Austin Playhouse

Analysis

Austin Playhouse is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2000, 26 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 September 2023, Austin Playhouse reported income of $649k and spending of $914k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $649k (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Austin Playhouse sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hindiusa Inc ($649k), Pasadena Heritage ($649k) and Citizen Science Foundation ($649k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $81k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $688k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 8 employees.