Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse

Analysis

Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse is a registered charity in United States, based in Costa Mesa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1992, 34 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 December 2023, Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse reported income of $96k and spending of $100k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $62k to $96k (+55%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theatre Suburbia Inc ($96k), Trust U/Will of Orlando R Smith ($96k) and Sully Historical Society ($96k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 89% of the total. At year end it held assets of $43k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $43k.