Santa Fe Playhouse

Analysis

Santa Fe Playhouse is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Fe, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1952, 74 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, Santa Fe Playhouse reported income of $936k and spending of $1.0m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $277k to $936k (+238%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 243%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Santa Fe Playhouse 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 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asheville Community Theatre Inc ($936k), Balboa Island Museum and Historical Society ($936k) and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra Inc ($935k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $282k. At year end it held assets of $825k against liabilities of $146k, net assets of $679k. It reported 21 employees.