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Portland Summerfest

EIN 55-0829090 · Portland, OR

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair56 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO ENRICH THE CULTURAL LIFE OF THE PORTLAND COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL OPERA PERFORMANCES OF HIGH ARTISTIC QUALITY TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE.

Income
$120,507
Spending
$115,155
Reserves
0.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 99%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 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 September 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 (3)
  1. $92,036 spent. OPERA IN THE PARK: PRESENTATION OF A CONCERT VERSION OF AN OPERA EACH YEAR IN PORTLAND, OREGON, FREE TO THE PUBLIC. THE 2025 PROGRAM WAS BIZET'S CARMEN. OPERA IN THE PARK WAS PRESENTED ON SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2025, AT PENINSULA PARK TO AN AUDIENCE OF AN ESTIMATED 7,100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS PROGRAM MET THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS TO OFFER THE PUBLIC AN AUTHENTIC CONNECTION TO THE MUSIC AND AN ACCESSIBLE INTRODUCTION TO THE ART FORM. THE SECOND YEAR AT A NEW-TO-US LOCATION LET US INCREASE THE AUDIENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY WITHIN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
  2. $4,630 spent. OUTREACH EVENT: A FUNDRAISING AND OUTREACH EVENT ENTITLED "THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS" PRESENTED A RECITAL OF TRADITIONAL SPIRITUALS, SONGS, AND ARIAS BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN PERFORMERS. THIS PERFORMANCE PROVIDED A PLATFORM TO CONNECT WITH PARTNERS, DONORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
  3. $750 spent. SCHOOL PROGRAM: OUR TEAM HAS DEVELOPED A SHORT PROGRAM TO BRING TO SCHOOLS, INTRODUCING THE ART FORM OF OPERA TO CHILDREN IN AN EASILY DIGESTIBLE AND INTERACTIVE FORMAT. TARGETED AT PRESCHOOL AND YOUNGER ELEMENTARY AGED CLASSES, DURING 2025 WE PRESENTED THIS PROGRAM AT TWO SCHOOLS, SERVING AN ESTIMATED 150 CHILDREN.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2004.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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