The Paul Bunyan Playhouse Inc

Analysis

The Paul Bunyan Playhouse Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bemidji, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1985, 41 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Paul Bunyan Playhouse Inc reported income of $193k and spending of $193k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $217k to $193k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 522%. 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, The Paul Bunyan Playhouse Inc sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Orchestras of Charlotte Inc ($193k), Rocky Neck Art Colony Inc ($193k) and Lira Ensemble ($193k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $5,871. At year end it held assets of $260k against liabilities of $61k, net assets of $199k. It reported 3 employees.