Playa

Analysis

Playa is a registered charity in United States, based in Summer Lake, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2018, 8 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 December 2023, Playa reported income of $4.4m and spending of $390k, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $306k to $4.4m (+1327%), an average of +278% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 759%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Playa sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Black Economic Council of Massachusetts Inc ($4.4m), Finger Lakes Cultural & Natural History Museum ($4.4m) and Peoples Light & Theatre Co ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $52k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $153k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 6 employees.