Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago

EIN: 364021553 501(c)(3) Arts, Culture & Humanities

Chicago, IL

Total Revenue
$1,960,035
Total Expenses
$1,972,386
Total Assets
$833,802
Net Assets
$395,157
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1995
Legal Domicile
IL
Principal Officer
Jenna Deja
Phone
7737779884
Tax Period
2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31

Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago, founded in 1995, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $2.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue decreased 8% compared to the prior year.

Mission

Porchlight, Chicagos home for music theatre, illuminates the past, present and future of this American art form through live performance, youth education and outreach programs that positively impact and connect us to the community.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $985,698 Revenue: $489,568

Productions: Porchlight Music Theatre is the award-winning center for music theatre in Chicago, bringing the magic of musicals to our theatre home at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts in the citys...

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Productions: Porchlight Music Theatre is the award-winning center for music theatre in Chicago, bringing the magic of musicals to our theatre home at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts in the citys Gold Coast and to neighborhoods across the city. Porchlight has built a national reputation for boldly reimagining classic musicals, supporting new works and young performers, and showcasing Chicagos most notable music theatre artists, all through the intimate, diverse and powerful theatrical lens of the Chicago Style. The companys many accolades include a total of 190 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations resulting in 53 Jeff Awards (including five consecutive Best Production awards for the years 2013-2017), 43 Black Theatre Alliance nominations and 15 awards, and 28 After Dark Awards. Porchlights 30-year production history includes more than 76 mainstage works with 16 Chicago premieres and five world premieres.

Program 2
Expenses: $220,143 Revenue: $181,082

Education and Outreach: Porchlights education and outreach program provides focused training and experiences for Chicago youth to create, practice, perform and appreciate the unique American art form...

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Education and Outreach: Porchlights education and outreach program provides focused training and experiences for Chicago youth to create, practice, perform and appreciate the unique American art form of music theatre. Through its fee-based classes and summer camps, Porchlight welcomes children from 4-17 years of age, many of whom received full or partial scholarships. Porchlight also provides customized in-school, after-school and community organization programs that include focused skills training, supporting the production of full-length musicals across the city, as well as our signature Sing Out! literacy and theater residency that leads students to create their own musical adaptation of a book. In the 2024-2025 season, Porchlight partnered with 7 schools, reaching hundreds of local kids. Porchlight is a strategic source vendor and a qualified and preferred arts partner with Chicago Public Schools.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,215,242
Program Service Revenue $692,042
Investment Income $1,610
Other Revenue $51,141
TOTAL REVENUE $1,960,035

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $831,268
Fundraising Expenses $431,531
Program Expenses $1,205,841
Other Expenses $1,141,118
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,972,386

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $1,960,035 $2,139,778 -0.1%
Expenses $1,972,386 $2,173,976 -0.1%
Net Income $-12,351 $-34,198 -0.6%
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Governance

Voting Members
15
Independent Members
15
Employees
83
Volunteers
50

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
8
$208,646
Total Directors
15
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Michael Weber Artistic Director COO 40.00
Officer
$90,920 $0 $90,920
Jeannie Lukow Former Executive Director CEO 40.00
Officer
$84,866 $0 $84,866
Jenna Deja Interim Executive Director 40.00
Officer
$32,860 $0 $32,860
Scott Vandermyde Board Member 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Michelle Cucchiaro Board Member 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Brenda Didier Board Member 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Rhona Frazin Board Member 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
William Gilmer Board Member 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Charles Laff Board Member 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Kenny Ingram Board Member 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Tamara Sims Board Member 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mike Lowenthal Board Member 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Robin Simon Board Member 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Joseph Higgins Vice Chair 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Todd Arp Co-Treasurer 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Brandon Harrington Chair 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Nate Groonwald Secretary 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Sue Suchy Co-Treasurer 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $1,960,035 $1,972,386 $833,802 $-12,351
2024 $2,139,778 $2,173,976 $802,221 $-34,198
2023 $2,648,091 $2,826,952 $576,750 $-178,861
2022 $2,078,143 $2,233,637 $859,908 $-155,494
2021 $1,443,229 $896,802 $1,051,603 $546,427
2020 $1,564,605 $1,716,389 $477,880 $-151,784
2019 $2,137,466 $1,756,916 $575,192 $380,550
2018 $1,543,823 $1,676,976 $182,128 $-133,153
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