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The Little Theater of Gastonia Inc

Gastonia, North Carolina · EIN 56-0792898 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · tax-exempt since 1956

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 89.4 of 100), based on the Form 990-EZ for the year ended July 2025.

Graded against 29,679 arts, culture & humanities nonprofits with revenue $100K–$500K filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.16.3 months81
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.1% from one source97
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.61.2%not scored

Scores compare this charity with its peer group; 100 is best. How Charity Clarity rates charities.

Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jul 2025Form 990-EZ$163K$142K$21K$193K16.3B
Jul 2024Form 990-EZ$189K$115K$74K$172K17.9B
Jul 2023Form 990-EZ$120K$107K$13K$98K11.0B
Jul 2022Form 990-EZ$61K$54K$6,951$84K18.6B
Jul 2021Form 990-EZ$40K$25K$15K$77K37.5C
Jul 2020Form 990-EZ$57K$61K−$4,286$62K12.1B
Jul 2019Form 990-EZ$93K$63K$29K$66K12.6B
Jul 2018Form 990$66K$76K−$10K$11K1.80C
Jul 2017Form 990$61K$84K−$23K$29K4.10B
Jul 2016Form 990$70K$89K−$19K$52K7.01B

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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