Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple

Analysis

Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple is a registered charity in United States, based in Scranton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1987, 39 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, Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $2.2m (+2.9%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scola ($2.2m), Crooked Tree Arts Council Inc ($2.2m) and Brookline Music School Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $664k. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 179 employees.