State Theater Preservation Society

Analysis

State Theater Preservation Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Boyertown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2016, 10 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, State Theater Preservation Society reported income of $207k and spending of $190k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $208k to $207k (-0.5%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, State Theater Preservation Society sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society of Wisconsin Inc ($207k), Bas Fisher Invitational ($207k) and Virginia Center for the Creativearts Abroad Inc ($207k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $38k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $33k. At year end it held assets of $189k against liabilities of $2,339, net assets of $187k.