Backdoor Theatre

Analysis

Backdoor Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in Nederland, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 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, Backdoor Theatre reported income of $50k and spending of $72k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $121k to $50k (-58%), an average of -58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Backdoor Theatre sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 17th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Taos Fall Arts Festival Inc ($50k), Resident Acting Company ($50k) and Syracuse Poster Project Inc ($50k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 85% of the total. At year end it held assets of $71k against liabilities of $370, net assets of $71k.