Lincoln County Community Theater and Orchestra

Analysis

Lincoln County Community Theater and Orchestra is a registered charity in United States, based in Damariscotta, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1986, 40 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 December 2023, Lincoln County Community Theater and Orchestra reported income of $459k and spending of $501k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $748k to $459k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lincoln County Community Theater and Orchestra sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Austin Scottish Rite Community and Childrens Theater Inc ($459k), Savannah Science Museum Inc ($459k) and Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Co Penn Theater ($459k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $123k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 10 employees.