Minnesota · Nonprofit
RAISON D ETRE OPERA
RAISON D ETRE OPERA (Minnesota) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $21,191 to it, the largest being MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($21,191). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $67k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $21k
- Net assets
- $54k
What Raison D Etre Opera does
Mission
RDO challenges and enlightens public perception of older people through musical presentations performed by seasoned artists for audiences of all ages. RDO envisions a future where the perceived abilities of an individual are not defined by their numeric age. RDO presents musical performances to general audiences, as well as targeted communities (retirement homes and veterans homes) funded through grants.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Presentation of musical concerts to retirement communities, funded by the Deaconess foundation. The expenses were to the performers who sang in this series of concerts.
$8,000 spentof which $8,000 as grants22% of program spendingPresentation of the opera "The Mother of Us All" in May, at the Womens Institute in Minneapolis. General public invited.
$23,000 spent62% of program spendingProgram planning for outreach offering: performance of "Bremen Town Musicians" to schools and retirement homes, to occur in 2026 season. Expense is for program executive director ($500/month)
$6,000 spent16% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $37,000.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of RAISON D ETRE OPERA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
RAISON D ETRE OPERA draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Minnesota, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
RAISON D ETRE OPERA runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
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In Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
90%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for RAISON D ETRE OPERA: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds RAISON D ETRE OPERA?
- RAISON D ETRE OPERA (Minnesota) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $21,191 to it, the largest being MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($21,191). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does RAISON D ETRE OPERA have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $21,191 in grants to RAISON D ETRE OPERA, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of RAISON D ETRE OPERA?
- MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $21,191 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like RAISON D ETRE OPERA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing