STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY

EIN 51-0149370 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)

What they do

STEPPENWOLF THEATRE STRIVES to CREATE THRILLING, COURAGEOUS and PROVOCATIVE ART IN A THOUGHTFUL and INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. WE SUCCEED WHEN WE DISRUPT YOUR ROUTINE WITH EXPERIENCES THAT SPARK CURIOSITY, EMPATHY and JOY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $69.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders62 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

52.71%of revenue went to mission work69.1% of expenses · Program services

8.51%of revenue went to fundraising11.1% of expenses

$76.30spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

15.09%of revenue went to management and office costs19.8% of expenses

$5.58in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

70.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$27,973,239

Mission workProgram services$14,743,39752.71% of revenue69.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$4,220,12315.09% of revenue19.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,379,7318.51% of revenue11.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$6,629,98823.70% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$21,343,25176.30% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 69.1% mission · 19.8% management · 11.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.30% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 69.9% mission · 20.4% management · 9.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.69% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 67.8% mission · 22.1% management · 10.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 182.29% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 62.9% mission · 25.3% management · 11.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 64.24% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 48.1% mission · 25.9% management · 26.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.01% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 59.3% mission · 21.1% management · 19.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 123.92% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 62.6% mission · 22.3% management · 15.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 64.04% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 69.8% mission · 19.8% management · 10.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 52.20% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$27,973,239

Expenses$21,343,251

Annual surplus $6,629,988 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$14,743,397 · 69.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$4,220,123 · 19.8% of expenses

Fundraising$2,379,731 · 11.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$27,973,239

Expenses$21,343,251

Assets$119,052,173

Income$43,868,991

Contributions$19,648,074

Mission work (program services)$14,743,397

Fundraising$2,379,731

Management and general$4,220,123

Stocks and bonds$37,571,138

Accounting fees$74,892

Investing fees$63,466

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ELIZABETH BROOKE FLANAGANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $359,893Base $326,288 · Other $33,605

AUDREY FRANCISCO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $276,708Base $253,875 · Other $22,833

GLENN DAVISCO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $266,777Base $251,972 · Other $14,805

ERIC EVENSKAASDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $193,873Base $166,791 · Other $27,082

THOMAS PEARLPRODUCING DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $158,131Base $140,536 · Other $17,595

MARIA NONDORFDIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $138,592Base $121,696 · Other $16,896

PENNYMARIA JACKSONDIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION · 40 hrs/week $123,351Base $120,714 · Other $2,637

JENNIFER HOYTDIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS · 40 hrs/week $122,503Base $118,484 · Other $4,019

JON MICHAEL HILLTRUSTEE · 5 hrs/week $18,276

TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEYTRUSTEE · 5 hrs/week $10,000

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (62)

ELIZABETH BROOKE FLANAGANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

AUDREY FRANCISCO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

GLENN DAVISCO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

ERIC EVENSKAASDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

THOMAS PEARLPRODUCING DIRECTOR

MARIA NONDORFDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

PENNYMARIA JACKSONDIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION

JENNIFER HOYTDIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS

JON MICHAEL HILLTRUSTEE

TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEYTRUSTEE

MICHELLE ADAMSTRUSTEE

L HEATHER MITCHELLTRUSTEE

MICHAEL W BENDERTRUSTEE

MICHAEL BRENNANTRUSTEE

MATTHEW SHAPIROTRUSTEE

MARILYNN RUBIOTRUSTEE

LYNN LOCKWOOD MURPHYTRUSTEE

LIZ KRAMER LEFKOFSKYTRUSTEE

YASEN PEYANKOVTRUSTEE

NORA DALEYTRUSTEE

PAUL GOODRICHTRUSTEE

RACQUEL HARRISTRUSTEE

REBECCA L JOHNSTONTRUSTEE

RICH FEITLERTRUSTEE

RITU DHINGRATRUSTEE

ROBERT S RIVKINTRUSTEE

RONALD J MALLICOATTRUSTEE

SANDRA MARQUEZTRUSTEE

SARAH NORRISTRUSTEE

STEPHANIE B SMITHVICE CHAIR

SUSAN STONETRUSTEE

SUSAN O BERGHOEFTRUSTEE

VERETT MIMSTRUSTEE

AIMEE GRAHAMTRUSTEE

CHRISTOPHER M MURPHYSECRETARY

AMY BLUHMTRUSTEE

AMY ESHLEMANTRUSTEE

ANNE M PHILLIPSTRUSTEE

ASHEESH GOELTRUSTEE

BETH BOOSALIS DAVISTRUSTEE

BRENDA ROBINSONTRUSTEE

BRUCE SAGANTRUSTEE

BRYAN TRAUBERTTRUSTEE

BRYCE COOPERTRUSTEE

CARI B SACKSTRUSTEE

CAROLE L BROWNTREASURER

CHANEL W CONEYTRUSTEE

CHRIS KEOGHTRUSTEE

KEATING CROWNPRESIDENT

COLETTE CACHEY SMITHBURGTRUSTEE

D CAMERON FINDLAYTRUSTEE

DAVID BLOWERSTRUSTEE

DAVID E MENDELSOHNTRUSTEE

DEBORAH QUAZZOTRUSTEE

DENNIS CHOOKASZIANTRUSTEE

DENNIS D HOWARTERTRUSTEE

DOUGLAS R BROWNTRUSTEE

ELLIOT A STULTZTRUSTEE

HELEN ZELLTRUSTEE

HUBERT ALLENTRUSTEE

JEFF JOZWIAKTRUSTEE

KAREN RODRIGUEZTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1976
Location: 1700 N HALSTED ST, CHICAGO, IL 60614-5502
County: Cook
In care of: % RACHEL DOMARACKI
Primary officer: KEATING CROWN, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(312) 654-5642

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: September 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)