Northern Prairie Performing Arts

Analysis

Northern Prairie Performing Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Fargo, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1964, 62 years ago. 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, Northern Prairie Performing Arts reported income of $4.3m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $969k to $4.3m (+339%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 180%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Northern Prairie Performing Arts sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stanco Affordable Housing Corporation ($4.3m), Elderly Services Inc ($4.3m) and Mercy Foundation North ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 9.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $425k. At year end it held assets of $7.2m against liabilities of $461k, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 138 employees.