Amargosa Opera House Inc

Analysis

Amargosa Opera House Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Death Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1973, 53 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Amargosa Opera House Inc reported income of $368k and spending of $418k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $513k to $368k (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Amargosa Opera House Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Pauls Cathedral TR in America Inc ($368k), Kyrgyz Community Center ($368k) and Stecoah Valley Arts Crafts & Educational Center Inc ($368k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $176k. At year end it held assets of $418k against liabilities of $148k, net assets of $270k. It reported 14 employees.