Washington Opera Society Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCES OPERA AND OPERETTA WITH ORCHESTRAL ACCOMPANIMENTS FOR AUDIENCES IN THE WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA. THESE PRODUCTIONS ARE STAGED AT EMBASSIES, AMBASSADORIAL RESIDENCES AND HOTELS AND OFFER THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIENCE THE EXPERIENCE OF ENJOYING PROFESSIONAL OPERA/OPERETTA IN AN INTIMATE, SALON SETTING, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VENUES ON WHICH THE OPERA GENRE ORIGINALLY EVOLVED. AS PART OF ITS MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO OFFER EMERGING ARTISTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING. IT ALSO SEEKS TO ADVANCE GREATER AWARENESS OF THE OPERA GENRE WITHIN THE YOUNGER GENERATION BY PROVIDING A LIMITED NUMBER OF STUDENTS ACCESS TO ITS PERFORMANCES AT NO CHARGE.
- Income
- $108,750
- Spending
- $100,036
- Reserves
- 1.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 51%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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)
- $82,160 spent. PRODUCE OPERA PERFORMANCES, PROMOTE NEW ARTISTS IN THE OPERA GENRE, INTRODUCE OPERA TO A WIDER AUDIENCE, INCLUDING YOUNGER ATTENDEES. WE ESTIMATE THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO BENEFITED FROM OUR PROGRAMS WAS 1,400.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2018 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2018.
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 June 2025.
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 2019.
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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