Nonprofit screen
Screen a listOpera Colorado
Can you give?
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)(1)
$5.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · −20% in 3 yrs288staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−20.0%
Months of reserve0.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.3%
Middle half of peersMedianOpera Colorado
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.0M spent
Programs$4.3M71%Management and general$1.4M23%Fundraising$382k6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$1.6M in FY2023, −$866k in FY2024 and −$1.0M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.5 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
22 of 23 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
25 of the 37 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 10% of revenue in FY2025. $95k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending66funders
$688ka year, last 3 years
18%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Avenir Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$300k$250k$150k$200k$200k–Bonfils-Stanton FoundationStopped after FY2022$71k$84k$60k–Galen and Ada Belle Spencer FoundationSince FY2020$40k$40k$40k$40kThe Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey FoundationEvery year since FY2017$13k$13k$13k$17k$18k$20k$33kThe Sidney E Frank FoundationSince FY2019$20k$25k$20k$20k$20kMelvin & Elaine Wolf FoundationSince FY2018$17k$20k$20k$12k$12k$17kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$104k$460k$370k$575k$283k$250k$402k43 other fundersUp to $65k a year each$169k$101k$118k$150k$97k$119k$277k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped