Nonprofit · EIN 39-0975374
SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,132,252 | $3,521,416 | -$389,164 | $2,262,548 | $2,603,270 | -$340,722 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $2,477,922 | $3,880,875 | -$1,402,953 | $2,637,756 | $2,589,314 | $48,442 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,874,762 | $4,407,822 | -$1,533,060 | $4,241,856 | $2,789,429 | $1,452,427 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,383,272
- of which government grants
- $27,029
- Program service revenue
- $1,296,081
- Investment income
- $9,410
- Net rental income
- $209,139
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $39
- Other revenue
- $443,489
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $300,512
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,297,589
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,815,316
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- -$1,194
- Accounting fees
- $22,510
- Occupancy
- $631,779
- Travel
- $10,021
- Depreciation
- $46,353
- Program services (functional)
- $2,979,021
- Management and general (functional)
- $425,797
- Fundraising (functional)
- $116,598
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,637,756
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,262,548
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,603,270
- Net assets, end of year
- -$340,722
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $60,575
- Publicly traded securities
- $12,549
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$627,196
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $286,474
- Gross receipts
- $3,461,996
- Employees
- 184
- Volunteers
- 230
- Year formed
- 1963
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL UNGER | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $108,442 | $35,514 |
| SUSAN VARELA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $112,229 | $21,289 |
| VALERIE JOHNSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARB BOLENS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY KOPPS | VP OF GOVERNANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER DICKSON | VP OF DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LUEDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY MCNULTY | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BRIDGES | VP OF MARKETING Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| F TESSA ESCAMILLA BARTELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN BERNSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BABISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER FRASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W ALBERT HAMWRIGHT JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOWARD MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY SPELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HERB ZIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL UNGER | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $112,617 | $37,531 |
| SUSAN VARELA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $117,556 | $22,067 |
| VALERIE JOHNSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARB BOLENS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER FRASER | VP OF GOVERNANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER DICKSON | VP OF DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LUEDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY MCNULTY | VP OF MARKETING Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BABISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| F TESSA ESCAMILLA BARTELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN BERNSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BRIDGES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN CASEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLIN CABOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W ALBERT HAMWRIGHT JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARNI KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY KOPPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE LASKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY SPELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HERB ZIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN DORTZBACH | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BEHLING | VP OF STRATEGIC MARKETING Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACK LEMMON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - PART YEAR Officer | 50 | $133,056 | $18,554 |
| MICHAEL UNGER | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $102,603 | $22,508 |
| SUSAN VARELA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - PART YEAR Officer | 50 | $47,038 | $11,400 |
| VALERIE JOHNSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARB BOLENS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER FRASER | VP OF GOVERNANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER DICKSON | VP OF DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN DORTZBACH | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BEHLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HERB ZIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IRENE SKIPPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN STOLLENWERK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SHANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA EMORY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA MIKEWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY KOPPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARNI KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY MCNULTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LUEDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOIRA FITZGERLAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB HEATH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA MEANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TESSA BARTELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 158 NORTH BROADWAY, MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-6037
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SUSAN VARELA, 158 N BROADWAY, MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
- Signed the 990
- SUSAN VARELA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (414) 291-7811
- Website
- SKYLIGHTMUSICTHEATRE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- REILLY PENNER & BENTON LLP
Mission
TO BRING THE FULL SPECTRUM OF MUSIC THEATRE WORKS TO A WIDE AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE
Program accomplishments
- THE SKYLIGHT PROVIDED A SEASON OF MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSExpenses $2,882,569 · revenue $1,530,431
- THE SKYLIGHT PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR ADULTS AS WELL AS ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PREDOMINANTLY IN THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMExpenses $96,452
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
- 39-0975374
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1963
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,262,548
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,461,996
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,132,252 | $3,521,416 | $2,262,548 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,477,922 | $3,880,875 | $2,637,756 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,874,762 | $4,407,822 | $4,241,856 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 39-0975374).
Questions about SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP
- What is the EIN of SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP is 39-0975374.
- Is SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1963.
- Are donations to SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP 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 SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP 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 SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP 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 SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SUSAN VARELA.
- Who are the officers and directors of SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $108,442 (MICHAEL UNGER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,132,252, expenses of $3,521,416 and total assets of $2,262,548 at year end.
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