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← ST LOUIS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ST LOUIS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,734,175
Total expenses
$2,233,517
Contributions and grants received
$2,445,594
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$201,737
Investment income
$3,651
Other revenue
$83,193
Total assets, end of year
$2,019,104
Total liabilities, end of year
$683,994
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,335,110
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,603,921
Management and general expenses
$379,238
Fundraising expenses
$250,358
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,603,921

Program services were 71.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $66,177

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,379,417

  • 2a · Program service revenue: "IN THE PARK" FEES

    total $174,398 · related or exempt $174,398

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION

    total $27,339 · related or exempt $27,339

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,651 · excluded $3,651

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $28,912

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $11,502

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $17,410 · related or exempt $17,410

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC. REVENUES

    total $65,783 · related or exempt $62,233 · unrelated business $3,550

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $65,783

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $128,102 · program services $95,319 · management and general $11,937 · fundraising $20,846

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,022,280 · program services $760,594 · management and general $95,284 · fundraising $166,402

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $59,836 · program services $48,902 · management and general $4,675 · fundraising $6,259

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $63,074 · program services $51,548 · management and general $4,928 · fundraising $6,598

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $128,948 · program services $105,385 · management and general $10,074 · fundraising $13,489

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,394 · management and general $24,394

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,015 · management and general $7,015

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $85,737 · program services $56,579 · management and general $13,979 · fundraising $15,179

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $103,985 · program services $25,786 · management and general $56,777 · fundraising $21,422

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $181,165 · program services $90,398 · management and general $90,767

  • 17 · Travel

    total $442 · program services $247 · management and general $195

  • 20 · Interest

    total $7,242 · management and general $7,242

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $39,797 · program services $30,641 · management and general $9,156

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,515 · management and general $22,515

  • 24a · Other expenses: SETS, PROPS, AND COSTUM

    total $146,940 · program services $146,926 · management and general $14

  • 24b · Other expenses: LIGHTS AND SOUND

    total $98,996 · program services $98,996

  • 24c · Other expenses: ARTISTIC PRODUCTION EXP

    total $75,830 · program services $75,827 · management and general $3

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $20,283 · management and general $20,283

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $16,936 · program services $16,773 · fundraising $163

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $107,278 · end of year $430,305

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $50,050 · end of year $50,107

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $485,888 · end of year $682,447

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $12,676 · end of year $12,672

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $108,177 · end of year $118,616

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

    $893,383

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

    $563,974

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $369,207 · end of year $329,409

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $446,159 · end of year $395,548

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $238,255 · end of year $243,592

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $49,319 · end of year $24,319

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $457,409 · end of year $416,083

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $293,378 · end of year $272,623

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $541,074 · end of year $1,062,487

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FOSTERING COMMUNITY AND JOY ACROSS THE ST. LOUIS REGION THROUGH THE SHAKESPEAREAN TRADITION OF ART FOR ALL.

  • SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK - TENS OF THOUSANDS GATHER IN FOREST PARK EACH SUMMER TO WATCH SOME OF THE NATION'S FINEST ARTISTS PERFORM IN SHAKESPEARE'S ORIGINAL LANGUAGE. PERFORMANCES ARE COMPLETELY FREE TO ATTENDA SUMMER TRADITION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. IN JUNE 2024, THE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PRESENTED AS YOU LIKE IT.

    Expenses $794,209 · Revenue $246,277

  • 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 $39,036

  • 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 $254,433 · Revenue $35,103

  • 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 $170,214

  • NEW WORKS - EACH YEAR, THE FESTIVAL INVESTS IN EMERGING MIDWEST THEATERMAKERS TO BUILD ON SHAKESPEARE'S LEGACY OF STORYTELLING. SELECTED PLAYWRIGHTS DEVELOP AND WORKSHOP NEW PLAYS OVER SEVEN MONTHS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CULMINATING IN A THREE-DAY FESTIVAL OF STAGED READINGS OF THE NEW WORK.

    Expenses $346,029

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brian Hayden

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Henry S Webber

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Vanessa Okwuraiwe

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Gerald P Greiman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Monica J Allen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Meredith Boggess

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stacy Clay

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alison Ferring

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tracie Gregory Goffe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jessica L Holzer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joel S Iskiwitch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Erik Karanik

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ruth Lederman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joanne Levy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sandra R Mesker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carla Miller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mary Morgan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Thomas F Schlafly

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Sherman Silber

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Henry Warshaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Weisbrod

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Odester Morais-Saunders

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Ridgely

    PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $127,101
    From this org
    $127,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $101
    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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
5 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202542209349300809

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