Blue Barn Theatre

Analysis

Blue Barn Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in Omaha, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1991, 35 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, Blue Barn Theatre reported income of $627k and spending of $1.1m, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $627k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Blue Barn Theatre sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lanai Culture & Heritage Center ($627k), Elastic Arts Foundation ($627k) and Liberty Center Association for the Arts ($627k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $277k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 10 employees.