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SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION (EIN 94-0836240)
Tax period
2015-08-01 to 2016-07-31
Filed
2017-06-14
IRS object ID
201711659349301166
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Gross Receipts$106,157,449GrossReceiptsAmt
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Activity Or MissionThe world-renowned San Francisco Opera is considered one of the most important operatic organizations in the United States. Great singing, outstanding conducting and productions sensitive to the music are core values of the Opera. The Opera perpetuates its legacy through the training of young artists, arts education, and audience development.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Other Revenue$198,398PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$47,573CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$101,715,528PYTotalRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$25,272,134TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$25,720,774TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSan Francisco Opera's mission is 1) to present opera performances of the highest international quality available to the widest possible audiences; 2) to perpetuate and enrich the operatic art form; 3) to be creative and innovative in all aspects of opera; and 4) to take a leadership role in training, arts education, and audience development. Current programs include community outreach, training and professional development of young artists and community education.MissionDesc
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Expense$56,186,980ExpenseAmt
Revenue$22,130,742RevenueAmt
DescProduction and Artistic Accomplishments - The Opera presented 68 main stage performances of ten operas of the highest quality in addition to numerous concerts, recitals, workshops, and community engagement events attracting more than 301,941 individuals during the 2016 season. Highlights of the 93rd season included the American Premiere of the double bill of GORDON GETTY'S USHER HOUSE and DEBUSSY'S LA CHUTE DE LA MAISON USHER; the company premiere of SONDHEIM'S SWEENEY TODD; a new production of DONIZETTI'S LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR; productions new to San Francisco: WAGNER'S DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG, BIZET'S CARMEN, JANACEK'S JENUFA, and revivals of VERDI'S LUISA MILLER, MOZART'S THE MAGIC FLUTE, VERDI'S DON CARLO, AND ROSSINI'S THE BARBER OF SEVILLE. The Company honored General Director, DAVID GOCKLEY, with a gala evening and concert titled CELEBRATING DAVID! The Company launched the first season of SF OPERA LAB; at its newly renovated DIANE B. WILSEY CENTER FOR OPERA, highlights included the San Francisco Opera premiere of WINTERREISE, SVADBA - WEDDING, THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE CINE-CONCERT, two CHAMBERWORKS concerts, and three sold out Pop-up events. Many of the world's most important singers, conductors, directors and creative artists were assembled for the season including singers: PAUL APPLEBY, RENE BARBERA, PIOTR BECZALA, VITALIY BILYY, STEPHANIE BLYTHE, WILLIAM BURDEN, MALIN BYSTROM, CATHERINE COOK, SASHA COOKE, GINGER COSTA-JACKSON, LEAH CROCETTO, ELLIE DEHN, ADAM DIEGEL, MICHAEL FABIANO, RENEE FLEMING, FERRUCCIO FURLANETTO, MATTHEW GRILLS, ERIKA GRIMALDI, BRIAN JAGDE, BRANDON JOVANOVICH, NADIA KRASTEVA, MARIUSZ KWIECIEN, DANIELA MACK, ELLIOT MADORE, ANA MARIA MARTINEZ, KARITA MATTILA, LUCAS MEACHEM, BRIAN MULLIGAN, SIMON O'NEILL, ZACHARY NELSON, ERIC OWENS, RENE PAPE, PATRICIA RACETTE, IRENE ROBERTS, JAMES RUTHERFORD, SARAH SHAFER, ALBINA SHAGIMURATOVA, NADINE SIERRA, HEIDI STOBER, MICHAEL SUMUEL, WAYNE TIGGES, RACHEL WILLIS-SORENSEN, AND DOLORA ZAJICK. On the podium leading the SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS were Company Music Director, NICOLA LUISOTTI, Principal Guest Conductor PATRICK SUMMERS, as well as; JIRI BELOHLAVEK, JOHN DEMAIN, SIR MARK ELDER, GIUSEPPE FINZI, LAWRENCE FOSTER, CARLO MONTANARO; IAN ROBERTSON, director of the San Francisco Opera Chorus, and FABRIZIO CORONA, Associate Chorus Master. For the 42nd year in a row, the Opera held its annual Opera at the Park at Golden Gate Park's SHARON MEADOW featuring various stars of the fall season conducted by NICOLA LUISOTTI. SAN FRANCISCO OPERA returned to AT&T PARK for the Company's annual Opera in the Ballpark live HD simulcast of CARMEN over the July 4th holiday weekend. Throughout the 2016 season, numerous educational performances, workshops/training programs for teachers and adults, and opera study clubs were held reaching thousands of individuals.Desc

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Expense$3,357,679ExpenseAmt
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DescElectronic Media - The objective of this initiative is to extend the Company's audience through television and radio broadcasts, home video products, local simulcasts, cinema presentations, web videos, and in-house HD coverage. Classical radio station KDFC in San Francisco broadcast the Company's full season to an audience of approximately 25,000 listeners per title, with rebroadcasts via the WFMT Radio Network to a national and international audience of nearly 7 million for the entire series. Continuing a partnership started in 2010, KQED Public Television broadcast four titles - NORMA, SUSANNAH, CINDERELLA, AND SHOW BOAT - which were also released as the Company's fifth Grand Opera Cinema Series and presented in movie theaters and performing arts venues throughout the western United States. The tenth live simulcast to AT&T Park - BIZET'S CARMEN - attracted a crowd of over 28,000 to OPERA AT THE BALLPARK, an event produced in partnership with the San Francisco Giants. Short format web videos were viewed on the Company's YouTube page over 195,000 times throughout the year, bringing the total views as of July 31, 2016 to over one million. The Company's pioneering OperaVision, offered at select performances, gives balcony audiences a better view of the stage with screens showing real-time HD video and subtitles.Desc

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DescOpera Center (Training and Professional Development) - The Opera supports an internationally recognized training and professional development program, the Adler Fellowship Program. The Adler Fellowship Program is a performance-oriented residency of two years offering advanced young artists intensive individual training, coaching, professional seminars, and a wide range of performance opportunities. Adler Fellows gain valuable professional experience by performing roles of increasing importance in the Opera's main-stage season. In addition to performances on the main stage, selected Adler Fellows were featured in the SCHWABACHER Debut Recital Series. The Adler Season culminates in an Adler Fellows Concert. Alumni from the Adler Program include; Sopranos LEAH CROCETTO, NANCY GUSTAFSON, PATRICIA RACETTE, NADINE SIERRA, RUTH ANN SWENSON, ELZA VAN DEN HEEVER, and DEBORAH VOIGT; Mezzo-Sopranos ZHENG CAO and DOLORA ZAJICK; Tenors BRIAN JAGDE, SEAN PANIKKAR, and NOAH STEWART; Countertenor BRIAN ASAWA; Baritones MARK DELAVAN and LUCAS MEACHEM; and Bass-Baritones MONTE PEDERSON and JOHN RELYEA. The San Francisco Opera also supports the Merola Opera Program for aspiring professionals, offering up-and-coming singers, coach-accompanists and stage directors the opportunity of intense study and performance during an eleven-week summer program.The Opera's commitment to providing music education and enrichment opportunities to students, teachers, young audiences, and adults, continued in a myriad of school and family programs and online resources. The San Francisco Opera and Opera Guild bring opera and music education to students and individuals throughout Northern California.Desc

