Peoples Light & Theatre Co

Analysis

Peoples Light & Theatre Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Malvern, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1975, 51 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 August 2023, Peoples Light & Theatre Co reported income of $4.4m and spending of $7.1m, spending 163% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $10.7m to $4.4m (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Peoples Light & Theatre Co sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society for Preservation & Encrgmnt of Barbershop Quartet ($4.4m), Black Economic Council of Massachusetts Inc ($4.4m) and Education Through Music Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $533k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $20.1m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $17.1m. It reported 225 employees.