ST LOUIS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: ST LOUIS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL (EIN 43-1815139)
Tax period: 2020-10-01 to 2021-09-30
Filed: 2022-04-07
IRS object ID: 202230979349300548
Schema version: 2020v4.2
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 G
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-04-07T15:47:00-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-09-30	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	2020-10-01	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	2022-04-05	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

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	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
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	$2,078,268	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	39	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	40	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,089,387	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,810,346	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$41,468	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$136,673	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$326	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$359	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$17,148	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$78,389	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,148,329	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,025,767	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	$817,001	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,193,870	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$207,622	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$377,631	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$786,881	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,194,632	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,980,751	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$46,303	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$45,016	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$909,280	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$965,501	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$105,356	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$116,561	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$803,924	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$848,940	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	$823,366	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$125,375	RevenueAmt
Desc	SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: 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 ATTEND - A SUMMER TRADITION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. IN JUNE, 2021 THE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL STAGED KING LEAR.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$125,794	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	SHAKESPEARE IN THE STREETS: 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 2021, THE FESTIVAL PREMIERED AN ORIGINAL WORK IN THE VILLE NEIGHBORHOOD OF NORTH ST. LOUIS, TITLED: "THE VILLE: AVENGEANCE!" LOOSELY INSPIRED BY SHAKESPEARE'S HAMLET.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$155,411	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$11,298	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: TOURCO PRESENTED FREE SHAKESPEARE IN 20+ PUBLIC PARKS ACROSS MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS.THIS TOUR IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN OUR AREA: NO OTHER ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FREE SHAKESPEARE FOR ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS RIGHT IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD. IN AUGUST 2021, A 90-MINUTE PERFORMANCE OF OTHELLO WAS STAGED IN 24 PARKS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.IN COLLABORATION WITH 4THEVILLE AND ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE FESTIVAL LEADS AN INNOVATIVE IN-SCHOOL ARTS RESIDENCY AT SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL. FOURTEEN ARTS AND CULTURE INSTITUTIONS DELIVER ARTS AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS AT NORTH ST. LOUIS' HISTORIC 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 HAVE 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; THE PILOT YEAR BEGAN AUGUST 23RD, 2021.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	DescDesc
$240,717	NEW WORKS PROGRAMS: EACH YEAR THE FESTIVAL INVESTS IN EMERGING THEATERMAKERS TO BUILD ON SHAKESPEARE'S LEGACY OF STORYTELLING. LOCALLY CONVENED LITERALLY WORKSHOPS TOOK PLACE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THREE EMERGING PLAYWRIGHT COHORTS. ADDITIONALLY, IN COLLABORATION WITH PAINTEDBLACK STL AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTRAL WEST END WINDOW WALK THE FESTIVAL PRESENTED "A WALKING XMAS CAROL" FROM NOVEMBER 28 THROUGH DECEMBER 23, 2020 FREE OF CHARGE. A 20-STOP, AUDIO-MUSICAL AND WINDOW-DISPLAY REIMAGINING OF THE CLASSIC TALE BY CHARLES DICKENS FEATURING THE MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK FROM THE ACCLAIMED "Q BROTHERS CHRISTMAS CAROL."
$153,931	ABT ACROSS AMERICA: BUILDING ON THEIR HISTORY OF CROSS-COUNTRY TOURS IN THE 1940S AND 50S, THE AMERICAN BALLET THEATER (AMERICA'S NATIONAL BALLET COMPANY) TRAVELED TO 8 U.S. CITIES IN THE SUMMER OF 2021. THE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL AND SEVERAL COMMUNITY SPONSORS HOSTED TWO FREE PERFORMANCES BY ABT AT SHAKESPEARE GLEN IN FOREST PARK ON JULY 14, 2021. OVER 7,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED.

ExpenseExpenseAmt

DescDesc

$240,717

NEW WORKS PROGRAMS: EACH YEAR THE FESTIVAL INVESTS IN EMERGING THEATERMAKERS TO BUILD ON SHAKESPEARE'S LEGACY OF STORYTELLING. LOCALLY CONVENED LITERALLY WORKSHOPS TOOK PLACE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THREE EMERGING PLAYWRIGHT COHORTS. ADDITIONALLY, IN COLLABORATION WITH PAINTEDBLACK STL AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTRAL WEST END WINDOW WALK THE FESTIVAL PRESENTED "A WALKING XMAS CAROL" FROM NOVEMBER 28 THROUGH DECEMBER 23, 2020 FREE OF CHARGE. A 20-STOP, AUDIO-MUSICAL AND WINDOW-DISPLAY REIMAGINING OF THE CLASSIC TALE BY CHARLES DICKENS FEATURING THE MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK FROM THE ACCLAIMED "Q BROTHERS CHRISTMAS CAROL."

