Portland Drama Club

Analysis

Portland Drama Club is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2017, 9 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, Portland Drama Club reported income of $392k and spending of $315k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $228k to $392k (+72%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Portland Drama Club sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theatre Forty Inc ($392k), Saratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar ($392k) and Wise Wonders Childrens Museum Inc ($392k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.9% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $85k. At year end it held assets of $249k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $227k. It reported 10 employees.