Wild Space Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO EXPAND THE AUDIENCE FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE THROUGH PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE GREATER MILWAUKEE AREA AND THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN, REACHING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $154,760
- Spending
- $148,592
- Reserves
- 10.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Highest pay
- $40,183, managing dir
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 28% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $134,596 spent. WILD SPACE PRODUCED TWO MAJOR LIVE PERFORMANCES FOR ITS 2024-2025 SEASON, WHICH GARNERED CRITICAL ACCLAIM AND HAD CAPACITY AUDIENCES. "INSITE: CYCLES," THE THIRD ITERATION OF THE INSITE: CHOREOGRAPHIC EXCHANGE PROGRAM, COMMISSIONED FOUR CHOREOGRAPHERS OF COLOR TO CREATE NEW SITE-SPECIFIC WORKS FOR DAVIDSON PARK ON THE NEAR WEST SIDE AND ENGAGED AUDIENCES THROUGH THREE FREE PERFORMANCES WITH PRE-SHOW TALKS. THE FIRST EVENING-LENGTH THEATRICAL CONCERT BY NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DAN SCHUCHART, "A ROOM SHAPED STORY" TOOK PLACE AT BROADWAY THEATRE CENTER AND FEATURED COLLABORATING CHOREOGRAPHERS KATELYN ALTMANN AND ASHLEY RAY GARCIA. IN ADDITION, THE CHOREO KITCHEN PROGRAM SHOWCASED WILD SPACE'S CREATIVE PROCESS AND A PERFORMANCE AT MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM ENGAGED NEW AUDIENCES. EXPANDING ITS REACH NATIONALLY, THE COMPANY TOURED TO RADFEST, A PRESTIGIOUS ALTERNATIVE DANCE FESTIVAL IN KALAMAZOO, MI, TO PRESENT "SET," ONE OF 33 WORKS SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 230 SUBMISSIONS. WILD SPACE PERFORMANCES REACHED A TOTAL OF 1,000 AUDIENCES AND SUPPORTED THE WORK OF 24 ARTISTS (21% RACIAL MINORITY).
- WILD SPACE EMPLOYED 10 TEACHING ARTISTS (30% RACIAL MINORITY) AND SERVED A TOTAL OF 300 YOUTH IN 13 CLASSROOMS AT 5 MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SITES, MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM, RACINE YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, AND 1 SUBURBAN SCHOOL, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 40 FAMILIES WHO ATTENDED PERFORMANCES. OUTREACH/EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDED MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ARTS IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION (ACE), MPS COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS (CLCS), MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM KOHL'S FAMILY SUNDAYS, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, AND A LONGSTANDING RESIDENCY WITH MPS LINCOLN CENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS.
- DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ARE CRITICAL COMPONENTS FOR ALL COMPANY PROGRAMS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF YOUTH REACHED THROUGH EDUCATION/OUTREACH ARE UNDERSERVED WITH THE FOLLOWING DEMOGRAPHICS: 50% AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK, 28% HISPANIC/LATINO, 9% WHITE, 9% ASIAN, 4% TWO OR MORE RACES; 19% STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES; 84% ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED; 16% ENGLISH LEARNERS (DPI MPS REPORT CARD, 2023-2024). THE ANNUAL INSITE: CHOREOGRAPHIC EXCHANGE PROGRAM UPLIFTS MINORITY ARTISTIC VOICE AND LEADERSHIP TO CREATE NEW WORKS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, CREATING ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL DANCE THROUGH FREE ALL-AGES PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS FOR NEW AUDIENCE-PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1988.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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