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Filing year 2023

Writers Theatre Inc

Glencoe, Illinois·EIN 36-3847280·NTEE A650 · Arts, Culture & Humanities·3
Total revenue
$7.4M
Total assets
$32.9M
Total expenses
$6.5M
Reported officers
25
Mission

Writers Theatre (WT) is a literary organization that operates not-for-profit theatres in Glencoe, Illinois. The Writers Theatre mission is to create intimate connections through astonishing performances and innovative programs; activating relationships between artists and community; and inviting people to gather in our spaces for transformative experiences. Central to this mission are three values: lead with the art; build a connected community; and nurture organizational culture, health, and equity.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
Artistic Director
officer (unspecified)
$201k
$223k
Executive Director
$197k
$218k

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 23 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Arts, Culture & Humanities

Up 3%
from 2022

From $195k in 2022 to $201k in 2023.

$195k
2022
$201k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Roughly flat in real terms$223k to $223k

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

Writers Theatre Inc reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$4.8M
$6M
2022
$7.4M
$6.5M
2023
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 $50,000.

25th percentile
$17k
Median
$50,000
75th percentile
$90k
90th percentile
$158k

These are arts, culture & humanities sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 646 organizations across 646 filings (2021 – 2024).

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