TIMELINE THEATRE COMPANY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: TIMELINE THEATRE COMPANY (EIN 36-4197407)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-05-09
IRS object ID: 201811299349302031
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-05-09T12:54:20-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	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	2016-07-01	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	2018-05-09	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	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	$2,221,639	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	20	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	83	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	300	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,776,362	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,365,266	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$717,269	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$767,609	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,145	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,717	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$17,220	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$6,381	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,477,556	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,128,211	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	$1,026,777	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,114,629	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$81,513	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$29,450	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$209,449	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$815,143	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$741,531	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,923,433	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,885,610	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$554,123	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$242,601	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,780,917	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,931,783	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$487,581	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$393,696	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,293,336	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,538,087	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	$1,297,587	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$767,609	RevenueAmt
Desc	TIMELINE THEATRE IS A RAPIDLY GROWING PROFESSIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT THEATRE COMPANY IN EAST LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO DEDICATED TO PRESENTING 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. THIS UNIQUE MISSION AND A CONSISTENT RECORD OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE HAVE DISTINGUISHED TIMELINE IN CHICAGO, INCLUDING BEING NAMED "BEST THEATRE" IN 2011 BY CHICAGO MAGAZINE, AND NATIONALLY, HERALDED AS THE COUNTRY'S "BEST COMPANY" IN 2010 BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$167,106	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 2016-17 SEASON, MORE THAN 934 STUDENTS AT TEN SCHOOLS WERE SERVED BY THE LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM - ALCOTT COLLEGE PREP, JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL, HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, NORTH GRAND HIGH SCHOOL, FREDERICK VON STEUBEN METROPOLITAN SCIENCE CENTER, TEAM ENGLEWOOD ACADEMY, PERSPECTIVES LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, MICHELE CLARK HIGH SCHOOL AND WESTINGHOUSE COLLEGE PREP.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,464,693	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	Yes (1)	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	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	72	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	83	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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	20	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	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 (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ELIZABETH K AUMAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$75,445	$0	$5,680
PATRICK POWERS
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$74,766	$0	$5,689
JOHN SIREK
PRESIDENT	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EILEEN LACARIO
VICE PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PHILIP E CABLE
SECRETARY	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW REILEIN
TREASURER	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
J ROBERT BARR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN B CASE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN DOUCE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SONDRA HEALY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RA JOY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALVIN KATZ
DIRECTOR	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL J KENNEDY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THADDEUS J MALIK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM A OBENSHAIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN A PAYNE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH RICHTER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBRA SIEGEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RENEE L ZIPPRICH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RON PJ PARSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$2,992	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$153,203	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$11,369	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	$300,190	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$11,460	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,053,616	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$14,520	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,365,266	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ADMISSIONS	Desc
Business	711110	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$767,609	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$767,609	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$767,609	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,717	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,717	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$57,411	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$300,190	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$93,428	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$36,017	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$36,017	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$21,175	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$21,175	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$21,175	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
CONCESSIONS	711110	$4,845	$4,845
MISCELLANEOUS	711110	$3,616	$3,616

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$8,461	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,128,211	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$767,609	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$4,664	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$169,443	TotalAmt
Program Services	$88,958	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,305	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,180	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$774,113	TotalAmt
Program Services	$619,875	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$60,408	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$93,830	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$93,025	TotalAmt
Program Services	$81,123	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,584	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,318	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,048	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,797	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,436	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,815	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,440	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,440	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,298	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,298	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,450	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$29,450	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,341	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,045	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,251	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,045	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,713	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,466	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$247	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$133,423	TotalAmt
Program Services	$101,131	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,451	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,841	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,454	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,454	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,527	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,745	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,782	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,336	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,740	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,476	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,120	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,853	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,521	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,332	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,614	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,018	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$298	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$298	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,831	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,295	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,260	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,276	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRODUCTION EXPENSES	$240,099	$240,046	$24	$29
MERCHANDISE	$2,602	$2,039	$563

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,885,610	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,464,693	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$211,468	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$209,449	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,045,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,033,981	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$359,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$369,715	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$160,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$290,600	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,566	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,318	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$723	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,476	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,491	BOYAmt
EOY	$88,309	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$299,608	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$158,224	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$146,196	BOYAmt
EOY	$141,384	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,780,917	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,931,783	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$74,230	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,507	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$413,351	BOYAmt
EOY	$346,189	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$487,581	BOYAmt
EOY	$393,696	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$965,913	BOYAmt
EOY	$947,465	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$327,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$590,622	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,293,336	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,538,087	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,780,917	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,931,783	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$242,601	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$2,150	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	$511,611	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$62,986	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$786,200	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,151,362	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,365,266	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,877,425	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$511,611	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$62,986	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$786,200	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,151,362	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,365,266	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,877,425	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$464,635	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$3,412,790	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,188	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$809	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,351	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,717	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,210	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$157,688	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$78,408	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,113	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	-$17,220	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	-$6,381	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$215,608	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$4,099,243	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$3,800,167	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.83250	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.73700	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

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	$235,217	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$110,581	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$124,636	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$64,391	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$47,643	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,748	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$141,384	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,130,361	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$2,150	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$2,150	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,128,211	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,128,211	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,885,610	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,885,610	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,885,610	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, 2017, THE THEATRE HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CAMPBELL AND COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 E UPPER WACKER DR 2100	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60601	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	FUNDRAISING COUNSEL	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$0	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$29,400	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	-$29,400	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$29,400	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$29,400	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	BENEFIT DINNER	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$357,601	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$300,190	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$57,411	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$49,467	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$9,856	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$34,105	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$357,601	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$300,190	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$57,411	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$49,467	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$9,856	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$34,105	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$93,428	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$36,017	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming	$21,175	GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming	0	VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Gross Revenue Total Gaming	$21,175	GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary	$21,175	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 Compensation	$0	GamingManagerCompensationAmt
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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	BY THE END OF TIMELINE'S 20TH SEASON IN THE SUMMER OF 2017, WE PRODUCED 64 PLAYS, INCLUDING NINE WORLD PREMIERES, RECEIVING CONSISTENT AUDIENCE AND CRITICAL ACCLAIM. TIMELINE HAS BEEN AWARDED 53 JEFF AWARDS, HONORING EXCELLENCE IN CHICAGO THEATRE, INCLUDING 11 FOR OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION, AND TIMELINE WAS 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. TIMELINE WAS CHOSEN FOR HAVING "ARTICULATED A DISTINCTIVE MISSION, CULTIVATED AN AUDIENCE, AND NURTURED A COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS IN WAYS THAT STRENGTHEN AND DEMONSTRATE THE QUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND DYNAMISM OF AMERICAN THEATRE." 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'S AUDIENCE HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY IN RECENT YEARS, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 25,000 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 COMPETATIVE 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.