Spiral Q Puppet Theater

Analysis

Spiral Q Puppet Theater is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 June 2020, Spiral Q Puppet Theater reported income of $85k and spending of $149k, spending 175% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2020, income fell from $192k to $85k (-55%), an average of -55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Spiral Q Puppet Theater sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 31st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PTA Texas Congress ($85k), Racine Arts Council Inc ($85k) and Auxiliary of the Bird S Coler Memorial Hospital & Home Inc ($85k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (34% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $11k against liabilities of $31k, net assets of -$19k. It reported 3 employees.