Baton Rouge Little Theater Inc

Analysis

Baton Rouge Little Theater Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1995, 31 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 July 2023, Baton Rouge Little Theater Inc reported income of $837k and spending of $993k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income fell from $875k to $837k (-4.4%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Baton Rouge Little Theater Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iowa High School Music Assn ($836k), Shakespeare in Delaware Park Inc ($837k) and Seattle Universal Math Museum ($836k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $53k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $174k. At year end it held assets of $148k against liabilities of $448k, net assets of -$300k. It reported 12 employees.