Open Stage of Harrisburg

Analysis

Open Stage of Harrisburg is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1985, 41 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 June 2023, Open Stage of Harrisburg reported income of $516k and spending of $650k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $537k to $516k (-4.1%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Open Stage of Harrisburg sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aradhana Committee ($515k), The Contemporary Theater ($516k) and Charleston Academy of Music ($515k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $188k. At year end it held assets of $705k against liabilities of $48k, net assets of $656k. It reported 9 employees.