Academy Players

Analysis

Academy Players is a registered charity in United States, based in Providence, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1976, 50 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 May 2024, Academy Players reported income of $265k and spending of $252k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2024, income grew from $122k to $265k (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 402%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Academy Players sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Interact Story Theatre Education Association Inc ($264k), Knoxville History Project ($265k) and Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival Inc ($264k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $162k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $162k.