Mountain Play Association

Analysis

Mountain Play Association is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1955, 71 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 2023, Mountain Play Association reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.7m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.2m (+1.2%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mountain Play Association sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia ($1.2m), Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida Inc ($1.2m) and Community Gallery Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $413k. At year end it held assets of $317k against liabilities of $584k, net assets of -$268k. It reported 25 employees.