Public Charity

NORTHLIGHT THEATRE INC

NORTHLIGHT THEATRE INC, of SKOKIE, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $12.0M in revenue, $4.4M in expenses, $31.0M in total assets. 67 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237390464 SKOKIE, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$12.0M
Total Expenses$4.4M
Total Assets$31.0M
Grant Records67
Funding Total$5.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

NORTHLIGHT THEATRE ASPIRES TO PROMOTE CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE AND ENCOURAGE COMPASSION BY EXPLORING THE DEPTH OF OUR HUMANITY ACROSS A BOLD SPECTRUM OF THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES. WE SEEK TO ENTERTAIN, ENLIGHTEN, AND ELECTRIFY OUR AUDIENCES THROUGH CONTEMPORARY DRAMAS, INTIMATE MUSICALS AND REFRESHED CLASSICS. WE ARE FEARLESS IN OUR COMMITMENT TO CHAMPION NEW WORK, AND TO PROVIDE A NURTURING AND CREATIVE HOME FOR OUR ARTISTS. WE ARE RELENTLESS IN OUR PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE THROUGH OUR PRODUCTIONS, OUR BUSINESS PRACTICES, OUR OUTREACH, AND OUR EDUCATION. NORTHLIGHT THEATRE REFLECTS OUR COMMUNITY TO THE WORLD AND THE WORLD TO OUR COMMUNITY.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Barbara Liss
TRUSTEE Brenton Rogers
TRUSTEE Carole Cahill
TRUSTEE Craig Smith
TRUSTEE Dennis Marino
TRUSTEE Diana Cohen

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Top Grant Purposes

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$2,723,609 8 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$889,912 9 grants
ARTS AND CULTURE
$283,100 5 grants
Community Contribution
$250,000 1 grant
CULTURE & ARTS
$201,500 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $12.0M $4.4M $31.0M
2024 $9.8M $3.9M $21.5M
2023 $9.7M $4.7M $15.5M
2022 $4.9M $3.7M $9.5M
2021 $2.6M $1.7M $8.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.6M to $12.0M (+358%), with total assets most recently reported at $31.0M.

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