Schenectady Civic Players Inc

Analysis

Schenectady Civic Players Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Schenectady, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1970, 56 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 May 2023, Schenectady Civic Players Inc reported income of $114k and spending of $133k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $187k to $114k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2020, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Schenectady Civic Players Inc sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Revels North Inc ($114k), Navarasa Dance Theater Inc ($114k) and Friends of Incontri in Terra Di Siena Inc ($114k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 61% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $359k, net assets of $720k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.