Unicorn Theatre

Analysis

Unicorn Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1977, 49 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 June 2023, Unicorn Theatre reported income of $867k and spending of $915k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $960k to $867k (-9.6%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Unicorn Theatre sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Apollo Civic Theatre Inc ($867k), New Yorkers Against Gun Voilence Education Fund Inc ($868k) and Great River Shakespeare Festival ($867k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $534k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $87k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 87 employees.