Orange County Childrens Theatre

Analysis

Orange County Childrens Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in Costa Mesa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1971, 55 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 September 2023, Orange County Childrens Theatre reported income of $303k and spending of $274k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $171k to $303k (+77%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Orange County Childrens Theatre sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valley Shore Community Television Inc ($303k), Philipstown Depot Theatre Inc ($303k) and East Hawaii Cultural Council ($303k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.5% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $28k. At year end it held assets of $31k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $31k.