Kv 265 NFP
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
KV 265 IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS THE COMMUNICATION OF SCIENCE THROUGH ART. KV 265 WORKS WITH COMPOSERS, VISUAL ARTISTS, AND SCIENTISTS TO CREATE ORIGINAL MULTIMEDIA WORKS WHICH GET PRESENTED IN CONCERTS WITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS AND CHAMBER ENSEMBLES.
- Income
- $91,372
- Spending
- $118,001
- Reserves
- 8.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 59%
- Highest pay
- $75,500, 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
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 29% 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)
- $79,385 spent. KV 265 IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS THE COMMUNICATION OF SCIENCE THROUGH MUSIC & THE VISUAL ARTS TO COMMUNTIES WORLDWIDE. KV 265 ACHIEVES ITS MISSION THROUGH ITS ACCLAIMED SCIENCE & SYMPHONY SERIES OF FILMS FOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. THESE WORKS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED IN 277 COUNTRIES AND 230 TALKS REACHING A COMBINED AUDIENCE OF ALMOST 500,000 PEOPLE IN 21 COUNTRIES.ACTIVITY REPORTKV 265 CONTINUED TO FURTHER ITS MISSION WITH ITS SERIES OF SCIENCE & SYMPHONY FILMS AND RELATED EVENTS WITH CONCERTS AND TALKS IN THE USA AND CANADA.LIVE PERFORMANCES:2025-04-06 VICTORIA SYMPHONY VICTORIA, BC, CA2025-09-26 DANIEL SCHLOSBERG, PIANIST CHICAGO, IL TEDX GLOBAL EVENT2025-10-31 ALLENTOWN BAND ALLENTOWN, PA2025-10-31 ALLENTOWN BAND ALLENTOWN, PA2025-11-01 ALLENTOWN BAND ALLENTOWN, PA2025-11-08 TULSA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TULSA, OKSPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:2025-03-14 & 17 PRESENTATIONS ABOUT KV 265'S MISSION AT THEAMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY (APS) GLOBAL SUMMIT IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA GIVEN BY PHYSICIST DR, MICHAEL ALBROW.2025-09-02 THROUGH 2025-11-12 ENTANGLED BEAUTY- A 60 DAY ART AND SCIENCE EXHIBIT FEATURING KENNEDY CENTER INDIAN ARTIST, SHANTHI CHADRASEKAR AND SCIENTIFIC WRITINGS BY PHYSICIST, DR. MICHAEL ALBROW AT THE ATHENAEUM CENTER OF UNDERSTANDING & CULTURE IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.PRODUCTION:DURING 2025 KV 265 CONTINUED FILMING FOR A NEW SCIENCE & SYMPHONY WORK ABOUT THE SEA AND COASTLINES ALONG THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEAN. FIRST, WE FILMED IN VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THEN IN THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO. THIS PRODUCTION WILL FORM PART OF OUR WATER SERIES OF SCIENCE & SYMPHONY FILMS.WE ALSO FILMED IN THE SPANISH REGIONS OF CASTILLA Y LEN, GALICIA, AND ASTURIASPLACES WHICH ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN AUGUST 2026. THE FOOTAGE OBTAINED WILL BE FEATURED IN NEW KV 265 ECLIPSE-THEMED PRODUCTIONS WHICH WILL BE PREMIERED AND PRESENTED IN MADRID, LA CORUA, AND OTHER SPANISH CITIES IN THE SUMMER OF 2026. AS WITH ALL OF OUR CONCERTS, THESE WILL INCLUDE EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENTS. IN THIS CASE, TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT THREE ECLIPSE THAT SPAIN WILL EXPERIENCE IN THE SPAN OF 18 MONTHS.
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 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 2025.
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 September 2010.
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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