Kiss Theatre Co

Analysis

Kiss Theatre Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilkes Barre, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2008, 18 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, Kiss Theatre Co reported income of $323k and spending of $270k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $226k to $323k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Kiss Theatre Co sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rhine Research Center Inc ($323k), Brookhaven Little Theatre ($323k) and Rhythm Revue Dance Company ($323k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $66k. At year end it held assets of $82k against liabilities of $32k, net assets of $51k. It reported 3 employees.