Prescott Circus Theatre

Analysis

Prescott Circus Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2009, 17 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 June 2023, Prescott Circus Theatre reported income of $473k and spending of $393k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $303k to $473k (+56%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 37%. 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, Prescott Circus Theatre sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bmore Artists Guild Inc ($473k), Theatre Downtown Inc ($473k) and Empire State Aerosciences Museum ($473k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $207k. It paid $2,876 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $218k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $206k. It reported 21 employees.