2026-07-14T07:55:04-05:00 2025-08-31 390859910 BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP 311 N GREEN ST 600 CHICAGO IL 60607 990 2024-09-01 363653114 LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY LOOK 7735761662 3320 W FOSTER SUITE 102 CHICAGO IL 60625 MOLLY BERAN TREASURER 7735761662 2026-07-09 1 1 JUDITH SEGAL P00718243 3127298000 2026-07-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RICHARD CHAPMAN 3320 W FOSTER STE 102 CHICAGO IL 60625 3488616 0 X WWW.LOOKINGGLASSTHEATRE.ORG X 1989 IL LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY COMBINES A PHYSICAL AND IMPROVISATIONAL REHEARSAL (SEE SCH O) PROCESS CENTERED ON ENSEMBLE WITH TRAINING IN THEATRE DANCE, MUSIC, AND THE CIRCUS ARTS. WE SEEK TO DEFINE THE LIMITS OF THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE AND TO MAKE THEATRE EXHILARATING, INSPIRATIONAL, AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. 31 28 134 25 0 0 5387159 2068816 534720 1189948 49534 22777 111975 116158 6083388 3397699 0 0 0 0 1260421 2772032 0 0 93200 1488796 1994211 2749217 4766243 3334171 -1368544 7356218 5984593 963656 921438 6392562 5063155 X 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. 0 0 2319506 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. LOOKINGGLASS HAS RECEIVED THE TONY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING REGIONAL THEATRE, MACARTHUR AWARD FOR CREATIVE AND EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONS, ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE LEAGUE OF CHICAGO THEATRES, AND 58 JOSEPH JEFFERSON AWARDS. LOOKINGGLASS HAS REACHED OVER 4 MILLION AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE THROUGH ITS MORE THAN 100 PRODUCTIONS STAGED AND THE PBS PRESENTATION OF LOOKINGGLASS ALICE.LOOKINGGLASS IS BOTH NURTURED BY AND ACTIVELY SHAPES THE LOCAL CULTURE OF COLLABORATION, EXPERIMENTATION, AND IDEALISM. DRIVEN BY 32 ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND 16 ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES, LOOKINGGLASS PRODUCTIONS ARE CENTERED ON ENSEMBLE WITH TRAINING IN THEATRE, DANCE, MUSIC, AND CIRCUS ARTS. LOOKINGGLASS' SIGNATURE NEW WORK DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY, GGLASSWORKS, FUELS THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF ITS BODY OF WORK, INCLUDING 73 WORLD PREMIERE PLAYS TO DATE. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, GGLASSWORKS HAS UPWARDS OF 20 PLAYS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT.LOOKINGGLASS' LIVE EXPERIENCES BRING VIEWERS INTO A SHARED AWARENESS OF THEIR PRESENCE, HOLDING SPACE FOR IMAGINATIVE PARTICIPATION AND HELPING AUDIENCES TO PICTURE THEIR LIVES TRANSFORMED, LEAVING THEM CHANGED, CHARGED, AND EMPOWERED. WITH ITS FLEXIBLE THEATRE ARRANGEMENT, LOOKINGGLASS OFTEN CONFIGURES AUDIENCE SEATING TO ENHANCE THE SENSATION OF PARTICIPATION AND BELONGING IN THE ONSTAGE ACTION. IN A TYPICAL SEASON, LOOKINGGLASS OFFERS UPWARDS OF 200 PERFORMANCES IN ITS THEATRE, AS WELL AS ONLINE, AND IN CREATIVE, OFFSITE EVENTS, CONNECTING WITH 50,000 OR MORE GUESTS. LOOKINGGLASS PRODUCTIONS HAVE TOURED 17 U.S. CITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH REGIONAL THEATRES. 68958 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. IN-HOUSE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS DEEPEN THE EXPERIENCE OF THEATRE, CULTIVATING CURIOSITY AND BUILDING COMMUNITY. TEACHING ARTISTS BRING LOOKINGGLASS' CORE VALUES OF COLLABORATION, INVENTION, AND TRANSFORMATION INTO EVERY SETTING. FOR MANY PARTICIPANTS, LOOKINGGLASS' PROGRAMS OFFER THE ONLY AVAILABLE SOURCE OF QUALITY THEATRE ARTS EDUCATION, WHICH CULTIVATES CONFIDENCE, COMPREHENSION, AND SELF-EXPRESSION, GROWING THE CAPACITY FOR TELLING AND UNDERSTANDING STORIES, AND SUPPORTING COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION WITH PEERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT OFFERS FIVE PROGRAMS DURING A TYPICAL SEASON: RESIDENCIES IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS: LOOKINGGLASS' FLAGSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM, RESIDENCIES PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED THEATRE EDUCATION PROGRAMS BOTH DURING AND AFTER SCHOOL. A MULTI-SESSION RESIDENCY MAY FOCUS ON ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAMMING FOR CORE CURRICULUM SUBJECTS OR DRAMA SKILLS SUCH AS PLAYWRITING, ACTING, AND ENSEMBLE-BUILDING. EVERY LOOKINGGLASS RESIDENCY REINFORCES AND BUILDS UPON NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEARNING STANDARDS IN ARTS EDUCATION AND RELATED SUBJECT AREAS. LOOKINGGLASS DEPLOYS A RIGOROUS ASSESSMENT PRACTICE TO CONTINUALLY INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS PROGRAMMING. LOOKINGGLASS HAS DIRECTLY ENHANCED THE LIVES OF OVER 200,000 CHICAGO YOUTH THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS.YOUNG ENSEMBLE: COMPRISED OF A GROUP OF CHICAGO-AREA YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 13-18, THE YOUNG ENSEMBLE IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING THEATER SKILLS, LIFTING