Acting Out Theater Company

Analysis

Acting Out Theater Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawrence, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2007, 19 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, Acting Out Theater Company reported income of $273k and spending of $278k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $228k to $273k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 45%. 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, Acting Out Theater Company sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hill Country Community Theatre Inc ($273k), Arctic Playhouse ($273k) and American Impressionist Society Inc ($273k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.3% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $33k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $38k against liabilities of $8,264, net assets of $30k. It reported 4 employees.