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← HOMER OPUS

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by HOMER OPUS.

Totals

Total revenue
$109,389
Total expenses
$118,503
Contributions and grants received
$102,472
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
$6,917
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$98,959
Total liabilities, end of year
$970
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$97,989
Program service expenses (Part III)
$118,503

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

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.

  • 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

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

  • MIRANDA WEISS

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5

  • KIM FINE

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5

  • LYN MASLOW

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5

  • LINDA REINHART

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5

  • DANIEL PERRY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5

  • LISA SCHALLOCK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5

  • LINDSAY BEAR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5

  • SHARON ROUFA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5

  • URAN CHRISTENSEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202620199349200017

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