Minneapolis, MN

FRANK THEATRE

EIN 41-1677750

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts

Mission

Frank Theatre creates productions that wrestle with everyday challenges in hopes of sparking dialogue about social, political, and cultural issues.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About FRANK THEATRE

Frank Theatre is a professional, donor-facing nonprofit theatre company based in Minneapolis, founded and led by Artistic Director Wendy Knox in 1989. The company produces 2–3 distinctive plays per year and emphasizes work that challenges audiences and explores social, political, and cultural concerns. In the last 2–3 years Frank Theatre resumed in-person production activity (returning to live performance in fiscal 2023), remounted new-work premieres and produced plays such as Trista Baldwin’s FETAL (remount, 2024) and Martyna Majok’s Ironbound (2024), continued education residencies in K–12 and alternative high school settings, and ran community engagement programs (Frankly Speaking and story circles) that broaden civic dialogue.

Notable achievements

Longstanding artistic track record

Founded in 1989, Frank Theatre has sustained more than three decades of new and challenging productions under Wendy Knox, including company premieres and transfers to larger Twin Cities stages.

Award-winning work

Company artists and productions have earned repeated local honors (City Pages, Lavender, StarTribune) and individual recognitions such as Ivey Awards and multiple ‘Best of’ mentions; Wendy Knox has been named a Theatre Artist of the Decade.

Secured recent operating support

Frank Theatre received institutional support in recent years — including grants from the McKnight Foundation and operating support from the Minnesota State Arts Board — enabling the company to restore in-person programming and expand education and community work.

At a glance

Total assets: $402K
Annual revenue: $157K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 41-1677750
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Website: franktheatre.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recipient of operating and project grants from regional funders (examples in the last 2–3 years include McKnight Foundation support and Minneapolis Foundation awards), reflecting peer philanthropic confidence in the organization’s work.

Minnesota State Arts Board operating support award, demonstrating state-level recognition of the company’s artistic quality and community value.

Positive local press and criticism for recent productions (including a 2024 MinnPost review noting the company’s strong return to the stage), and numerous prior local awards and listings recognizing Frank’s artistic contributions to the Twin Cities theatre ecosystem.

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