Aurora Picture Show

Analysis

Aurora Picture Show is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 December 2023, Aurora Picture Show reported income of $575k and spending of $324k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $655k to $575k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Aurora Picture Show sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 76th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Body Traffic ($575k), Mobile Art Council Inc ($575k) and Dunham Tavern Museum ($574k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $46k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $140k. At year end it held assets of $530k against liabilities of $6,437, net assets of $523k. It reported 7 employees.