$153,931

ABT ACROSS AMERICA: BUILDING ON THEIR HISTORY OF CROSS-COUNTRY TOURS IN THE 1940S AND 50S, THE AMERICAN BALLET THEATER (AMERICA'S NATIONAL BALLET COMPANY) TRAVELED TO 8 U.S. CITIES IN THE SUMMER OF 2021. THE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL AND SEVERAL COMMUNITY SPONSORS HOSTED TWO FREE PERFORMANCES BY ABT AT SHAKESPEARE GLEN IN FOREST PARK ON JULY 14, 2021. OVER 7,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$394,648	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,499,219	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	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	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	Yes (1)	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	64	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	39	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	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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 (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ED MACIAS
CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JULIE THOMAS
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAM TRAPP
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN HAYDEN
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MEREDITH BOGGESS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GRETA K BROWN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STACY CLAY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEAN DANIEL-GENTRY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALISON FERRING
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES HARDIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JESSICA L HOLZER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALAN JONAGAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MONT S LEVY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS E LOWTHER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANDRA R MESKER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARL MILLER
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
KIKU OBATA
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VANESSA OKWURAIWE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
IAN PATTERSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS F SCHLAFLY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BEVIS SCHOCK
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR SHERMAN SILBER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK P TAYLOR
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 DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$114,199	$0	$2,589

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$114,199	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$2,589	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
Fundraising	$168,328	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$27,879	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,614,139	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,810,346	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
"IN THE PARK" FEES	711110	$125,375	$125,375
"EDUCATION" FEES	711110	$11,298	$11,298

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$136,673	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$359	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$359	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$46,532	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$168,328	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$46,532	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$20,716	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$5,969	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,747	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$14,747	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$63,642	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$63,642	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$63,642	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,025,767	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$215,062	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$359	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$110,867	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,977	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,630	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,260	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$878,137	TotalAmt
Program Services	$684,169	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$69,442	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$124,526	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,759	TotalAmt
Program Services	$52,091	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,962	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,706	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,816	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,992	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,806	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,018	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$84,291	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,771	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,528	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,992	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,031	TotalAmt
Management And General	$19,031	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,128	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,128	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,315	TotalAmt
Program Services	$40,818	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,701	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,796	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,763	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,989	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,450	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,324	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$189,572	TotalAmt
Program Services	$134,398	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$55,174	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$603	TotalAmt
Management And General	$603	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,907	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,648	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,259	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,054	TotalAmt
Management And General	$23,054	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ARTISTIC PRODUCTION EXP	$186,752	$186,652	$100
SETS, PROPS, AND COSTUM	$123,711	$123,711
LIGHTS AND SOUND	$58,977	$58,977
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$3,042		$3,042

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,026	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,026	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,980,751	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,499,219	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$273,910	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$207,622	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$221,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$94,440	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,648	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,767	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$189,324	BOYAmt
EOY	$383,683	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,269	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,784	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,749	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,624	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,041	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$930,034	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$542,213	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$387,614	BOYAmt
EOY	$387,821	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$909,280	BOYAmt
EOY	$965,501	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,631	BOYAmt
EOY	$116,561	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,525	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$76,200	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,356	BOYAmt
EOY	$116,561	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	$618,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$598,446	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185,494	BOYAmt
EOY	$250,494	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$803,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$848,940	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$909,280	BOYAmt
EOY	$965,501	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$45,016	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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	$1,161,497	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,696,911	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,335,133	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,089,387	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,810,346	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,093,274	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,161,497	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,696,911	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,335,133	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,089,387	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,810,346	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,093,274	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,844,973	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$5,248,301	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$698	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,522	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,227	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$326	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$359	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,132	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$15,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$15,500	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$483	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$16,476	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$63,642	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$80,601	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$7,194,507	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$598,413	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.72950	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.87970	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	$632,270	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$304,681	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$327,589	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$297,764	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$237,532	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$60,232	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$387,821	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,025,767	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,025,767	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,025,767	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,980,751	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,980,751	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,980,751	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 2016 AND LATER REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA EVENT	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$214,860	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$168,328	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$46,532	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$600	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$6,347	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$23,000	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$500	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$16,085	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$214,860	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$168,328	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$46,532	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$600	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$6,347	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$23,000	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$500	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$16,085	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$46,532	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$0	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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	$12,567	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	THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REPONSIBLE FOR APPOINTING A FIRM OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE AUDIT AND OVERSEEING AUDIT PROCEDURES. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE PRIOR YEAR.