Palo Alto Players-Peninsula Center Stage

Analysis

Palo Alto Players-Peninsula Center Stage is a registered charity in United States, based in Palo Alto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1979, 47 years ago. 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 2024, Palo Alto Players-Peninsula Center Stage reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $824k to $1.1m (+28%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Palo Alto Players-Peninsula Center Stage sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for a Healthy Maryland Inc ($1.1m), Sanford Library Association ($1.1m) and Frank and Theresa Oliver Academy for Education ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $201k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $273k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $132k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 77 employees.