Opera West
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PRODUCE CLASSIC OPERA PERFORMANCES
- Income
- $29,000
- Spending
- $24,964
- Reserves
- 11.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
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)
- OPERA WEST! OF SANTA FE PRESENTS FULLY STAGED OPERAS WITH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AS WELL AS PERFORMING FESTIVAL CONCERTS OF FAMOUS OPERAS. OUR MISSION IS "OPERA FOR ALL" IN 2024 FUNDING WAS VERY SMALL, SO OPERA WEST DID A FEW SMALL PERFORMANCES TO SENIOR CENTERS IN SANTA FE. ALL THE WHILE WORKING TO BUILD OUR COMPANY BACK UP AND RAISE FUNDS FOR 2025 WE PERFORMED WERE ABLE TO PRODUCE A SUCCESSFUL PUCCINI FESTIVAL IN SPRING A FULLY STAGED OPERA "GIANNI SCHICCHI" IN OCTOBER WITH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND WONDERFUL PROFESSIONAL SINGERS ALL FOR TICKET PRICES STARTING AT $25 FOR ADULTS AND $15 FOR CHILDREN. WE ARE DEDICATED TO INCLUDING CHILDREN IN OUR PERFORMANCES AND INVITE THE CHILDREN TO COME TO DRESS REHEARSALS FOR FREE. WE ARE HAPPY TO REACH THE DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND WE ALSO CAST BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL SINGERS WHO ARE INTERSECTIONALITY DIVERSE. WE ARE PLANNING TO DO A FRENCH FESTIVAL FEATURING FABULOUS DUETS, SCENES FROM CARMEN, SAMSON AND DALILAH, LES TROYANS, FAUST AND MORE. WE ALSO PRESENT OPERAS AND FESTIVALS THAT ARE 2 HOURS OR LESS. OUR AUDIENCE HAS GROWN AND WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE FAMILIES AND THAT OUR TICKETS ARE NOT PROHIBITIVE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME. HOWEVER WITH LOWER TICKETS AND LESS FUNDING AVAILABLE WE ARE IN NEED OF MORE DONORS, SPONSORSHIPS AND GRANTS.
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 June 2017.
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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