Skylands Performing Arts Center Inc

Analysis

Skylands Performing Arts Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Newton, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2017, 9 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 December 2023, Skylands Performing Arts Center Inc reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.6m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 345%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Skylands Performing Arts Center Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hcpa Services Company ($2.6m), Real Art Ways Inc ($2.6m) and Historic Elsinore Theatre Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.7% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $269k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $306k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $472k, net assets of $569k. It reported 20 employees.