Bakersfield Civic Light Opera Association

Analysis

Bakersfield Civic Light Opera Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1974, 52 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 December 2023, Bakersfield Civic Light Opera Association reported income of $904k and spending of $1.1m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $904k (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bakersfield Civic Light Opera Association sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sequim City Band ($904k), Arts Alliance Tulsa Inc ($905k) and Historic Palace Inc ($904k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $486k. At year end it held assets of $313k against liabilities of $401k, net assets of -$88k. It reported 54 employees.