Pacifica Spindrift Players

Analysis

Pacifica Spindrift Players is a registered charity in United States, based in Pacifica, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1995, 31 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 December 2023, Pacifica Spindrift Players reported income of $98k and spending of $101k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $157k to $98k (-38%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pacifica Spindrift Players sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carlsbad Area Art Association Inc ($98k), Willits Center for the Arts ($98k) and Laguna Beach Festival of Arts Foundation ($98k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 52% of the total. At year end it held assets of $89k against liabilities of $5,976, net assets of $83k.