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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AUDITORIUM THEATRE OF ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$24,013,891
Total expenses
$23,347,070
Contributions and grants received
$3,948,383
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$18,771,218
Investment income
$213,508
Other revenue
$1,080,782
Total assets, end of year
$18,360,670
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,056,554
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,304,116
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$21,360,530
Management and general expenses
$1,419,578
Fundraising expenses
$566,962
Program service expenses (Part III)
$21,360,530

Program services were 91.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $107,099

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $7,500

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,612,858

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,220,926

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $89,335

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PRESENTATIONS

    total $15,496,674 · related or exempt $15,496,674

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FACILITY AND TICKET FEES

    total $2,367,057 · related or exempt $2,367,057

  • 2c · Program service revenue: USAGE FEES

    total $686,837 · related or exempt $686,837

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS

    total $220,000 · related or exempt $220,000

  • 2e · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    total $650 · related or exempt $650

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $178,255 · excluded $178,255

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $257,996

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $222,743

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $35,253 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $35,253 · excluded $35,253

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $72,407

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $107,099

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $72,474

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$67 · excluded -$67

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $3,290

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $3,290 · excluded $3,290

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,691,187

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $613,628

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,077,559 · excluded $1,077,559

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $741,148 · program services $514,299 · management and general $84,796 · fundraising $142,053

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,172,415 · program services $3,148,574 · management and general $739,230 · fundraising $284,611

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $329,828 · program services $277,461 · management and general $42,213 · fundraising $10,154

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $613,939 · program services $524,871 · management and general $72,783 · fundraising $16,285

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $354,619 · program services $272,351 · management and general $54,165 · fundraising $28,103

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,429 · program services $4,429

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $68,190 · program services $10,400 · management and general $57,790

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $12,500 · management and general $12,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,063,447 · program services $2,039,215 · management and general $23,501 · fundraising $731

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $464,556 · program services $464,556

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $163,412 · program services $121,661 · management and general $30,068 · fundraising $11,683

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $185,105 · program services $91,992 · management and general $91,946 · fundraising $1,167

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $243,211 · program services $243,211

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $744,645 · program services $624,117 · management and general $120,528

  • 17 · Travel

    total $23,845 · program services $17,532 · management and general $1,994 · fundraising $4,319

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,354 · program services $2,181 · management and general $123 · fundraising $50

  • 20 · Interest

    total $384 · program services $83 · management and general $301

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $527,061 · program services $527,061

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $302,489 · program services $286,240 · management and general $16,249

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION REIMBURSEMENT AND TICKET SALES NET

    total $9,315,931 · program services $9,315,931

  • 24b · Other expenses: THEATRE AND EDUCATION OPERATIONS

    total $2,706,442 · program services $2,649,401 · management and general $38,542 · fundraising $18,499

  • 24c · Other expenses: MARKETING

    total $131,446 · program services $110,191 · management and general $76 · fundraising $21,179

  • 24d · Other expenses: IN-KIND EXPENSE

    total $80,414 · program services $64,771 · fundraising $15,643

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $95,260 · program services $50,002 · management and general $32,773 · fundraising $12,485

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,052,472 · end of year $1,574,305

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,206,796 · end of year $4,457,306

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $325,327 · end of year $948,857

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $429,325 · end of year $869,486

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $45,688 · end of year $53,297

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,020,901 · end of year $1,083,200

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $9,187,211

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,002,913

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,738,550 · end of year $7,184,298

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,932,905 · end of year $2,160,011

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,000 · end of year $29,910

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,958,413 · end of year $1,050,515

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $7,992,664 · end of year $8,726,887

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $279,581 · end of year $279,152

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,411,578 · end of year $6,463,780

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,112,728 · end of year $1,840,336

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE AUDITORIUM THEATRE OF ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY ("THE AUDITORIUM"), AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, IS COMMITTED TO PRESENTING THE FINEST IN INTERNATIONAL, CULTURAL, COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO CHICAGO AND TO THE CONTINUED RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK AUDITORIUM THEATRE.

