Orpheus Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ENTERTAIN, TO EXPAND THE AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF AUDIENCES, BY PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY PERFORMANCES OF A WIDE VARIETY OF OPERAS AND CONCERTS, INCLUDING CREATING NEW WORKS FOR THE REPERTOIRE AND SHOWCASING MEDIEVAL THROUGH EARLY BAROQUE MUSIC.
- Income
- $88,735
- Spending
- $0
- Largest source of income
- other income, 51%
- Highest pay
- $12,500, artistic director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2026, 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 June 30, 2026, 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, 2026, 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)
- $1,939 spent. Orpheus Project hosted a reading session with the local wind ensemble in which local composers got to have their new compositions played and then critiqued by players and other composers. 4 Local composers participated and 30 local wind ensemble members played.
- $28,207 spent. Orpheus Project commissioned and produced a brand new work of music and dance that illuminated the life of a queen been, showing how important they are to our ecosystem and lives. Called Acoustic Turbulence.
- $2,500 spent. Orpheus Project teamed up with Theater Alaska to produce a program of opera arias and scenes with local singers, that included the premiere of an opera written by a local composer
- $1,050 spent. Orpheus Project hosted a trio of musicians who played music by Brahms to audiences in Juneau and in Sitka. 3 musicians participated
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2026, 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 June 2026.
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 2001.
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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