Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara Inc

Analysis

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1980, 46 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, Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara Inc reported income of $2.6m and spending of $3.9m, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $2.7m to $2.6m (-3.6%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Step Up Womens Network ($2.6m), Childsplay Inc ($2.6m) and Institute for Human Centered Design Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $367k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $13.6m against liabilities of $837k, net assets of $12.7m. It reported 68 employees.