The Mountain Playhouse Inc

Analysis

The Mountain Playhouse Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Jennerstown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Mountain Playhouse Inc reported income of $309k and spending of $318k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $309k (-74%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 249%. 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, The Mountain Playhouse Inc sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eisenhower High School Dance Team Club ($309k), Whole Backstage Inc ($309k) and Azara Ballet Inc ($309k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 55% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $127k. At year end it held assets of $274k against liabilities of $194k, net assets of $79k. It reported 30 employees.