Eugene Opera

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Eugene, OR501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 93-0679959Revenue $495K in FY2025

On file with the IRSeugeneopera.com174 E 16th Ave Suite 131, 97401-4033 · Eugene, ORTax-exempt since Nov 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To produce operas and educate about Opera

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $70K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$495K
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$560K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$225K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$495K
FY2025▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$525K
FY2021$605K
FY2022$541K
FY2023$530K
FY2024$372K
FY2025$495K
Expenses
$560K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$480K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$509K
FY2023$562K
FY2024$592K
FY2025$560K
Net assets
$225K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$265K
FY2021$539K
FY2022$543K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$291K
FY2025$225K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1978.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $428K Management & general 11% · $61K Fundraising 13% · $72K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erika Rauer’s $79K as Executive Di is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Erika Rauer$78,677$76,384—
Erica Rauer——$74,160

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Produces operas and educates the public about opera.

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1 program · $428K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

For the 2024-25 season eugene opera produced one grand opera, rigoletto, one contemporary chamber opera, dark sisters, and an aretistic recital, an evening with lawrence barasa, as well wo fundraising events featuring opera artists.

$428Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$70K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$495K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$376K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$116K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$560K
Ln 25
Programscol B$428K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$225K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K
Total assetsLn 16$235K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$376K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$116K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$355
Total revenueLn 12$495K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$161K
Total assetsLn 16$235K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$225K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 544
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$178K$161K
Total assetsLn 16$308K$235K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$291K$225K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$21K$21K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K$112K$15K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$13K$3K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$95K$95K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$34K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$11K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$422$563
OccupancyLn 16$91K$87K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$18K$17K$854
InsuranceLn 23$9K$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25$560K$428K$61K$72K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $495K$560K−$66K$225K 990 PDF
FY2024 $372K$592K−$220K$291K 990 PDF
FY2023 $530K$562K−$31K$511K 990 PDF
FY2022 $541K$509K$32K$543K 990 PDF
FY2021 $605K$330K$274K$539K 990 PDF
FY2020 $525K$480K$46K$265K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $494,800 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $251,094$376,015
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $109,251$115,796
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,236$12,904
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,949−$9,915
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $371,632$494,800
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $261,412$240,438
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $330,551$320,020
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $591,963$560,458
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$220,331−$65,658
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $494,800 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$61,392
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$314,623
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$376,015
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $115,796$115,796
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,549$12,549
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $355$355
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$9,915−$9,915
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $116,151 · Excluded from tax $2,634$494,800
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $560,458 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,883 · Management $20,883 · Fundraising $27,844$69,610
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $112,430 · Management $14,583 · Fundraising $22,644$149,657
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,915 · Management $3,401 · Fundraising $4,855$21,171
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $94,885$94,885
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $33,924$33,924
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,823 · Fundraising $12,684$23,507
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,827 · Management $422 · Fundraising $563$2,812
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $86,854 · Management $1,567 · Fundraising $2,089$90,510
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,111 · Fundraising $854$17,965
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,547 · Management $4,546$9,093
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,324$42,324
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $427,700 · Management $61,225 · Fundraising $71,533$560,458
Part X · Balance sheet $235,121 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,225$66,911
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,983$7,459
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $177,871$160,751
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $308,179$235,121
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,268$9,868
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,268$9,868
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $257,811$197,623
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $33,100$27,630
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $290,911$225,253
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $308,179$235,121
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $225,253 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$494,800
XI-2 Total expenses$560,458
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$65,658
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$290,911
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$225,253

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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