Arlington Friends of the Drama Inc

Analysis

Arlington Friends of the Drama Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1965, 61 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 June 2023, Arlington Friends of the Drama Inc reported income of $121k and spending of $134k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $122k to $121k (-1.1%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 Friends of the Drama Inc sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 48th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elkhorn South High School Choral Arts Boosters ($121k), Marfa Theatre ($121k) and Kendall Square Orchestra Inc ($121k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $762k against liabilities of $9,170, net assets of $753k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.