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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Detroit Public Theatre

DETROIT, MI

Website

Total revenue

$1.7M

Total expenses

$2.0M

Net assets

$2.4M

Grants received

$3.0M

107 grants

EIN

473449342

Tax year

2023

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.

Programs

2 programs

Shakespeare in prison (sip) worked with an ensemble of incarcerated women at women's huron valley correctional facility on a production of a midsummer night's dream. Shakespeare reclaimed, the program's post-release extension, produced a performance piece that featured sip alumni sharing stories about their experiences with mass incarceration and the process of re-entry.

Expenses: $101K

Detroit public theatre collaborated with the detroit public schools community district (dpscd) to bring students from four dpscd high schools to three productions. Students from cass technical high school, renaissance high school, cody high school, and detroit school of the arts participated in in-classroom lessons and post-show dialogues in addition to the student matinees.

Expenses: $38K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.1M
Program service revenue$552K
Investment income$61
Other revenue$40K
Total revenue$1.7M

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$1.1M
Fundraising$162K
Other expenses$957K
Total expenses$2.0M
Total assets$6.0M
Net assets$2.4M

People

21 listed

NameRoleCompensation

SARAH WINKLER

DIRECTOR

Board

$80K

40 hrs/wk

COURTNEY BURKETT

PROCUCING DI

Board

$80K

40 hrs/wk

SARAH CLARE CORPORANDY

PRO ARTISTIC

Board

$75K

40 hrs/wk

NINA ESSMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

SUSAN GORDON

VICE CHAIR/T

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

NOAH HAIDLE

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JAMIE KAYE WALTERS

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

SARAH PRUES

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DAVID JAFFE

CHAIR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

SONYA MAYS

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

FELICIA E MOLNAR

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

CHRISTIE PECK

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ANGELIQUE POWER

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ALLAN ROTHFEDER

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

PETER VAN DYKE

SECRETARY

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

BOYD WHITE III

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DEVON MEIER

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

NAKIA JOHNSON

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

WENDY BATISTE-JOHNSON

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DEBBIE ERB

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST
$163K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
THE KRESGE FOUNDATION
$150K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
MAX M & MARJORIE S FISHER FOUNDATION
$50K
DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE 2024-25 EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
2024
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
$35K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
MIDLAND AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$30K
YOUTH
2024
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND
$30K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
CULTURESOURCE
$26K
CULTURAL
2024
HUDSON-WEBBER FOUNDATION
$25K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2022-2025
2024
ROBERT AND MARY ANN GORLIN
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF BRINGING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PLAYS AND PROGRAMS WITH WORLD-CLASS WRITERS, DIRECTORS, ACTORS, AND DESIGNERS TO THE HEART OF MIDTOWN DETROIT'S THRIVING CULTURAL DISTRICT AND TO CREATE BOLD, RELEVANT WORK THAT ILLUMINATES THE THRILLS, JOYS, AND CHALLENGES OF OUR SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
2024
THE RALPH C WILSON JR FOUNDATION
$10K
Trustee Matching Grant
2024
DTE ENERGY FOUNDATION
$5K
ARTS & CULTURE
2024
Charles W Loosemore Foundation
$5K
Furtherance of charitable purposes of recipient
2024
ROCHELLE ROSENTHAL FORESTER AND
$200
SEAT CAMPAIGN
2024
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST
$107K
ARTS
2023
MAX M & MARJORIE S FISHER FOUNDATION
$50K
DETROIT PUBLIC TREATRE 2023-24 EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
2023
EDWARD C AND LINDA DRESNER LEVY
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC
$45K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
2023
UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION
$42K
TO SUPPORT THE ARTS
2023
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND
$38K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
ROBERT AND MARY ANN GORLIN
$28K
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF BRINGING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PLAYS AND PROGRAMS WITH WORLD-CLASS WRITERS, DIRECTORS, ACTORS, AND DESIGNERS TO THE HEART OF MIDTOWN DETROIT'S THRIVING CULTURAL DISTRICT AND TO CREATE BOLD, RELEVANT WORK THAT ILLUMINATES THE THRILLS, JOYS, AND CHALLENGES OF OUR SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
2023
DESK DRAWER FUND
$25K
ARTS & CULTURE
2023
HUDSON-WEBBER FOUNDATION
$25K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2022-2025
2023
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$22K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$21K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
HUDSON-WEBBER FOUNDATION
$20K
PRESIDENT'S DISCRETIONARY GRANT
2023
CULTURESOURCE
$11K
CULTURAL
2023
THE RALPH C WILSON JR FOUNDATION
$10K
TRUSTEE MATCHING GRANT
2023
COREWELL HEALTH
$8K
SUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
THE EUGENE APPLEBAUM FAMILY FOUNDATION
$6K
EDUCATION & RESEARCH
2023
ROCHELLE ROSENTHAL FORESTER AND
$5K
SEAT CAMPAIGN
2023
THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATION
$5K
MATCHING GIFT
2023
TROTT FOUNDATION
$5K
THE NEXT STAGE CAMPAIGN
2023
DTE ENERGY FOUNDATION
$5K
ARTS & CULTURE
2023
Charles W Loosemore Foundation
$5K
Furtherance of charitable purposes of recipient
2023
THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATION
$3K
MATCHING GIFT
2023
PECK FOUNDATION INC
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2023
THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATION
$2K
MATCHING GIFT
2023
William Davidson Foundation
$400K
New facility and the Soar Fund
2022
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST
$133K
ARTS PROGRAM/BUILDING/RENOVATION/CAPITAL CAMPAIGN/GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND
$75K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2022
EDWARD C AND LINDA DRESNER LEVY
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS/ACTIVITIES
2022
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$29K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
HUDSON-WEBBER FOUNDATION
$25K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2022-2025
2022
MIDLAND AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$25K
ARTS
2022
FLAGSTAR FOUNDATION INC
$25K
See Attached General Explanation
2022
ROBERT AND MARY ANN GORLIN
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF BRINGING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PLAYS AND PROGRAMS WITH WORLD-CLASS WRITERS, DIRECTORS, ACTORS, AND DESIGNERS TO THE HEART OF MIDTOWN DETROIT'S THRIVING CULTURAL DISTRICT AND TO CREATE BOLD, RELEVANT WORK THAT ILLUMINATES THE THRILLS, JOYS, AND CHALLENGES OF OUR SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
2022
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$21K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
CULTURESOURCE
$20K
CULTURAL
2022
MICHIGAN HUMANITIES COUNCIL
$20K
REGRANT EXPENDITURE
2022
UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION
$19K
TO SUPPORT THE ARTS
2022
THE FRED A & BARBARA M ERB FAMILY
$19K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$10K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2022
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC
$10K
COLLEGE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP(S) FOR STUDENT(S) IN NEED
2022
DTE ENERGY FOUNDATION
$10K
ARTS & CULTURE
2022
THE EUGENE APPLEBAUM FAMILY FOUNDATION
$9K
EDUCATION & RESEARCH
2022
PHILLIP W FISHER SUPPORT FOUNDATION
$8K
TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY
2022
Charles W Loosemore Foundation
$5K
Furtherance of charitable purposes of recipient
2022
TROTT FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL WELFARE
2022
THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATION
$2K
MATCHING GIFT
2022
VERIZON FOUNDATION
$1K
MIP PAYOUT FOR 03/15/2022
2022
The Laura G Berick Foundation
$750
Unrestricted
2022
STERN FAMILY FOUNDATION
$500
TO SUPPORT PERFORMING ARTS
2022
HUDSON-WEBBER FOUNDATION
$500
PRESIDENT'S DISCRETIONARY GRANT
2022
THE FRED A & BARBARA M ERB FAMILY
$115K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
FLAGSTAR FOUNDATION INC
$25K
See Attached General Explanation
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$9K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
LIEBLER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$3K
CHARITABLE
2021
The Laura G Berick Foundation
$1K
Unrestricted
2021
STERN FAMILY FOUNDATION
$515
TO SUPPORT PERFORMING ARTS
2021
THE FRED A & BARBARA M ERB FAMILY
$115K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND
$104K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2020
THE KRESGE FOUNDATION
$28K
THIS GRANT PROVIDES GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE AS PART OF ROUND 6 OF THE DETROIT ARTS SUPPORT (DAS) INITIATIVE, WHICH PROVIDES UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT TO ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL DISCIPLINES AND SIZES ACROSS THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT AREA.
2020
DETROIT ECONOMIC GROWTH ASSOCIATION
$25K
SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF
2020
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
$25K
PROGRAMS
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
HUDSON-WEBBER FOUNDATION
$15K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2019-2021
2020
HUDSON-WEBBER FOUNDATION
$15K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2019-2021
2020
MICHIGAN HUMANITIES COUNCIL
$10K
REGRANT EXPENDITURE
2020
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST
$10K
RELIEF FOR ARTS AND CULTURE EFFORTS
2020
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST
$10K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST
$10K
GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
2020
UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE ARTS
2020
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST
$9K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST
$6K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
TIDES FOUNDATION
$5K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2020
DTE ENERGY FOUNDATION
$5K
ARTS & CULTURE
2020
HUDSON-WEBBER FOUNDATION
$1K
MEETING RESERVE
2020
HUDSON-WEBBER FOUNDATION
$1K
MEETING RESERVE
2020
STERN FAMILY FOUNDATION
$515
TO SUPPORT PERFORMING ARTS
2020
THE FRED A & BARBARA M ERB FAMILY
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$78K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
MICHIGAN HUMANITIES COUNCIL
$15K
REGRANT EXPENDITURE
2019
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND
$8K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2019
PHILLIP W FISHER SUPPORT FOUNDATION
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.
2019
MICHIGAN HUMANITIES COUNCIL
$5K
REGRANT EXPENDITURE
2019
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND
$35K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
MICHIGAN HUMANITIES COUNCIL
$15K
REGRANT EXPENDITURE
2018
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND
$3K
MULTI-CULTURAL
2018
MICHIGAN HUMANITIES COUNCIL
$15K
REGRANT EXPENDITURE
2017
MARJORIE AND MAXWELL JOSPEY
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2017
EDWARD C AND LINDA DRESNER LEVY
$3K
CHARITABLE
2017

Funded by

$3.0M from 39 funders · 107 grants · 2017–2024

Community Foundation For Southeast

$448K · 8 grants · 2020–2024

William Davidson Foundation

$400K · 1 grant · 2022

The Fred A & Barbara M Erb Family

$374K · 4 grants · 2019–2022

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund

$290K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$190K · 7 grants · 2018–2023

The Kresge Foundation

$178K · 2 grants · 2020–2024

Hudson-Webber Foundation

$128K · 9 grants · 2020–2024

The Shubert Foundation Inc

$120K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN473449342
NTEE codeA65
Subsection03
Ruling date2015-06
Formed2015
Employees71
Volunteers30
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