VOICES, AND DEVELOPING CREATIVITY THROUGH COLLABORATION. MUCH LIKE LOOKINGGLASS' OWN PRODUCTIONS, YOUNG ENSEMBLE SHOWS WEAVE TOGETHER LANGUAGE, VISUAL SPECTACLE, MUSIC, AND THE UNIQUE TALENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE ENSEMBLE TO DEVELOP COMPELLING WORKS. INCLUSIVE, RIGOROUS, AND ENDLESSLY CREATIVE, THE YOUNG ENSEMBLE BUILDS NOT ONLY BETTER ARTISTS, BUT BETTER COLLABORATORS, THINKERS, AND LEADERS. EACH YEAR THE YOUNG ENSEMBLE PRODUCES AND PERFORMS IN A FULL-SCALE PRODUCTION DIRECTED BY LOOKINGGLASS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS.LOOKINGGLASS OUTDOORS: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT, LOOKINGGLASS BRINGS FREE CIRCUS PERFORMANCES TO PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES ACROSS THE CITY.LOOKINGGLASS SUMMER CAMPS FOR YOUTH AND TEENS ACROSS CHICAGO PROVIDE ARTS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPLORE THEMES FROM UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS.COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNER RESIDENCIES: THESE ACTIVITIES PAIR LOOKINGGLASS TEACHING ARTISTS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS THE GOALS, CHALLENGES, NEEDS, AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE INDIVIDUALS THEY SERVE, HELPING TO EFFECT TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE. LAST SEASON, LOOKINGGLASS OFFERED RESIDENCIES TO GROUPS FROM: ART ON SEDGWICK, ARTS FOR BRAIN HEALTH COALITION, BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO HELP INITIATIVE, LATINOS PROGRESANDO, AND STRENGTHENING CHICAGO'S YOUTH.COMMUNITY PARTNER TICKETS: IN AN ORDINARY SEASON, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS WITH OVER 250 COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS TO LOOKINGGLASS' SEASON. GUESTS ENGAGE IN A POST-SHOW DISCUSSION WITH LOOKINGGLASS ARTISTS, CAST, AND CREW. OFTEN OFFERED IN TANDEM WITH ITS RESIDENCIES, THIS PROGRAM GIVES PARTICIPANTS IN LOOKINGGLASS' EDUCATION PROGRAMMING THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT ITS THEATRE AND SEE ITS ARTISTS AT WORK. RECENT PARTNERS INCLUDED: ART ON SEDGWICK, BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO HELP INITIATIVE, MY BLOCK MY HOOD MY CITY, STRENGTHENING CHICAGO'S YOUTH, AND LATINOS PROGRESANDO. 2388464 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 55 0 1 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 31 28 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 IL X X LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE 7734779257 3320 W FOSTER AVE SUITE 102 CHICAGO IL 60625 KASEY FOSTER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & ENSEMBLE MEMBER, LOOKINGGLASS 40.00 X X 90000 0 7647 STEVE ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DEANN BAYLESS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BELSLEY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY BERAN TREASURER & CHAIR OF FINANCE COMMITTEE 6.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID CATLIN DIRECTOR & ENSEMBLE MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 LESTER CONEY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHANON DICARLO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES FRANKEL DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LUIS GUTIERREZ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HARRINGTON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LINDSAY HEARN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LINDSAY KNIGHT DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDA LANGSTRAAT BUI DIRECTOR & GOVERNANCE CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ABBIE ROTH DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 YASMEEN SOIN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CATIE WALSH HEADTKE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA BRADBURY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TURIYA LUZADDER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARCI MASUR DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SCHWIMMER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JIMMY OH DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 NAHEED ALI DIRECTOR & DEVELOPMENT CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN RAVICHANDRAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE WHATTON CHAIRPERSON EMERITUS 10.00 X 0 0 0 BOB PALFFY CO-CHAIR, FACILITIES COMMITTEE 6.00 X 0 0 0 LEE GOLUB CO-CHAIR, FACILITIES COMMITTEE 6.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD CHAPMAN CHAIR 6.00 X 0 0 0 JILL REZNICK MEIER SECRETARY 6.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE WEISS VICE PRESIDENT 6.