  • The Auditorium is a multi-disciplinary presenting organization, celebrating today's finest artistic talent and cutting-edge thought-leaders in dance, music, comedy, musical theater, and spoken word. The 2024/25 season highlights included Sigur Ros, Hillary Clinton, Sting, Ina Garten, Mean Girls the Musical, and Jason Isbell. The renowned Presented Dance Season included Step Afrika!, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Parsons Dance, and Hiplet Ballerinas. In partnership with the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra, we continued the Philm Series with 6 live to picture concert presentations. Additional programming included The Auditorium's self-produced musical experience, "Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz Gospel Messiah, Dance for Life 2025, featuring local dance artists to benefit the Chicago Dance Health Fund. Beyond 89 public performances and 4 student matinees presented this year, The Auditorium sustained its core creative engagement initiatives, including ArtsXChange, an immersive year long professional development program for educators; ADMIT ONE, which supports access for community groups facing barriers to attending live performances; Hearts to Art, a summer camp for youth who have experienced the loss of a parent; and the Dance Master Class series, offering local dancers access to internationally renowned artists. In total, 186,284 audience members attended public performances, with more than 1,000 touring and local artists participating. An additional 690 community members and tourists took part in National Historic Landmark tours of The Auditorium, and 7,652 individuals were served through education and outreach programs, many were youth from underserved neighborhoods across Chicago. Capital and preservation improvements to the National Historic Landmark Theatre advanced significantly. The Auditorium completed installation of a capacity curtain allowing flexible seating configurations and greater programming range, and replaced all 208 box level seats, substantially improving patron comfort. The organization also initiated the first phase of the Atrium and Skylight Restoration Project. Preservation consultants completed a detailed paint analysis that informed historically accurate wall coverings that will be installed as part of this transformative effort.

    Expenses $21,360,530 · Revenue $18,771,218

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bruce Crown

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Kristina Blaschek

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Patti Eylar

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard Regan

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $461,525
    From this org
    $389,562
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $71,963
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $337,062
    Bonus
    $52,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $28,280
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,683
    Filer's total
    $461,525
  • Roderick K Hawkins

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Thomas R Baryl

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Ali R Malekzadeh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $735,358
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $676,364
    Other
    $58,994
    Hours/week
    1 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $494,840 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $110,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $71,524 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $45,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $13,994 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $735,358 related
  • Anne O Nash

    DIRECTOR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annette Cm Guzman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Arlene Regnerus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $297,314
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $285,291
    Other
    $12,023
    Hours/week
    1 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $285,015 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $276 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,023 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $297,314 related
  • Charles R Gardner

    DIRECTOR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Chris Schuba

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danny Nikitas

    DIRECTOR (Begin. 1/21/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edward S Weil III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gerry Barad

    DIRECTOR (Begin. 1/21/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Helen Melchior

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joan Colmar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John D'Alessandro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katherine Lin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Dunphy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Hampton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $170,447
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $155,300
    Other
    $15,147
    Hours/week
    1 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $153,776 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $1,524 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $15,147 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $170,447 related
  • Marlena Peleo-Lazar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt McNicholas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Megan Morton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melvin L Katten

    DIRECTOR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Mike Aden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole Hayes

    DIRECTOR (Thru. 09/30/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Gordon

    DIRECTOR (Thru. 11/01/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Taxman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tremaine Atkinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Fitzpatrick

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (Begin. 9/1/2024)

    Total calculated
    $142,053
    From this org
    $104,458
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,595
    Hours/week
    38
  • Ryan Collins

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $84,796
    From this org
    $67,261
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,535
    Hours/week
    38
  • Todd Nonken

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $52,774
    From this org
    $47,994
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,780
    Hours/week
    38
  • James Finnegan

    PROPERTIES

    Total calculated
    $160,707
    From this org
    $116,977
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,730
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $116,977
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,145
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,585
    Filer's total
    $160,707
  • Juliet Trieloff

    GENERAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $140,890
    From this org
    $130,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,690
    Hours/week
    38
  • Mary Mazza

    SR. DIRECTOR, TICKETING

    Total calculated
    $126,331
    From this org
    $126,331
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    38
  • Matthew Rucins

    SENIOR TALENT BUYER

    Total calculated
    $162,590
    From this org
    $139,807
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,783
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,690
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $117
    Deferred
    $8,581
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,202
    Filer's total
    $162,590
  • Patrick Donahue Jr

    ELECTRICIAN

    Total calculated
    $163,674
    From this org
    $119,137
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,537
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,137
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,609
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,928
    Filer's total
    $163,674

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation
The Executive Compensation Committee (The "Committee") of the Board of Trustees of Roosevelt University, a related organization and sole corporate member, reviews and approves the cash and non-cash compensation policies and programs and major changes in the organization's benefit plan that are applicable to the Chief Executive Officer of the Auditorium.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
BOARD MEMBER AND PRESIDENT OF ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY, A RELATED ORGANIZATION, HAS DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS PER HIS CONTRACT. $45,000 WAS DEFERRED AND $0 WAS DISTRIBUTED THIS TAX YEAR.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
THE ORGANIZATION PAID DISCRETIONARY, NON-FIXED BONUSES TO LISTED INDIVIDUALS DURING THE YEAR. EACH BONUS WAS AWARDED BASED ON GENERAL JOB PERFORMANCE FACTORS, INCLUDING EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT, SUCCESSFUL REPRESENTATION OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO GROWTH. EACH BONUS WAS APPROVED PURSUANT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE INDIVIDUALS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
8 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202601899349300305

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