Prison Performing Arts

Analysis

Prison Performing Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1987, 39 years ago. 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, Prison Performing Arts reported income of $377k and spending of $330k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $95k to $377k (+298%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 170%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Prison Performing Arts 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 66th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Tax Aid Inc ($377k), Tacoma Rotary 8 Foundation ($377k) and Ethiopian Community Center Inc ($377k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $145k (44% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $22k. At year end it held assets of $268k against liabilities of -$538, net assets of $269k. It reported 4 employees.