Harrisburg Community Theatre

Analysis

Harrisburg Community Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1940, 86 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 August 2023, Harrisburg Community Theatre reported income of $449k and spending of $662k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $544k to $449k (-17%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Harrisburg Community Theatre sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arc4justice Inc ($449k), Fusionfest Inc ($449k) and Plumas County Arts Commission ($449k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $162k. At year end it held assets of $355k against liabilities of $435k, net assets of -$80k. It reported 7 employees.