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Screen a listOpera San Jose Incorporated
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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$7.3Mrevenue
FY2025 · +28% in 3 yrs581staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin13.4%
Months of reserve1.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+6.8%
Middle half of peersMedianOpera San Jose
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.3M spent
Programs$4.7M75%Management and general$777k12%Fundraising$826k13%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$410k in FY2023 and −$341k in FY2024. Cash covers 1.9 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
19 of 19 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 11% of revenue in FY2025. $147k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending35funders
$1.2Ma year, last 3 years
44%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Packard Humanities InstituteOn and off$950k$550k$1.0M$300k$751k$565kThe William & Flora Hewlett FoundationEvery year since FY2017$141k$141k$142k$200k$194k$149k$149kThe David and Lucile Packard FoundationOn and off$150k$250k$206k$150kCarol Franc Buck FoundationStopped after FY2020$200k$150k$150k$100k–Joel Dean FoundationSince FY2020$85k$92k$110k$102kThe Applied Materials FoundationStopped after FY2021$50k$50k$50k$50k$50k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$56k$166k$135k$167k$207k$335k$355k18 other fundersUp to $90k a year each$52k$34k$21k$168k$102k$25k$44k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped