2024-06-17T11:25:53-05:00 2023-07-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 30 South Wacker Dr Suite 3300 Chicago IL 606063392 990 2022-08-01 363847280 Writers Theatre Inc WRIT 8472426010 321 Park Avenue Glencoe IL 60022 Kathryn M Lipuma Executive Director 8472426010 2024-06-14 1 Kathryn Lipuma XXX-XX-XXXX 1 Ariel Garcia P02244437 3126343400 2024-06-14 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Kathryn M Lipuma 321 Park Avenue Glencoe IL 60022 6512760 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. 23 21 154 21 20599 10233 4026918 3191221 815520 1443425 117650 166041 24303 -38305 4984391 4762382 0 0 0 0 2830393 3168450 0 0 519182 2586373 2867271 5416766 6035721 -432375 -1273339 32763142 31442349 1167321 997191 31595821 30445158 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 4427988 0 1398309 Artistic Programming:The 2022/23 Season engaged a growing audience with critically acclaimed productions, a new holiday tradition with Manual Cinema, and a Chicago premiere. Tiger Style! by award-winning playwright Mike Lew opened the 2022/23 Season in September, directed by Brian Balcom and ran from September 29 - October 30, 2022. Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol returned to Writers Theatre for the in-person premiere of their critically acclaimed online production. Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol ran from November 29 - December 24, 2022 and was featured in Chicago Tribune's Top 10 Best Chicago Theatre of 2022 and has become a new WT holiday tradition. Once, Directed and Choreographed by Katie Spelman and with Music Direction by Matt Deitchman, was extended to include an additional three weeks of performances to meet demand and set a Writers Theatre record for audience attendance and ran from February 16 - April 16, 2023. The Chicago premiere of A Distinct Society, written and directed by Kareem Fahmy, ran from June 22 - July 23, 2023 to close the 2022/23 Season. 168440 0 45116 WT Education expanded its reach to serve 2,018 students across programs and introduced new on-site engagement initiatives to connect the art onstage with the larger community. The Residency Programs and Student Matinees have collectively recovered 61% of pre-pandemic student reach since returning to in-person programming and we aim to continue the expansion of these core outreach programs. RESIDENCY PROGRAMSIn the 2022-23 school year, The Novel Series served 29 classrooms in 5 schools. 683 CPS students participated, a 66% increase from the previous year. WT Education has received a great deal of interest from teacher and school partners for residency opportunities, but limited staff resources have made it difficult to meet the demand. WT Education has made a concerted effort to train and hire new teaching artists to support our goal to reach 30 CPS classrooms in the following 2023-24 school year.The WRITE ON! residency is a customizable program that creates a bespoke project to meet the needs of the students and objectives of the partner organization, school, or teacher. WT Education was able to expand its WRITE ON! workshops in the 2022-23 school year thanks to awards from the Creative Schools Fund and Illinois Arts Council Agency to support specific projects with Alcott College Preparatory High School and Stephen Mather High School respectively at no cost to the school partners. WRITE ON! served 151 students with unique workshops in partnership with 9 classrooms in 6 schools and 1 community organization.STUDENT MATINEESWriters Theatre initially had planned 3 student matinee performances for the 2022/23 Season but was able to increase to 4 performances with an additional student matinee for Once to meet school interest. 782 students and teachers from 21 high schools attended student matinee performances in the 2022-23 school year. ACTIVATE, the wraparound residency offered in conjunction with student matinee performances, also returned after a 3-year hiatus and served 392 students with pre- and post-performance workshops.TOURING OUTREACHWT Education is currently developing a new Touring Outreach production to promote civic responsibility and social justice. WT Education's playwriting residency with Stephen Mather High School in Spring 2023, led by Kona Burks and Terry Guest, marked the first phase in development for Writers' next touring production. WT will commission Burks and Guest to co-write a two-person show inspired by their work with the Mather High School studentsONSITE CREATIVE LEARNINGFrom family playtime to school break adventures, WT Education has a full slate of enriching programming for young people and families. Approximately 500 members of the community engaged in our onsite creative learning opportunities including camps, Wake Up Words Family Playtime, and engagement events around our mainstage productions. 