2021-02-08T15:28:05-06:00 2020-09-30 430831507 ANDERS MINKLER HUBER & HELM LLP 800 MARKET STREET SUITE 500 ST LOUIS MO 631012501 990 2019-10-01 431815139 ST LOUIS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL STLO 3145319800 5715 ELIZABETH AVE ST LOUIS MO 63110 THOMAS RIDGELY PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 3145319111 2021-02-04 1 JEANNE DEE P01082093 3146555500 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z THOMAS RIDGELY 5715 ELIZABETH AVE ST LOUIS MO 63110 1174477 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 22 133 100 0 0 1335133 1089387 135891 41468 2227 326 13670 17148 1486921 1148329 0 0 0 0 867517 817001 0 0 233930 800375 377631 1667892 1194632 -180971 -46303 1012435 909280 162208 105356 850227 803924 X FOSTERING COMMUNITY AND JOY ACROSS THE ST. LOUIS REGION THROUGH THE SHAKESPEAREAN TRADITION OF ART FOR ALL. 0 0 240217 SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: THE FESTIVAL'S ANNUAL PRODUCTION IN SHAKESPEARE GLEN WAS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. IN LIEU OF THE PARK PRODUCTION, THE ORGANIZATION MOUNTED AN IMMERSIVE WALKING TOUR EXPERIENCE THROUGH FOREST PARK TITLED: A LATE SUMMER NIGHT'S STROLL. THIS 80-MINUTE WALK WAS A SOCIALLY-DISTANT AND SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF ICONIC SPOTS AND HIDDEN GEMS THROUGHOUT THE PARK, FEATURING CUSTOM INSTALLATIONS, OPEN-AIR PERFORMANCES (OVER 50 ARTISTS EMPLOYED), AND CHARMING VIGNETTES LOOSELY INSPIRED BY SHAKESPSEARE'S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. THE EXPERIENCE RAN FROM AUGUST 12 - SEPTEMBER 6, 2020. DURING THE FOUR-WEEK RUN, OVER 11,000 PEOPLE ENJOYED THIS UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FREE OF CHARGE. 36414 SHAKESPEARE IN THE STREETS: EACH YEAR THE FESTIVAL PRODUCES AN ORIGINAL, COMMUNITY-BASED THEATRICAL PRODUCTION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN REGION. DUE TO COVID-19 THE ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF SHAKESPEARE IN THE STREETS (SCHEDULED FOR THE VILLE NEIGHBORHOOD OF NORTH ST. LOUIS) WAS POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2021. 141711 16685 SHAKESPEARE IN THE SCHOOLS: THE EDUCATION TOURCO PRODUCTION OF CYMBELINE WAS SCHEDULED TO VISIT SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS IN MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS--OFFERING MANY STUDENTS THEIR FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE LIVE THEATER. FROM FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 13, 2020, A 90-MINUTE CONDENSED VERSION OF CYMBELINE WAS PRESENTED. WHEN IN-PERSON PUBLIC GATHERINGS WERE SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19, THE PRODUCTION WAS PROFESSIONALLY FILMED AND RELEASED ONLINE TO HOST SITES AND THE LARGER COMMUNITY OF EDUCATORS AND THEATER ENTHUSIASTS. ADDITIONALLY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN ONLINE OR OUTDOOR CLASSES AND CAMPS CALLED SHAKESPEARE SQUADRON AND CAMP SHAKESPEARE. 307519 41931 SHAKESPEARE NEW WORKS: EACH YEAR, THE FESTIVAL INVESTS IN NEW WORKS BY ARTISTS INSPIRED BY SHAKESPEARE. IN OCTOBER 2019, THE FESTIVAL PRESENTED A COLLABORATIVE PRODUCTION AND INTERPRETATION OF DUKE ELLINGTON'S WORK ALONGSIDE JAZZ ST. LOUIS, NINE NETWORK, AND BIG MUDDY DANCE COMPANY TITLED: SUCH SWEET THUNDER. ALSO, THE FIRST READING OF CONFLUENCE WRITERS TOOK PLACE IN NOVEMBER 2019. IN FEBRUARY 2020 THE FESTIVAL PRESENTED DRESS THE PART, AN ADAPTATION OF SHAKESPEARE'S GENTLEMEN OF VERONA CREATED BY THE QBROTHERS. ON MARCH 23, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED "SHAKETV AND OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS PREMIERED OVER 60 BRAND NEW AND ORIGINAL ONLINE PROGRAMS THAT GENERATED OVER 110,000 VIEWS AND COVERAGE IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. 307519 41931 725861 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 73 0 1 133 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 3145319800 5715 ELIZABETH AVE ST LOUIS MO 63110 JULIE THOMAS SWARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ED MACIAS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PAM TRAPP SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN HAYDEN TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MEREDITH BOGGESS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GRETA K BROWN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALISON FERRING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES HARDIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 R ALAN JONAGAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MONT S LEVY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS E LOWTHER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SANDY MESKER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARLA MILLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY MORGAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN K NICKEL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIKU OBATA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 IAN PATTERSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS F SCHLAFLY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PENNY PENNINGTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BEVIS SCHOCK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR SHERMAN SILBER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK P TAYLOR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL W WEISBROD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS RIDGELY PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 100643 0 5597 100643 0 5597 1 0 0 0 THE SPARK AGENCY 6600 MANCHESTER AVE ST LOUIS MO 63139 SET CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL 111566 1 153788 21936 913663 1089387 "NEW WORKS" FEES 711110 24783 24783 "IN THE SCHOOL" FEES 611600 16685 16685 41468 326 326 26101 153788 26101 0 719 47 672 672 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 16476 16476 16476 1148329 58616 0 326 120424 66233 18064 36127 585192 407479 70547 107166 13922 8638 2114 3170 43090 27019 6551 9520 54373 33735 8258 12380 22645 22645 8191 8191 82425 17827 7735 56863 34279 2072 25495 6712 59171 25341 33830 1981 58 1923 44796 43188 1608 22701 5224 17477 ARTISTIC PRODUCTION EXP 35727 35727 SETS, PROPS, AND COSTUM 27042 27042 LIGHTS AND SOUND 20682 20682 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 10403 10403 7588 5596 1992 1194632 725861 234841 233930 93270 221017 56493 56648 358749 189324 9970 6269 12833 12784 51472 35624 892115 504501 429648 387614 1012435 909280 158608 27631 3600 1525 0 76200 162208 105356 X 660159 618430 190068 185494 850227 803924 1012435 909280 -46303 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1274574 1161497 1696911 1335133 1089387 6557502 1274574 1161497 1696911 1335133 1089387 6557502 755907 5801595 382 698 1522 2227 326 5155 15500 15500 483 16476 16959 6595116 599579 0.87970 0.88250 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 615647 284146 331501 276468 220355 56113 387614 X 1154937 6608 6608 1148329 0 1148329 1201240 6608 6608 1194632 0 1194632 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 2016 AND LATER REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. GALA EVENT 179889 153788 26101 262 6180 3500 16159 179889 153788 26101 262 6180 3500 16159 26101 0 JOHN K NICKEL DIRECTOR 111566 SET CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL PROVIDED BY THE SPARK AGENCY (SWITCH LIBERATE YOUR BRAND) FOR FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES 0 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 XII, LINE 2C THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REPONSIBLE FOR APPOINTING A FIRM OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE AUDIT AND OVERSEEING AUDIT PROCEDURES. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE PRIOR YEAR.