San Diego Guild of Puppetry

Analysis

San Diego Guild of Puppetry is a registered charity in United States, based in Chula Vista, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1994, 32 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, San Diego Guild of Puppetry reported income of $249k and spending of $177k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $264k to $249k (-5.5%), an average of -5.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, San Diego Guild of Puppetry 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 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boston Dance Theater ($249k), Associates to Restore the Temple Theatre Ltd ($249k) and Muster Field Farm Museum ($249k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 30% of the total. At year end it held assets of $319k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $319k.