DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2015

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

SARAH CLARE CORPORANDY

Phone

3139747918

Tax Period

2024-08-01 to 2025-07-31

DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE, founded in 2015, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $1.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $2.2M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 25% operating deficit.

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 Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,603,425 Revenue: $535,923

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.

Program 2

Expenses: $224,177

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.

Program 3

Expenses: $40,539

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.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,110,913

Program Service Revenue $535,923

Investment Income $27,207

Other Revenue $83,853

TOTAL REVENUE $1,757,896

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,226,350

Fundraising Expenses $162,654

Program Expenses $1,868,141

Other Expenses $975,578

TOTAL EXPENSES $2,201,928

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,757,896	$1,693,321	+0.0%
Expenses	$2,201,928	$2,028,957	+0.1%
Net Income	$-444,032	$-335,636	+0.3%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$80,667

Total Directors

$240,667

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
COURTNEY BURKETT	PROCUCING DI	40.00	Director	$80,000	$0	$80,000
SARAH CLARE CORPORANDY	PRO ARTISTIC	40.00	Officer Director	$80,000	$667	$80,667
SARAH WINKLER	DIRECTOR	40.00	Director	$80,000	$0	$80,000
WENDY BATISTE-JOHNSON	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DEBBIE ERB	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
NINA ESSMAN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN GORDON	VICE CHAIR/T	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
NOAH HAIDLE	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JAMIE KAYE WALTERS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SARAH PRUES	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID JAFFE	CHAIR	10.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
SONYA MAYS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
FELICIA E MOLNAR	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTIE PECK	DIRECTOR	4.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANGELIQUE POWER	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ALLAN ROTHFEDER	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PETER VAN DYKE	SECRETARY	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BOYD WHITE III	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DEVON MEIER	VICE CHAIR	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
NAKIA JOHNSON	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LISA COREY	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA STEPHENS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$1,757,896	$2,201,928	$5,358,766	$-444,032
2024	$1,693,321	$2,028,957	$6,003,572	$-335,636
2023	$2,216,057	$1,936,898	$6,480,404	$279,159
2022	$1,403,185	$899,221	$2,777,982	$503,964
2021	$1,298,629	$538,454	$2,080,773	$760,175
2020	$1,723,899	$762,250	$1,141,092	$961,649
2019	$862,737	$832,957	$218,344	$29,780
2018	$740,193	$751,966	$165,668	$-11,773