Pennsylvania Youth Theatre

Analysis

Pennsylvania Youth Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethlehem, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2019, 7 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, Pennsylvania Youth Theatre reported income of $695k and spending of $675k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $584k to $695k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pennsylvania Youth Theatre sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mandarin Language and Cultural Center ($695k), Friends of the Coltrane Home in Dix Hills ($695k) and South Dakota Hall of Fame ($695k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.5% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $201k. At year end it held assets of $279k against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $250k. It reported 6 employees.