2026-08-12T07:27:42-05:00 2025-09-30 430831507 ANDERS MINKLER HUBER & HELM LLP 800 MARKET STREET SUITE 500 ST LOUIS MO 631012501 990 2024-10-01 431815139 ST LOUIS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL STLO 3145319800 3333 WASHINGTON AVENUE SUITE 203 ST LOUIS MO 63103 KATE TICHELKAMP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3145319111 2026-08-04 1 0 JEANNE DEE P01082093 3146555500 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KATE TICHELKAMP 3333 WASHINGTON AVENUE SUITE 203 ST LOUIS MO 63103 3334218 0 X WWW.STLSHAKES.ORG X 1998 MO FOSTERING COMMUNITY AND JOY ACROSS THE ST. LOUIS REGION THROUGH THE SHAKESPEAREAN TRADITION OF ART FOR ALL. 23 23 111 0 0 0 2445594 2878045 201737 223609 3651 2699 83193 153069 2734175 3257422 0 0 0 0 1402240 1734825 0 0 272273 824844 1011454 2227084 2746279 507091 511143 2025537 2309409 683994 540957 1341543 1768452 X FOSTERING COMMUNITY AND JOY ACROSS THE ST. LOUIS REGION THROUGH THE SHAKESPEAREAN TRADITION OF ART FOR ALL. 0 0 884168 281696 A "GRITTY, GUTSY AND GLORIOUS" MID-CENTURY RETELLING OF HAMLET, WHOSE SET AND DESIGN WITHSTOOD AN F3 TORNADO AND NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS DURING THE RUN OF SHOW TO REACH NEARLY 25,000+ FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD. THANKS TO THE COMMITMENT OF A LOYAL AUDIENCE, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FESTIVAL COLLECTED IN THE PARK WERE AT A RECORD HIGH IN 2025. 163454 SHAKESPEARE IN THE STREETS - ST. LOUISANS SHARE THEIR STORIES THROUGH AN IMMERSIVE, YEAR-LONG COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THEATER RESIDENCY. THOSE STORIES ARE INCORPORATED INTO A NEW PLAY BASED ON THE COMMUNITY, INSPIRED BY SHAKESPEARE, AND PERFORMED FOR FREE IN THE CITY STREETS. IN FY24 THE FESTIVAL PREPARED FOR ITS NEXT INSTALLMENT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EAST ST. LOUIS, SET FOR SEPTEMBER 2025. 198949 101672 EDUCATION - IN COLLABORATION WITH 4THEVILLE AND ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE FESTIVAL LEADS AN INNOVATIVE IN-SCHOOL ARTS RESIDENCY AT SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL. SUMNER WAS RECOMMENDED FOR CLOSURE IN FALL 2020 A MOVE THAT WOULD FURTHER DISINVESTMENT IN ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BLACK COMMUNITIES. THE FESTIVAL AND ITS PARTNERS DEVELOPED A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RECOVERY PLAN TO INCREASE STUDENT ENROLLMENT AT SUMNER HIGH. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ADOPT THE PROGRAM AND KEEP THE SCHOOL OPEN IN 2021; YEAR 4 BEGAN AUGUST 2024. SEVENTEEN ARTS AND CULTURE INSTITUTIONS DELIVER DAILY ARTS AND ADVOCACY COURSES AT NORTH ST. LOUIS' HISTORIC HIGH SCHOOL. 793848 TOURCO - TOURCO PRESENTS FREE SHAKESPEARE IN 20+ PUBLIC PARKS ACROSS MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. THIS TOUR IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN OUR REGION: NO OTHER ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FREE LIVE THEATER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES RIGHT IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD. IN AUGUST 2024, A 90-MINUTE PERFORMANCE OF THE TEMPEST WAS DELIVERED TO PUBLIC PARKS AND PLAZAS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. 793848 2040419 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 3145319800 3333 WASHINGTON AVENUE SUITE 203 ST LOUIS MO 63103 MICHAEL WEISBROD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY FERRARA BAYNE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON FERRING BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRACIE GREGORY GOFFE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY S WEBBER CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KATE TICHELKAMP EXEC. DIR BEGINNING 9/1/25 40.00 X 103654 0 8591 VANESSA OKWURAIWE TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 GERALD P GREIMAN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MONICA J ALLEN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH BOGGESS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 STACY CLAY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA L HOLZER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY CLARE MORGAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR SHERMAN SILBER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY WARSHAW BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL S ISKIWITCH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIK KARANIK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH LEDERMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNE