Spooky Action Theater Company

Analysis

Spooky Action Theater Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2006, 20 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 2023, Spooky Action Theater Company reported income of $248k and spending of $225k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $209k to $248k (+19%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Spooky Action Theater Company sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra Inc ($248k), Historic Rock Hill C/O Susan Lyle ($248k) and Maysville Players Inc ($248k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $31k against liabilities of $1,532, net assets of $30k. It reported 5 employees.