Masquers Playhouse Inc

Analysis

Masquers Playhouse Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1972, 54 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 December 2023, Masquers Playhouse Inc reported income of $196k and spending of $150k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $331k to $196k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Masquers Playhouse Inc sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 56th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbia River Institute for Indigenous Development ($196k), Jump Start Performance Company ($196k) and LA Plata County Historical Society Inc ($196k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $1.2m.