Oregon Childrens Theatre Company

Analysis

Oregon Childrens Theatre Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1994, 32 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 June 2023, Oregon Childrens Theatre Company reported income of $2.4m and spending of $3.1m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $2.4m (-31%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 28%. 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, Oregon Childrens Theatre Company sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blithewold Inc ($2.4m), Coalition of Communities of Color ($2.4m) and Ojai Festivals Ltd ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $29k (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $730k, net assets of $284k. It reported 150 employees.