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Port Chester Council for the Arts

EIN 13-3229024 · Port Chester, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair63 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PERFORMANCES THEATRE PROGRAM PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN COORDINATION W/ PORT CHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE THEATRE PRODUCING SOME OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY COMMUNITY THEATRE IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY. STUDENTS AS YOUNG AS EIGHT STEP ONTO THE STAGE, SOME FOR THE FIRST TIME, TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF PERFORMING. TEENAGERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM OR WORK ON CREW FOR BOTH THE TEEN SHOW AND THE CHILDREN'S SHOW, LEARNING HOW TO DESIGN, BUILD AND CHANGE SETS. ADDITIONAL PRODUCTIONS FEATURE COLLEGE STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS AND REUNION SHOWS WITH CHILDREN'S AND TEEN THEATRE ALUMNI.

Income
$66,808
Spending
$75,196
Reserves
3.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 99%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 14% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 13% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)
  1. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF HIGH QUALITY INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO BUILD AND ENCOURAGE COOPERATION AND COMMUNITY THROUGH ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES.
  2. PERFORMANCES THEATRE PROGRAM PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN COORDINATION W/ PORT CHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE THEATRE PRODUCING SOME OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY COMMUNITY THEATRE IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY. STUDENTS AS YOUNG AS EIGHT STEP ONTO THE STAGE, SOME FOR THE FIRST TIME, TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF PERFORMING. TEENAGERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM OR WORK ON CREW FOR BOTH THE TEEN SHOW AND THE CHILDREN'S SHOW, LEARNING HOW TO DESIGN, BUILD AND CHANGE SETS. ADDITIONAL PRODUCTIONS FEATURE COLLEGE STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS AND REUNION SHOWS WITH CHILDREN'S AND TEEN THEATRE ALUMNI.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2026.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 1988.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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