ST LOUIS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: ST LOUIS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL (EIN 43-1815139)
Tax period: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
Filed: 2024-06-12
IRS object ID: 202441649349300714
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-06-12T09:30:41-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	430831507	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANDERS MINKLER HUBER & HELM LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 MARKET STREET SUITE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	631012501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	431815139	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ST LOUIS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	STLO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3145319800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3333 WASHINGTON AVENUE SUITE 203	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63103	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THOMAS RIDGELY	PersonNm
Person Title	PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3145319111	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-06-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	THOMAS	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	RIDGELY	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JEANNE DEE	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01082093	PTIN
Phone	3146555500	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	THOMAS RIDGELY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3333 WASHINGTON AVENUE SUITE 203	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63103	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,722,161	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.STLSHAKES.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1998	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	FOSTERING COMMUNITY AND JOY ACROSS THE ST. LOUIS REGION THROUGH THE SHAKESPEAREAN TRADITION OF ART FOR ALL.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	29	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	28	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	131	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	100	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$3,358	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,963,578	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,574,833	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$131,943	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$106,254	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$31,794	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$33,156	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,127,315	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,714,243	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,147,519	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,256,723	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$269,971	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$707,535	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$749,609	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,855,054	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,006,332	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$272,261	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$292,089	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,396,238	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,579,435	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$275,037	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$744,983	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,121,201	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$834,452	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	FOSTERING COMMUNITY AND JOY ACROSS THE ST. LOUIS REGION THROUGH THE SHAKESPEAREAN TRADITION OF ART FOR ALL.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$741,680	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$99,605	RevenueAmt
Desc	50,000+ GATHER IN FOREST PARK EACH SUMMER TO WATCH SOME OF THE NATION'S FINEST ARTISTS PERFORM IN SHAKESPEARE'S ORIGINAL LANGUAGE. PERFORMANCES ARE COMPLETELY FREE TO ATTENDA SUMMER TRADITION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. IN JUNE 2023 THE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PRESENTED TWELFTH NIGHT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$148,389	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$10,970	RevenueAmt
Desc	ST. LOUISANS SHARE THEIR STORIES THROUGH AN IMMERSIVE, YEAR-LONG COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THEATER RESIDENCY. THOSE STORIES ARE INCORPORATED INTO A NEW PLAY BASED ON THE COMMUNITY, INSPIRED BY SHAKESPEARE, AND PERFORMED FOR FREE IN THE CITY STREETS. IN SEPTEMBER 2023, THE FESTIVAL PREMIERED AN ORIGINAL WORK NEAR THE SOCCER STADIUM, TITLED "THE GAME'S AFOOT", LOOSELY INSPIRED BY SHAKESPEARE'S HENRIAD.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$172,910	ExpenseAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: IN COLLABORATION WITH 4THEVILLE AND ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE FESTIVAL LEADS AN INNOVATIVE IN-SCHOOL ARTS RESIDENCY AT SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL. SUMNER WAS RECOMMENDED FOR CLOSURE IN FALL 2020 A MOVE THAT WOULD FURTHER DISINVESTMENT IN ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BLACK COMMUNITIES. THE FESTIVAL AND ITS PARTNERS DEVELOPED A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RECOVERY PLAN TO INCREASE STUDENT ENROLLMENT AT SUMNER HIGH. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ADOPT THE PROGRAM AND KEEP THE SCHOOL OPEN IN 2021; YEAR 3 BEGAN AUGUST 2023. SEVENTEEN ARTS AND CULTURE INSTITUTIONS DELIVER DAILY ARTS AND ADVOCACY COURSES AT NORTH ST. LOUIS' HISTORIC HIGH SCHOOL.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$230,821	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,500	RevenueAmt
Desc	TOURCOTOURCO PRESENTS FREE SHAKESPEARE IN 20+ PUBLIC PARKS ACROSS MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS.THIS TOUR IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN OUR REGION: NO OTHER ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FREE LIVE THEATER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES RIGHT IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD. IN AUGUST 2023, A 90-MINUTE PERFORMANCE OF MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR WAS DELIVERED TO PUBLIC PARKS AND PLAZAS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.NEW WORKS EACH YEAR, THE FESTIVAL INVESTS IN EMERGING MIDWEST THEATERMAKERS TO BUILD ON SHAKESPEARE'S LEGACY OF STORYTELLING. SELECTED PLAYWRIGHTS DEVELOP AND WORKSHOP NEW PLAYS OVER SEVEN MONTHS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CULMINATING IN A THREE-DAY FESTIVAL OF STAGED READINGS OF THE NEW WORK	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$230,821	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$1,500	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,293,800	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	76	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	131	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	29	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	28	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3145319800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3333 WASHINGTON AVENUE SUITE 203	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63103	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
BRIAN HAYDEN
CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ED MACIAS
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAM TRAPP
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HENRY S WEBBER
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MEREDITH BOGGESS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JON E LEWIS JR
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STACY CLAY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANDY MESKER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALISON FERRING
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARLA MILLER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JESSICA L HOLZER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MONICA J ALLEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE THOMAS SWARD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANDRA R MESKER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIK KARANIK
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ODESTER MORAIS-SAUNDERS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY MORGAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN NICKEL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUTH L LEDERMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VANESSA OKWURAIWE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS F SCHLAFLY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRACIE MARIE GREGORY GOFFE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR SHERMAN SILBER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HENRY WARSHAW
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HENRY S WEBBER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL W WEISBROD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS RIDGELY
PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTO	40.00		Yes (X)	$121,615	$0	$101

