Williamstown Theatre Foundation Inc

Analysis

Williamstown Theatre Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Williamstown, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1956, 70 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Williamstown Theatre Foundation Inc reported income of $5.0m and spending of $3.1m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $5.0m (+2.0%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Williamstown Theatre Foundation Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Monument Lab ($5.0m), New York Sun Works Inc ($5.0m) and Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 6.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $211k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $12.7m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $11.5m. It reported 107 employees.