Ephrata Performing Arts Center

Analysis

Ephrata Performing Arts Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Ephrata, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1980, 46 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, Ephrata Performing Arts Center reported income of $660k and spending of $816k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $702k to $660k (-5.9%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 204%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ephrata Performing Arts Center sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bais Chana Women International Inc ($660k), City Theatre Inc ($661k) and Beaufort Historical Association Inc ($660k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $230k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $317k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 9 employees.