Playmakers Laboratory Theatre

Analysis

Playmakers Laboratory Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1999, 27 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, Playmakers Laboratory Theatre reported income of $312k and spending of $246k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $454k to $312k (-31%), an average of -8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Playmakers Laboratory Theatre sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arts for All Inc ($312k), Summerville Orchestra ($312k) and Global Alliance of Indigenous Peoples Gender Justice and Peace I ($312k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $109k. At year end it held assets of $139k against liabilities of $34k, net assets of $105k. It reported 8 employees.