Nonprofit · EIN 47-1894605
WONDERLUST PRODUCTIONS
Tax-exempt · SAINT PAUL, MN 55114
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $289,676 | $337,859 | -$48,183 | $317,313 | $3,171 | $314,142 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $549,982 | $347,984 | $201,998 | $370,127 | $7,727 | $362,400 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $223,119 | $205,244 | $17,875 | $170,396 | $9,994 | $160,402 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $241,103
- of which government grants
- $123,085
- Program service revenue
- $41,792
- Investment income
- $6,700
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $81
- Other revenue
- $81
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $133,750
- Other salaries and wages
- $96,174
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $258,402
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $17,375
- Travel
- $839
- Program services (functional)
- $236,285
- Management and general (functional)
- $64,388
- Fundraising (functional)
- $37,186
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $370,127
- Total assets, end of year
- $317,313
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,171
- Net assets, end of year
- $314,142
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $190,600
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $123,542
- Gross receipts
- $289,720
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Cooper | Board member and Co-Artistic Director Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 35 | $66,875 |
| Alan Berks | Board member and Co-Artistic Director Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 35 | $66,875 |
| Noelle Faye | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Amy Hubbard | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Christin Lindberg | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Kevin Lindsey | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| Lacey Mamak | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Sarah Tan | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| Tseganesh Selameab | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Karl Gajdusek | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Marianne Davis | Board Secretary Officer | 0.6 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Cooper | Board member and Co-Artistic Director Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 35 | $54,375 |
| Alan Berks | Board member and Co-Artistic Director Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 35 | $50,375 |
| Marianne Davis | Board Secretary Officer | 0.6 | $850 |
| Noelle Faye | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Amy Hubbard | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Christin Lindberg | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Kevin Lindsey | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| Lacey Mamak | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Sarah Tan | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| Tseganesh Selameab | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Berks | Board member and Co-Artistic Director Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 35 | $44,750 |
| Leah Cooper | Board member and Co-Artistic Director Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 35 | $44,750 |
| Sarah Tan | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| Noelle Faye | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Amy Hubbard | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Michele Livingston | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Kevin Lindsey | Board Chair Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| Ned Rousmaniere | Board Vice Chair Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| Lacey Mamak | Board Secretary Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| Marianne Davis | Board Member Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2300 MYRTLE AVE STE 160, SAINT PAUL, MN 55114-1880
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Leah Cooper, 2300 Myrtle Ave Suite 160, Saint Paul, MN 55114
- Signed the 990
- Leah Cooper, Co-Artistic Director
- Phone
- (612) 227-2046
- Website
- www.wlproductions.org
- 990-N for 2014 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Leah Cooper, 3419 Blaisdell Ave, Minneapolis MN 55408. Mailing address: 3419 Blaisdell Ave, Minneapolis MN 55408. Website: http://wlproductions.org
Mission
Wonderlust Productions is a multicultural, multi-disciplinary arts ensemble that illuminates a community's story through performance, mixing community members from across generations, ethnicities, and perspectives, alongside an ensemble of professional actors, designers, writers, and directors. Together, we create new art based on high-quality dramatic storytelling and skill; inspired by community experience; embracing the inherent conflict of opposing perspectives within a community; epic enough to encompass diversity and inspire transformative experience.
Program accomplishments
- Production of plays, videos, books, and workshops based on stories of various local Minnesota communities.Expenses $236,285 · revenue $41,873
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-1894605
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $317,313
- Income (IRS master file)
- $289,720
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $289,676 | $337,859 | $317,313 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $549,982 | $347,984 | $370,127 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $223,119 | $205,244 | $170,396 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $218,181 | $229,142 | $146,530 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Leah Cooper Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 47-1894605).
Questions about WONDERLUST PRODUCTIONS
- What is the EIN of WONDERLUST PRODUCTIONS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WONDERLUST PRODUCTIONS is 47-1894605.
- Is WONDERLUST PRODUCTIONS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to WONDERLUST PRODUCTIONS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WONDERLUST PRODUCTIONS 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 WONDERLUST PRODUCTIONS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WONDERLUST PRODUCTIONS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WONDERLUST PRODUCTIONS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Leah Cooper.
- Who are the officers and directors of WONDERLUST PRODUCTIONS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $66,875 (Leah Cooper, Board member and Co-Artistic Director).
- How much revenue does WONDERLUST PRODUCTIONS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $289,676, expenses of $337,859 and total assets of $317,313 at year end.
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