Charity profile · Historical source record

Writers Theatre

EIN 36-3847280Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Bringing audiences face to face with powerful stories by creating the most intimate theatrical experience possible

In 1992, Writers Theatre was founded in order to create an environment where the written word and the nurturing of artists were the foundation of all productions. Central to this mission are three important core values, valuing text, both classic and contemporary, as the fundamental source of inspiration; creating deliberately intimate performances where audiences are face-to-face with powerful stories; and honoring the time and commitment of our artists by remaining at the forefront of industry compensation. Writers Theatre has built an award-winning repertoire and today serves as a vital and highly-regarded company in the Chicago theatre community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.01Overall score
out of 100

86.31Financial score
out of 100

90.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,325,590

Total expenses · USD$7,509,698

Program expenses

$5,414,492.26 recorded amount

72.1%

Fundraising expenses

$781,008.59 recorded amount

10.4%

Administrative expenses

$1,306,687.45 recorded amount

17.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kathryn M. Lipuma
Recorded compensation: $181,081.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.41%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Writers Theatre
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	90.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	In 1992, Writers Theatre was founded in order to create an environment where the written word and the nurturing of artists were the foundation of all productions. Central to this mission are three important core values, valuing text, both classic and contemporary, as the fundamental source of inspiration; creating deliberately intimate performances where audiences are face-to-face with powerful stories; and honoring the time and commitment of our artists by remaining at the forefront of industry compensation. Writers Theatre has built an award-winning repertoire and today serves as a vital and highly-regarded company in the Chicago theatre community.
`ein` EIN	36-3847280
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7509698.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.174
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10400000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.721
`fscore` Financial score	86.31
`leader` Recorded leader	Kathryn M. Lipuma
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	181081.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0241
`motto` Tagline	Bringing audiences face to face with powerful stories by creating the most intimate theatrical experience possible
`name` Charity name	Writers Theatre
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8325590.0
`score` Overall score	88.01
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5414492.257999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	781008.5920000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1306687.4519999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3847280
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.