2026-07-16T13:57:50-05:00 2025-09-30 390912608 HAWKINS ASH CPAS LLP 3720 NOTTINGHAM DR NW SUITE 100 ROCHESTER MN 55901 990 2024-10-01 010765907 GREAT RIVER SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL GREA 5074747900 PO BOX 377 WINONA MN 55987 ALAN LEONHARDT TREASURER 5074747900 2026-07-07 1 1 DAVID FOCHS P01468300 5074241233 2026-07-07 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AARON YOUNG PO BOX 377 WINONA MN 55987 812679 0 X WWW.GRSF.ORG X 2003 MN TO ENRICH PEOPLE'S LIVES BY CREATING DYNAMIC, CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD PRODUCTIONS OF SHAKESPEARE AND OTHER PLAYWRIGHTS WHO CELEBRATE THE SPOKEN WORD. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION, GRSF ENGAGES AND SUSTAINS A HIGHLY-SKILLED COMPANY OF THEATER PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING EQUITY ACTORS. 18 18 55 150 0 0 681484 647414 161591 141740 394 507 25581 9295 869050 798956 0 0 0 0 599283 626760 0 0 65926 219889 239440 819172 866200 49878 -67244 154654 418665 183445 514700 -28791 -96035 X TO ENRICH PEOPLE'S LIVES BY CREATING DYNAMIC, CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD PRODUCTIONS OF SHAKESPEARE AND OTHER PLAYWRIGHTS WHO CELEBRATE THE SPOKEN WORD. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION, GRSF ENGAGES AND SUSTAINS A HIGHLY-SKILLED COMPANY OF THEATER PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING EQUITY ACTORS. 0 0 579064 128735 CREATION OF ART: GRSF PRODUCED THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, ROMEO AND JULIET, AND PRESENTED A GRADUATE STUDENT PRODUCTION OF THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. PERFORMANCES TOTALED 36 OVER THE FIVE-WEEK PERIOD FROM JUNE 26-JULY 27, 2025. REHEARSALS, SET CONSTRUCTION, AND PROP & COSTUME CREATION OCCURRED DURING THE FIVE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE PERFORMANCES. ATTENDANCE FOR THE THREE PLAYS WAS 5,048. THIS WAS A SLIGHT DECLINE FROM TOTAL ATTENDANCE IN 2024. THE PRODUCTION OF THE COMEDY OF ERRORS INCLUDED SECTIONS ATTRIBUTED TO SHAKESPEARE FROM THE PLAY SIR THOMAS MORE WHICH HIGHLIGHTED THE PLIGHT OF THE "STRANGER." THIS FIT THE CONTEXT OF BOTH THE ORIGINAL PLAY AND OUR OWN SITUATION IN THE USA. ROMEO AND JULIET WAS DIRECTED FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE NURSE WHO PROVIDED THE CHORUS NARRATION AS WELL AS REMAINED ON STAGE THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE MEMORY PLAY. HER OMNIPRESENCE ON STAGE HELPED THE AUDIENCE SEE THEMSELVES (THE MAJORITY BEING ADULTS) IN THE TRAGIC STORY OF THESE YOUNG LOVERS. ONE AUDIENCE MEMBER EXPRESSED, "I'M ADDICTED TO THE CREATIVITY [OF THIS COMPANY]." CRITICS WROTE: "UNFORTUNATELY, THE IDEAS OF DIVISION AND EXCLUSION ARE EXTREMELY RELEVANT AND RELATABLE RIGHT NOW, AND IT FEELS HEALING AND HOPEFUL TO WATCH THESE TWO EXAMPLES OF A WAY OUT AND THROUGH TO MORE CONNECTION, ACKNOWLEDGING OUR SHARED HUMANITY AND "IT'S ONE OF THE BEST PRODUCTIONS OF ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCED PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE'S THAT I'VE SEEN." 64340 14304 AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT: THE FESTIVAL HOSTED FOUR POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CAST AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS. AUDIENCES WANTED TO EXPLORE THE CLEVER CREATION OF CHARACTERS IN THE COMEDY OF ERRORS USING RECORDED VIDEO, PUPPETS, AND THE SAME ACTOR PLAYING THEIR OWN TWIN. THEY ALSO INQUIRED ABOUT THE VIOLENCE "MASTER AND "SERVANT" RELATIONSHIPS AND HOW THAT IS PERCEIVED IN OUR MODERN WORLD. FOR ROMEO AND JULIET, THERE WAS MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT THE DECISION TO APPROACH THE SHOW AS A MEMORY PLAY AND HOW THE SHOW REFLECTS THE POLARIZATION IN OUR PRESENT SOCIETY. TO THAT END, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW TO BRING 400 YEAR-OLD TEXTS INTO MODERN LIFE WITH A RECOGNITION THAT EMOTIONS SUCH AS GRIEF AND LOVE ARE STILL EVERPRESENT. ADDITIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDED FIVE SUNDAY MORNING PANEL DISCUSSIONS AT A LOCAL COFFEE HOUSE. EACH FEATURED A DIFFERENT ASPECT OF THEATRICAL PRODUCTION AND VARIED MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY. AIRED ON FACEBOOK LIVE, EACH PANEL TOOK QUESTIONS FROM THE LIVE AUDIENCE AS WELL AS ONLINE PARTICIPANTS. DEDICATED PERFORMANCES WERE SET UP AS "FIDGET FRIENDLY AND TWO PERFORMANCES WERE TRANSLATED IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND AUDIO DESCRIBED FOR THE DEAF. 23421 11300 EDUCATION: THREE COURSES WERE OFFERED: WILL'S CREATIVE DRAMA (FOR AGES 4 - 2ND GRADE), WILL'S POWER PLAYERS (FOR 3RD - 6TH GRADE), AND SHAKESPEARE FOR YOUNG ACTORS (FOR 7TH - 12TH GRADE). TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF 38 STUDENTS. ALL