Ensemble Stage

Analysis

Ensemble Stage is a registered charity in United States, based in Banner Elk, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2011, 15 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, Ensemble Stage reported income of $176k and spending of $188k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $146k to $176k (+21%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. 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, Ensemble Stage sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 49th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delphi Opera House ($176k), Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center Inc ($176k) and Symphonic Chorale of Southwest Florida Inc ($176k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 40% of the total. At year end it held assets of $82k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $82k.