Nonprofit · EIN 84-3921663
HOMER OPUS
Tax-exempt · HOMER, AK 99603
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990-EZ | $109,389 | $118,503 | -$9,114 | $98,959 | $970 | $97,989 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990-EZ | $87,483 | $101,891 | -$14,408 | $109,355 | $2,252 | $107,103 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990-EZ | $127,075 | $117,790 | $9,285 | $122,409 | $898 | $121,511 |
| June 30, 2022 | 990-EZ | $70,813 | $74,822 | -$4,009 | $113,989 | $1,764 | $112,225 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $102,472
- Program service revenue
- $6,917
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $87,583
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $2,323
- Occupancy
- $2,522
- Other expenses
- $26,075
- Program services (functional)
- $118,503
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $109,355
- Total assets, end of year
- $98,959
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $970
- Net assets, end of year
- $97,989
- Cash, savings and investments
- $98,959
- Gross receipts
- $109,389
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIRANDA WEISS | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| KIM FINE | VICE PRESIDE | 5 | $0 |
| LYN MASLOW | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| LINDA REINHART | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| DANIEL PERRY | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| LISA SCHALLOCK | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| LINDSAY BEAR | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| SHARON ROUFA | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| URAN CHRISTENSEN | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIRANDA WEISS | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| KIM FINE | VICE PRESIDE | 5 | $0 |
| LINDA REINHART | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| GINNIE OLIVER | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIRANDA WEISS | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
| KIM FINE | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 |
| LINDA REINHART | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| GINNIE OLIVER | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2022: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIRANDA WEISS | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
| KIM FINE | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 |
| LINDA REINHART | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| GINNIE OLIVER | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 355 W PIONEER AVE STE 300, HOMER, AK 99603-7597
- Mailing address (990-N for 2020)
- 355 W PIONEER AVE STE 300, HOMER AK 99603
- Principal officer (990-N for 2020)
- MIRANDA WEISS, 355 W PIONEER AVE SUITE 300, HOMER AK 99603
- Signed the 990-EZ
- MIRANDA WEISS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (907) 299-5550
- Website
- HOMEROPUS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- FOSTER AND COMPANY LLC
Mission
HOMER OPUS IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT DELIVERS STRING-BASED MUSIC PROGRAMS TO YOUTH AGES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE, AND ADULTS, IN HOMER, ALASKA. OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY BY CREATING MUSIC TOGETHER, AND TO CREATE BETTER LEARNERS AND CITIZENS THROUGH INSTRUMENTAL INSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE.
Program accomplishments
- THERE ARE THREE IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS OFFERING FREE INSTRUCTION TO ALL K- 2 STUDENTS. IN HOMER, PAUL BANKS PRELUDES AND FIREWEED FRESCOES, AND IN ANCHOR POINT, CHAPMAN'S EAGLE ENSEMBLE. THESE PROGRAMS USE VIOLIN INSTRUCTION TO BUILD BRAIN CAPACITY AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS. THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, HOMER YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA CLUB (HYSOC) OFFERS A FEE-BASED OPPORTUNITY FOR GRADES 3-12 STUDENTS THAT WISH TO GAIN MUSICIANSHIP SKILLS. HYSOC ALSO SPONSORS AN ADULT ORCHESTRA THAT ALLOWS MORE ADVANCED STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM AND PERFORM WITH ADULT AND PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS. WHILE THE FOCUS OF INSTRUCTION DIFFERS SLIGHTLY IN THE IN-SCHOOL AND THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, THEY ARE RUN IN A COORDINATED MANNER AND SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR PERFORM TOGETHER. VARIOUS FUNDRAISING EVENTS TARGET EACH SCHOOL'S PARENT GROUP, BUT THE FUNDS ARE NOT RETAINED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THAT SCHOOL.Expenses $3,550
- HOMER OPUS IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN HOMER, AK WITH A MISSION TO BUILD LEARNING SKILLS AND COMMUNITY COHESIVENESS BY TEACHING CHILDREN ORCHESTRAL STRING INSTRUMENTS AND BY PERFORMING. HOMER OPUS SERVES THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND HAS IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN PAUL BANKS ELEMENTARY, FIREWEED CHARTER, AND CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR K-2 CHILDREN. WE ALSO OFFER AN AFTER-SCHOOL YOUTH ORCHESTRA FOR OLDER STUDENTS AND ADULTS. OUR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM REACHES OVER 240 YOUTH USING VIOLIN INSTRUCTION TO DEVELOP THE KINDS OF LEARNING SKILLS THAT BRAIN RESEARCH SHOW STRING INSTRUCTION CAN PROVIDE. THESE SKILLS ARE KNOWN A EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS AND INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS ATTENTION FOCUS, PERSEVERANCE, PLANNING, MULTI-TASKING, AND IMPULSE CONTROL - THINGS THAT IMPROVE CHILDREN'S LONG-TERM ACADEMIA AND LIFE SUCCESS. HOMER OPUS'S AFTER SCHOOL ORCHESTRAL PROGRAM CURRRENTLY SERVES ABOUT 35 AND DEVELOPS MUSICAL AND ORCHESTRAL SKILLS AND GIVES THEM A SENSE OF AGENCY AND BELONGING. OUR ADULT ENSEMBLE OF ABOUT 20 MEMBERS FOCUSES ON MENTORING OUR YOUTH PARTICIPANTS.
- ORCHESTRAL INSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH ADULT.
- ALL OTHER PROGRAMS.Expenses $114,953
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-3921663
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $98,959
- Income (IRS master file)
- $109,389
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | June 2025 | $109,389 | $118,503 | $98,959 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2024 | $87,483 | $101,891 | $109,355 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2023 | $127,075 | $117,790 | $122,409 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2022 | $70,813 | $74,822 | $113,989 | XML |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: MIRANDA WEISS | June 30, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 84-3921663).
Questions about HOMER OPUS
- What is the EIN of HOMER OPUS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOMER OPUS is 84-3921663.
- Is HOMER OPUS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to HOMER OPUS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOMER OPUS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HOMER OPUS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HOMER OPUS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HOMER OPUS?
- The 990-N for 2020 names MIRANDA WEISS.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOMER OPUS?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does HOMER OPUS have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $109,389, expenses of $118,503 and total assets of $98,959 at year end.
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