NonprofitsChicago Shakespeare Theater

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Chicago Shakespeare Theater

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$13.1M

Total expenses

$18.0M

Net assets

$37.8M

Grants received

$15.8M

310 grants

EIN

363467607

Tax year

2023

Mission

To create vivid, entertaining theatrical experiences that invigorate and engage people of all ages and identities by illuminating the complexity, ambiguity, and wonder of our world.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$4.3M
Program service revenue$7.4M
Investment income$394K
Other revenue$982K
Total revenue$13.1M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$9.9M
Fundraising$725K
Other expenses$8.1M
Total expenses$18.0M
Total assets$51.8M
Net assets$37.8M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MICHAEL ROSS

INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (PARTIAL YR)

Board

$179K

40 hrs/wk

KATHRYN TRESNOWSKI

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN, SECRETARY

Board

$136K

40 hrs/wk

EDWARD HALL

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (PARTIAL YR)

Board

$107K

40 hrs/wk

STEVEN J SOLOMON

DIRECTOR, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT (PARTIAL YEAR)

Board

$101K

30 hrs/wk

KIMBERLY MOTES

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (PARTIAL YR)

Board

$83K

40 hrs/wk

CLIVE CHRISTISON

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DENNIS OLIS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DHEERA ANAND

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DONNA VAN EEKEREN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DONNA WELCH

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

FRANK BALLANTINE

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

GAYLE R TILLES

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

GREGORY GALLOPOULOS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

HARVEY J STRUTHERS JR

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JAMIE STONE O'BRIEN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JENNIFER O'NEILL

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JESS E MERTEN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JOHN P KELLER

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JUDITH LOSEFF

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

KATE BLOMGREN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

KATHRYN HAYLEY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

LANCE RICHARDS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

LINDA K MYERS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

M HILL HAMMOCK

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARILYNN J THOMA

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARK S OUWELEEN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

NAZNEEN RAZI

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

NEAL REENAN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

PATRICK R DALEY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

PHILIP L ENGEL

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RAYMOND F MCCASKEY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RENETTA MCCANN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RICHARD A KENT

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RICHARD SEVCIK

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RICHARD W PORTER

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ROBERT RYAN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SHEILA G TALTON

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SHELI Z ROSENBERG

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

STEPHEN A BRODSKY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

STEWART S HUDNUT

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

THOMAS L BROWN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY HANNAHS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

WILLIAM J TOMAZIN JR

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

Criss Henderson

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FORMER)

Staff

$358K

BARBARA GAINES

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (PARTIAL YR)

Staff

$215K

40 hrs/wk

RICHARD BOYNTON

CREATIVE PRODUCER

Staff

$186K

40 hrs/wk

KATHERINE RIOPELLE

MANAGING DIRECTOR (PARTIAL YR)

Staff

$165K

40 hrs/wk

JOHN VAUGHEY

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION (PARTIAL YR)

