Southwest Shakespeare Company Inc

Analysis

Southwest Shakespeare Company Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mesa, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1994, 32 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 June 2023, Southwest Shakespeare Company Inc reported income of $519k and spending of $555k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $447k to $519k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Southwest Shakespeare Company Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 68th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Element 11 Inc ($518k), Global Pediatric Alliance ($519k) and Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History ($518k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $330k. At year end it held assets of $90k against liabilities of $30k, net assets of $60k. It reported 8 employees.