Shotgun Players Inc

Analysis

Shotgun Players Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1997, 29 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 January 2024, Shotgun Players Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.9m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2020 to January 2024, income grew from $1.9m to $2.1m (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Shotgun Players Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poets House Inc ($2.1m), Generals Redoubt ($2.1m) and Spaces ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $187k (9.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $772k. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 193 employees.