Nonprofit screen
Screen a listOpera Southwest
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)
$1.7Mrevenue
FY2025 · +61% in 3 yrs21staff
6 of 6years filed
’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−2.5%
Months of reserve1.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+12.6%
Middle half of peersMedianOpera Southwest
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.7M spent
Programs$1.5M87%Management and general$176k10%Fundraising$45k3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$115k in FY2023, −$56k in FY2024 and −$42k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.9 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 13% a year since FY2020, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort22funders
$213ka year, last 3 years
36%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Brabson Library & Educational Foundation Xxx-Xx-XxxxStopped after FY2022$70k$80k$80k$62k$50k$25k–The Rocking Jt FoundationSince FY2020$7k$101k$102k$27kKing-Carpenter FoundationEvery year since FY2017$1k$3k$3k$5k$8k$30k$30kThe Hb and Lucille Horn FoundationOn and off$11k$10k$10k$1k$10k$20kVintage Albuquerque Fine Wine & Art AuctionStopped after FY2019$45k$10k–Akerson Family FoundationStopped after FY2020$10k$15k$15k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$72k$34k$103k$105k$81k$61k$74k7 other fundersUp to $10k a year each$10k$12k$19k$7k$5k$7k$7k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped