The Great Passion Play

Analysis

The Great Passion Play is a registered charity in United States, based in Eureka SPGS, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, The Great Passion Play reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.2m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $3.1m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Great Passion Play sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of Chabad of Thailand Inc ($3.1m), Final Frontiers Foundation Inc ($3.1m) and Advaita Society ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $60k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 327 employees.