Palm Beach Dramaworks Inc

Analysis

Palm Beach Dramaworks Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in West Palm BCH, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2000, 26 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 August 2023, Palm Beach Dramaworks Inc reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $3.6m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 23%. 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, Palm Beach Dramaworks 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 FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Inc ($3.6m), Muhammad Ali Museum and Education ($3.6m) and Modesto Childrens Museum Inc ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $331k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $446k, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 76 employees.