Ebony Road Players

Analysis

Ebony Road Players is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 December 2023, Ebony Road Players reported income of $157k and spending of $133k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $113k to $157k (+40%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ebony Road Players sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seasun Theatre Artist Group ($157k), Frozen River Film Festival ($157k) and Tibetan Association of Washington ($157k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. At year end it held assets of $83k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $83k.