Scripps Ranch Theatre

Analysis

Scripps Ranch Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, Scripps Ranch Theatre reported income of $331k and spending of $383k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $340k to $331k (-2.7%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 534%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Scripps Ranch Theatre sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 66th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anthology of Recorded Music Inc ($331k), Florida Association for Media in Education Inc ($331k) and Valley of the Moon Music Festival ($331k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $137k. At year end it held assets of $477k against liabilities of $54k, net assets of $423k. It reported 62 employees.