Chelsea Area Players

Analysis

Chelsea Area Players is a registered charity in United States, based in Chelsea, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1979, 47 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, Chelsea Area Players reported income of $111k and spending of $72k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $41k to $111k (+172%), an average of +172% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 172%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chelsea Area Players 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 40th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bellevue Society for the Arts ($111k), Center for Musical Excellence Inc ($111k) and Muse Cincinnati Womens Choir ($111k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.1% and program service revenue 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $82k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $82k.