Washington National Opera

Analysis

Washington National Opera is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1958, 68 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, Washington National Opera reported income of $472k and spending of $472k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $816k to $472k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 51%. 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, Washington National Opera sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clayspace NFP ($472k), Torrance Cultural Arts Center Foundation ($472k) and Dakota County Historical Society Inc Dakota County Museum ($472k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $65k against liabilities of $65k, net assets of $0.