Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1994.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
2 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
8 people listed on the 990.
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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
Restores a historic building and promotes arts and culture in the community.
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The Opera House hosted a program, "Willow Creek Folk School" a weekly program that is livestreamed and produced by North Dakota State University Professor Tom Isern and Suzzanne Kelly, NDSU Press Publisher/Editor-In-Chief. Through folk songs and storytelling, the program brings better understanding of the history of the Great Plains.
The Opera House hosted a Kid's Art Show featuring works done by local youth from the Ellendale Community. There was a reception for the artists and their art was on exhibit and open to the public during September. There was no charge for admission.
A barn quilt exhibit featuring the artwork of local artists was on display at the Opera House from late October through November. A reception was also held in conjunction with the exhibit. A barn quilt is a large piece of painted wood that looks like a single quilt block and traditionally decorates the side of a barn.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $16K | $36K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $241K | $362K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $428K | $543K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $685K | $941K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $100K | $153K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $585K | $788K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management feesLn 11a | $3K | $3K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $23K | $23K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $214 | $214 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $1K | $929 | $246 | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $13K | $13K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $47K | $929 | $46K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $409K | $31K | $377K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $176K | $30K | $146K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $374K | $34K | $340K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $109K | $23K | $87K | $769K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 Viewing | $159K | $47K | $112K | $788K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $85K | $50K | $35K | $585K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $158,827 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $158,827 across 14 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $46,680 across 7 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $940,855 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $787,657 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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