Nonprofit screen
Screen a listFirst Stage Milwaukee
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$5.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · −2% in 3 yrs213staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−22.4%
Months of reserve0.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−2.2%
Middle half of peersMedianFirst Stage Milwaukee
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.1M spent
Programs$4.1M67%Management and general$1.5M24%Fundraising$523k9%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 97% in FY2023
$1.7M in FY2022, $49k in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$1.1M in FY2023, −$585k in FY2024 and −$1.1M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.4 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
23 of 23 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
32 of the 50 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists82funders
$1.5Ma year, last 3 years
58%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23United Performing Arts Fund IncEvery year since FY2017$981k$982k$790k$807k$931k$840k$894kThe Burke Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$260k$260k$260k$258k$240k$5k$460kRichard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$65k$70k$70k$80k$105k$70k–The Shubert Foundation IncSince FY2021$100k$120k$130kNicholas Family Foundation TrustEvery year since FY2017$50k$50k$25k$25k$25k$25k$25kJoseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2019$50k$100k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$19k$22k$42k$50k$70k$140k$73k58 other fundersUp to $30k a year each$117k$169k$137k$167k$120k$145k$117k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped