Arts, Culture & Humanities
(A65)
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ONLY MAKE BELIEVE INC
Financial strength (30%)
92/100
Reliability (20%)
55/100
Effectiveness (25%)
85/100
Impact (25%)
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Mission Statement
Only Make Believe is a nonprofit organization that creates and performs interactive theatre for children in hospitals and care facilities. Only Make Believe is dedicated to the principle that freeing a child’s imagination is a valuable part of the healing process. Our current programming is a direct reflection of our core artistic mission. OMB creates and performs each show with the children as our top priority. OMB develops each and every show to optimize the chance for each child to participate and become the star of the show.
Financial Overview — FY 2025
$2.4M
Total Revenue
$2.0M
Total Expenses
$2.1M
Net Assets
43
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
80.6%
Fundraising Efficiency
13.5%
Operating Reserve
12.98x
Liability-to-Asset
15.0%
Revenue Diversification
87.5%
Executive Compensation
$224K
Compared with Peers
FY 2025
Compared with 1,930 similar organizations
(United States, Arts, Culture & Humanities, $1M–$10M in expenses), FY 2025.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
80.6% | 77.7% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
16.9% | 14.2% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
2.5% | 5.9% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Fundraising efficiency
Fundraising expenses / gross fundraising income
· lower is better
|
13.5% | 302.5% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
13.0 mo | 15.8 mo |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
15.0% | 11.4% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
87.5% | 70.6% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
32.0% | 7.9% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
6.4% | 5.4% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
16.7% | 0.9% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.4M | $2.0M | $2.1M | 80.6% | 43 |
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.7M | 78.1% | 38 |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.7M | $1.8M | 73.3% | 40 |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $2.0M | 73.3% | 38 |
| 2021 | $866K | $1.0M | N/A | — | 36 |
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