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WRITERS THEATRE INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
WRITERS THEATRE INC (EIN 36-3847280)
Tax period
2018-08-01 to 2019-07-31
Filed
2020-07-15
IRS object ID
202031979349301403
Schema version
2018v3.2
Source
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PersonKathryn M LipumaPersonNm
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Gross Receipts$6,344,748GrossReceiptsAmt
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Activity Or MissionTo 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.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionWriters Theatre (WT) is a literary organization that operates not-for-profit theatres in Glencoe, Illinois. WT exists to explore productions in which the word on the page and the artists who bring that word to life hold primary importance. Central to this mission are three core objectives: valuing text, both classic and contemporary, as the fundamental source of inspiration; creating deliberately intimate performances where audiences are face to face with powerful stories; and honoring the time and commitment of our artists by offering industry-leading compensation. Writers Theatre has earned a reputation for consistent artistic excellence, innovative educational programming and service to our community.MissionDesc
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Expense$5,616,962ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,859,278RevenueAmt
DescArtistic Programming:The 2018/19 Season marked WT's 27th year and third full six-play season in the new theatre center. The Season began with Vietgone by Qui Nguyen in the Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre. With an original hip-hop score by Gabriel Ruiz, choreography by Tommy Rapley and direction by Lavina Jadhwani, Vietgone featured an entirely Asian-American cast and received a one-week extension to meet audience demand. The world premiere of Witch by Jen Silverman followed in the Gillian Theatre, directed by Marti Lyons. Witch, a reinterpretation of the Jacobean drama The Witch of Edmonton, was commissioned and developed through WT's Literary Development Initiative. Writers Theatre's third production of the year, William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, or What You Will, was directed by WT Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and delighted audiences during the holiday season. The season continued in the Nichols Theatre with August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, helmed by WT Resident Director Ron OJ Parson. A Number by Caryl Churchill followed in the Gillian Theatre. This two-man play, directed by Robin Witt, featured longtime WT actor and Resident Director William Brown, and Nate Burger. A Number opened in March and ran through early June. The season closed with a revival of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Next to Normal. David Cromer, winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, returned to direct and the production received national recognition from the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. The play was extended a week due to popular demand and closed on June 30, 2019.Desc

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Expense$182,290ExpenseAmt
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DescEducational Programming:WT Education's comprehensive in-school, on-site and community-based programming reached close to 11,000 students this past year, 90% of whom live and/or attend school in underserved areas. These programs serve as a vital extension of the company's mission, engaging students with active learning opportunities centered around the written word to augment art-education across Chicago and cultivate the next generation of artists. WT Education is comprised of four pillars: Classroom Residencies, Touring Outreach, Student Matinees, and On-Site Creative Learning. In conjunction with these pillars, WT Education also oversees professional Internships; the WT Youth Council, an artistic leadership advisory board for high school students interested in hands-on exposure to arts administration; and Audience Engagement efforts for life-long learners.IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIESWT's high-level impact residency programs nurture socio-emotional well-being and encourage students to find power in their creative voice. The Novel Series explores an entire novel through an intensive 10-session process that culminates in a full-class theatrical presentation; Write On! is a customizable residency tailored to focus on an educator's specific classroom needs; ACTIVATE works in tandem with our student matinees to offer pre-and post-show classroom sessions that extend and enhance students' engagement with art on stage. In the 2018-2019 School Year, WT Education engaged 2,118 students across 64 classrooms and community organizations. That same year, WT's residency programs collaborated with 17 returning teachers, building on the previous years to create a deep and sustainable learning experience, and engaged with 4 new classroom teachers.TOURING OUTREACHThe MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights is a one-woman show that follows a Chicago student's transformation through studying the Civil Rights Movement. With a post-show discussion facilitated by WT Teaching Artists, The MLK Project promotes civic responsibility and social justice through dialogue and discussion. Nearly three dozen diverse schools and two juvenile correctional facilities across Chicagoland hosted The MLK Project, extending the program's reach to approximately 7,000 young people this year.STUDENT MATINEESWT's 2018/19 Season presented three Student Matinee productions (Witch, Twelfth Night, or What You Will and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom). 1,254 students attended student matinees. ON-SITE CREATIVE LEARNINGWT continues to offer on-site after-school classes for students aged 5 to 12. Held in the new theatre center, On-Site Creative Learning classes invite students to devise their own stories inspired by childhood classics.WT YOUTH COUNCILThe WT Youth Council is a leadership advisory board for motivated high school students to gain hands-on, in-depth exposure to the art and business of theatre. Council members receive behind-the-scenes access to productions, artists, and programs. Students meet 1-2 times a month and attend workshops that nurture and develop their specific interests in the performance arts field. In the 2018-2019 school year, the Council was made up of 9 teens from 6 high schools.Desc

