Ojai Playwrights Conference

Analysis

Ojai Playwrights Conference is a registered charity in United States, based in Ojai, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2001, 25 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, Ojai Playwrights Conference reported income of $125k and spending of $102k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $295k to $125k (-58%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ojai Playwrights Conference sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 45th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scientific Investigation & Instruction Institute ($125k), Riverside Art Center ($125k) and Financial Research Association ($125k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $8,750 (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $49k. At year end it held assets of $43k against liabilities of $5,000, net assets of $38k. It reported 22 employees.