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY FLEMING III DIRECTOR & ENSEMBLE MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 90000 0 7647 0 0 0 0 WK PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT 111 ROBERTS ST SUITE G1 EAST HARTFORD CT 06108 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 165847 1 503678 540520 1024618 2068816 SINGLE TICKETS 711110 728440 728440 SCENE SHOP 711110 317055 317055 SUBSCRIPTIONS 711110 76422 76422 EDUCATION & OUTREACH 711110 68031 68031 1189948 22777 22777 1155 1155 43865 503678 90917 -47052 -47052 87686 0 87686 87686 CREDIT CARD CHARGES 900099 74369 74369 74369 3397699 1189948 0 138935 X 97647 97647 2179096 1209161 883323 86612 12028 10587 1383 58 215821 51720 161613 2488 267440 174966 82181 10293 3357 3357 164740 164740 510842 192147 275469 43226 50209 49809 400 112548 31072 78003 3473 48249 16337 23084 8828 26951 26951 394937 179631 215306 50333 46556 3531 246 138181 132106 6075 86328 86328 PRODUCTION MATERIALS 258868 254958 668 3242 MISCELLANEOUS 146453 46578 82670 17205 CREDIT CARD FEES 93132 344 90417 2371 SPECIAL EVENTS: DIRECT -90917 -90917 4766243 2388464 2284579 93200 1000007 73432 940502 611680 3879021 2169166 82908 44411 2128 2128 60487 9840 9276425 6724262 788028 2552163 580110 498746 23027 23027 7356218 5984593 369579 225111 13967 47581 0 150000 580110 498746 963656 921438 X 1819266 2918271 4573296 2144884 6392562 5063155 7356218 5984593 -1368544 39137 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2429758 3016856 4914383 5387159 2068816 17816972 2429758 3016856 4914383 5387159 2068816 17816972 823020 16993952 184237 -157382 13197 51235 23932 115219 31731 147692 127305 2480 74369 383577 18315768 3816501 0.92780 0.92480 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION B, LINE 10: EXPLANATION FOR OTHER INCOME: CREDIT CARD CHARGES $49,081 OTHER INCOME $57,645 TOTAL OTHER INCOME $106,726 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8023314 5702606 2320708 840875 767639 73236 412236 254017 158219 2552163 LEASE LIABILITIES 498746 498746 X 3527753 39137 90917 130054 3397699 0 3397699 4857160 90917 90917 4766243 0 4766243 PART X, LINE 2: THE THEATRE FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CONTINGENCIES IN EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE THEATRE FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF AUGUST 31, 2025 AND 2024. THE THEATRE'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT COSTS 90,917. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT COSTS 90,917. UNGALA 547543 503678 43865 72296 4125 14496 547543 503678 43865 72296 4125 14496 90917 -47052 IL 1 0 0 0 1.00000 0 0 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LEE GOLUB OFFICER OPERATING EXPENSES X 50000 50000 0 1 1 RICHARD CHAPMAN OFFICER OPERATING EXPENSES X 50000 50000 0 1 1 DAVID SCHWIMMER OFFICER OPERATING EXPENSES X 50000 50000 0 1 1 150000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A LOOKINGGLASS'EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF 12 BOARD OFFICERS. THE SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE'S AUTHORITY IS AS AUTHROIZED IN THE CORPORATE BY-LAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE THEATRE HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS, WHICH CONSISTS SOLELY OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE THEATRE'S ENSEMBLE. MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY A 70% MAJORITY VOTE OF ACTIVE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND MUST COMMIT TO MEET THE ANNUAL ENSEMBLE COMMITMENT. THE CORPORATE BY-LAWS DESCRIBE THE VOTING RIGHTS OF MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ACTIVE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ELECT THE CLASS OF DIRECTORS THAT ARE NOMINATED BY THE THEN-CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON EXPIRATION OF THEIR TERMS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. A MAJORITY VOTE IS REQUIRED FOR A BOARD MEMBER TO BE ELECTED. ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ALSO DIRECTLY ELECT THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR AND APPROVE VARIOUS FINANCIAL, HIRING, CONTRACT, PRODUCTION, SEASON, AND TICKETING POLICIES BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A FULL LIST OF VOTING RIGHTS OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERS CAN BE FOUND IN THE CORPORATE BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. ADDITIONALLY, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE TAX PREPARATION TEAM AND REPORTS ITS FINDINGS BACK TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE THEATRE REQUIRES THE COMPLETION OF AN ANNUAL FORM DISCLOSING POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, WHO THEN REPORTS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT ACTIVELY MAKE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THRU VARIOUS ON-LINE SERVICES AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ARTISTIC SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 164,685. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 53,874. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,950. TOTAL EXPENSES 221,509. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 27,462. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 221,595. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 40,276. TOTAL EXPENSES 289,333. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION NEITHER CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.