86381 0 0 Literary Development Initiative:Since 1992, Writers Theatre has produced 30 world premieres: 10 plays, 15 adaptations and 5 musicals. In 2004, WT launched the Literary Development Initiative (LDI) to revisit classic works, adapt celebrated literature for the stage and usher forward today's most innovative voices as the classics of the future. The LDI hosted three workshops in the 2022/23 Season, two of which concluded with a public reading. One Penny Down by Kirsten Greenidge, a new play inspired by the themes and legacy of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, is the newest commissioned project with the LDI and concluded its July workshop with a staged reading that utilized the public spaces of the Writers Theatre center. 4682809 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 1 123 1 1 154 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 21 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 Kathryn M Lipuma Executive Director 40.00 X X 183576 0 11629 Braden Abraham Artistic Director as of 11/22 40.00 X X 12000 0 0 Mary Pat Studdert Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Gillian Goodman Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Tom Hodges 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 Jaime Freeman Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Savi Pai Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Sara Cohan Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Nicole Elipas Doherty Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Katie Florig Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bruce Grieve 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 Christopher S Pfaff Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Judy Rauh 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 Donna Tropp Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kendra Wallace Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Carly Magill Managing Director, Advancement 40.00 X 105639 0 9599 Michael Halberstam Former Artistic Director 0.00 X 131457 0 0 432672 0 21228 3 1 1 0 C&M Cleaning 38285 N Sheridan Rd Lot 76 Beach Park IL 60087 Cleaning Services 134212 1 543900 894990 1752331 3191221 Admissions 711110 1332981 1332981 Ticket Handling 711110 65328 65328 Education Programs 711110 45116 45116 1443425 140502 140502 1572044 1546505 25539 25539 25539 24800 543900 183765 -158965 -158965 8100 1025 7075 7075 82429 19083 63346 63346 Facility Rentals 900099 46954 20599 26355 3285 3285 50239 4762382 1443425 20599 107137 325756 223840 59743 42173 2382697 1637243 436988 308466 12591 7985 3315 1291 183302 116246 48263 18793 264104 192441 40130 31533 2310 2310 41834 41834 424016 306371 86718 30927 220315 212361 7954 140335 119596 7699 13040 179324 110093 57906 11325 300858 300858 483877 456414 16959 10504 72902 37116 10783 25003 16936 10102 3467 3367 703974 677300 13337 13337 47210 44530 1655 1025 Props and Scenery 137458 137458 Costumes 43173 43173 Electrical Equipment 42616 42616 10133 7066 2623 444 6035721 4682809 833730 519182 921036 872228 2957119 3267297 412853 189067 8314 11873 270081 219616 30094383 5643002 25152646 24451381 3041093 2349704 0 81183 32763142 31442349 68142 48796 262883 565964 328678 301248 507618 0 0 81183 1167321 997191 X 28158352 26816171 3437469 3628987 31595821 30445158 32763142 31442349 -1273339 122676 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2918984 6050458 3108662 4026918 3191221 19296243 2918984 6050458 3108662 4026918 3191221 19296243 2115210 17181033 56805 56005 58416 85556 140502 397284 29951 226 2932 11845 10233 55187 191787 100864 1397 118281 93814 506143 20254857 7320658 0.84820 0.80350 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: Miscellaneous Income - 2018 Amount: $ 79,465. 2019 Amount: $ 20,727. 2020 Amount: $ 349. 2021 Amount: $ 100,285. 2022 Amount: $ 3,285. Gross Sales of Inventory - 2018 Amount: $ 112,322. 2019 Amount: $ 80,137. 2020 Amount: $ 1,048. 2021 Amount: $ 17,996. 2022 Amount: $ 82,429. Gross Income from Gaming Activities - 2022 Amount: $ 8,100. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2877222 219004 117000 2979226 3173089 -185990 109877 2877222 2566343 150000 536651 79905 3173089 2032457 500000 113792 79906 2566343 2000745 111712 80000 2032457 0.00000 0.83914 0.16086 0 0 150000 150000 28482997 4396053 24086944 1461386 1246949 214437 24451381 Operating lease liabilities 81183 81183 X 4904141 122676 122676 4781465 -19083 -19083 4762382 6054804 19083 19083 6035721 0 6035721 Part V, Line 4: The Theatre's endowment is comprised of contributions received and restricted by donors to be invested in perpetuity for charitable or educational activities and to give general operating support to the Theatre. Part X, Line 2: The Theatre, an Illinois nonprofit corporation, is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable state law, except for taxes pertaining to unrelated business income, if any. 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 -19,083. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Cost of Goods Sold 19,083. WordPlay Gala 568700 543900 24800 5000 67644 74060 37061 568700 543900 24800 5000 67644 74060 37061 183765 -158965 X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kathryn M Lipuma Executive Director 183576 0 0 0 0 0 3729 0 7900 0 195205 0 0 0 Michael Halberstam Former Artistic Director 0 0 0 0 131457 0 0 0 0 0 131457 0 0 0 Part I, Line 4a Michael Halberstam received severance payments amounting to $131,457. 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).