Signature Theatre Inc

Analysis

Signature Theatre Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1990, 36 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, Signature Theatre Inc reported income of $11.8m and spending of $14.7m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $9.8m to $11.8m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Signature Theatre Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Yiddish Book Center Inc ($11.8m), Village Theatre ($11.8m) and Women Make Movies Inc ($11.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $9.1m. At year end it held assets of $10.6m against liabilities of $6.6m, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 497 employees.