Mount Baker Theatre

Analysis

Mount Baker Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 June 2023, Mount Baker Theatre reported income of $4.0m and spending of $4.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $4.0m (+7.2%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mount Baker Theatre 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 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cedar Valley Seminary Foundation Inc ($4.0m), The Naples Players Inc ($4.0m) and World Chess Museum Inc ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $154k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $11.4m against liabilities of $3.5m, net assets of $7.9m. It reported 101 employees.