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UTOPIAN THEATRE ASYLUM INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $106K · expenses $98K · assets $39K

EIN
47-0854516
Address
5315 N CLARK ST STE 171, CHICAGO, IL 60640-2290
Website
www.tutatheatre.org
NTEE code
A65
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2002 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

The Utopian Theatre Asylum's (TUTA) mission is to excite the American audience with theatre that is both relevant and challenging in both form and/or content. TUTA continually searches for the unique and exceptional in the language of theatre, be it verbal, physical, or visual, in order to express ideas and expose questions vital to contemporary American society. TUTA is committed to producing theatrical and educational events that bridge all forms of cultural and geographical divides.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Brad Gunter Managing Director2021-2025 $2,400$12,000 1
Jacqueline Stone Board Director/Co-Artistic Director2017-2025 $300$6,725 1
Sean Ewert Board President2017-2025 $0$900 1
Helen Lattyak Board Director2017-2025 $0$500 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Heather Joireman Board Director2017-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Maxwell J Lotspeich Board Director2017-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Stephan Murray Board Director2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Aileen Wen McGroddy Co-Artistic Director2024-2025 12 $0 reported 1
Aziza Macklin (former) Co-Artistic Director2024 8 $0 reported 1
Stephen Murray (former) DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $3K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brad Gunter Managing Director10 $2,400-$0 $2,4001
Jacqueline Stone Board Director/Co-Artistic Director12 $300-$0 $3001
Sean Ewert Board President5 $0-$0 $01
Heather Joireman Board Director5 $0-$0 $01
Maxwell J Lotspeich Board Director5 $0-$0 $01
Stephan Murray Board Director1 $0-$0 $01
Helen Lattyak Board Director10 $0-$0 $01
Aileen Wen McGroddy Co-Artistic Director12 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · 3 paid, $3K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brad Gunter Managing Director10 $2,400-$0 $2,4001
Helen Lattyak Board Director10 $500-$0 $5001
Jacqueline Stone Board Director/Co-Artistic Director12 $250-$0 $2501
Sean Ewert Board President5 $0-$0 $01
Heather Joireman Board Director5 $0-$0 $01
Maxwell J Lotspeich Board Director5 $0-$0 $01
Stephan Murray Board Director1 $0-$0 $01
Aileen Wen McGroddy Co-Artistic Director12 $0-$0 $01
Aziza Macklin Co-Artistic Director8 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 3 paid, $3K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brad Gunter Managing Director10 $2,400-$0 $2,4001
Sean Ewert Board President5 $300-$0 $3001
Jacqueline Stone Board Director/Artistic Director10 $100-$0 $1001
Heather Joireman Board Director5 $0-$0 $01
Maxwell J Lotspeich Board Director5 $0-$0 $01
Stephan Murray Board Director1 $0-$0 $01
Helen Lattyak Board Director8 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 3 paid, $5K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jacqueline Stone Board Director/Artistic Director10 $2,400-$0 $2,4001
Brad Gunter Managing Director10 $2,400-$0 $2,4001
Sean Ewert Board Director5 $300-$0 $3001
Heather Joireman Board President5 $0-$0 $01
Maxwell J Lotspeich Board Director5 $0-$0 $01
Stephan Murray Board Director1 $0-$0 $01
Helen Lattyak Board Director5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · 3 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jacqueline Stone Board Director/Artistic Director10 $3,675-$0 $3,6751
Brad Gunter Managing Director10 $2,400-$0 $2,4001
Sean Ewert Board Director5 $300-$0 $3001
Heather Joireman Board President5 $0-$0 $01
Maxwell J Lotspeich Board Director5 $0-$0 $01
Stephan Murray Board Director1 $0-$0 $01
Helen Lattyak Board Director2 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HEATHER JOIREMAN PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
JACQUELINE STONE DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
STEPHEN MURRAY DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
SEAN EWERT DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
HELEN LATTYAK DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
MAXWELL J LOTSPEICH DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2020$0$01
Largest awards · 0 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$105,712$98,185 $39,380$39,380 $51,768$48,881 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,526$91,876 $31,853$31,853 $46,205$38,492 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,642$36,161 $33,093$33,093 $27,137$1,350 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$34,564$33,873 $36,612$36,612 $29,674$2,025 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,755$34,379 $37,309$36,921 $30,989$1,325 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,049$50,237 $29,911$29,731 $32,327$13,319 ---

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $56,521 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$18,000 2024$8,000
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GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Utopian Theatre Asylum Inc”, “UTOPIAN THEATRE ASYLUM INC” 2021, 2023-2024 3$18,000 2024$6,000
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2023 2$11,450 2023$6,400
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THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$8,000 2019$8,000
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CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “UTOPIAN THEATRE ASYLUM INC” 2022 1$750 2022$750
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “UTOPIAN THEATRE ASYLUM INC” 2020-2023 4$321 2023$57
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $98,185 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $41,647 42.4%
Fees to independent contractors $29,571 30.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,762 27.3%
Printing, publications, postage $205 0.2%
Total$98,185100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $91,876 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $580
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $38,392 41.8%
Fees to independent contractors $28,906 31.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,578 26.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$580reported apart
Total$91,876100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $36,161 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $164
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $27,464 75.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,537 15.3%
Fees to independent contractors $3,160 8.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$164reported apart
Total$36,161100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $33,873 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $327
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Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $25,906 76.5%
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2021 · Form 990EZ · $34,379 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $24,334 70.8%
Fees to independent contractors $6,435 18.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,597 10.5%
Printing, publications, postage $13 0.0%
Total$34,379100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $50,237 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,280
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $22,483 44.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,154 42.1%
Fees to independent contractors $6,600 13.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,280reported apart
Total$50,237100%

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