Longview Stageworks

Analysis

Longview Stageworks is a registered charity in United States, based in Longview, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2000, 26 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 August 2023, Longview Stageworks reported income of $81k and spending of $148k, spending 184% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2023, income grew from $60k to $81k (+34%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 160% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Longview Stageworks sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 26th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pro Musica Youth Chorus ($81k), Theatre Theatre Maui ($81k) and San Antonio Mastersingers ($81k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 72% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $457k against liabilities of $358k, net assets of $98k. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.