Shakespeare in Delaware Park Inc

Analysis

Shakespeare in Delaware Park Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Shakespeare in Delaware Park Inc reported income of $837k and spending of $665k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $471k to $837k (+78%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Shakespeare in Delaware Park Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baton Rouge Little Theater Inc ($837k), Society for Social Studies of Science ($837k) and Iowa High School Music Assn ($836k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $263k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 98 employees.