The Next Picture Show

Analysis

The Next Picture Show is a registered charity in United States, based in Dixon, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 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, The Next Picture Show reported income of $110k and spending of $112k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $288k to $110k (-62%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Next Picture Show 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 Mill Hollow Heritage Association ($110k), International Selkirk Loop ($110k) and Sphere Ensemble LLC ($110k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% of the total. At year end it held assets of $312k against liabilities of $48k, net assets of $265k.