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Screen a listLake George Opera Festival Association Inc
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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 listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$1.1Mrevenue
FY2025 · −16% in 3 yrs25staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−15.8%
Months of reserve1.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−3.1%
Middle half of peersMedianLake George Opera Festival Association
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.2M spent
Programs$992k80%Management and general$136k11%Fundraising$105k9%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$103k in FY2023, −$41k in FY2024 and −$168k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.1 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
22 of 22 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 9% of revenue in FY2025. $272k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending29funders
$113ka year, last 3 years
31%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Opera America IncOn and off$18k$19k$18k$76kWaldo T Ross and Ruth S Ross Charitable TrustOn and off$45k$2k$2k$1k$10k$5kDBL Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$4k$4k$5k$4k$4k$4k$10kKiwi FoundationSince FY2022$8k$23kE Evan FoundationOn and off$5k$3k$4k$10kThe Poetry FoundationOn and off$20kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$50k$18k$15k$20k$114k$16k11 other fundersUp to $10k a year each$20k$9k$21k$10k$14k$13k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund