Center Stage Childrens Theater

Analysis

Center Stage Childrens Theater is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2016, 10 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, Center Stage Childrens Theater reported income of $87k and spending of $102k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $45k to $87k (+92%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Center Stage Childrens Theater sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 35th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waxahachie Community Theater Inc ($87k), Manhattan Ensemble Theatre Inc ($87k) and Leflore County Historical Society Inc ($87k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $17k against liabilities of $364, net assets of $17k.