2026-03-05T16:50:09Z 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 510196231 THEATER LEAGUE INC THEA 8169166275 9001 STATE LINE RD NO 120 KANSAS CITY MO 64114 Mark Edelman President 8169166275 2026-03-05 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Mark Edelman 9001 State Line Rd Suite 120 Kansas City MO 64114 1811458 false X www,theaterleague.org X 1976 MO civic performing arts organization dedicated to the development and support of live! theater as a cultural and education resource. Activities include supporting local theater companies and Shakespeare Festivals, Theatre for Young America companies and Companies of Color across the United States through associations with Shakespeare Theatre Association, TYA-USA and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), respectively. In addition, provide support for theater scholarships and subsidized and free tickets to students who attend Title 1 schools. Organization also involved in development and support of new works of theater 10 10 0 10 0 0 1000 1000 724583 1344376 569601 466082 806347 0 2101531 1811458 0 8594388 0 0 0 0 0 0 14317609 1201938 14317609 9796326 -12216078 -7984868 15242970 7252203 631447 610535 14611523 6641668 TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERFORMING ARTS AS A CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE. false false 0 971992 0 971992 PRODUCING AND PRESENTING BROADWAY MUSICALS, PLAYS AND NEW WORKS IN LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS AND ENRICHING THE LIVES IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. 16261 0 THEATER ROCKS (REACH OUT TO KIDS) IS THEATHER LEAGUE'S EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM. TARGETING STUDENTS IN TITLE I AND SIMILARLY DISADVANTAGE YOUNG PEOPLE, THE ORGANIZATION-- WORKING WITH LOCAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION IN SOME CASES-- PROVIDES FREE OR SUBSIDIZED TICKETS TO PERFORMANCES OF ITS OWN PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. STUDENTS ALSO ATTEND QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS WITH THEATER PROFESSIONALS AND ENGAGE IN POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS AND CLASSROOM EFFORTS (INCLUDING ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECTS) TO EXPAND THE IMPACT OF THEIR THEATERGOING EXPERIENCE 724 0 THEATER LEAGUE DEVELOPS AND COMMISSIONS PLAYS LIKE FOUR CHILDREN, WHICH TRACES THE LIVES OF FOUR TEENAGERS WHO LIVED IN POLAND DURING THE HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDES IN ARMENIA, CAMBODIA AND SARAJEVO, REMINDING AUDIENCES THAT WITHOUT VIGILANCE, THESE TRAGEDIES CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS INCLUDE MUSICAL ADAPTATIONS OF CLASSICAL WORKS AND PLAYS ABOUT HISTORICAL CHARACTERS 0 0 988977 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true false false false false X Mark Edelman 8169166275 9001 State Line Rd Suite 120 Kansas City MO 64114 X Mark Edelman President 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Alice Jacks Achtenberg Vice President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Ellen Goldman Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Mike Azorsky Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Phyllis Carozza Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jack Holland Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 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Bishop Arts Theatre Center 215 S Tyler St Dallas TX 75208 582069891 10000 " " Black Ensemble Theater 4450 N Clark Chicago IL 60640 362852762 10000 " " Chesapeake Shakespeare Co 7 South Calvert St Baltimore MD 21202 030418380 5000 " " Chicago Children's Theatre 100 S Racine Ave Chicago IL 60607 300271139 10000 " " Children's Theater of Madison 1055 E Mifflin St Madison WI 53703 391479813 10000 0 " " Classical Theatre of Harlem 1850 Amsterdam New York City NY 10031 134046782 10000 " " Commonwealth