Public Charity

CHILDREN'S THEATER OF MADISON INC

Based in MADISON, WI, CHILDREN'S THEATER OF MADISON INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $5.2M in revenue, $2.8M in expenses, $3.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 50 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.1M.

EIN: 391579813 MADISON, WI Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.2M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$3.9M
Grant Records50
Funding Total$2.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO SPARK IMAGINATION AND BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CREATION AND EXPERIENCE OF THEATER.

Where $100 goes at Children's Theater of Madison Inc

How Children's Theater of Madison Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$54
Performances
69% of program spending
$24
Education
31% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
$89,979
2024
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
$81,138
2024
CHILDREN'S THEATER OF MADISON'S MISSION IS TO SPARK IMAGINATION AND BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CREATION AND EXPERIENCE OF THEATER. THEY STRIVE TO LIVE THEIR VALUES OF INCLUSION, COLLABORATION, LEARNING AND JOY BY PROVIDING WELCOMING AND BRAVE SPACES, E
$40,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$26,000
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 50 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Allen Ebert
DIRECTOR Aracelia Esparza
PRESIDENT Arlen Moss
DIRECTOR Audra Hoy Chaimson
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Brian Cowing
DIRECTOR Gabe Neves

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,006,387 43 grants
Arts & Culture
$45,000 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$42,488 2 grants
Youth Development
$15,000 1 grant
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.2M $2.8M $3.9M
2024 $3.0M $2.4M $1.5M
2023 $2.3M $2.4M $788K
2022 $1.9M $1.8M $745K
2021 $1.2M $748K $991K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $5.2M (+341%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.9M.

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