TIMELINE THEATRE COMPANY: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: TIMELINE THEATRE COMPANY (EIN 36-4197407)
Tax period: 2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed: 2019-05-10
IRS object ID: 201941339349300929
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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 M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-05-10T11:04:58-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	363963131	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MANN WEITZ & ASSOCIATES LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 DEER LAKE ROAD SUITE 125	AddressLine1Txt
City	DEERFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60015	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	364197407	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TIMELINE THEATRE COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TIME	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7732818463	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	615 W WELLINGTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60657	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ELIZABETH K AUMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	MANAGING DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7732818463	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-05-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARCY STEINDLER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00573131	PTIN
Phone	8472673400	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	50.225.221.110	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-05-10	IPDt
IP Tm	11:02:29	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	C5BAD029B968EB4F6BA292482B41344759A7A159	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	E74A19A0F1F0CAD81232780F6B89B4FFD5B78694	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ELIZABETH K AUMAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	615 W WELLINGTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60657	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,696,001	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.TIMELINETHEATRE.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1997	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PRESENTING STORIES INSPIRED BY HISTORY THAT CONNECT WITH TODAY'S SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	21	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	19	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	87	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	350	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$904	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,365,266	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,834,397	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$767,609	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$792,269	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,717	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,136	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$6,381	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$18,447	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,128,211	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,609,355	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	$1,114,629	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,197,519	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$29,450	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$190,909	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$741,531	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$757,035	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,885,610	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,954,554	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$242,601	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$654,801	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,931,783	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,583,740	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$393,696	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$290,002	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,538,087	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,293,738	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TIMELINE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS STORIES INSPIRED BY HISTORY THAT CONNECT WITH TODAY'S SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES. OUR COLLABORATIVE ARTISTIC TEAM PRODUCES PROVOCATIVE THEATRE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE, ENTERTAIN AND ENLIGHTEN.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,400,373	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$792,269	RevenueAmt
Desc	TIMELINE THEATRE WAS FOUNDED IN 1997 WITH A GOAL OF EXPLORING TODAY'S SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES THROUGH THE LENS OF THE PAST. BY THE END OF OUR 21ST SEASON IN THE SUMMER OF 2018, WE PRODUCED 75 PLAYS, INCLUDING 10 WORLD PREMIERES AND 33 CHICAGO PREMIERES, RECEIVING CONSISTENT AUDIENCE AND CRITICAL ACCLAIM. TIMELINE HAS BEEN AWARDED 54 JEFF AWARDS, HONORING EXCELLENCE IN CHICAGO THEATRE, INCLUDING 11 FOR OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION, AND RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS 2016 MACARTHUR AWARD FOR CREATIVE AND EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONS, WHICH "RECOGNIZES EXCEPTIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED CREATIVITY AND IMPACT, AND INVESTS IN THEIR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY." (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$173,433	ExpenseAmt
Desc	TIMELINE'S LIVING HISTORY EDUCATION PROGRAM BRINGS OUR MISSION AND ART TO CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ACTIVELY ENGAGING STUDENTS IN THE SAME DIALOGUE WE FOSTER WITH THE REST OF OUR AUDIENCES. THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY ARTS INTEGRATION RESIDENCIES, STUDENTS EXPLORE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HISTORY, ART AND THEIR OWN LIVES THROUGH THEATRE EXERCISES THAT DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. DURING THE 2017-18 SEASON, MORE THAN 975 STUDENTS AT NINE CPS SCHOOLS WERE SERVED BY THE LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM WITH 39 SEPARATE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,573,806	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	Yes (1)	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	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	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	77	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	87	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
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	21	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	19	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	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAN MCARDLE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7732818463	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	615 W WELLINGTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60657	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
ALVIN KATZ
DIRECTOR	2.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN DOUCE
TREASURER	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
EILEEN LACARIO
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ELIZABETH K AUMAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	$78,926	$0	$6,189	Yes (X)
ELIZABETH RICHTER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
J ROBERT BARR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JANET ULRICH BROOKS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$8,998	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN M SIREK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN B CASE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAWRENCE GILL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW REILEIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL J KENNEDY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK POWERS
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	$78,633	$0	$6,189	Yes (X)
PHILIP E CABLE
VICE PRESIDENT	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RA JOY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RENEE L ZIPPRICH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SONDRA HEALY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN A PAYNE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THADDEUS J MALIK
SECRETARY	1.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
TOM GOSLINE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM A OBENSHAIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$166,557	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$12,378	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	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	$362,056	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$34,077	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,438,264	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$47,112	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,834,397	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ADMISSIONS	Desc
Business	711110	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$792,269	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$792,269	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$792,269	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,136	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,136	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$43,220	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$362,056	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$86,646	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$43,426	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$43,426	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$15,950	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,950	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$15,950	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
MISCELLANEOUS	711110	$5,383	$5,383
CONCESSIONS	711110	$3,646	$3,646

