Nonprofit screen
Screen a listOpera Philadelphia
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)
$11Mrevenue
FY2025 · +0% in 3 yrs287staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−2.5%
Months of reserve1.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.4%
Middle half of peersMedianOpera Philadelphia
Where the money goes FY2025 · $11M spent
Programs$7.7M68%Management and general$2.2M20%Fundraising$1.4M13%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking3
A funder worth 11% of revenue stopped after FY2021
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation gave about $750k a year for two years, 11% of revenue in FY2021.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsGovernment grants fell 78% in FY2025
$194k in FY2024, $43k in FY2025.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$2.4M in FY2023, −$2.2M in FY2024 and −$280k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.5 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
28 of 28 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIFunders stay
35 of the 55 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists98funders
$2.8Ma year, last 3 years
29%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The William Penn FoundationSince FY2020$494k$654k$895k$913kDisosway Foundation IncOn and off$550k$1.5M$30k$100kPeter and Judy Leone FoundationOn and off$250k$750k$550k$125kThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$750k$750kThe Horace W Goldsmith FoundationSince FY2020$350k$250k$500k$350kJohn S and James L Knight FoundationStopped after FY2020$833k$200k$200k$51k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$254k$811k$343k$556k$373k$520k$488k61 other fundersUp to $276k a year each$628k$720k$478k$1.1M$587k$959k$922k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped