Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc

Analysis

Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in East Haddam, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1961, 65 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, Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc reported income of $12.1m and spending of $13.8m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.2m to $12.1m (+8.3%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Levine Music Inc ($12.1m), St Louis Regional Public Media Inc ($12.1m) and Watttime Corporation ($12.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $409k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.1m. It paid $7,255 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $32.6m against liabilities of $3.7m, net assets of $29.0m. It reported 432 employees.