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$9,029	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,609,355	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$792,269	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$17,311	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$188,740	TotalAmt
Program Services	$103,358	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62,913	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,469	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$813,590	TotalAmt
Program Services	$656,623	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,228	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$93,739	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,471	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,640	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,609	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,222	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,718	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,829	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,948	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,941	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,915	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,344	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,071	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,164	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,164	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$50	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$950	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$133,720	TotalAmt
Program Services	$104,789	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,926	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,005	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,738	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,682	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,880	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,176	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,035	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,035	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,510	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,247	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,429	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,834	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,436	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,889	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,860	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,687	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,871	TotalAmt
Program Services	$977	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,719	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$175	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,360	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$320	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$320	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,626	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,438	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,888	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,300	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRODUCTION EXPENSES	$272,624	$272,035	$569	$20
MERCHANDISE	$3,396	$3,396

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,954,554	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,573,806	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$189,839	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$190,909	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,033,981	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,275,038	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$369,715	BOYAmt
EOY	$730,142	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$290,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$217,500	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,318	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,998	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,476	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,546	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,309	BOYAmt
EOY	$233,132	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$299,608	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$178,224	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$141,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,384	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,931,783	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,583,740	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$47,507	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,505	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$346,189	BOYAmt
EOY	$256,497	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$393,696	BOYAmt
EOY	$290,002	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$947,465	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,095,537	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$590,622	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,198,201	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,538,087	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,293,738	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,931,783	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,583,740	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$654,801	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$100,850	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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	$62,986	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$786,200	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,151,362	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,365,266	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,834,397	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,200,211	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$62,986	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$786,200	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,151,362	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,365,266	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,834,397	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,200,211	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$711,747	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,488,464	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$809	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,351	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,717	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,136	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,158	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$34,751	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	-$10,896	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	-$24,074	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	-$14,842	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	-$27,476	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	-$42,537	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$43,657	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$14,009	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,854	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,461	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,029	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$82,010	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,245,842	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$3,901,928	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.85560	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.83250	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART VI, LIST OF UNUSUAL GRANTS:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DESCRIPTION: AWARD FOR CREATIVE AND EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONS DATE: 12/23/15 AMOUNT: 625000.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$235,217	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$124,680	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$110,537	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$64,391	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$53,544	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$10,847	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$121,384	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,710,205	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$100,850	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$100,850	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,609,355	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,609,355	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,954,554	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,954,554	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,954,554	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECTS OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. AS OF JUNE 30, 2018, THE THEATRE HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	BENEFIT DINNER	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$405,276	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$362,056	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$43,220	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$51,059	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$10,769	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$24,818	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$405,276	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$362,056	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$43,220	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$51,059	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$10,769	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$24,818	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$86,646	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$43,426	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming	$15,950	GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming	0	VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Gross Revenue Total Gaming	$15,950	GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary	$15,950	NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming Conducted	IL	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
Licensed	Yes (1)	LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc	0	LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With Nonmembers	0	GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity	0	MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Other Facility	1.00000	GamingOtherFacilityPct

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DANIEL MCARDLE GENERAL MANAGER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	615 W WELLINGTON	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60657	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev	0	CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd

Gaming Manager Business Name GamingManagerBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAN MACARDLE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Manager Services Prov	OVERSEES THE RAFFLE AT THE THEATRE'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISER	GamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is Employee	Yes (X)	GamingManagerIsEmployeeInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr	0	CharitableDistributionRqrInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$33,711	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	SELLING PRICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	THEATRE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES	1	$10,016	COST
Yes (X)	GIFT CARDS	1	$1,878	COST
Yes (X)	OTHER	1	$1,507	COST

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	THE COMPANY WAS ALSO NAMED "ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP 10 MOST PROMISING EMERGING PROFESSIONAL THEATRES" IN 2011 BY THE AMERICAN THEATRE WING, FOUNDER OF THE TONY AWARDS. LOCALLY, TIMELINE CONTINUES TO EMERGE AS A PROMINENT VOICE IN CHICAGO'S VIBRANT ARTS COMMUNITY, LAUDED BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE AS A "SAVVY AND GROWING COMPANY, WHERE MORE AND MORE CHICAGOANS HAVE COME, WITH REASON, TO TRUST THE POWER, TRUTH AND INTEGRITY OF THE WORK." TIMELINE CURRENTLY SERVES APPROXIMATELY 25,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS, WHICH SHALL CONSIST SOLELY OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE CORPORATION'S COMPANY. THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE MEMBERS SHALL BE NO LESS THAN FIVE. THE MEMBERS VOTE ON ANY DECISION TO HIRE OR DISCHARGE THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OR THE THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	ANY DECISION TO HIRE OR DISCHARGE THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OR THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SHALL REQUIRE THE SEPARATE AFFIRMATIVE APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF BOTH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE ACTIVE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING, STAFFING AND BUDGETING THE ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING OF THE CORPORATION. IN ADDITION, THE MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS OF THE CORPORATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A DRAFT OF THE 990 TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DECLARE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND RE-AFFIRM THE DECLARATION ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	ANNUALLY, THE HUMAN RESOURCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITEES DETERMINE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. THE COMMITTEE USES COMPARABILITY DATA TO DETERMINE COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.