Upfront Theatre

Analysis

Upfront Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2023, 3 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, Upfront Theatre reported income of $143k and spending of $118k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2023, income grew from $66k to $143k (+115%), an average of +115% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Upfront Theatre sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Women Artists ($143k), Tellico Village Players ($143k) and Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art ($143k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.0% and program service revenue 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $65k against liabilities of $2,821, net assets of $63k.