Southern Shakespeare Company

Analysis

Southern Shakespeare Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Tallahassee, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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, Southern Shakespeare Company reported income of $244k and spending of $347k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $243k to $244k (+0.8%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Southern Shakespeare Company sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Music Aid Northwest ($244k), One Voice Mission ($244k) and Chester County Bar Foundation ($244k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (10% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $41k against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $17k.