Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,257,422
- Total expenses
- $2,746,279
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,878,045
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $223,609
- Investment income
- $2,699
- Other revenue
- $153,069
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,309,409
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $540,957
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,768,452
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,040,419
- Management and general expenses
- $433,587
- Fundraising expenses
- $272,273
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,040,419
Program services were 74.3% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$72,969
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,805,076
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2a · Program service revenue: "IN THE PARK" FEES
total $159,840 · related or exempt $159,840
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2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION
total $63,769 · related or exempt $63,769
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3 · Investment income
total $2,699 · excluded $2,699
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$97,970
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$66,456
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $31,514 · excluded $31,514
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$27,181
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$10,340
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $16,841 · related or exempt $16,841
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11a · Other revenue: MISC. REVENUES
total $104,714 · related or exempt $104,714
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11e · Other revenue, total
$104,714
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $238,816 · program services $185,779 · management and general $19,348 · fundraising $33,689
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,192,027 · program services $926,378 · management and general $96,507 · fundraising $169,142
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $92,731 · program services $74,162 · management and general $7,662 · fundraising $10,907
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $66,958 · program services $53,550 · management and general $5,532 · fundraising $7,876
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $144,293 · program services $115,399 · management and general $11,922 · fundraising $16,972
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $40,528 · management and general $40,528
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11g · Fees: other
total $27,173 · program services $17,250 · management and general $9,923
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $99,852 · program services $60,057 · management and general $18,706 · fundraising $21,089
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13 · Office expenses
total $153,797 · program services $52,517 · management and general $88,682 · fundraising $12,598
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16 · Occupancy
total $194,148 · program services $103,681 · management and general $90,467
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17 · Travel
total $451 · program services $451
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20 · Interest
total $6,104 · management and general $6,104
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $39,582 · program services $30,635 · management and general $8,947
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23 · Insurance
total $29,259 · management and general $29,259
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24a · Other expenses: SETS, PROPS, AND COSTUM
total $168,031 · program services $168,031
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24b · Other expenses: LIGHTS AND SOUND
total $112,386 · program services $112,386
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24c · Other expenses: ARTISTIC PRODUCTION EXP
total $111,396 · program services $111,396
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24d · Other expenses: PRODUCTION - EVENTS
total $28,747 · program services $28,747
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $430,305 · end of year $191,000
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $50,107 · end of year $50,164
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $688,880 · end of year $1,315,613
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $12,672 · end of year $12,669
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $118,616 · end of year $62,260
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$893,383
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$603,556
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $329,409 · end of year $289,827
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $44,657
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $395,548 · end of year $343,219
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $243,592 · end of year $170,821
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $24,319
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $416,083 · end of year $370,136
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $245,368 · end of year $383,498
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,096,175 · end of year $1,384,954
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
FOSTERING COMMUNITY AND JOY ACROSS THE ST. LOUIS REGION THROUGH THE SHAKESPEAREAN TRADITION OF ART FOR ALL.
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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.
Expenses $884,168 · Revenue $281,696
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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.
Expenses $163,454
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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.
Expenses $198,949 · Revenue $101,672
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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.
Expenses $793,848
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Michael WeisbrodMICHAEL WEISBROD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kelly Ferrara BayneKELLY FERRARA BAYNE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Allison FerringALLISON FERRING
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Tracie Gregory GoffeTRACIE GREGORY GOFFE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Henry S WebberHENRY S WEBBER
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Kate TichelkampKATE TICHELKAMP
EXEC. DIR BEGINNING 9/1/25
- Total calculated
- $112,245
- From this org
- $103,654
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,591
- Hours/week
- 40
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Vanessa OkwuraiweVANESSA OKWURAIWE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Gerald P GreimanGERALD P GREIMAN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Monica J AllenMONICA J ALLEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Meredith BoggessMEREDITH BOGGESS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Stacy ClaySTACY CLAY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jessica L HolzerJESSICA L HOLZER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Nancy Clare MorganNANCY CLARE MORGAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dr Sherman SilberDR SHERMAN SILBER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Henry WarshawHENRY WARSHAW
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joel S IskiwitchJOEL S ISKIWITCH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Erik KaranikERIK KARANIK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ruth LedermanRUTH LEDERMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joanne LevyJOANNE LEVY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ed MaciasED MACIAS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Sandra R MeskerSANDRA R MESKER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Carla MillerCARLA MILLER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mary MorganMARY MORGAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Tom RidgelyTOM RIDGELY
PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTO
- Total calculated
- $127,105
- From this org
- $127,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $105
- Hours/week
- 40
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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SHAKESPEARE IN THE ZOOS LLC
RELATED · PRODUCTION OF THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES · MO
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 4 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202622249349300012
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