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Calliope East Bay Music & Arts

EIN 84-3430705 · Albany, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

BUILDING COMMUNITY AND ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH THE ARTS.

Income
$87,205
Spending
$70,065
Reserves
18.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 52%
Highest pay
$13,599, president

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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 18.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 20% 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 (3)
  1. $55,142 spent. CALLIOPE OFFERED 12 CONCERTS IN 2025; THESE INCLUDED A FREE ORGAN BENEFIT CONCERT A COMMUNITY SING-ALONG AND 11 MONTHLY CONCERTS WITH PAID PERFORMING ARTISTS. OUR CONCERTS WERE OFFERED BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIA LIVE-STREAM. 857 CONCERT PATRONS ATTENDED IN-PERSON AND 70 ATTENDED VIA LIVE-STREAM. IN ADDITION RECORDINGS OF THE LIVESTREAMS WERE VIEWED 547 TIMES BY TICKET-HOLDERS AND THE FREE CONCERT CLIPS POSTED ON YOUTUBE WERE WATCHED 739 TIMES. WE PAID 33 MUSICIANS TO PERFORM IN THE CONCERT SERIES.
  2. WE HELD A JURIED ART SHOW IN OUR GALLERY WHICH FEATURED LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER COOKIE SEGELSTEIN IN AN EXHIBIT OF HER WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY. THE GALLERY SPACE IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO THE ARTISTS ALLOWING THEM TO SELL THEIR WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR DURING CONCERTS AND OPEN HOUSES.
  3. $2,555 spent. WE LAUNCHED AN ORGAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN 2025 IN HONOR OF DR. RICHARD CUSHMAN TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS FOR ORGAN PRESERVATION AND INSTRUCTION AND CURRENTLY HAVE THREE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM. IN NOVEMBER 2025 THE STUDENTS PERFORMED A BENEFIT CONCERT ALONGSIDE THEIR INSTRUCTOR ARTHUR OMURA. THE PROGRAM IS PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY DEDICATED DONATIONS.

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 May 2020.

    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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