Aurora Center for the Arts
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO OFFER CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH LIBRARY SERVICES AND THE ARTS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ALL AREA RESIDENTS.
- Income
- $51,318
- Spending
- $81,332
- Reserves
- 16.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 59%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $80,272 spent. THERE WERE 30 CHILDREN/YOUTH ACTORS FROM 3RD TO 12TH GRADE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE CHILDREN'S SUMMER THEATER THAT HAD 4 SOLD OUT PERFORMANCES WITH A TOTAL OF 600 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. THERE WERE 30 CHILDREN THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE IMAGINATION AWAITS PLAY WITH 4 PERFORMANCES FOR A TOTAL OF 600 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. THERE WERE 50 PARTICIPANTS IN THE CHILDREN'S DRAMA CAMP FOR GRADES 3RD-12TH THAT REHEARSED DAILY FOR A WEEK WITH A PERFORMANCE AT THE END OF THE WEEK. THERE WERE 70 PARTICIPANTS IN THE CHILDREN'S SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM THAT HAD 2 CLASSES FOR PREK-3RD GRADE AND TWO CLASSES FOR 4TH-6TH GRADE, WHICH CONSISTED OF ONE CLASS FOR 4 WEEKS IN JUNE. THERE WERE 25 CHILDREN AND ADULTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE CHRISTMAS MUSICAL OF "WHITE CHRISTMAS" IN DECEMBER WITH 5 PERFORMANCES WITH AN ESTIMATED 750 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. THERE WERE 9 ARTISTS EXHIBITED IN THE GALLERY IN ADDITION TO THE CHILDREN'S SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM WITH TOTAL ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE OF 300 PEOPLE TO THE VARIOUS GALLERIES. THERE WERE 6 OUTDOOR SUMMER CONCERTS THAT HAD 10 PERFORMERS AND 550 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. IN ADDITION TO THE SUMMER CONCERTS, THERE WAS A CONCERT FEATURING ECLECTIC WHIRLWIND IN MARCH WHICH HAD AN ATTENDANCE OF 40 PEOPLE, THERE WAS HARP AND SOL IN AUGUST WITH AN ATTENDANCE OF 30 AND THERE WAS A HOLIDAY CONCERT WITH DAN RODRIGUEZ AND HIS BAND OF 2 INDIVIDUALS WHICH HAD 1 SOLD OUT PERFORMANCE WITH A TOTAL OF 150 IN ATTENDANCE.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1981.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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