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DescLiterary Development Initiative:Since 1992, WT has produced 28 world premieres: 9 plays, 15 adaptations and 4 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. During the 2018/19 Season, the LDI hosted 2 public readings of contemporary work, 2 readings of work in development, a workshop for a commissioned play by Eleanor Burgess, and a development residency for Manual Cinema.Desc
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Gillian Goodman
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Linda Umans
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Richard M Lipton
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Christopher S Pfaff
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Elaine Tinberg
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Michael Petersen
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Janice Beck
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Julie Bernstein
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Sara Cohan
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Ben Cohen
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Joseph G Dillon
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher Gould
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Halberstam
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Avril Klaff
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Christopher N Knight
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathryn M Lipuma
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Thomas Mann
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Russ Mayerfield
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David McGranahan
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lloyd Morgan
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Robert Olshansky
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Lizzy Scheinfeld
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Stephanie Sick
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Mary Pat Studdert
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Seth Traxler
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Kendra Wallace
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Props and Scenery$390,300$390,300
Costumes$96,305$96,305
Electrical Equipment$71,272$68,275$2,997

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,271TotalAmt
Program Services$6,176ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,684ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,411FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,204,950TotalAmt
Program Services$5,858,963ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$814,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$531,431FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,144,923BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,766,588BOYAmt
EOY$3,289,463EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,894,496BOYAmt
EOY$1,076,158EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,998BOYAmt
EOY$10,989EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$343,053BOYAmt
EOY$575,243EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$29,781,215LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,923,308LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,425,565BOYAmt
EOY$26,857,907EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,406,316EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,582,623BOYAmt
EOY$33,216,076EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$144,000BOYAmt
EOY$195,704EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,685,961BOYAmt
EOY$1,620,462EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,471,857BOYAmt
EOY$1,234,464EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,301,818BOYAmt
EOY$3,050,630EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,378,195BOYAmt
EOY$26,665,979EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,902,610BOYAmt
EOY$1,467,010EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$2,032,457EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,280,805BOYAmt
EOY$30,165,446EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,582,623BOYAmt
EOY$33,216,076EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,186,725ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$71,366NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,159,465CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,666,299CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,647,104CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,151,166CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,918,984CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,543,018TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,159,465CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,666,299CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,647,104CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,151,166CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,918,984CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,543,018TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,206,712SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$18,336,306PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,038CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,169CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,171CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$67,285CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$56,805CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$147,468TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$34,385CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,385TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,693CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$80,944CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$138,041CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$135,859CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$191,787CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$559,324TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$25,284,195TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$15,604,487GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.72520PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.79790PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMiscellaneous Income - 2014 Amount: $ 6,318. 2015 Amount: $ 16,765. 2016 Amount: $ 33,006. 2017 Amount: $ 16,951. 2018 Amount: $ 79,465. Gross Sales of Inventory - 2014 Amount: $ 6,375. 2015 Amount: $ 64,179. 2016 Amount: $ 105,035. 2017 Amount: $ 118,908. 2018 Amount: $ 112,322.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,000,745BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$111,712InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$80,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,032,457EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$0BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,000,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$745InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,000,745EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.98400PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.01600TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$150,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$150,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$28,338,379OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,038,456DepreciationAmt
Book Value$26,299,923BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,292,836OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$884,852DepreciationAmt
Book Value$407,984BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$26,857,907TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,142,089TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$71,366NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$52,498OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$123,864RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,018,225RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,018,225TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,257,448TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$52,498OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$52,498ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,204,950ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,204,950TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:The Theatre's endowment is comprised of a contribution 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. 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 percent 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 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of Goods Sold 52,498.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of Goods Sold 52,498.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$934,165GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$789,465CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$144,700GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$15,000RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$71,369FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$14,606EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$93,250OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$934,165GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$789,465CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$144,700GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$15,000RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$71,369FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$14,606EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$93,250OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$194,225DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$49,525NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Michael Halberstam
Artistic Director$175,732$0$0$0$0$0$3,588$0$6,783$0$186,103$0$0$0
Kathryn M Lipuma
Executive Director$175,732$0$0$0$0$0$3,517$0$6,783$0$186,032$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe 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 12cTrustees 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 15Reasonable 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 19Writers 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).