The Belmont Theatre

Analysis

The Belmont Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in York, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2026. 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 August 2021, The Belmont Theatre reported income of $883k and spending of $351k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2021, income grew from $592k to $883k (+49%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Belmont Theatre sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bread & Puppet Theatre Inc ($883k), United Arts Council of Catawba County ($883k) and 1812 Productions Inc ($883k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $56k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $141k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 4 employees.