Chautauqua Playhouse

Analysis

Chautauqua Playhouse is a registered charity in United States, based in Carmichael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1984, 42 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 December 2023, Chautauqua Playhouse reported income of $105k and spending of $150k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $119k to $105k (-12%), an average of -12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chautauqua Playhouse sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delaware Valley Opera Corp ($105k), International Association for Computers and Communications ($105k) and Winsor Music Incorporated ($105k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.8% and program service revenue 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $68k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $46k.