Ensemble Theater

Analysis

Ensemble Theater is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1978, 48 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 August 2023, Ensemble Theater reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.9m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $3.4m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ensemble Theater sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake States Dairy Center Inc ($3.4m), Finreglab Inc ($3.4m) and The Cowles Center ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $657k. At year end it held assets of $7.0m against liabilities of $328k, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 33 employees.