Chemung County Performing Arts Inc

Analysis

Chemung County Performing Arts Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Elmira, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Chemung County Performing Arts Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $2.4m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $3.1m to $1.8m (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chemung County Performing Arts Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iowa Childrens Museum ($1.8m), The Gathering ($1.8m) and Friends of Fast ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $142k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $617k. At year end it held assets of $17.2m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $15.8m. It reported 19 employees.