Curious Theatre Company

Analysis

Curious Theatre Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1998, 28 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 July 2023, Curious Theatre Company reported income of $960k and spending of $1.3m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $960k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Curious Theatre Company sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Ambler Farm Inc ($959k), Merced Theatre Foundation Inc ($961k) and Community Capital Fund ($959k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $217k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $297k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $875k, net assets of $646k. It reported 53 employees.