2026-06-15T10:39:17-05:00 2025-07-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 30 South Wacker Dr Suite 3300 Chicago IL 606063392 990 2024-08-01 363847280 Writers Theatre Inc WRIT 8472426010 321 Park Avenue Glencoe IL 60022 Kathryn M Lipuma Executive Director 8472426010 2026-06-11 1 1 Ariel Garcia P02244437 3126343400 2026-06-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Kathryn M Lipuma 321 Park Avenue Glencoe IL 60022 9272878 0 X www.writerstheatre.org X 1992 IL To present world-class productions of classic, adapted, and original plays, and to provide a wide array of education and enrichment programming for area students and theatre-goers. 25 23 217 23 22609 4375 5312610 6128911 1908504 2713652 209542 197935 -61803 -19874 7368853 9020624 0 0 0 0 3363538 3947531 0 0 519339 3124437 3261188 6487975 7208719 880878 1811905 32865228 36790752 1277443 3160935 31587785 33629817 X Writers Theatre (WT) is a literary organization that operates not-for-profit theatres in Glencoe, Illinois. The Writers Theatre mission is to create intimate connections through astonishing performances and innovative programs; activating relationships between artists and community; and inviting people to gather in our spaces for transformative experiences. Central to this mission are three values: lead with the art; build a connected community; and nurture organizational culture, health, and equity. 0 0 5621788 2659754 Artistic Programming:The 2024/25 Season opened with the Chicago premiere of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy, directed and choreographed by Katie Spelman (September 5 - October 3, 2024). Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan, directed by Kimberly Senior, followed, bringing its award-winning, intimate storytelling to WT (November 1, 2024 - January 13, 2025). Acclaimed writer and performer Vanessa Severo presented Frida....A Self Portrait, directed by Joanie Schultz, in a solo performance (January 23 - February 23, 2025). Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Artistic Director Braden Abraham then helmed Brian Friel's Translations (April 3 - May 4, 2025). The 24/25 Season closed with the world premiere of Dhaba on Devon Avenue by Madhuri Shekar, directed by Chay Yew (June 20 - July 27, 2025). 170563 53898 Educational Programming:WT Education continued to expand program capacity in the 2024-25 school year, building on sustained post-pandemic recovery. Core programs, including the Novel Series and Student Matinees, operated at or above pre-pandemic levels, with increased classroom partnerships and new school relationships. We remain focused on expanding access for students with limited, inequitable access to arts education and live theatre experiences, particularly through partnerships with Chicago Public Schools and Communities in Schools. WT Education served over 3,000 students and community members across programs and deepened its impact through both school-based and onsite initiatives that connect the art onstage with broader community engagement. RESIDENCY PROGRAMIn the 2024/25 school year, The Novel Series served 900 Chicago Public School students across 35 classrooms in 9 schools, surpassing pre-pandemic capacity. WT Education expanded partnerships with three new schools and continued collaboration with Communities in Schools-Chicago to increase access for students in under-resourced communities, with a focus on equitable program delivery and sustained school relationships.STUDENT MATINEESIn the 2024/25 school year, WT Education hosted 929 students and teachers across 23 schools through 7 Student Matinee performances of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Every Brilliant Thing and Translations. The program included 5 new school partners and continued efforts to broaden access by engaging a more diverse range of schools while maintaining strong partnerships across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.ONSITE CREATIVE LEARNINGWT Education offered a dynamic slate of onsite creative learning opportunities for young people, families and adults. More than 250 young people and caregivers participated in programs including Wake Up Words Family Playtime, Pop-Up Day Camps, and Spring Break Camp, alongside additional engagement through family matinee workshops, adult storytelling programs, and community events connected to mainstage productions 41534 Literary Development Initiative:Since its founding in 1992, WT has produced more than 160 productions ranging from inventive interpretations of classic works to world premieres. In the 2024/25 season, we hosted a workshop of Edgardo or White Fire by Cary Perloff, the former Artistic Director of the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, who will direct our production of Leopoldstadt in our 2025/26 season. The Edgardo workshop, featuring actor David Strathairn, concluded with an invited reading. That same year, Hershey Felder utilized the LDI to workshop his newest composer piece, Rachmaninoff and the Tsar. A reading directed by Trevor Hay was presented for a ticketed audience before the work went on to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, where it received rave reviews, and has since returned to our theatre to open the 2025/26 season. 5833885 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 105 1 1 217 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X Kathryn Lipuma 8472426010 321 Park Avenue Glencoe IL 60022 Braden Abraham Artistic Director 40.00 X X 184335 0 20887 Kathryn M Lipuma Executive Director 40.00 X X 189711 0 12081 Jaime Freeman Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Gillian Goodman Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Judy Rauh Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Elaine Tinberg Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Linda Umans Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Katie Florig Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Nicole Elipas Doherty Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Sara Cohan Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bruce Grieve Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Hodges Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christopher N Knight Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Russ Mayerfeld Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lloyd Morgan Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Petersen Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Savi Pai Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christopher S Pfaff Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Danae Prousis Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Steven Scheyer Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sonia Smith-Evans Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stephanie Sick Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Pat Studdert Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Donna Tropp Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kendra Wallace Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 374046 0 32968 2 0 1 0 