Zachary Scott Theater Center

Analysis

Zachary Scott Theater Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1933, 93 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 August 2023, Zachary Scott Theater Center reported income of $7.8m and spending of $10.0m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $9.5m to $7.8m (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Zachary Scott Theater Center 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 94th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Sociological Association ($7.8m), Friends of Public Radio Arizona ($7.8m) and The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County TN ($7.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $440k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.8m. At year end it held assets of $11.9m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $8.9m. It reported 264 employees.