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Kontrapunktus Neo-Baroque Chamber Orchestra

EIN 81-1056502 · Long Beach, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood79 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

KONTRAPUNKTUS ("COUNTERPOINT" IN LATIN) IS A CHAMBER ORCHESTRA COMPRISED OF YOUNG, CLASSICALLY TRAINED MUSICIANS WHO PERFORM A UNIQUE BAROQUE MUSIC REPERTOIRE INTENDED TO CAPTIVATE AND INSPIRE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS THROUGH THEIR EXEMPLARY TALENT AND SUBLIME ARTISTRY.CONSEQUENTLY, THE GROWTH OF OUR SUCCESS WILL HELP OTHERS TO RE-IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES OF THEIR MUSICAL TALENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF CLASSICAL MUSIC SO THAT THEIR NEWLY DISCOVERED APPRECIATION FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC CAN THEN BE PASSED ON TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Income
$100,909
Spending
$124,521
Reserves
12.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 80%
Highest pay
$15,747, executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 12.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 23% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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)
  1. $123,213 spent. KONTRAPUNKTUS HOSTED ITS SECOND ANNUAL DONOR EVENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO FURTHER MARSHALL THEIR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND WAS ABLE TO PRODUCE TWO CLASSICAL CONCERT SEASONS CONSISTING OF TEN (10) LIVE CLASSICAL CONCERTS THROUGHOUT 2025. HOWEVER, OUR ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE A SHORTFALL OF GRANT FUNDING SUPPORT, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY WE MADE A STRATEGIC DECISION TO PRODUCE LESS LIVE PERFORMANCES. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE TO 2026 TO SUBSIDIZE PRODUCTION EXPENSES FOR A SUBSEQUENT CONCERT SEASON IN EARLY 2027.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

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

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

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2016.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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