Columbia Theatre Association for the Performing Arts

Analysis

Columbia Theatre Association for the Performing Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Longview, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1983, 43 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 August 2023, Columbia Theatre Association for the Performing Arts reported income of $782k and spending of $837k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $780k to $782k (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 50%. 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, Columbia Theatre Association for the Performing Arts sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Raspberry Pi Foundation North America Inc ($782k), Gwinnett Council for the Arts ($782k) and Afterimage Public Media ($782k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $180k. At year end it held assets of $820k against liabilities of $325k, net assets of $495k. It reported 20 employees.