Pioneer School of Drama Pioneer Playhouse

Analysis

Pioneer School of Drama Pioneer Playhouse is a registered charity in United States, based in Danville, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1960, 66 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 September 2022, Pioneer School of Drama Pioneer Playhouse reported income of $385k and spending of $418k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2022, income fell from $399k to $385k (-3.5%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pioneer School of Drama Pioneer Playhouse sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackpast Org ($385k), Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Inc ($385k) and Friends of the Moab Folk Festival ($385k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $39k. At year end it held assets of $431k against liabilities of $189k, net assets of $242k. It reported 7 employees.