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Filing year 2024

DEFINITION THEATRE COMPANY

Skokie, Illinois·EIN 45-5400665·NTEE A60 · Arts, Culture & Humanities·3
Total revenue
$1.4M
Total assets
$1.8M
Total expenses
$619k
Reported officers
12
Mission

Definition Theatre celebrates stories created with, inspired by, and intended for the people and communities of color. Through the act of making, Definition expands perspectives, stewards resources, and bridges the immense possibility found at the intersection of art, innovation, and education.

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Schedule J · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Artistic Direc.
officer (unspecified)
$50k
$54k
Director
officer (unspecified)
$50k
$54k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 10 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Arts, Culture & Humanities

Held roughly steady
over 2 years

From $50k in 2022 to $50k in 2024.

$50k
2022
$50k
2023
$50k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 6% in real terms$57k to $54k

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

DEFINITION THEATRE COMPANY reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$510k
$320k
2022
$655k
$522k
2023
$1.4M
$619k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Arts, Culture & Humanities executives earn in Illinois

Comparable arts, culture & humanities organizations in Illinois pay their highest-earning executive a median of $38,962.

25th percentile
$16k
Median
$38,962
75th percentile
$85k
90th percentile
$153k

These are arts, culture & humanities sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 180 organizations across 180 filings (2021 – 2023).

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