Shakespeare Co 13 Chamerlain Terr Waltham MA 02154 042947682 10000 " " Delaware Shakespeare 4 South Poplar St Wilmington DE 19801 364535637 5000 " " Elm Shakespeare Co 501 Crescent St New Haven CT 06515 061426731 5000 " " East West Players 120 N Judge John Aiso St Los Angeles CA 90012 956151775 10000 " " Filament Theatre 4041 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago IL 60641 261301788 5000 " " Gala Hispanic Theatre 2437 15th NW Washington DC 20009 521064097 10000 " " Great River Shakespeare Festival 121 E 3rd St Winona MN 55987 000000000 10000 " " Houston Shakespeare Festival 3351 Cullen Blvd Houston TX 77204 746001399 5000 " " Honolulu Theatre for Youth 1164 Bishop St Honolulu HI 96813 990107563 5000 " " Gamut Theatre Group 15 N 4th St Harrisburg PA 17101 251727630 10000 " " Independent Shakespeare Co 3191 Casita Ave Los Angeles CA 90039 201004993 10000 " " Jewish Comm Foundation of Greater Kansas City 5801 W 115th St Suite 104 Overland Park KS 66211 436049281 7977132 distribution to perf arts groups in Kansas City Karamu House 2355 E 89th St Cleveland OH 44106 340714448 10000 support theater productions Kauffman Center for the Perf Arts 1601 Broadway Kansas City MO 64108 431866650 20000 administrative costs of perf arts center Lexington Children's Theatre 418 W Short Street Lexington KY 40507 610929277 5000 " " KentuckyShakespeare 616 Myrtle St Louisville KY 40213 616036654 10000 " " Keegan Theatre 1742 Church St Washington DC 20036 521828004 5000 support theater productions Magik Theatre 420 S Alamo St San Antonio TX 78205 741707895 10000 " " Marin Shakespeare Box 4053 San Rafael CA 94913 680201240 10000 " " Metro Theater Company 3311 Washington Ave St Louis MO 63103 237309552 5000 " " Mosaic Theater Co 1333 H Street NE Washington DC 20002 472641919 5000 " " New Swan Shakespeare Festival 12 Whistler Ct Irvine CA 92617 952226406 5000 " " Nashville Shakespeare Co 161 Raines Ave Nashville TN 37203 581807951 10000 " " Nashville Childrens Theatre 25 Middleton Rd Nashville TN 37210 620637709 5000 " " New York CIty Children's Theater 340 E 46th St New York City NY 10017 134201577 5000 " " New York Classical Theatre 64 Fulton St New York CIty NY 10038 861056388 5000 " " Oklahoma Children's Theatre 2501 N Blackwelder Ave Oklahoma City OK 73106 731289903 5000 " " Ohio Shakespeare Festival 103 S High St Akron OH 44308 020611246 5000 " " Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival 2755 Station Ave Center Valley PA 18034 232655672 10000 " " Quintessence Theatre Group 7135 Germantown Philadelphia PA 19119 270469276 10000 " " Oregon Children's Theatre 1631 NE Broadway St PMB 620 Portland OR 97232 931029151 10000 " " Repertorio Espanol 138 E 27th St New York City NY 10016 132672755 10000 " " San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company 2781 24th St San Francisco CA 94110 471909563 10000 " " Santa Cruz Shakespeare Co 501 Upper Park Rd Santa Cruz CA 95065 046463544 10000 " " Shakespeare at Notre Dame 230 DeBartolo PAC Notre Dame IN 46556 350868188 10000 " " Shakespeare by the Sea 777 Centre St San Pedro CA 90731 954785457 5000 " " Shakespeare Theatre Association 220 McKee Ave Oxford OH 45056 760393640 5000 support organization for Shakespeare companies Shakespeare Dallas 1250 Majesty Dr Dallas TX 75247 237227157 10000 " " South Carolina Children's Theatre Box 9340 Greenville SC 29604 570856956 5000 " " Silicon Valley Shakespeare 775 E Brockaw Rd San Jose CA 95112 943374794 5000 support theater productions SPARC Theater 2172 Railroad Ave Livermore CA 94550 383745834 5000 " " Southwest Shakespeare Co Box 30595 Mesa AZ 85275 960764708 10000 " " Stage One Family Theatre 1129 Payne St Louisville KY 40204 610466715 5000 " " St Louis Black Repertory Co 813 N Skinker Blvd St Louis MO 63130 431220180 10000 " " Tennessee Shakespeare Company 7950 Trinity Rd Memphis TN 38018 262113887 10000 " " The Curtain 210 6th St Jersey City