Black Dirt Theater

Analysis

Black Dirt Theater is a registered charity in United States, based in Hastings, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2013, 13 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 August 2024, Black Dirt Theater reported income of $62k and spending of $68k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from August 2023 to August 2024, income fell from $104k to $62k (-41%), an average of -41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Black Dirt Theater sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reflections of Manatee Inc ($62k), Fairview Museum Corporation ($62k) and Richmond Concert Pops Inc ($62k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 89% of the total. At year end it held assets of $13k against liabilities of $845, net assets of $13k.