Patio Playhouse

Analysis

Patio Playhouse is a registered charity in United States, based in Escondido, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1974, 52 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 June 2024, Patio Playhouse reported income of $222k and spending of $136k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2024, income grew from $140k to $222k (+59%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Patio Playhouse sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Fine Art Fund ($222k), The Dalton Arts Project ($222k) and Brown Girls Doc Mafia ($222k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 43% of the total. At year end it held assets of $142k against liabilities of -$354, net assets of $142k.