Change the Play Inc

Analysis

Change the Play Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New Britain, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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 (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, Change the Play Inc reported income of $151k and spending of $199k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $283k to $151k (-47%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Change the Play Inc sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include CG Jung Institute of New England Inc ($151k), Ernie Hall Aviation Museum Inc ($151k) and Upstairs Artspace ($151k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $68k. At year end it held assets of $59k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $46k.