Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts

Analysis

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Reno, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1990, 36 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 June 2023, Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts reported income of $3.8m and spending of $3.5m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $3.8m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 837%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Society of the Colonial Dames of America ($3.8m), Smuin Ballets-Sf ($3.8m) and Balletx ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.8% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $153k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $762k. At year end it held assets of $15.4m against liabilities of $4.2m, net assets of $11.1m. It reported 53 employees.