Auburn Public Theater Inc

Analysis

Auburn Public Theater Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Auburn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2006, 20 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, Auburn Public Theater Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $978k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.5m (+37%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 469%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Auburn Public Theater Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 24th Street Theatre Company ($1.5m), The Clemente Collection at Engine House 25 ($1.5m) and Mississippi Journalism and Education Group ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $422k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $293k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 45 employees.