NJ 07302 824355967 5000 " " The Ensemble Theatre Houston 3535 Main St Houston TX 77002 741941943 10000 " " Illinois Shakespeare Festival Box 5700 Illinois State U Normal IL 61790 376014070 10000 " " The Growing Stage 7 Leadgewood Ave Netcong NJ 07857 222599258 5000 " " North Carolina Black Repertory Company 419 Spruce St Winston Salem NC 27101 581518704 100000 " " Theater at Monmouth 796 Main Street Monmouth ME 04259 010287022 10000 " " Toledo School for the Arts 333 14th St Toledo OH 43604 341876647 5000 Theater Communications Group 520 Eighth Ave Suite 2000 New York City NY 10018 136160130 10000 support companies of color Theatre for Young America USA 229 W 42st St 5th Floor New York City NY 10036 133087769 5000 support TYA companies Toledo Repertory Theatre 16 Tenth St Toledo OH 53604 344403900 5000 support theater productions UMKC Foundation 5115 Oak St Kansas City MO 64112 260840496 5000 theater scholarships Valentine Theatre 410 Adams Toledo OH 43604 341385037 5000 support theater productions Wheelock Family Theater at Boston U 180 Riverway Boston MA 02215 042103547 5000 " " Rubicon Theatre Co 1006 E Main St Ventura CA 93001 770949590 10000 " " Signature Theatre Co 4200 Campbell Ave Arlington VA 22206 621417785 10000 " " Shakespeare Theatre CO 516 E 8th St SE Washington DC 20003 521405988 10000 " " Theatre J at Edlavitch JCC 1529 16th ST NW Washington DC 20036 521398151 10000 " " Studio Theatre 1501 14th St NW Washington DC 20005 521136132 5000 " " Keegan Theatre 1742 Church St Washington DC 20036 521828004 5000 " " Kansas City Actors Theatre Box 414260 Kansas City MO 64141 300262481 5000 " " Mosaic Theatre Co 1333 H Street NE Washington DC 20002 472641919 5000 " " Music Theatre Heritage 2450 Grand Blvd Suite 301 Kansas City MO 64108 431828531 5000 " " Heart of America Shakespeare Festival 3732 Main St Kansas City MO 64111 431583401 10000 " " KC Fringe Festival Box 415001 Kansas City MO 64141 843025064 5000 " " Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City 114 W 11th St Suite 150 Kansas City MO 64105 436054615 5000 productions Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts 1601 Broadway Kansas City MO 64108 431866550 20000 production and admin exp Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City 4012 Washington St Kansas City MO 64111 463608228 10000 promoting theater in KC American Theatre Guild 9001 State Line Rd Kansas City MO 64114 471552222 10000 student ticket subsidy 86 0 Part I, Line 2 Grants are awarded based on the following criteria: 1. minimum number of performances and/or length of time the organization has been presenting a season of productions and educational outreach associated therewith 2. advice and counsel of member organizations representing groups of donees and based on criteria including number of performances and size of budgets on a historical basis 3. for venues and performing arts facilities that receive grants, the number of different productions and impact on the community each serves, as well as length of time the venue has been in operation 4. separate criteria and standards when awarding grants for capital improvements that include inspection of current equipment or fixtures and need to upgrade same Part VI, Line 11b Tax return is forwarded to board members for input and approval prior to filing the Form 990 Part VI, Line 12c No conflicts of interest reported or monitored during tax year Part VI, Line 19 Organization made its governing and related documents available at request of members of the public by noting same on its website Part IX, Line 11g 11a Management represents contractor payments to organization's president pursuant to employment agreement upon retirement Part XI, Line 9 asset correction Part XII, Line 2c financial statements prepared on a quarterly basis by independent bookkeeper and reviewed by corporation's treasurer, a certified public accountant, twice per year