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. 71 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237390464 SKOKIE, IL Theater NTEE: A65 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$12.0M
Total Expenses$4.4M
Total Assets$31.0M
Grant Records71
Funding Total$5.5M
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.

Where $100 goes at Northlight Theatre Inc

How Northlight Theatre Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$59 Programs the work itself
$30 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $59 for programs

$55
Northlight season of theatrical works
94% of program spending
$4
Education and community engagement programs
6% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$3,519,359 26 grants
General Support
$1,783,845 35 grants
Education
$93,250 4 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$36,500 1 grant
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$28,500 1 grant

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.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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