Cutting Ball Theater

Analysis

Cutting Ball Theater is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Cutting Ball Theater reported income of $313k and spending of $798k, spending 255% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $774k to $313k (-60%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cutting Ball Theater sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fire Historical and Cultural Arts Collaborative ($313k), National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association ($313k) and Conejo Players ($312k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $464k. At year end it held assets of $175k against liabilities of $95k, net assets of $80k. It reported 54 employees.

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.