Bell Tower Production & Dinner Theater

Analysis

Bell Tower Production & Dinner Theater is a registered charity in United States, based in Dubuque, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 December 2023, Bell Tower Production & Dinner Theater reported income of $376k and spending of $391k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $352k to $376k (+6.7%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bell Tower Production & Dinner Theater sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oregon International Ballet Academy ($375k), Assitej-Usa Incorporated ($376k) and Black Artists & Designers Guild Inc ($375k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $88k. At year end it held assets of $432k against liabilities of $234k, net assets of $198k. It reported 10 employees.