Winnipesaukee Playhouse

Analysis

Winnipesaukee Playhouse is a registered charity in United States, based in Meredith, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2007, 19 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 December 2023, Winnipesaukee Playhouse reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.4m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $991k to $1.0m (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Winnipesaukee Playhouse sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Culture Shock Dance Troupe Inc ($1.0m), Carbon Cycle Institute ($1.0m) and Bridgehampton Chamber Music Associates Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $488k. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $438k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 104 employees.