Opera Birmingham

Analysis

Opera Birmingham is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1959, 67 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Opera Birmingham reported income of $592k and spending of $727k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $578k to $592k (+2.4%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Opera Birmingham sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 76th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Herstory Writers Workshop Inc ($592k), Modernist Archive Inc ($592k) and Pisces International ($592k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 7.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $171k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $338k, net assets of $793k. It reported 9 employees.