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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (94 entries)

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Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne Popkin
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Annette Campbell-White
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barbara A Wolfe
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barbara Ward Wonder
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ben Nelson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bernard Osher
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bill Russell-Shapiro
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bruce W Hyman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CP Russell
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carlyn Clause
Director & Merola Opera Program President (11/1/151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carol Franc Buck
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carol Pucci Doll
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles Edward Hudson III
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charlot D Malin
Director & Guild President1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dawn Yates Black
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donna L Blacker
Director & Merola Opera Program President (8/1/15-1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Doreen Woo Ho
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dorothy M Jeffries
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gil Penchina
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harriet Meyer Quarre
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Helen Meyer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hiromitsu Ogawa
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
I Craig Henderson MD
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ira D Dearing
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Boyce Nute
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Burgess Jamieson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Patterson McBaine
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jack Calhoun
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jack Schafer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jane M Hartley
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Cullison
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Hendrickson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph D Keegan PhD
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Justin Moore
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen Richardson
Director (8/1/15-3/1/16)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karthik Rau
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kristina Johnson Flanagan
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lauren Groff
Director & BRAVO! President1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lawrence A Kern
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lorry I Lokey
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Louise Gund
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Margarita Gandia
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark R Kroll
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mary A Powell
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Masashi Oka
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Melinda Yee-Franklin
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs Alfred S Dede Wilsey
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs David T Joan Traitel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs George P Charlotte Shultz
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs Mark A Teresa Medearis
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs Peter W Jayne Davis
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs Tad Dianne Taube
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nancy S Mueller
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Fenton
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Phil Libin
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip M Jelley
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randall Reynoso
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard J Rigg PhD
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert A Ellis
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ruth A Short
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sally Fenton
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
S Shariq Yosufzai
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sharon Winslow
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Soo Venkatesan
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen S Kahng
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sylvia R Lindsey
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Anderson-Norby
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Graham Johnston
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Timothy Blackburn
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William M Coughran Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul M Crane Dorfman
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Lisa Erdberg
Assn. Officer - Vice President5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Keith B Geeslin
Assn. Officer - President5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
John A Gunn
Board Officer - Chairman5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
George H Hume
Board Officer - Vice Chairman5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Franklin P Johnson Jr
Board Officer - Chairman Emeritus5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Thomas A Larsen
Assn. Officer - Secretary5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Steven Menzies
Assn. Officer - Treasurer5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
David Gockley
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Karl O Mills
Board Officer - Vice Chairman5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Reid W Dennis
Board Officer - Chairman Emeritus5.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Michael TW Simpson
ASSN. Officer - CFO60.00$263,404$0$36,213Yes (X)
Matthew Shilvock
GENERAL DIRECTOR DESIGNATE60.00$277,657$0$35,431Yes (X)
Daniel Knapp
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION60.00$172,929$0$4,675Yes (X)
Marcia Lazer
DIRECTOR OF MKTING60.00$180,827$0$19,423Yes (X)
Gregory Henkel
DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC & MUSIC PLANNING60.00$153,105$0$14,665Yes (X)
Jon Gossett
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (2/27/15)60.00$218,419$0$1,114Yes (X)
Jennifer Good
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC OPERATIONS60.00$156,114$0$16,205Yes (X)
Nicola Luisotti
MUSIC DIR & PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR60.00$482,973$0$25,939Yes (X)
David Hatch
MASTER CARPENTER60.00$235,318$0$54,988Yes (X)
Lori Harrison
MASTER OF PROPERTIES60.00$207,933$0$48,416Yes (X)
Douglas R Mitchell
MASTER AUDIO/VIDEO ENGINEER60.00$233,133$0$54,464Yes (X)
Leon Parsons
MASTER ELECTRICIAN60.00$204,025$0$47,478Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Webcor Builders
1751 Harbor Bay Parkway Suite 200AlamedaCA94502Consulting/Builders$2,587,094
Palisades Media Group Inc
1620 26th Street 2050NSanta MonicaCA90404Marketing$1,099,460
