Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1973.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
3 people listed on the 990.
Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Promotes culture through performances and preserves national historical monuments.
Questions for Amargosa Opera House INC
Your first name shows with your question. Amargosa Opera House INC answers here, for everyone.
Educational and historical hospitality experience unique to no other:- encompass the specific mission of amargosa opera house, inc. Within the hospitality branch of FOUNDATION.- accomplish corporate mission with exposure due to worldwide mediaattention and proximity to death valley national park withover 1.3 million visitors per year.
Legacy and works of american treasure & amargosa opera house, inc. Founder marta becket: - stay in line with the specific mission she outlined for her FOUNDATION.- curating and displaying her works through various methods such as museums, opera house activities and performances, prints, books, DVDS, ETC.- exposing, educating and…
Preserving Works of the Past
- highlight artists, dancers, performers, musicians and composers of the past. - highlight music, dance and art of the PAST.- exposing, education and inspiring the public, students and artists.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $167K | $65K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $161K | $158K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $329K | $225K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $135K | $67K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $194K | $157K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $170K | $85K | $85K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $17K | $8K | $8K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $10K | $10K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $151 | $113 | $30 | $8 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $6K | $5K | $1K | $309 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $1K | $936 | $250 | $62 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $39K | $29K | $8K | $2K |
| TravelLn 17 | $7K | $6K | $1K | $374 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $3K | $3K | $696 | $174 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $15K | $15K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $63K | $46K | $15K | $2K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $9K | $6K | $2K | $431 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $344K | $189K | $147K | $8K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 8, 2026 | $264K | $344K | −$80K | $157K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 19, 2025 | $334K | $395K | −$61K | $194K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 25, 2024 | $368K | $418K | −$50K | $270K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 13, 2023 | $447K | $341K | $106K | $322K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 5, 2022 | $410K | $177K | $232K | $228K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2021 | $318K | $273K | $44K | $67K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $264,193 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $264,193 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $344,090 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $224,553 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $157,116 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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