The Elden Street Players

Analysis

The Elden Street Players is a registered charity in United States, based in Herndon, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1989, 37 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 September 2023, The Elden Street Players reported income of $703k and spending of $711k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $694k to $703k (+1.3%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Elden Street Players sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lebowsky Center for Performing Arts ($703k), Etm-Colorado Inc ($703k) and Near & Arnolds School of Performing Arts & Cultural Education ($702k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $246k. At year end it held assets of $962k against liabilities of $133k, net assets of $830k. It reported 18 employees.