DCM Telemarketing
45 Main Street Ste 816BrooklynNY11201Professional Services$586,199
First Class Plus
1750 Cesar Chavez Street Unit ESan FranciscoCA94124Mailing Center$524,347
Mark Cavagnero Associates
1045 Sansome Street Ste 200San FranciscoCA94111Consulting$517,869
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K18CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$2,298,368FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$739,525RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$759,523GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$35,937,229AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$13,746,367NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$39,734,645TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Ticket Sales900099$22,130,742$22,130,742
SF Opera Center900099$1,771,924$1,771,924
Other Program Revenue900099$734,908$734,908
Media900099$207,197$207,197
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$24,844,771TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,292,761TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,292,761ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$54,450RealAmt
Personal$163,518PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt
Personal$3,291PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$54,450RealAmt
Personal$160,227PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$214,677TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$160,227RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$54,450ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$38,657,461SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$34,644,486SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,012,975SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,012,975TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,012,975ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$133,325FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$2,298,368ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$438,377FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$305,052TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$305,052ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$218,108GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$138,570CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$79,538TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$79,538ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Parking Fees812930$103,263$103,263
UBI Loss from Partners900099-$44,853-$44,853
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$58,410OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$70,932,725TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$25,004,998RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$44,853UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$6,237,935ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,235,846TotalAmt
Program Services$969,445ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,035,351ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$231,050FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,996,693TotalAmt
Program Services$38,794,494ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,197,560ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,004,639FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,914,935TotalAmt
Program Services$3,627,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$187,112ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$99,901FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,306,201TotalAmt
Program Services$6,620,372ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$397,367ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$288,462FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,125,809TotalAmt
Program Services$2,650,136ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$308,885ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$166,788FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,406TotalAmt
Program Services$54,222ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,233ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,951FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$220,000TotalAmt
Management And General$220,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$252,362TotalAmt
Fundraising$252,362FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$441,757TotalAmt
Management And General$441,757ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,221,527TotalAmt
Program Services$240,663ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$874,598ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$106,266FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,466,424TotalAmt
Program Services$105,982ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,360,442ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,934,212TotalAmt
Program Services$458,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,238,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$237,347FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$353,945TotalAmt
Management And General$353,945ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$346,300TotalAmt
Program Services$346,300ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,736,220TotalAmt
Program Services$1,197,563ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,330,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$208,378FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,825,539TotalAmt
Program Services$1,756,612ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,857ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,070FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,789TotalAmt
Program Services$1,387ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,105TotalAmt
Program Services$593ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,512ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,538,643TotalAmt
Program Services$1,343,518ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,195,124ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$510,552TotalAmt
Program Services$37,661ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$472,891ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRODUCTION MATERIALS$2,237,512$2,157,149$80,363
MARKETING/PROMOTION$1,339,738$148,273$454,698$736,767
All Other Expenses$1,322,442$1,205,823$111,310$5,309
STORAGE & MOVING$857,585$800,188$57,397

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,196TotalAmt
Management And General$4,048ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,148FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,351,738TotalAmt
Program Services$62,516,442ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,437,857ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,397,439FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$839,865BOYAmt
EOY$2,691,511EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,511,060BOYAmt
EOY$5,859,979EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,868,384BOYAmt
EOY$15,425,860EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$969,929BOYAmt
EOY$750,650EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$120,519BOYAmt
EOY$119,103EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$306,484BOYAmt
EOY$306,206EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$51,501,057LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$22,973,492LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,298,655BOYAmt
EOY$28,527,565EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,833,072BOYAmt
EOY$131,860,405EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,914,105BOYAmt
EOY$29,814,303EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,021,591BOYAmt
EOY$9,569,375EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$238,003,934BOYAmt
EOY$224,924,957EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,448,814BOYAmt
EOY$5,517,994EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,483,015BOYAmt
EOY$12,391,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,340,305BOYAmt
EOY$7,811,780EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,272,134BOYAmt
EOY$25,720,774EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,539,858BOYAmt
EOY$3,210,188EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,582,505BOYAmt
EOY$45,941,176EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$145,609,437BOYAmt
EOY$150,052,819EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$212,731,800BOYAmt
EOY$199,204,183EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$238,003,934BOYAmt
EOY$224,924,957EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$10,419,013ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$2,809,650NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$298,954OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$38,038,251CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$40,106,664CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$41,085,156CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$46,845,775CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$39,734,645CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$205,810,491TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$38,038,251CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$40,106,664CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$41,085,156CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$46,845,775CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$39,734,645CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$205,810,491TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$49,998,601SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$155,811,890PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,180,296CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,565,907CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,326,590CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,772,750CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,510,729CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,356,272TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$219,166,763TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$127,589,298GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.71090PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.70440PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members$64MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$39,841OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$39,905TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLegislative activity was in support of "Yes on S, San Franciscans for the Arts & Ending Family Homelessness," a San Francisco City Ballot Measure Committee, for the allocation of hotel tax funds in support of the arts and ending family homelessness.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$182,447,725BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,924,736ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,055,950InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$14,597,901OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$174,830,510EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$168,704,031BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$21,621,932ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,841,456InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$9,719,694OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$182,447,725EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$161,395,094BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,021,645ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$14,066,571InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$9,779,279OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$168,704,031EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$154,305,171BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,095,205ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$13,332,310InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$12,337,592OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$161,395,094EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$157,226,551BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,227,508ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,153,699InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$6,995,189OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$154,305,171EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.12570BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.85830PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.01600TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$24,989,908OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,055,264DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,934,644BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,192,954OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$17,619,508DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,573,446BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$318,195OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$298,720DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,475BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$28,527,565TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Limited PS - Equities$19,711,515F
Limited PS - Real Estate$1,271,730F
Limited PS - Inflation Hedge$1,452,548F
Limited PS - Private Equity$6,971,114F
Limited PS - Hedge Funds$340F
250 Post Street$407,056C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$29,814,303TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Capital Lease Obligations - ST$100,861
Deffered Revenue - Pooled Income Funds$192,396
Short Term Compensation and Other$946,703
Long Term Compensation and Other$6,468,470
Capital Lease Obligations - LT$103,350
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,811,780TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$68,794,661TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$2,809,650NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$600,795DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$113,214OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$2,322,069RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$71,116,730RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$441,757InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$625,762OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$184,005RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$70,932,725TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$82,322,278TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$600,795DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$924,716OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,525,511ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$80,796,767ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$441,757InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$113,214OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$554,971ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$81,351,738TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:The Endowment is composed of several funds set aside for donor directed purposes including operations, Opera House maintenance, tickets for underprivileged, new productions, student subscriptions, principal artists, education, and other programs.
