Proud Theater is a program of Art & Soul Innovations. Art & Soul Innovations was founded in 2012 by the core leaders of Proud Theater to serve as Proud Theater’s fiscal sponsor.
Though Proud Theater was founded in 1999, we were not an entirely autonomous organization in our early years. We were under the fiscal sponsorship of other organizations, meaning that we were considered a part of them for legal and financial purposes. While we were programmatically independent, we did not have our own board or ability to fully govern how we operate. Creating Art & Soul Innovations allowed us to be our own fiscal sponsor and grow to add new programming in the future.
We formed Art & Soul with the aspiration to add new chapters throughout the state of Wisconsin. Since then, we have started chapters in three cities in Wisconsin. The board for Art & Soul Innovations is the board that governs Proud Theater and our other programs. Donations to Art & Soul Innovations go to important programs like Proud Theater. If you are interested in getting involved, reach out.
