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First Floor Theater

  • Chicago, IL
  • Tax-exempt since May 2014
  • EIN: 46-0527756

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Theater (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$140k (2024)

Expenses
$93.2k (2024)

Total Assets
$46.6k (2024)

Total Liabilities
$7.49k (2024)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2013 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$139,836
Expenses
$93,191
Net Income
$46,645
Net Assets
$39,069
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $125,173
89.5%
Program Services $14,266
10.2%
Investment Income $397
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $46,559
Total Liabilities $7,490
Net Assets $39,069
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Riane Kerwin (President) $0 $0
Andres Fonseca (Treasurer) $0 $0
Lee Barrington Stark (Secretary) $0 $0
Maria Laftchiyska Schwartz (Director) $0 $0
Ian Williams (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Dec. 19, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$87,117
Expenses
$124,661
Net Income
-$37,544
Net Assets
-$7,576
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $72,121
82.8%
Program Services $20,800
23.9%
Investment Income $186
0.2%
Net Fundraising -$5,990
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,091
Total Liabilities $13,667
Net Assets -$7,576
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Riane Kerwin (President) $0 $0
Andres Fonseca (Treasurer) $0 $0
Lee Barrington Stark (Secretary) $0 $0
Maria Laftchiyska Schwartz (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Oct. 5, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$79,732
Expenses
$85,733
Net Income
-$6,001
Net Assets
$29,968
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $58,534
73.4%
Program Services $21,051
26.4%
Investment Income $147
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $30,224
Total Liabilities $256
Net Assets $29,968
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Riane Kerwin (President) $0 $0
Andres Fonseca (Treasurer) $0 $0
Arianne Clayton (Secretary) $0 $0
Maria Laftchiyska Schwartz (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 8, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$21,901
Expenses
$23,057
Net Income
-$1,156
Net Assets
$35,969
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $19,488
89.0%
Program Services $2,363
10.8%
Investment Income $50
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $36,000
Total Liabilities $31
Net Assets $35,969
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Riane Kerwin (President) $0 $0
Andres Fonseca (Treasurer) $0 $0
Arianne Clayton (Secretary) $0 $0
Maria Laftchiyska Schwartz (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Sept. 27, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$107,114
Expenses
$67,087
Net Income
$40,027
Net Assets
$37,125
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $58,090
54.2%
Program Services $50,764
47.4%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,740
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $47,330
Total Liabilities $10,205
Net Assets $37,125
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Maria Laftchiyska Schwartz (President) $0 $0
Riane Kerwin (Secretary) $0 $0
Andres Fonseca (Treasurer) $0 $0
Nicolas Duque Franco (Director) $0 $0
Lindsay Dwyer (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 3, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$73,855
Expenses
$69,508
Net Income
$4,347
Net Assets
-$2,902
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $42,191
57.1%
Program Services $26,157
35.4%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $5,507
7.5%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,000
Total Liabilities $14,902
Net Assets -$2,902
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Maria Laftchiyska Schwartz (President) $0 $0
Riane Kerwin (Secretary) $0 $0
Andres Fonseca (Treasurer) $0 $0
Nicolas Duque Franco (Director) $0 $0
Lindsay Dwyer (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 19, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$63,083
Expenses
$74,330
Net Income
-$11,247
Net Assets
-$7,249
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $41,535
65.8%
Program Services $19,657
31.2%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $1,891
3.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,473
Total Liabilities $8,722
Net Assets -$7,249

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$37,309
Expenses
$38,205
Net Income
-$896
Net Assets
$3,998
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $18,497
49.6%
Program Services $18,812
50.4%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,755
Total Liabilities $5,757
Net Assets $3,998

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$24,511
Expenses
$24,676
Net Income
-$165
Net Assets
$1,874
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,303
42.0%
Program Services $14,208
58.0%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,555
Total Liabilities $681
Net Assets $1,874
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Laura Ashlock (President, Board Of Directors) $0 $0
Maria Laftchiyska (Treasurer Of Board Of Directors) $0 $0
Nicolas Duque Franco (Board Of Directors) $0 $0
Andres Fonseca (Board Of Directors) $0 $0
Amanda Fink (Managing Director, Officer) $0 $0
Andrew Cutler (Associate Artistic Director, Officer) $0 $0
William Bishop (Artistic Director, Officer) $0 $0
Hutch Pimentel (Artistic Producer) $0 $0
Andrew Rovner (Production Manager) $0 $0
Alexis Chaney (Development Director) $0 $0
Nora Bingham (Marketing Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Aug. 14, 2014

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