Cape Arts & Entertainment Inc

Analysis

Cape Arts & Entertainment Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in W Barnstable, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1973, 53 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 2024, Cape Arts & Entertainment Inc reported income of $3.7m and spending of $5.1m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $4.1m to $3.7m (-8.6%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cape Arts & Entertainment Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Inc ($3.7m), Ashley for the Arts Ltd ($3.7m) and Over the Rainbow Butterfly Garden Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $345k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $10.1m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $9.0m. It reported 281 employees.