Big Idea Theatre

Analysis

Big Idea Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Big Idea Theatre reported income of $62k and spending of $61k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $16k to $62k (+279%), an average of +95% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 263%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Big Idea Theatre sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Druk Foundation for Art Preservation ($62k), Opera West ($62k) and Civitas Ensemble ($62k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 52% of the total. At year end it held assets of $17k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $17k.