Hershey FelderEighty-Eight LLC dba Her PO Box 20116 Towson MD 21284 Live performance 335075 C&M Cleaning 38285 N Sheridan Rd Lot 76 Beach Park IL 60087 Cleaning Services 133095 2 828568 335000 4965343 6128911 Admissions 711110 2453054 2453054 Ticket Handling 711110 106700 106700 Production Enhancement 711110 100000 100000 Education Programs 711110 53898 53898 2713652 197935 197935 35425 828568 214820 -179395 -179395 6050 5076 974 974 119584 32358 87226 87226 Facility Rentals 900099 63885 22609 41276 7436 7436 71321 9020624 2713652 22609 155452 411455 310168 63390 37897 2968045 2237410 457266 273369 36653 27669 6843 2141 226653 171101 42315 13237 304725 237421 42314 24990 6941 6941 51243 51243 504275 354565 81847 67863 272074 261521 10553 160530 136478 11941 12111 187200 110181 55246 21773 245803 245803 489148 461343 18263 9542 101692 72993 2500 26199 17806 10684 3561 3561 675175 658333 8421 8421 62758 59191 2343 1224 Props and Scenery 321827 321827 Costumes 87301 87301 Electrical Equipment 61019 61019 16396 8877 1061 6458 7208719 5833885 855495 519339 841899 808525 3005704 3714554 1994786 3588378 9216 15110 225549 260706 30412188 6999642 23811374 23412546 2903807 3453626 72893 1537307 32865228 36790752 92726 111261 840716 1292396 271108 241108 72893 1516170 1277443 3160935 X 25655461 25753461 5932324 7876356 31587785 33629817 32865228 36790752 1811905 230127 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3108662 4026918 3191221 5312610 6128911 21768322 3108662 4026918 3191221 5312610 6128911 21768322 2761196 19007126 58416 85556 140502 190916 197935 673325 2932 11845 10233 7620 4380 37010 1397 118281 120169 112202 174345 526394 23005051 7162579 0.82620 0.84500 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: Miscellaneous Income - 2020 Amount: $ 349. 2021 Amount: $ 100,285. 2022 Amount: $ 3,285. 2023 Amount: $ 1,575. 2024 Amount: $ 7,435. Gross Sales of Inventory - 2020 Amount: $ 1,048. 2021 Amount: $ 17,996. 2022 Amount: $ 82,429. 2023 Amount: $ 79,421. 2024 Amount: $ 119,584. Gross Income from Gaming Activities - 2022 Amount: $ 8,100. 2023 Amount: $ 8,400. 2024 Amount: $ 6,050. Facility Rentals - 2022 Amount: $ 26,355. 2023 Amount: $ 22,806. 2024 Amount: $ 41,276. 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The accounting standard on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under this guidance, the Theatre may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. Examples of tax positions include the tax-exempt status of the Theatre and various positions related to the potential sources of unrelated business taxable income. Taxable income on those activities results from the income less direct and indirect expenses. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. There were no unrecognized tax benefits identified or recorded as liabilities during the year. The Theatre files Forms 990 in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and the State of Illinois. Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Cost of Goods Sold -32,358. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Cost of Goods Sold 32,358. Wordplay Gala. 863993 828568 35425 8000 90135 70932 45753 863993 828568 35425 8000 90135 70932 45753 214820 -179395 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Braden Abraham Artistic Director 184335 0 0 0 0 0 2800 0 18087 0 205222 0 0 0 Kathryn M Lipuma Executive Director 189711 0 0 0 0 0 3880 0 8201 0 201792 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 was prepared by an independent outside accounting firm based on input from various Writers Theatre staff members. The prepared return was then reviewed by the CFO, and presented to the Finance Committee of the Board for discussion and review. After review by the Finance Committee, the Form 990 was made available to the Board of Trustees prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Trustees are annually provided with and asked to complete a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form which requires them to disclose any relationships or transactions in which they or their family members are involved that could lead to a conflict of interest with their position as Trustees of Writers Theatre. Outside of the annual disclosure process, trustees are expected to promptly disclose any potential conflicts; the Board shall consider the facts and act accordingly. The Executive Director and Artistic Director are expected to report at least annually concerning conflicts, and potential conflicts should be promptly disclosed when discovered. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Reasonable Compensation: It is the policy of Writers Theatre to pay no more than reasonable compensation for personal services rendered to Writers Theatre by Trustees or employees. The Trustees of Writers Theatre shall not receive compensation for fulfilling their duties as Trustees, although Trustees may be reimbursed for actual out-of-pocket expenses which they incur in order to fulfill their duties as Trustees. Expenses of spouses will not be reimbursed by Writers Theatre unless the expenses are necessary to achieve a specific, pre-approved purpose. Approval of Compensation: The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees must approve in advance the amount of all compensation for the Executive Director, Artistic Director, and any Trustee entering into an agreement to provide personal services for payment to Writers Theatre subject to the terms of the Writers Theatre Conflict of Interest Policy. Before approving such compensation, the Compensation Committee shall determine that the total compensation to be provided by Writers Theatre is reasonable in amount in light of the position, responsibility and qualification for the position held, including the result of an evaluation of prior performance for Writers Theatre, if applicable. In making the determination, the Compensation Committee shall consider total compensation to include the salary and the value of all benefits provided by Writers Theatre to the individual in payment for services. At the time of the discussion and decision concerning compensation, the Executive Director, Artistic Director or Trustee should not be present in the meeting. The Compensation Committee will obtain and consider appropriate data concerning comparable compensation paid to similar positions in like circumstances. Once the Compensation Committee has met and reached an agreement, it will make a recommendation to the Executive Committee for approval. The Executive Committee shall set forth the basis for its decisions with respect to compensation in the minutes of the meeting at which the decisions are made, including the conclusions of the evaluation and the basis for determining that the individual's compensation was reasonable in light of the evaluation and the comparability data. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Writers Theatre provides copies of its governance policies, conflict of interest policy and financial statements upon request. Documents are made available per the disclosure requirements of Section 6104(d).