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LYRICAL OPPOSITION

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $124K · expenses $101K · assets $48K

EIN
47-4435583
Address
132 VISITACION AVE, BRISBANE, CA 94005-1561
Website
https://www.lyricalopposition.org
NTEE code
A20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2015
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Mission

Lyrical Opposition cultivates artists and activists to inspire social change through creative expression, performance, and community engagement. The organization provides platforms for spoken word, music, and film that amplify underrepresented voices, foster dialogue on social justice issues, and empower individuals to create positive impact in their communities.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Christian Bustos Executive Director2020-2024 $8,000$52,964 1
Miguel Navarro Creative Director2024 $10,000$10,000 1
Ashley Budelli Treasurer2022-2024 $5,000$5,000 1
Shannon Price (former) Vice Chair2020 $1,412$1,412 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Shabnam Afshar Secretary2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Alex Osborne Board Member2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lacy Nguyen Board Member2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Kirk Davis (former) Board Chair2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
John Kim (former) Treasurer2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $23K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Miguel Navarro Creative Director20 $10,000-- $10,0001
Christian Bustos Executive Director20 $8,000-$0 $8,0001
Ashley Budelli Treasurer10 $5,000-$0 $5,0001
Shabnam Afshar Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
Alex Osborne Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
Lacy Nguyen Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $10K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christian Bustos Executive Director20 $10,000-- $10,0001
Shabnam Afshar Secretary0 $0-- $01
Ashley Budelli Treasurer10 $0-- $01
Alex Osborne Board Member0 $0-- $01
Lacy Nguyen Board Member0 $0-- $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $22K · 6 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christian Bustos Board Member40 $22,500$0$0 $22,5001
Shabnam Afshar Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Ashley Budelli Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Alex Osborne Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Lacy Nguyen 10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $8K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christian Bustos Board Member20 $8,375-$0 $8,3751
Kirk Davis Board Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Shabnam Afshar Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
John Kim Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Alex Osborne Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christian Bustos Board Member5 $4,089-$0 $4,0891
Shannon Price Vice Chair3 $1,412-$0 $1,4121
Kirk Davis Board Chair2 $0-$0 $01
Shabnam Afshar Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
John Kim Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Alex Osborne Board Member1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$124,178$100,678 $47,577$47,577 $103,168$672 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$136,718$200,196 $24,077$24,077 $98,788$19,054 ---
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$219,086$142,554 $83,739$83,739 $201,797$17,289 $42,488615
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,089$78,879 $11,981$9,577 $28,060$44,929 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,061$76,251 $23,285$15,367 $72,559$8,502 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $204,956 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$190,000 2024$50,000
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THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL INNOVATION Public charity Exact 2019 1$7,500 2019$7,500
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$6,870 2023$6,870
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BLEND FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LYRICAL OPPOSITION” 2019 1$500 2019$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LYRICAL OPPOSITION” 2020-2023 4$86 2023$20
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ARTLANDS CREATIVECAA20 $145,202$77,449 Executive Director$11,200 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
THAPASYA ARTS SAN FRANCISCOCAA20 $120,670$119,523 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ALWAYS IN THE CLUB FOUNDATIONCAA20 $138,397$130,490 CEO$2,446 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ART ACTIVE INCCAA20 $134,485$197,858 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
BUILDING BRIDGES ART FOUNDATIONCAA20 $119,822$127,800 VICE PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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MAIN STAGECAA20 $123,238$130,200 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
SOCAL BALLET SCENECAA20 $108,282$101,105 PRESIDENT & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
DESIGN SACRAMENTOCAA20 $140,644$119,349 Operations Director$29,033 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
STRIVE TO PROSPER FOUNDATIONCAA20 $110,178$10,939 CFO$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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ANNABELLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$802,0009 12010–2020 AKRON WOMANS CITY CLUB
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JHM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$293,0003 12018–2020 CULTURAL IMPACT FOUNDATION INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$189,0009 32020–2024 LOS ANGELES CONTEMPORARY ARCHIVE; BEVERLY S EXHIBITIONS CORP; ENGINEERS ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS
FUND II FOUNDATION Private foundation$185,0001 12021–2021 WACO THEATER CENTER
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $100,678 spent · pay $15,572 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $34,633 34.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,833 27.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $22,528 22.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $15,572 15.5%
Printing, publications, postage $112 0.1%
Total$100,678100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $200,196 spent · pay $83,821 · grants $0 · events $2,550
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $83,821 41.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $52,197 26.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $38,206 19.1%
Fees to independent contractors $25,886 12.9%
Printing, publications, postage $86 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$2,550reported apart
Total$200,196100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $142,554 spent · pay $47,014 · grants $0 · events $18,800
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $42,488$31,874$8,491$2,123 29.8%
Fees: other services $34,547$34,547-- 24.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $18,800$17,794-$1,006 13.2%
Occupancy $17,812$13,359$3,562$891 12.5%
Office expenses $9,210$6,907$1,842$461 6.5%
Other (as described)Equipment $7,247$5,798$1,449- 5.1%
Payroll taxes $4,526$3,395$905$226 3.2%
Advertising and promotion $3,224$2,410$651$163 2.3%
Insurance $2,712$2,034$542$136 1.9%
Travel $1,988$1,988-- 1.4%
Total$142,554100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $78,879 spent · pay $20,833 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $21,310 27.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $20,833 26.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,782 22.5%
Fees to independent contractors $17,223 21.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,731 2.2%
Total$78,879100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $76,251 spent · pay $25,485 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $25,997 34.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $25,485 33.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,760 25.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,916 6.4%
Printing, publications, postage $93 0.1%
Total$76,251100%

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