Arlington Community Theater

Analysis

Arlington Community Theater is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2003, 23 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, Arlington Community Theater reported income of $291k and spending of $367k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $203k to $291k (+43%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Arlington Community Theater sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center ($291k), New Castle Community Television Inc ($291k) and Honor Flight New England ($291k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $97k. It paid $30k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $24k against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $770. It reported 4 employees.