North Canton Playhouse

Analysis

North Canton Playhouse is a registered charity in United States, based in Canton, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1979, 47 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, North Canton Playhouse reported income of $198k and spending of $240k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $246k to $198k (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, North Canton Playhouse sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mummers Museum ($198k), National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of Ill ($198k) and Louisiana Delta Ballet ($198k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $41k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6,885. At year end it held assets of $862k against liabilities of $5,153, net assets of $857k. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.