Bob Baker Marionette Theater

Analysis

Bob Baker Marionette Theater is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2018, 8 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, Bob Baker Marionette Theater reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.9m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $861k to $2.3m (+163%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bob Baker Marionette Theater sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A S E Global Bridges Inc ($2.3m), Greenwood Rising Inc ($2.3m) and Greater Chattanooga Public Television Corporation ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $147k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $652k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 46 employees.