Cumberland County Playhouse Inc

Analysis

Cumberland County Playhouse Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Crossville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1970, 56 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 December 2023, Cumberland County Playhouse Inc reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $3.5m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cumberland County Playhouse 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 91st percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The York Theatre Company Inc ($3.5m), Lindsay Wildlife Museum ($3.5m) and Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 95 employees.