San Francisco Playhouse

Analysis

San Francisco Playhouse is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2004, 22 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 August 2023, San Francisco Playhouse reported income of $4.5m and spending of $5.7m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $4.5m (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, San Francisco Playhouse sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Free to Choose Network ($4.5m), Hospital Clinic Home Center ($4.5m) and Music Theatre Wichita ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $272k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $915k. It reported 322 employees.