McCarter Theatre Company

Analysis

McCarter Theatre Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Princeton, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1963, 63 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 2023, McCarter Theatre Company reported income of $9.2m and spending of $13.8m, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $11.6m to $9.2m (-21%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 89%. 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, McCarter Theatre Company 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 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation ($9.2m), Space Science Institute ($9.2m) and Trustees of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens ($9.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $657k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.8m. At year end it held assets of $37.7m against liabilities of $4.4m, net assets of $33.3m. It reported 258 employees.