Play on Arts

Analysis

Play on Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Dunkirk, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2020, 6 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, Play on Arts reported income of $86k and spending of $83k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $56k to $86k (+54%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 54%. 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, Play on Arts sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aalim Dance Academy Inc ($86k), Federation of Turkish American Associations Inc ($86k) and Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation ($86k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 81% of the total. At year end it held assets of $13k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $13k.