Childs Play Touring Theatre

Analysis

Childs Play Touring Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1982, 44 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, Childs Play Touring Theatre reported income of $109k and spending of $93k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $173k to $109k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Childs Play Touring Theatre sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Givon Grace Media ($109k), Iman Media Group Inc ($109k) and Prizer Arts and Letters ($109k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $9,504. At year end it held assets of $35k against liabilities of $125k, net assets of -$89k. It reported 6 employees.