Bag and Baggage Productions

Analysis

Bag and Baggage Productions is a registered charity in United States, based in Hillsboro, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2009, 17 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 June 2023, Bag and Baggage Productions reported income of $554k and spending of $719k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $776k to $554k (-29%), an average of -8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 47%. 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, Bag and Baggage Productions sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fargo Theatre Management Corporation ($554k), Galesburg Museums Inc ($554k) and Leadership Fairfax Incorporated ($554k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 7.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $206k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $673k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 47 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.