PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE
Mission Statement
Portland Playhouse is a non-profit theatre dedicated to artistic excellence and community engagement. Our mission is to create a space where people of all backgrounds can come together to celebrate the complexity of our shared human experience. Our education programs further our mission. Each year we bring the magic of theatre into schools, providing young people with experiences that empower them. We established our theatre in a historic repurposed church in NE Portland in 2008 and quickly garnered a reputation for an innovative approach to both our artistic and education programming. In ten years, Portland Playhouse has grown from an annual audience of 850 our first year to 15,000 in Season 10 and our education programs have served over 6,500 youth. We’ve mounted 47 successful productions presenting important works from well-known, culturally diverse playwrights like August Wilson to new work by emerging voices like Idris Goodwin and Mia Chung. Named City’s Best Theatre by Portland Monthly readers, we have also been recognized with 41 awards for a variety of productions. As a 2015 and 2016 American Theatre Wing (creator of the Tony Awards) “National Theatre Company Award” recipient, we have been recognized as “integral to the fabric of the community and furthering the national cultural conversation in exciting ways.”
Financial Overview — FY 2023
Compared with Peers
FY 2023| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
78.6% | 77.9% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
15.0% | 14.6% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
6.4% | 5.5% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
12.2 mo | 16.8 mo |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
21.8% | 10.7% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
62.3% | 74.6% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
-3.8% | 3.5% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
36.3% | 13.1% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
-15.0% | -0.9% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.1M | $2.4M | $2.4M | 78.6% | 101 |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $1.8M | $2.8M | 75.7% | 81 |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $926K | N/A | — | 59 |
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