Prairie Fire Theatre

Analysis

Prairie Fire Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in Normal, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 December 2023, Prairie Fire Theatre reported income of $98k and spending of $81k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $62k to $98k (+59%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Prairie Fire Theatre sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Problem Library Inc ($98k), Needham B Broughton High School Dance Boosters Inc ($98k) and Nicaragua Para Cristo Mission Inc ($98k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 30% of the total. At year end it held assets of $33k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $33k.