LEVY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ED MACIAS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA R MESKER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARLA MILLER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY MORGAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOM RIDGELY PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTO 40.00 X X 127000 0 105 230654 0 8696 2 0 0 0 THE SPARK AGENCY 6600 MANCHESTER AVENUE ST LOUIS MO 63139 AUDIO AND LIGHTING 233451 1 72969 2805076 2878045 "IN THE PARK" FEES 711110 159840 159840 EDUCATION 711110 63769 63769 223609 2699 2699 97970 66456 31514 31514 27181 10340 16841 16841 MISC. REVENUES 711110 104714 104714 104714 3257422 345164 0 34213 238816 185779 19348 33689 1192027 926378 96507 169142 92731 74162 7662 10907 66958 53550 5532 7876 144293 115399 11922 16972 40528 40528 27173 17250 9923 99852 60057 18706 21089 153797 52517 88682 12598 194148 103681 90467 451 451 6104 6104 39582 30635 8947 29259 29259 SETS, PROPS, AND COSTUM 168031 168031 LIGHTS AND SOUND 112386 112386 ARTISTIC PRODUCTION EXP 111396 111396 PRODUCTION - EVENTS 28747 28747 2746279 2040419 433587 272273 430305 191000 50107 50164 688880 1315613 12672 12669 118616 62260 893383 603556 329409 289827 44657 395548 343219 2025537 2309409 243592 170821 24319 416083 370136 683994 540957 X 245368 383498 1096175 1384954 1341543 1768452 2025537 2309409 X 511143 3906 -88140 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1810346 1753884 1574833 2445594 1410238 8994895 1810346 1753884 1574833 2445594 1410238 8994895 854867 8140028 359 225 649 3651 2699 7583 63642 250763 14855 65783 115054 510097 9512575 889497 0.85570 0.85920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 688508 417523 270985 204875 186033 18842 289827 OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 343219 343219 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 370136 370136 X 3267762 10340 10340 3257422 0 3257422 2834420 88141 88141 2746279 0 2746279 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE"), EXCEPT ON NET INCOME DERIVED FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AS DEFINED IN THE CODE. ACCORDINGLY THE ORGANIZATION FILES AS A TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOW GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE FASB ON ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES AND HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS, EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS, AND BELIEVES THAT NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS NECESSARY TO COVER ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S RETURNS FOR TAX YEARS 2021 AND LATER REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOOD SOLD NETTED PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: BAD DEBT LOSS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 AND ITS SCHEDULES ARE SENT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE FILING AND THEN TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AFTER FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NEW DIRECTORS SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND DISCLOSURES AT THE TIME OF THEIR ELECTION TO THE BOARD. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCUSSED AT SELECT BOARD MEETINGS AS NECESSARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 WHEN SENIOR STAFF ARE HIRED, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD EXPERIENCED IN STAFF RECRUITING AND RETENTION REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE AGAINST THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE COMPLETE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS DISCUSSED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES. COMPENSATION FOR THE REST OF THE STAFF IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE YEARLY BUDGET PROCESS, WHICH IS ALSO DOCUMENTED IN THE COMMITTEE MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED IN THE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL OFFICES. INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN COME TO THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICES AND INSPECT THE DOCUMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S 990S ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: BAD DEBT LOSS -88,140. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGES TO THIS PROCESS. SHAKESPEARE IN THE ZOOS LLC 3333 WASHINGTON AVE ST LOUIS MO 63103 PRODUCTION OF THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES MO RELATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0