Celebration Barn Theater

Analysis

Celebration Barn Theater is a registered charity in United States, based in South Paris, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1973, 53 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, Celebration Barn Theater reported income of $331k and spending of $351k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $226k to $331k (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Celebration Barn Theater sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 58th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lynnfield Youth Hockey Assn Inc ($331k), Strategic Deterrent Coalition ($331k) and Philadelphia Music & Arts Festival LLC ($331k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $32k. At year end it held assets of $449k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $437k. It reported 4 employees.