Green Thumb Players Society

Analysis

Green Thumb Players Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Canada. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2006, 20 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending June 2024, Green Thumb Players Society reported income of $915k and spending of $933k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $1.0m to $915k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Green Thumb Players Society sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Foster Children of Palm Beach County Inc ($915k), Day Care Center of New Canaan ($915k) and National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs Inc ($915k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $181k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $222k. At year end it held assets of $980k against liabilities of $67k, net assets of $912k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.