Winter Opera St Louis

Analysis

Winter Opera St Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2008, 18 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 June 2024, Winter Opera St Louis reported income of $1.3m and spending of $673k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $531k to $1.3m (+150%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Winter Opera St Louis sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts Inc ($1.3m), Rock and Soul Forever Foundation ($1.3m) and Athens Area Council for the Arts ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 7.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $56k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $1,301, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 4 employees.