First Stage Milwaukee Inc Performing Arts Center
Donations deductibleFirst Stage Milwaukee Inc Performing Arts Center's network
23 people11 organisationsi23 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (23). Violet dotted lines (12) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
23 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 23 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Kramer | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alicia Pilarski DO | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ashley Wroblewski | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brent Sullivan | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brian Gilpin | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bryn Dresselhuys | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Caryn Esten | Past President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Christine Bestor Townsend (also filed as Christine Townsend) | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Christopher Marschka | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Corrie Prunuske | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dan Kempken | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Darren Goldstein | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ellen Basting Dizard | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Eric Maassen | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeff Spence | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Laura ORR | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lauren Pagenkopf | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sally Cartwright | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Scott Stiverson | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Shantanu Singh | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Suzanne Clausing | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tami Martin | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| TIM Lantz | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Debbie Moody | Finance Dir | since 2018 |
| Elizabeth Corry | Managing Dir | since 2018 |
| Jeff Frank | Art Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Grambow | Part Year Managing Dir | 40 | $112k | $29k | |
| Jeff Frank | Executive Artistic Director | 40 | $111k | $30k | |
| Kate Schmitt | Director of Finance & Administration | 40 | $77k | $29k | |
| Jeff Spence | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Stiverson | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tim Lantz | Vice President of Governance | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ellen Basting Dizard | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christine Bestor Townsend | Vice President at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Leif Bergquist | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Colleen Botting | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Sally Cartwright | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Alexis Dahmer | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| John Eash-Scott | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Ian Gonzalez | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Danielle Machata | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Julia Magnasco | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Maloney | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Justin Mertz | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Jack Miller | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Nelsen | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Laura Orr | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Corrie Prunuske | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Shantanu Singh | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Annaliese Schaefer | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Jeremy Tardy | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Ashley Wroblewski | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- First Stage Milwaukee Inc Performing Arts Center
- EIN
- 391634828
- Address
- 325 W Walnut St, Milwaukee, WI, 53212-3868
- State
- Wisconsin
- Mission
- First stage milwaukee, inc. Does business as first stage. Our mission is to enrich the lives of children and families by creating exceptional theater experiences (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A65Z Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1987
- Principal officer
- Jeff Spence (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1989
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAlex Kramer
≥8years on the filingsBrent Sullivan
≥8years on the filingsBrian Gilpin
≥8years on the filingsCaryn Esten
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4.8m
- Total liabilities
- $2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.4m
- Program service revenue
- $1.9m
- Employees
- 213
- Volunteers
- 100