The Players

Analysis

The Players is a registered charity in United States, based in Providence, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1987, 39 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, The Players reported income of $178k and spending of $130k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $295k to $178k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Players sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 48th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 82nd Airborne Division Historical Society ($178k), Suzuki Education and Research Association ($178k) and Grove City High School Choir Boosters ($178k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 24% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.