Bryn Mawr Theater Film Institute

Analysis

Bryn Mawr Theater Film Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Bryn Mawr, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 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, Bryn Mawr Theater Film Institute reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.4m to $3.0m (-11%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bryn Mawr Theater Film Institute sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Irish Festivals Inc ($3.0m), California Changelawyers ($3.0m) and Northwest Childrens Theater and School Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $11.9m against liabilities of $536k, net assets of $11.4m. It reported 59 employees.