Bay City Players Inc

Analysis

Bay City Players Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bay City, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1953, 73 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 June 2024, Bay City Players Inc reported income of $351k and spending of $356k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $237k to $351k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bay City Players Inc sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hawaii Keiki Museum ($351k), Mrens NFP ($351k) and Circus City Festival Inc ($351k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $62k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $63k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.