Aurora Theatre Inc

Analysis

Aurora Theatre Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawrenceville, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 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 June 2023, Aurora Theatre Inc reported income of $3.7m and spending of $5.6m, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $3.7m (+0.5%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Aurora Theatre Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barnum Museum Foundation Inc ($3.7m), The Virginia Air and Space Center ($3.7m) and Hyde Park Art Center ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $7.5m against liabilities of $4.4m, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 136 employees.