LYRICAL OPPOSITION
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Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2020–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.
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
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Bustos | Executive Director | 2020-2024 | $8,000 | $52,964 | 1 |
| Miguel Navarro | Creative Director | 2024 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 1 |
| Ashley Budelli | Treasurer | 2022-2024 | $5,000 | $5,000 | 1 |
| Shannon Price (former) | Vice Chair | 2020 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shabnam Afshar | Secretary | 2020-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alex Osborne | Board Member | 2020-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lacy Nguyen | Board Member | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kirk Davis (former) | Board Chair | 2020-2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| John Kim (former) | Treasurer | 2020-2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $23K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Navarro | Creative Director | 20 | $10,000 | - | - | $10,000 | 1 |
| Christian Bustos | Executive Director | 20 | $8,000 | - | $0 | $8,000 | 1 |
| Ashley Budelli | Treasurer | 10 | $5,000 | - | $0 | $5,000 | 1 |
| Shabnam Afshar | Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alex Osborne | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lacy Nguyen | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $10K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Bustos | Executive Director | 20 | $10,000 | - | - | $10,000 | 1 |
| Shabnam Afshar | Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ashley Budelli | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Alex Osborne | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Lacy Nguyen | Board Member | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $22K · 6 employees · 15 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Bustos | Board Member | 40 | $22,500 | $0 | $0 | $22,500 | 1 |
| Shabnam Afshar | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ashley Budelli | Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alex Osborne | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lacy Nguyen | 1 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $8K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Bustos | Board Member | 20 | $8,375 | - | $0 | $8,375 | 1 |
| Kirk Davis | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shabnam Afshar | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John Kim | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alex Osborne | Board Member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $6K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Bustos | Board Member | 5 | $4,089 | - | $0 | $4,089 | 1 |
| Shannon Price | Vice Chair | 3 | $1,412 | - | $0 | $1,412 | 1 |
| Kirk Davis | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shabnam Afshar | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John Kim | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alex Osborne | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $124,178 | $100,678 | $47,577 | $47,577 | $103,168 | $672 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $136,718 | $200,196 | $24,077 | $24,077 | $98,788 | $19,054 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $219,086 | $142,554 | $83,739 | $83,739 | $201,797 | $17,289 | $42,488 | 6 | 15 |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $73,089 | $78,879 | $11,981 | $9,577 | $28,060 | $44,929 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $190,000 | 2024 | $50,000 | show |
| THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL INNOVATION | Public charity | Exact | 2019 | 1 | $7,500 | 2019 | $7,500 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $6,870 | 2023 | $6,870 | show |
| BLEND FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “LYRICAL OPPOSITION” | 2019 | 1 | $500 | 2019 | $500 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “LYRICAL OPPOSITION” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $86 | 2023 | $20 | show |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $100,678 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $200,196 spent · pay $83,821 · grants $0 · events $2,550
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $2,550 | reported apart |
| Total | $200,196 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $142,554 spent · pay $47,014 · grants $0 · events $18,800
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $142,554 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $78,879 spent · pay $20,833 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $78,879 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $76,251 spent · pay $25,485 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $76,251 | 100% |