Underworld Opera co. Presents public productions and performances of artistic and cultural merit, and educational value. Makes music, Opera, theater and performance more accessible to all ages and cultures. Provides oakland with a performing arts center that embodies the unique and vital spirit of our community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 25 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $27K a year · 10% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$188K
×24 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 2400% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$20K
-90% vs prior year
Spent
$46K
To programs
72%
Net assets
−$180K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$20K
FY2025▼ -90%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$16K
FY2022$493K
FY2023$317K
FY2024$207K
FY2025$20K
Expenses
$46K
FY2025▼ -79%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$417K
FY2023$462K
FY2024$220K
FY2025$46K
Net assets
−$180K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$76K
FY2022−$515
FY2023−$145K
FY2024−$158K
FY2025−$180K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending April 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 Apr 1994.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $33K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Presents public opera and theater performances, making arts accessible to all ages and cultures.

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1 program · $198K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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In Fy 2022

2023 we continued to produce outdoor festivals to great success. Entitled: Underworld Opera presents 'Live and Outside' West Oakland Performance Series. We produced 5 outdoor "performance clusters" in June 2-5 2022, August 5-7 2022, October 6-7 2022, November 4-5 2022 and March 2-3 2023, for a total of 12 performance days.

$198Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$20K
Other income$20K
Money out
$46K
Programs$33K
Owns and owes
−$180K
net assets
Total assets$8K
Liabilities$188K
People
6
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$20K
Total revenue$20K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$8K
Liabilities$188K
Net assets−$180K
Operations
Employees25
Volunteers30
Fiscal year endsApril

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $20K$46K−$26K−$180K 990 PDF
FY2024 $207K$220K−$13K−$158K 990 PDF
FY2023 $317K$462K−$145K−$145K 990 PDF
FY2022 $493K$417K$76K−$515 990 PDF
FY2021 $16K−$76K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

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

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