Bellingham Theatre Guild

Analysis

Bellingham Theatre Guild is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1933, 93 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 2024, Bellingham Theatre Guild reported income of $238k and spending of $162k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income grew from $187k to $238k (+27%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bellingham Theatre Guild sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford ($238k), Brasarte the Damasceno Brazilian Cultural Exchange ($238k) and Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum Inc ($238k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 65% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $106k, net assets of $1.3m.