Piven Theatre Workshop

Analysis

Piven Theatre Workshop is a registered charity in United States, based in Evanston, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1980, 46 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 August 2024, Piven Theatre Workshop reported income of $267k and spending of $334k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income fell from $445k to $267k (-40%), an average of -9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Piven Theatre Workshop sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unicorn Riot ($267k), Historic Mesquite Inc ($267k) and Community Players of Concord NH ($267k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $103k. At year end it held assets of $143k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $108k. It reported 19 employees.