Wichita Falls Backdoor Players

Analysis

Wichita Falls Backdoor Players is a registered charity in United States, based in Wichita Falls, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1971, 55 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, Wichita Falls Backdoor Players reported income of $291k and spending of $404k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $333k to $291k (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 89%. 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, Wichita Falls Backdoor Players sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 65th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Notomne Cultural Preservation ($291k), Detroit Theater Organ Society Inc ($291k) and Kapena School of Music and Creative Expression ($291k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $122k. At year end it held assets of $702k against liabilities of $280k, net assets of $422k. It reported 27 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.