICAL FUNDS FOR A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO REMODEL AND EXPAND OUR COMPLEX WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART THEATERS, ABUNDANT COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES, AN EDUCATION CENTER TO EXPAND STUDENT PROGRAMMING, AND MODERN AUDIENCE AMENITIES.Expenses $12,244,063 · revenue $6,985,499
- MILWAUKEE REP EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS AIM TO USE THEATER AS AN AGENT OF CULTURAL AND POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND IN OUR SCHOOLS BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS AND DISMANTLING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHAT OUR ART FORM CAN DO. COLLECTIVELY WE CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR CITY THROUGH OUR UNIQUE POSITION AS A CULTURAL ORGANIZATION THAT HAS THE CAPACITY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN A CREATIVE WAY. ON STAGE. IN OUR SCHOOLS. BEHIND THE SCENES. IN THE LOBBY OR ACROSS THE TABLE, WE'RE INDIVIDUALS WHO CARE ABOUT MAKING OUR REGION MEET ITS FULL POTENTIAL.Expenses $795,191 · revenue $111,989
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-0946025
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1957
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A650)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $126,721,311
- Income (IRS master file)
- $122,103,717
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $26,509,388 | $16,470,772 | $126,721,311 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $34,796,157 | $15,799,635 | $107,208,110 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $39,550,812 | $15,224,300 | $83,784,839 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $35,719,750 | $14,956,143 | $57,957,999 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 39-0946025).
Questions about MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC
- What is the EIN of MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC is 39-0946025.
- Is MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.
- Are donations to MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RACHEL NIELSEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 51 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $349,353 (CHAD BAUMAN, EXECUTIVE DIR.).
- How much revenue does MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $26,509,388, expenses of $16,470,772 and total assets of $126,721,311 at year end.
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