Motus Theater

Analysis

Motus Theater is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 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 December 2023, Motus Theater reported income of $678k and spending of $587k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $389k to $678k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Motus Theater sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Photographic Art ($677k), Opera Montana ($678k) and Christian Broadcasting Ministries ($677k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $190k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $119k. At year end it held assets of $728k against liabilities of $3,672, net assets of $724k. It reported 6 employees.