Public Charity

LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY

LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.4M in revenue, $4.8M in expenses, $6.0M in total assets. 55 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363653114 CHICAGO, IL Theater NTEE: A65 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.4M
Total Expenses$4.8M
Total Assets$6.0M
Grant Records55
Funding Total$2.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF INNOVATIVE, CUTTING-EDGE THEATRICAL WORK. LOOKINGGLASS INTERWEAVES MOVEMENT, CIRCUS ARTS AND NARRATIVE IN ORIGINAL AND CAPTIVATING WAYS. GUIDED BY AN ARTISTIC (SEE SCH O) VISION CENTERED ON THE CORE VALUES OF COLLABORATION, TRANSFORMATION, AND INNOVATION, LOOKINGGLASS SEEKS TO REDEFINE THE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE AND MAKE THEATRE ART THAT IS EXHILARATING, INSPIRATIONAL, AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. LOOKINGGLASS SHARES ITS THEATRICAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES WITH CHICAGO'S DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE EXTENSIVE OUTREACH OF ITS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING.

Where $100 goes at Lookingglass Theatre Company

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

$75 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$73
Founded in 1988 by a group of northwestern university graduate students, Lookingglass Theatre Company is a nationwide leader in the creation and presentation of new, cutting-edge theatrical works
97% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 58 awards; 100 productions; 32 members
$2
Lookingglass' department of education and engagement serves a broad and diverse community across the chicagoland region, bringing the transformative power of theater into classrooms, communities, and neighborhoods
3% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 200,000 youth
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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.

Sample Grants Received

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$71,700
$50,000
The Chicago Community Trust
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$37,500
$30,000
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
2024
CHARITABLE DONATION
$17,722

Showing up to 5 of 55 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Abbie Roth
DIRECTOR Alexandra Bradbury
DIRECTOR & ENSEMBLE MEMBER Anthony Fleming Iii
CO-CHAIR, FACILITIES COMMITTEE Bob Palffy
DIRECTOR & GOVERNANCE CHAIR Brenda Langstraat Bui
DIRECTOR Carolyn Ravichandran

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,728,268 32 grants
Arts & Culture
$405,715 19 grants
Health & Medicine
$5,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$89,661 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.4M $4.8M $6.0M
2024 $6.1M $2.7M $7.4M
2023 $6.0M $4.8M $4.0M
2022 $3.9M $4.3M $2.4M
2021 $2.7M $1.8M $3.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.7M to $3.4M (+24%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.0M.

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

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