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Screen a listBoston Lyric Opera Company
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$14Mrevenue
FY2025 · +127% in 3 yrs355staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin14.7%
Months of reserve3.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.6%
Middle half of peersMedianBoston Lyric Opera Company
Where the money goes FY2025 · $12M spent
Programs$8.0M65%Management and general$3.0M24%Fundraising$1.4M11%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Government grants fell 99% in FY2022
$1.6M in FY2021, $22k in FY2022.
990 Part VIIIIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 9% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort74funders
$2.5Ma year, last 3 years
24%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Linda Cabot Black FoundationEvery year since FY2017$1.4M$3.2M$1.6M$236k$400k$200k$800kWallace Minot Leonard FoundationEvery year since FY2017$550k$60k$275k$160k$110k$100k$433kFidelity Non-Profit Management FoundationNew in FY2023$1.0MThe Edward Lee and Slocumb Hollis Perry FoundationEvery year since FY2017$102k$150k$150k$180k$200k$101k$85kPalace Head Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$275k$100k$50k$100k$28k–Mattina R Proctor FoundationEvery year since FY2017$100k$100k$100k$50k$25k$10k$25kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.3M$1.2M$1.3M$1.0M$964k$1.1M$1.2M46 other fundersUp to $400k a year each$331k$251k$150k$547k$270k$196k$329k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped