Nonprofit · EIN 47-3449342
DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE
Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,757,896 | $2,201,928 | -$444,032 | $5,358,766 | $3,370,980 | $1,987,786 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,693,321 | $2,028,957 | -$335,636 | $6,003,572 | $3,571,754 | $2,431,818 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,216,057 | $1,936,898 | $279,159 | $6,480,404 | $3,712,950 | $2,767,454 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,110,913
- Program service revenue
- $535,923
- Investment income
- $27,207
- Net income from fundraising events
- $81,291
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $2,470
- Other revenue
- $83,853
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $240,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $821,467
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,226,350
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,694
- Accounting fees
- $43,779
- Occupancy
- $298,272
- Travel
- $25,617
- Depreciation
- $41,291
- Program services (functional)
- $1,868,141
- Management and general (functional)
- $171,133
- Fundraising (functional)
- $162,654
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,003,572
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,358,766
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,370,980
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,987,786
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $203,099
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,881,098
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $106,688
- Gross receipts
- $1,788,438
- Employees
- 93
- Volunteers
- 22
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH CLARE CORPORANDY | PRO ARTISTIC Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $80,000 | $667 |
| COURTNEY BURKETT | PROCUCING DI Trustee or director | 40 | $80,000 | $0 |
| SARAH WINKLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $80,000 | $0 |
| WENDY BATISTE-JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE ERB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA ESSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN GORDON | VICE CHAIR/T Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NOAH HAIDLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE KAYE WALTERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH PRUES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID JAFFE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SONYA MAYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FELICIA E MOLNAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTIE PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGELIQUE POWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLAN ROTHFEDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER VAN DYKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| BOYD WHITE III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEVON MEIER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| NAKIA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA COREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COURTNEY BURKETT | PROCUCING DI Trustee or director | 40 | $80,288 |
| SARAH WINKLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $80,288 |
| SARAH CLARE CORPORANDY | PRO ARTISTIC Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $74,736 |
| WENDY BATISTE-JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBBIE ERB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NINA ESSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN GORDON | VICE CHAIR/T Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| NOAH HAIDLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMIE KAYE WALTERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH PRUES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID JAFFE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| SONYA MAYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FELICIA E MOLNAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTIE PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELIQUE POWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLAN ROTHFEDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER VAN DYKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| BOYD WHITE III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEVON MEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAKIA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH CLARE CORPORANDY | CO-PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $75,000 |
| COURTNEY BURKETT | CO-PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $75,000 |
| SARAH WINKLER | CO-PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $75,000 |
| DAVID JAFFE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN GORDON | VICE-CHAIR AND TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PETER VAN DYKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU | EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC PRODUCER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| WENDY BATISTE-JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBBIE ERB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NINA ESSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NOAH HAIDLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SONYA MAYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FELICIA EISENBERG MOLNAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTIE PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELIQUE POWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH PRUES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLAN ROTHFEDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMIE KAYE WALTERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOYD WHITE III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3960 3RD ST, DETROIT, MI 48201-1610
- In care of
- % SARAH WINKLER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SARAH CLARE CORPORANDY, 3960 THIRD AVE, DETROIT, MI 48201
- Signed the 990
- SARAH CLARE CORPORANDY, PRO ARTISTIC DIR
- Phone
- (313) 974-7918
- Website
- WWW.DETROITPUBLICTHEATRE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ALTRUIC ADVISORS CPAS
Mission
THE DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE PRODUCES NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PLAYS AND PROGRAMS WITH WORLD-CLASS WRITERS, DIRECTORS, ACTORS, AND DESIGNERS IN THE HEART OF DETROIT'S CULTURAL DISTRICT. THE ORGANIZAION CREATES BOLD, RELEVANT WORK THAT ILLUMINATES THE THRILLS, JOYS, AND CHALLENGES OF THE SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
Program accomplishments
- DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE PRODUCED FIVE SHOWS AT ITS SPACE AT 3960 THIRD AVENUE: THESE SHOWS WERE FAT HAM BY JAMES I JAMES, DPT'S HOLIDAY CABARET, CONFEDERATES BY DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU, THE WORLD PREMIERE OF SOFT TARGET BY EMILY KACZMAREK, AND DETROIT '67 BY DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU. THERE WERE 106 LIVE PERFORMANCES, WITH OVER 12,500 TICKETS SOLD AND DISTRIBUTED.Expenses $1,603,425 · revenue $535,923
- SHAKESPEARE IN PRISON (SIP) WORKED WITH AN ENSEMBLE OF INCARCERATED WOMEN AT WOMEN'S HURON VALLEY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ON A PRODUCTION OF MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. SHAKESPEARE RECLAIMED, THE PROGRAM'S POST-RELEASE EXTENSION, PRODUCED A PERFORMANCE PIECE THAT FEATURED SIP ALUMNI SHARING STORIES WRITTEN BY SIP PARTICIPATES CURRENTLY INCARCERATED.Expenses $224,177
- DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE COLLABORATED WITH THE DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT (DPSCD) TO BRING STUDENTS FROM FIVE DPSCD HIGH SCHOOLS TO THREE PRODUCTIONS. STUDENTS FROM CASS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL, CODY HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL AND DETROIT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS PARTICIPATED IN IN-CLASSROOM LESSONS AND POST-SHOW DIALOGUES IN ADDITION TO THE STUDENT MATINEES.Expenses $40,539
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-3449342
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,358,766
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,788,438
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $1,757,896 | $2,201,928 | $5,358,766 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $1,693,321 | $2,028,957 | $6,003,572 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $2,216,057 | $1,936,898 | $6,480,404 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $1,403,185 | $899,221 | $2,777,982 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 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 47-3449342).
Questions about DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE
- What is the EIN of DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE is 47-3449342.
- Is DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE 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 DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names SARAH CLARE CORPORANDY.
- Who are the officers and directors of DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $80,000 (SARAH CLARE CORPORANDY, PRO ARTISTIC).
- How much revenue does DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,757,896, expenses of $2,201,928 and total assets of $5,358,766 at year end.
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