Marin Dance Theatre

Analysis

Marin Dance Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 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 May 2024, Marin Dance Theatre reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2024, income grew from $1.0m to $1.1m (+3.7%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Marin Dance Theatre sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Jose News Bureau ($1.1m), Katonah Museum of Art Inc ($1.1m) and Oikos Institute for Social Impact ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $470k. At year end it held assets of $297k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $297k. It reported 29 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.