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Screen a listCentral City Opera House Association
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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)
$8.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · +40% in 3 yrs205staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−11.3%
Months of reserve0.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+7.6%
Middle half of peersMedianCentral City Opera House Association
Where the money goes FY2025 · $8.9M spent
Programs$6.5M73%Management and general$1.5M17%Fundraising$945k11%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$1.0M in FY2023, −$407k in FY2024 and −$905k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.7 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
22 of 22 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 8% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 14% of revenue in FY2025.
990 Part VIII56funders
$675ka year, last 3 years
17%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23El Pomar FoundationStopped after FY2022$120k$31k$200k–Priester FoundationOn and off$10k$16k$274kBonfils-Stanton FoundationStopped after FY2022$81k$92k$60k–Galen and Ada Belle Spencer FoundationSince FY2020$40k$40k$40k$40kOpera America IncOn and off$122kWilliam T Kemper Charitable Trust 10015200On and off$100kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$143k$133k$201k$188k$548k$154k$197k28 other fundersUp to $50k a year each$35k$10k$83k$13k$22k$95k$115k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped