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US nonprofit · EIN 770225564 · Santa Barbara, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 770225564) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 August 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Opus Archives and Research Center Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$839k
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$165k
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$956k
$213k liabilities
Net assets
$743k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
5.0 years on average
Staff
1
employees, year to 31 August 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
8
named in Part VII
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Opus Archives and Research Center Inc's network

5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Jean Palmer-DalyVice President2023
3 yrs
Lauren SchneiderDirector2024
2 yrs
Maren HansenTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Stephen Aizenstat (also filed as Steve Aizenstat)President2018
8 yrs
Willow YoungCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jamie MayoCompany secretary2025
Laurie SchneiderPresident2020
Lauren SchneiderDirector2025
Melissa CantekinCompany secretary2020
Mai BreechDirector2025
Maren HansenTreasurer2025
Randal LeaVice President2025
Stephen AizenstatPresident2025

Pay and hours

year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Steve AizenstatPresident2$0
Jamie MayoSecretary2$0
Maren HansenTreasurer5$0
Randal LeaVice President2$0
Lauren SchneiderDirector2$0
Mai BreechDirector2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Opus Archives and Research Center Inc
EIN
770225564
Address
801 Ladera Ln, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108-1625
State
California
Mission
Acquisition, conservation, preservation and display of a collection of books, writings and artifacts donated to the center which is organized as a library and archive. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B73Z Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1994
Principal officer
Steve Aizenstat (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1994
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsStephen Aizenstat
≥7years on the filingsWillow Young
≥3years on the filingsJean Palmer-Daly
≥3years on the filingsMaren Hansen

Latest return

year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$956k
Total liabilities
$213k
Net assets or fund balances
$743k
Contributions and grants received
$813k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
1

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$152k$64k$88k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.