OF THE CLASSES WERE TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MEMBERS OF THE ACTING COMPANY AT THE FESTIVAL. A 90-MINUTE PRODUCTION OF TWELFTH NIGHT (CREATED AND PERFORMED BY THE 7TH - 12TH GRADERS) WAS PRESENTED TO AN AUDIENCE OF 200 FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SEVEN STUDENTS RECEIVED FULL OR PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT IN 2025, THE SAME NUMBER AS IN 2024. EVERYONE WHO REQUESTED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RECEIVED IT. ENROLLMENT FOR THE YOUNGER-AGED PROGRAMS WAS DOWN FROM LAST YEAR. SEPARATELY, THE FESTIVAL RAN A FRIDAY AFTERNOON PROGRAM, CHILL WITH WILL, THAT FEATURED A THEATRICAL WORKSHOP PAIRED WITH A PERFORMANCE OF ONE OF THE TWO MAINSTAGE SHOWS. THIS ACTIVITY, FREE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS, ATTRACTED 58 YOUTHS OVER FOUR WEEKS. WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON STAGE COMBAT, CLOWNING, CREATING TWINS ONSTAGE USING THE SAME ACTOR, AND EXPLORING THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE AND GRIEF. 666825 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN WI X GREAT RIVER SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 5074747900 251 MAIN STREET WINONA MN 55987 ALAN LEONHARDT TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY JO MARKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETH FORKNER MOE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERISA BROADWATER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GABY PETERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY DIOMANDES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK HEDIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELYN BANICKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL KRASE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLEY OLSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRIS BLANCHARD CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY ADAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ALICE ANDERSON SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL MUNDT VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM STOA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AARON YOUNG MANAGING DIRECTOR 50.00 X 89943 0 0 89943 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10000 637414 647414 BOX OFFICE INCOME 711110 130440 130440 EDUCATION PROGRAM INCO 711110 11300 11300 141740 507 507 2642 7622 -4980 -4980 7777 6101 1676 1676 OTHER INCOME 711110 12599 12599 12599 798956 154339 0 -2797 542199 451289 46247 44663 84561 71344 6815 6402 26279 2505 23720 54 25622 20928 288 4406 4960 2674 1104 1182 20827 11688 2939 6200 68877 40705 28172 20244 20244 6747 6747 4911 3202 1709 17968 10376 7592 SUPPLIES 25125 22840 2285 DUES & FEES 11937 5649 3982 2306 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN 4620 2771 1849 DONOR DEVELOPMENT 713 713 610 610 866200 666825 133449 65926 48017 31277 35977 42821 51732 82298 2547 1720 1200 66506 56235 15181 10271 0 250278 154654 418665 60602 82584 23428 20841 90000 99415 69976 0 251299 183445 514700 X -169620 -223700 140829 127665 -28791 -96035 154654 418665 -67244 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 714930 963911 692125 681484 647414 3699864 714930 963911 692125 681484 647414 3699864 180469 3519395 2946 3850 250 202 507 7755 8763 10190 18953 3726572 0.94440 0.93740 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 66506 56235 10271 10271 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 250278 250278 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 251299 251299 X 814323 15367 15367 798956 0 798956 884567 18367 18367 866200 0 866200 PART X, LINE 2: U.S. GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS: HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF INCURRED. THE DETERMINATION OF TAX EXEMPT STATUS IS CONSIDERED TO BE A TAX POSITION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF U.S. GAAP. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 7,622. IN-KIND ADVERTISING 7,745. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: IN-KIND ADVERTISING 10,745. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 7,622. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND PASSED ON TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MONITORED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DURING BOARD MEETINGS WHEN BOARD ACTION IS TAKEN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A PROCESS TO DETERMINE MANAGING DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS BY REVIEWING COMPARABLE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND IS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION UPON REQUEST WITHIN REGULATORY TIMELINES. PART XII LINE 2C NO CHANGE IN PROCESS FROM PRIOR YEAR.