Part X, Line 2:THE ASSOCIATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND THE CALIFORNIA EQUIVALENT LEGISLATION AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON INCOME RELATED TO ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE. ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES PRESCRIBES THE MINIMUM RECOGNITION THRESHOLD A TAX POSITION IS REQUIRED TO MEET BEFORE BEING RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON THE RECOGNITION OF INCOME TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, CLASSIFICATION OF CURRENT AND DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, ACCOUNTING FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES IN INTERIM PERIODS, AND INCOME TAX DISCLOSURES. THIS STANDARD ALSO REQUIRES ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE OF THE BEGINNING AND ENDING UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND DETAILS REGARDING THE UNCERTAINTIES THAT MAY CAUSE THE UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS TO INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE TWELVE MONTH PERIOD. THE ASSOCIATION'S POLICY FOR EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IS A TWO-STEP PROCESS. THE FIRST STEP IS TO EVALUATE THE TAX POSITION FOR RECOGNITION BY DETERMINING IF THE WEIGHT OF AVAILABLE EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON AUDIT, INCLUDING RESOLUTION OF RELATED APPEALS OR LITIGATION PROCESSES, IF ANY. THE SECOND STEP IS TO MEASURE THE TAX BENEFIT OR LIABILITY AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT THAT IS MORE THAN 50% LIKELY TO BE REALIZED OR INCURRED UPON SETTLEMENT. BASED ON AN ANALYSIS PREPARED BY THE ASSOCIATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITION TAKEN AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Prior years orchestra retirement expense grouped in non-operating income -113,214.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Special Events Expenses -438,377. Inventory Sales, Returns, Allowances & Costs -184,094. Rental Expenses -3,291.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Special Events Expenses 438,377. Inventory Sales, Returns, Allowances & Costs 184,094. Donated Property - expensed over useful life 298,954. Rental Expenses 3,291.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Prior years orchestra retirement expense grouped in non-operating income 113,214.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCayman IslandsRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPassive InvestmentTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$4,954,624RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$4,954,624SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$4,954,624TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
DCM Telemarketing
330 West 38th Street Ste 207New YorkNY10018Annual Giving0$784,953$220,412$564,541
Gregory Lassonde
PO Box 27427OaklandCA94602Planned Giving0$0$11,000-$11,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$784,953TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$231,412TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$553,541TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Bravo GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$59,371GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$30,821CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$28,550GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$2,346RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$57,720FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$800EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$27,096OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Gockley GalaEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$2,372,322GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$2,267,547CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$104,775GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$14,801RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$149,679FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$4,617EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$181,318OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$2,431,693GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,298,368CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$133,325GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$17,147RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$207,399FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$5,417EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$208,414OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$438,377DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$305,052NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
David Gockley
Assn. Officer - GEN DIRECTOR & CEO$418,353$0$0$0$27,444$0$197,050$0$8,181$0$651,028$0$0$0
Michael TW Simpson
ASSN. Officer - CFO$253,404$0$10,000$0$0$0$18,428$0$17,785$0$299,617$0$0$0
Matthew Shilvock
GENERAL DIRECTOR DESIGNATE$239,657$0$20,000$0$18,000$0$13,250$0$22,181$0$313,088$0$0$0
Daniel Knapp
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION$172,929$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$4,675$0$177,604$0$0$0
Marcia Lazer
DIRECTOR OF MKTING$162,827$0$0$0$18,000$0$12,947$0$6,476$0$200,250$0$0$0
Gregory Henkel
DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC & MUSIC PLANNIN$153,105$0$0$0$0$0$7,976$0$6,689$0$167,770$0$0$0
Jon Gossett
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (2/27/15)$200,419$0$0$0$18,000$0$0$0$1,114$0$219,533$0$0$0
Jennifer Good
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC OPERATIONS$141,825$0$0$0$14,289$0$9,538$0$6,667$0$172,319$0$0$0
Nicola Luisotti
MUSIC DIR & PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR$481,703$0$0$0$1,270$0$10,625$0$15,314$0$508,912$0$0$0
David Hatch
MASTER CARPENTER$235,318$0$0$0$0$0$21,766$0$33,222$0$290,306$0$0$0
Lori Harrison
MASTER OF PROPERTIES$207,933$0$0$0$0$0$19,165$0$29,251$0$256,349$0$0$0
Douglas R Mitchell
MASTER AUDIO/VIDEO ENGINEER$215,133$0$0$0$18,000$0$21,559$0$32,905$0$287,597$0$0$0
Leon Parsons
MASTER ELECTRICIAN$183,168$0$0$0$20,857$0$18,793$0$28,685$0$251,503$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aDavid Gockley, General Director and CEO, received compensation for a health and social membership at an annual cost of $2,364. Nicola Luisotti, Music Director and Principal Conductor, received reimbursement for two spousal transatlantic air fares per year. During 2015, two fares were required at a cost of $9,993. Cell phones provided to employees primarily for business purposes are a working condition fringe and not reportable as compensation.
