Slidell Little Theater

Analysis

Slidell Little Theater is a registered charity in United States, based in Slidell, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1976, 50 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, Slidell Little Theater reported income of $211k and spending of $219k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $121k to $211k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Slidell Little Theater sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Oneonta Historical Society ($211k), Henry Kapono Foundation ($211k) and Artspace Century Endowment Fund Inc ($211k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 78% of the total. At year end it held assets of $710k against liabilities of $332k, net assets of $378k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.