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Inversion Ensemble Inc

EIN 85-4314611 · Austin, TX

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak46 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Commissioning and performing new choral music

Income
$74,904
Spending
$76,966
Reserves
0.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 94%
Highest pay
$9,600, artistic director

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

Financial health

Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 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 June 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 (4)
  1. $14,798 spent. Hear Me Roar, a concert of new choral arrangements performed by Da Capo, Inversion's all treble voice choir. Presented March 1 and 2, 2025 at Central Presbyterian Church, Austin TX.
  2. $11,773 spent. Fire, Water, and the Air We Breathe, a concert of works that ask questions of human existentialism, presented by Inversion Mixed Choir on October 26 and 27, 2024 at the Draylen Mason Music Studio at KMFA, Austin TX.
  3. $6,613 spent. Letters to Faith, a concert presented by Coda (Inversion's ensemble for singers aged 50+) to bring musical life to meaningful letters composed by or sent to individual members of the chorus. Presented on August 17, 2024 at the Austin Saengerrunde Hall, Austin TX.
  4. $900 spent. Opera Austin Festival, a one-day festival or local and regional opera organizations, composers, and singers to showcase compelling performances of works written by living composers. Inversion presented the premiere of The Guardian Angel by Trevor Shaw. Presented on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at KMFA Draylen Mason Studio, Austin TX.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 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 November 6, 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 June 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 2021.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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