Part I, Lines 4a-bJon Gossett received a severance payment in the amount of $152,293. David Gockley participated in a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan with a contribution of $178,500.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (5 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Mary Powell
Director$47,849Mary Powell has a family relationship with a company that provides floral services to the Opera.0
Mary Powell
Director$31,250Mary Powell performed management consulting for a commemorative book.0
Steven Menzies
Director$1,426,020STEVEN MENZIES IS A PRINCIPAL, OFFICER, AND DIRECTOR OF APPLIED UNDERWRITERS, INC. OF WHICH THE OPERA OBTAINS WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. MR. MENZIES RECUSES HIMSELF FROM THE OPERA'S DECISION TO ENGAGE APPLIED UNDERWRITERS, INC. AND RECUSES HIMSELF FROM THE UNDERWRITING OF THE OPERA AT APPLIED UNDERWRITERS, INC.0
Charles Edward Hudson III
Director$12,067Charles Edward Hudson, III is a board member of Chariot Transit, Inc. which provides shuttle services to Opera patrons.0
Justin Moore
Director$8,400Justin Moore is the CEO of Axcient, Inc. which provides Disaster Recovery and backup services to the Opera.0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution134ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$13,479,806NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV at Date of GiftMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Piano1$300,000FMV at Date of Gift
Yes (X)Food/Beverage19$114,412FMV at Date of Gift
Yes (X)Media1$109,200FMV at Date of Gift
Yes (X)Misc11$97,386FMV at Date of Gift
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Column (b):Line 9: All contributions reported represent the number of contributions and not the number of items received. Stock contributions represented the number of contributions and not individual shares of stock. Line 9: During the course of solicitation, (see Schedule G), securities may be donated in lieu of cash contributions.
Part I, Line 32b:The organization contracts with a commercial fundraiser for a vehicle donation program.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Thomas A. Larsen, Officer and Secretary, has a business relationship with George Hume, Officer and Vice-Chair. Thomas A. Larsen, Officer and Secretary, has a business relationship with John Gunn, Director and Chairman. Bill Russell-Shapiro, Director, has a family relationship with C.P. Russell, Director. Karl Mills, Officer and Vice-Chair, has a business relationship with various directors, via an investment advisory firm and one director is a shareholder. Karen Richardson, Director, has a family relationship with Karl Mills, Officer and Vice-Chair.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4The by-laws of the San Francisco Opera Association were amended on November 12, 2015 to include the following changes: Section 4.06 Updated ex-officio membership of Chair of the Board Section 4.08 Updated ex-officio membership of President
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11AS PART OF THE OPERA'S INTERNAL REVIEW PROCESS, THE FILING VERSION OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE OPERA'S AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR DISCUSSION AND COMMENT. PRIOR TO FILING, THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE VERSION OF THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO ALL BOARD DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY COMMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. BUT FOR THE REDACTED CONTRIBUTOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES, THE ANSWER TO QUESTION 11A WOULD BE "YES."
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Opera has a written conflict of interest policy. All officers, directors, and key employees must comply with the policy and are sent annually the Conflict of Interest Policy. Any reported conflicts are reviewed and resolved promptly.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE OPERA HAS A WRITTEN COMPENSATION POLICY. THERE IS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS, AND COMPARABLE DATA IS USED TO EVALUATE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE COMPENSATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing Documents, the Conflict of Interest Policy, and current annual financial statements are available on the Guidestar website (www.guidestar.org) and San Francisco Opera website (www.sfopera.com). They are also available upon written request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Donated Property -Expensed Over Useful Life -298,954.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: Audit Committee RoleThe Audit Committee is set up to oversee the audit and selection of the independent accounting firm. The committee held three meetings with board members, officers of the opera, and independent auditors.