Staff

$125K

40 hrs/wk

JULIE STANTON

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

Staff

$110K

40 hrs/wk

DANIEL HESS

PRODUCER, COMPANY MANAGER

Staff

$100K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

THE ILLINOIS PROJECT LLC

PERFORMANCE FEES & ROYALTIES

$562K

ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING

ADVERTISING

$517K

LYNCH INCORPORATED

WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

$297K

BBB TOURING LLC

PERFORMANCE FEES & ROYALTIES

$247K

SPENCER STUART

EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM

$217K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 310

FromAmountPurposeYear
$100K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$50K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$40K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$30K
general operating support
2024
$26K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$21K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$20K
GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2024
$20K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2024
$12K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$9K
SPRING GALA
2024
$5K
Shakespeare education programs
2024
$3K
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
2024
$2K
Cultural & Civic-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.
2024
$1K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$500
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$500
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$717K
GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2023
$220K
ILLINOIS CORONAVIRUS FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS
2023
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
2023
$125K
DEDUCTIBLE PORTION OF 2023 SPIRIT OF SHAKESPEARE HOST COMMITTEE SPONSORSHIP
2023
$120K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$116K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$115K
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$107K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$100K
PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE THEATER AND THE ARTS
2023
$100K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$59K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$50K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$50K
in support of general operations
2023
$40K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$38K
general operating support $30,000 plus one-time additional $7,500
2023
$28K
GRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$26K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$25K
Shakespeare Schools 2023-2024
2023
$25K
General Support
2023
$25K
General Support
2023
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$25K
TEAM SHAKESPEARE
2023
$20K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2023
$20K
For the wig and costumes departments
2023
$20K
COMMUNITY
2023
$15K
2024 GO SUPPLEMENTAL WELLNESS & RESPITE GRANT
2023
$11K
SPIRIT OF SHAKESPEARE AWARD - SPECIAL DINNER HONORING B. GAINES
2023
$10K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$10K
To support Bard Core program, an arts-in-education initiative designed to address concerns of low literacy rates in Chicago Public Schools
2023
$10K
CULTURAL & EDUCATIONAL
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2023
$8K
TEAM SHAKESPEARE PROGRAM
2023
$6K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$5K
Shakespeare education program
2023
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$5K
GENERAL FUND RAISING
2023
$5K
EXEMPT FUNCTIN
2023
$4K
GENERAL
2023
$3K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE USES
2023
$3K
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
2023
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$2K
Annual Gift
2023
$2K
Cultural & Civic-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.
2023
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT OR SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2023
$2K
General charitable contribution
2023
$1K
SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$1K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$500
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$250
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$767K
GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2022
$157K
$1,000 to support operations; $1,500 to support educational programs, General Operating Support, support for Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks, support for Spirit of Shakespeare Award Dinner honoring Barbara Gaines (no tickets or tangible benefits), Annual Fund, support for Spirit of Shakespeare Award (no tickets or tangible benefits)
2022
$155K
CULTURE & ARTS
2022
$134K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$113K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$110K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS/ACTIVITIES
2022
$100K
PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE THEATER AND THE ARTS
2022
$90K
Arts Access and Learning
2022
$71K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$60K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2022
$50K
in support of general operations
2022
$50K
For general operating support
2022
$50K
FOR THE TEAM SHAKESPEARE BARD CORE CURRICULUM PROGRAM AND CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE SLAM EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2022
$40K
$20,000 FOR TEAM SHAKESPEARE EDUCATION PROGRAMMING GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS AND $20,000 FOR THE WIG AND MAKE-UP DEPARTMENT'S PURCHASE OF TWO ADDITIONAL WIG DRYERS, ADDITIONAL WIG MATERIALS AND LABOR COST ASSOCIATED WITH BRINGING IN ADDITIONAL WIG KNOTTERS
2022
$35K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2022
$32K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$30K
general operating support
2022
$30K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2022
$25K
TEAM SHAKESPEARE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR
2022
$25K
Shakespeare in American Communities: Schools
2022
$25K
To support Bard Core program, an arts-in-education initiative designed to address concerns of low literacy rates in Chicago Public Schools
2022
$25K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT
2022
$25K
CULTURAL & EDUCATIONAL
2022
$25K
COMMUNITY
2022
$20K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2022
$15K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$12K
General Support
2022
$10K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2022
$10K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$10K
CULTURAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
Unrestricted charitable gift
2022
$10K
GENERAL FUND RAISING
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$6K
GENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION
2022
$6K
2022 PATRON SPONSORSHIP
2022
$5K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$5K
GENERAL
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$5K
EXEMPT FUNCTIN
2022
$5K
Shakespeare educational program
2022
$3K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE USES
2022
$3K
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
2022
$3K
General Support
2022
$3K
IN HONOR OF BARBARA GAINES
2022
$3K
to support staff participation in training at the Human Resources Certification Institute and the Wharton School of Business's HR Management and Analytics certificate program
2022
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$2K
Cultural & Civic-To aid in achieving the exempt purpose of the various donee organizations.
2022
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT OR SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2022
$1K
General charitable contribution
2022
$1K
GENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED
2022
$1K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2022
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$500
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$350
Matching Gift
2022
$200
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$150
Matching Gift
2022
$100
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$717K
GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2021
$431K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$431K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$201K
Support of Shakespeare in the Parks (no tickets or benefits received), general operating support, annual fund, unrestricted annual contribution.
2021
$201K
Support of Shakespeare in the Parks (no tickets or benefits received), general operating support, annual fund, unrestricted annual contribution.
2021
$200K
TO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
2021
$110K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$100K
PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE THEATER AND THE ARTS
2021
$96K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
$90K
Arts Access and Learning
2021
$57K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$50K
FOR THE TEAM SHAKESPEARE BARD CORE CURRICULUM PROGRAM AND CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE SLAM EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2021
$50K
in support of general operations.
2021
$50K
For general operating support
2021
$50K
in support of general operations.
2021
$44K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$32K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2021
$25K
ARTS-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAM
2021
$25K
CULTURAL & EDUCATIONAL - OUR CITY OUR SHAKESPEARE CAMPAIGN AND ANNUAL FUND
2021
$25K
UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE
2021
$25K
Shakepeare in American Communities: Schools
2021
$20K
TEAM SHAKESPEARE
2021
$20K
GENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION
2021
$10K
CULTURAL SUPPORT
2021
$10K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2021
$10K
GENERAL FUND RAISING
2021
$10K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2021
$10K
Unrestricted charitable gift
2021
$10K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2021
$10K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2021
$5K
EXEMPT FUNCTIN
2021
$5K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$5K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2021
$3K
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
2021
$3K
IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE
2021
$3K
GENERAL
2021
$3K
General Support
2021
$2K
IN HONOR OF BARBARA GAINES, ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HER RETIREMENT
2021
$1K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2021
$500
GENERAL PURPOSE
2021
$250
general operating
2021
$100
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$100
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$242K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$200K
COMMUNITY
2020
$140K
CULTURE & ARTS
2020
$126K
TO SUPPORT SHAKESCHEER, ANNUAL FUND, OUR CITY - OUR SHAKESPEARE, ANNUAL APPEAL, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS
2020
$106K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2020
$100K
PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE THEATER AND THE ARTS
2020
$100K
Support for mission
2020
$100K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020

Funded by

$15.8M from 103 funders · 310 grants · 2017–2024

The Chicago Community Trust

$2.5M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Patrick G And Shirley W Ryan

$2.3M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$2.2M · 7 grants · 2018–2023

National Philanthropic Trust

$1.1M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Frankel Julius N Foundation

$750K · 5 grants · 2017–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$630K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

The Shubert Foundation Inc

$435K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Raymond F And Judith K Mccaskey 2003

$400K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN363467607
NTEE codeA650
Subsection03
Ruling date1987-03
Formed1986
Employees356
Volunteers2470
CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo