Northlight Theatre Inc

Analysis

Northlight Theatre Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Evanston, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Northlight Theatre Inc reported income of $9.7m and spending of $4.7m, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $9.7m (+111%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Northlight Theatre Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology ($9.7m), Vermont Council on the Arts Inc ($9.7m) and The Center for Economic Research and Social Change Inc ($9.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $299k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. It paid $90k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $15.5m against liabilities of $4.9m, net assets of $10.6m. It reported 178 employees.