Texas · Nonprofit
ALAMO CITY OPERA
ALAMO CITY OPERA (Texas) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $110,000 to it, the largest being RUSSELL HILL ROGERS FUND FOR THE ARTS ($80,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2017
- $240k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $110k
- Net assets
- $83k
What Alamo City Opera does
Mission
Opera piccola's mission is to create a dynamic, intimate operatic experience, and to inspire our audiences, artists, and community. Our artistic mission is to pursue excellence in the presentation of diverse repertoire, through innovative original productions and detailed performance practice, and to provide opportunity to artists throughout the us at all stages of their careers, from student to mentor. In doing so, we will advance and preserve the traditions of our art form.
As stated on its FY2017 Form 990.
Program
In 2017, Alamo City Opera celebrated its 6th season of professional opera with a two local premieres, a celebrated fairy tale and opera presented at travis park. The season opened with rossini's great comedy cinderella, performed in english at the carver cultural center. The opera then produced its first spanish work with daniel catan's la hija de rappacini at palo alto performing arts center. Following these critically acclaimed performances, Alamo City Opera presented speed dating tonight at the buena vista theatre with music specifically written for sa's moipei triplets. The season ended with a well-attended performance of opera standards at travis park, free and open to the public. The company also presented 4 performances that were free admission for public students from 10 different school districts in san antonio.
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2019: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $40k → $10k.
From the IRS filings of ALAMO CITY OPERA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ALAMO CITY OPERA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 73% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 67% · 2019 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
73% of ALAMO CITY OPERA's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like ALAMO CITY OPERA
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ALAMO CITY OPERA?
- ALAMO CITY OPERA (Texas) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $110,000 to it, the largest being RUSSELL HILL ROGERS FUND FOR THE ARTS ($80,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ALAMO CITY OPERA have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $110,000 in grants to ALAMO CITY OPERA, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ALAMO CITY OPERA?
- RUSSELL HILL ROGERS FUND FOR THE ARTS is the largest funder on record, with $80,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ALAMO CITY OPERA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2017 (financials across 2017–2017), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing