Public Charity

CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER

CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $17.2M revenue, $22.4M expenses, $56.8M total assets. 90 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363467607 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$17.2M
Total Expenses$22.4M
Total Assets$56.8M
Grant Records90
Funding Total$9.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO CREATE VIVID, ENTERTAINING THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES THAT INVIGORATE AND ENGAGE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND IDENTITIES BY ILLUMINATING THE COMPLEXITY, AMBIGUITY, AND WONDER OF OUR WORLD. SHARED HUMANITY AND UNFORGETTABLE STORIES - NOW THIS IS CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Aaron Hoffman
DIRECTOR Allan E Bulley Iii
DIRECTOR Ayodeji Ayodele
DIRECTOR Brayton B Alley
DIRECTOR Brian W Duwe
DIRECTOR Carole B Segal

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,816,535 9 grants
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$1,696,624 3 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$848,130 8 grants
CULTURE & ARTS
$808,649 6 grants
ARTS AND CULTURE
$459,800 10 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $17.2M $22.4M $56.8M
2024 $13.1M $18.0M $51.8M
2023 $16.1M $18.4M $54.8M
2022 $17.2M $12.5M $57.0M
2021 $8.3M $9.1M $58.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $8.3M to $17.2M (+108%), with total assets most recently reported at $56.8M.

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