Naples Players Endowment

Analysis

Naples Players Endowment is a registered charity in United States, based in Naples, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2026. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Naples Players Endowment reported income of $231k and spending of $1.3m, spending 574% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $231k (-85%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 659%. Over the whole period it spent 137% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Naples Players Endowment sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Black Hills Symphony Orchestra Society Inc ($231k), Olde World Historical Council Inc ($231k) and Looking for Lilith ($231k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $8,633, net assets of $5.6m.