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$121,615	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$101	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$52,691	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,522,142	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,574,833	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
"IN THE PARK" FEES	711110	$99,605	$99,605
OTHER PROGRAM FEES	711110	$6,000	$6,000
TOURCO	711110	$649	$649

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$106,254	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$26,219	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$7,918	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$18,301	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$18,301	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISC. REVENUES	Desc
Business	711110	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$14,855	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$11,497	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$3,358	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$14,855	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,714,243	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$136,052	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$3,358	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$127,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,850	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,050	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$38,100	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$945,227	TotalAmt
Program Services	$659,055	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$153,866	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$132,306	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,279	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,975	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,858	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,446	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,191	TotalAmt
Program Services	$40,175	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,139	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,877	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$81,026	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,198	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,828	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,000	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,644	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,413	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,413	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,024	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,259	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,811	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,954	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$111,873	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,350	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,390	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$48,133	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$160,649	TotalAmt
Program Services	$80,061	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$80,588	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,853	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,853	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,477	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,989	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,488	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,077	TotalAmt
Management And General	$24,077	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
LIGHTS AND SOUND	$207,348	$207,348
ARTISTIC PRODUCTION EXP	$54,520	$53,166	$1,354
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$41,650		$41,650
SETS, PROPS, AND COSTUM	$3,933	$3,933

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,148	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,441	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,552	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,155	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,006,332	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,293,800	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$442,561	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$269,971	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,361	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,278	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,050	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$571,752	BOYAmt
EOY	$485,888	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$209,694	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,687	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,676	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$108,177	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$974,769	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$605,562	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$407,344	BOYAmt
EOY	$369,207	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$446,159	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,396,238	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,579,435	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$250,718	BOYAmt
EOY	$238,255	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,319	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,319	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$457,409	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$275,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$744,983	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$641,859	BOYAmt
EOY	$293,378	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$479,342	BOYAmt
EOY	$541,074	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,121,201	BOYAmt
EOY	$834,452	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,396,238	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,579,435	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$292,089	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$5,340	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,335,133	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,089,387	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,810,346	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,753,884	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,574,833	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,563,583	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,335,133	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,089,387	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,810,346	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,753,884	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,574,833	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,563,583	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$886,537	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$6,677,046	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,227	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$326	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$359	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$225	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$649	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,786	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$15,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$15,500	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$483	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$16,476	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$63,642	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$250,763	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,855	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$346,219	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$7,929,088	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$610,825	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.84210	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.72880	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$688,508	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$360,078	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$328,430	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$286,261	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$245,484	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$40,777	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$369,207	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET	Desc
Book Value	$446,159	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$446,159	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$457,409	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$457,409	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,714,243	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,714,243	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,714,243	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,006,332	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,006,332	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,006,332	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE"), EXCEPT ON NET INCOME DERIVED FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AS DEFINED IN THE CODE. ACCORDINGLY THE ORGANIZATION FILES AS A TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOW GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE FASB ON ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES AND HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS, EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS, AND BELIEVES THAT NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS NECESSARY TO COVER ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S RETURNS FOR TAX YEARS 2019 AND LATER REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN K NICKEL	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	DIRECTOR	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$201,317	TransactionAmt
Transaction	SET CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL PROVIDED BY THE SPARK AGENCY (SWITCH LIBERATE YOUR BRAND) FOR FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE 990 AND ITS SCHEDULES ARE SENT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE FILING AND THEN TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AFTER FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	NEW DIRECTORS SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND DISCLOSURES AT THE TIME OF THEIR ELECTION TO THE BOARD. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCUSSED AT SELECT BOARD MEETINGS AS NECESSARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	WHEN SENIOR STAFF ARE HIRED, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD EXPERIENCED IN STAFF RECRUITING AND RETENTION REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE AGAINST THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE COMPLETE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS DISCUSSED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES. COMPENSATION FOR THE REST OF THE STAFF IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE YEARLY BUDGET PROCESS, WHICH IS ALSO DOCUMENTED IN THE COMMITTEE MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED IN THE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL OFFICES. INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN COME TO THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICES AND INSPECT THE DOCUMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S 990S ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	NO CHANGES TO THIS PROCESS.