About Face Theatre Collective

Analysis

About Face Theatre Collective is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1997, 29 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 August 2023, About Face Theatre Collective reported income of $578k and spending of $660k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $698k to $578k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, About Face Theatre Collective sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Inc ($578k), Puget Sound Guitar Workshop ($578k) and Kingdom County Productions ($578k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 8.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $115k. At year end it held assets of $472k against liabilities of $82k, net assets of $390k. It reported 16 employees.