Ovation Performing Arts Theatre
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
From our bylaws: article 2 - purpose The Corporation Organization is established ... for the enrichment and empowerment of youth through theatrical productions classes and training in singing dance acting and other facets of theatre such as costuming prop or set design or lighting and the appreciation of art and reinforcement of cultural values in our youth actors and the audiences for whom they perform.
- Income
- $170,585
- Spending
- $149,061
- Reserves
- 1.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 86%
- Highest pay
- $4,650, treasurer and show coordinator
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
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, 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)
- $149,060 spent. Last year we increased our output substantially. We performed four full-length Broadway productions: Rodgers and Hammersteins Cinderella Youre A Good Man Charlie Brown Disneys Newsies and Disneys The Little Mermaid. We split our growing cast into two halves younger and older and thereby decreased our combined cast size of 70 in Cinderella to casts of 30 - 50 again. To facilitate all of these changes we also leased our own performance space in January. This incurs a much greater monthly expense for ourselves but at four shows a year up from two we can manage these costs. We offered summer classes like aways and continued to grow into the fall and winter. Still no grants but a lot of goodwill from parents and volunteers.
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
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.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2021 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on April 15, 2024.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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