Studio BE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017
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- Organization
- Studio BE (EIN 26-4315407)
- Tax period
- 2017-03-01 to 2018-02-28
- Filed
- 2018-05-25
- IRS object ID
- 201801459349200615
- Schema version
- 2017v2.2
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2018-05-25T09:52:34-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2018-02-28 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | THE ACT GROUP LTD | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 6228 N BROADWAY | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | CHICAGO | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | IL | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 60660 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2017-03-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 264315407 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Studio BE | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | STUD | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 7736105930 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 3110 N Sheffield Ave | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Chicago | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | IL | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 60657 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | AARON SHAPIRO | PersonNm |
| Person Title | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 7736105930 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2018-04-26 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | KEVIN KUMMER | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01760907 | PTIN |
| Phone | 7737432196 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2018-05-25 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2017 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Final Return | Yes (X) | FinalReturnInd |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $145,799 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $0 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $145,394 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $0 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $0 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $405 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $145,799 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $25,954 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $5,352 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $101,397 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $40,060 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $172,763 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$26,964 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $26,964 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $11,964 | BOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $15,000 | BOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $26,964 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $26,964 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Performances of new and original musical comedy | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | PERFORMANCE EVENTS OF NEW AND ORIGINAL MUSINCAL COMEDY | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Program Service Expenses | $157,019 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $157,019 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| AARON SHAPIRO | ||
| Executive Director | 5.00 | $0 |
| MICHAEL S JORDAN | ||
| Secretary | 5.00 | $0 |
| ALEX GARADAY | ||
| Artistic Director | 5.00 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE MCCULLOGH | ||
| Treasurer | 5.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | Yes (true) | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | IL | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | STEPHANIE VLCEK | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 3110 N Sheffield | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Chicago | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | IL | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 60657 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 7736335384 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
| Public Support Total170 | $0 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY170 | 0 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $17,235 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $32 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Total | $17,267 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $58,861 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $215,298 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $205,968 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $145,799 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $625,926 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $53,384 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Total | $53,384 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $129,480 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $215,298 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $206,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $145,799 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $696,577 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $696,577 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $696,577 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule N IRS990ScheduleN
Liquidation Of Assets Table LiquidationOfAssetsTableGrp
Liquidation Of Assets Detail LiquidationOfAssetsDetail (3 entries)
| Assets Distri Or Expnss PaidAssetsDistriOrExpnssPaidDesc | DistributionDistributionDt | Fair Market Value Of AssetFairMarketValueOfAssetAmt | Method Of FMV DeterminationMethodOfFMVDeterminationTxt | EINEIN | Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | CityUSAddress/CityNm | State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd | IRC SectionIRCSectionTxt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athenaeum Theater | |||||||||
| Theater equipment | 2018-02-28 | $2,500 | comparable costs | 450974851 | 2936 N Southport | Chicago | IL | 60657 | 501(c)(3) |
| Timeline Theater Compnay | |||||||||
| Theater equipment, office supp | 2018-02-28 | $250 | comparable costs | 364197407 | 615 W Wellington | Chicago | IL | 60657 | 501(c)(3) |
| Victory Gardens Theater | |||||||||
| Theater equipment | 2018-02-28 | $800 | comparable costs | 362807341 | 2433 N Lincoln Avenue | Chicago | IL | 60614 | 501(c)(3) |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Assets Distributed | Yes (true) | AssetsDistributedInd |
| Required To Notify AG | Yes (true) | RequiredToNotifyAGInd |
| Attorney General Notified | Yes (true) | AttorneyGeneralNotifiedInd |
| Liabilities Paid | Yes (true) | LiabilitiesPaidInd |
| Bonds Outstanding | false | BondsOutstandingInd |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (15 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Pt VI, Line 11b | Board of Directors reviews and approves the tax return |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8 | Space rent 405. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Taxes and licenses 573. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Office expense 6696. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Technical expenses 925. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Production expenses 26150. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Meals and travel 1275. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Advertising 951. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Gifts 685. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Specialty events 2075. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Festival operations 624. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Miscellaneous 106. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 | Security Deposit 15000. 0. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e | Festival operations |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e | Business fees and licenses |
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