Mountain Town Stages

Analysis

Mountain Town Stages is a registered charity in United States, based in Park City, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Mountain Town Stages reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2018 to September 2023, income grew from $667k to $1.0m (+53%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mountain Town Stages sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Artist Trust ($1.0m), National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc ($1.0m) and Lionheart Foundation ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $92k. It paid $57k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $450k against liabilities of $97k, net assets of $353k. It reported 2 employees.