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THE SANTA FE OPERA: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
THE SANTA FE OPERA (EIN 85-0131810)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-08-14
IRS object ID
201722269349301512
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-08-14T10:54:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN910189318PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Moss Adams LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16565 Americas Parkway NE Ste 600AddressLine1Txt
CityAlbuquerqueCityNm
State AbbreviationNMStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP87110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN850131810EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Santa Fe OperaBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSANTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5059865955PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 2408AddressLine1Txt
CitySanta FeCityNm
State AbbreviationNMStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP87504ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonHEATHER KEMPPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTOR OF ACCTG & FINANCEPersonTitleTxt
Phone5059865955PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPamela AlexandersonPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01218925PTIN
Phone5058787200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSusan G MarineauPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 2408AddressLine1Txt
CitySanta FeCityNm
State AbbreviationNMStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP87504ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$40,489,177GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.santafeopera.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1957FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNMLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO FOSTER AND ENRICH AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE OPERATIC ART FORM.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body49VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent49VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee649TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1395TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$356,741TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$66,754NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$11,642,922PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$13,316,509CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$9,572,983CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,411,160PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,197,109CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$800,300PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$944,805CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$24,168,135PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$26,031,406CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$10,615,765PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$10,789,791CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,886,281CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$13,318,743PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$13,409,355CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$23,934,508PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$24,199,146CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$233,627PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,832,260CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$113,197,477TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$117,308,062TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,973,252TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,166,303TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$110,224,225NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$114,141,759NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO FURTHER THE OPERATIC ART FORM BY PRESENTING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY IN A VARIED REPERTOIRE OF NEW AS WELL AS RARELY PERFORMED AND STANDARD WORKS, TO ENSURE EXCELLENCE OF OPERA'S FUTURE THROUGH ITS APPRENTICE PROGRAMS FOR ARTISTS, TECHNICIANS AND ARTS ADMINISTRATORS, AND TO FOSTER AND ENRICH AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR OPERA IN THE COMMUNITY BY OUTREACH TO A DIVERSE PUBLIC.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$16,279,645ExpenseAmt
Revenue$9,297,779RevenueAmt
DescONE OF THE NATION'S MOST IMPORTANT SUMMER FESTIVALS, THE SANTA FE OPERA IS PRAISED FOR ITS INNOVATIVE REPERTORY AND HIGH STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE. IN THE 2016 FESTIVAL SEASON, there were 37 PERFORMANCES OF 5 OPERAS; La Fanciulla Del West by Giacomo Puccini, Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Romeo et Juliette by Charles Gounod, Capriccio by Richard Strauss, and Vanessa by Samuel Barber. 2 PERFORMANCES OF APPRENTICE SCENES SHOWCASED MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY'S APPRENTICE PROGRAM FOR SINGERS AND TECHNICIANS. THE TOTAL AUDIENCE WAS 75,111. THE OPERA'S FAMED APPRENTICE PROGRAM OF SINGERS, ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST DISTINGUISHED TRAINING PROGRAMS, ALLOWS 40 ASPIRING YOUNG SINGERS, CHOSEN FROM SOME 800 APPLICANTS, TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS BY WORKING WITH PRINCIPAL ARTISTS, MUSIC TEACHERS, AND COACHES. THE APPRENTICE PROGRAM FOR TECHNICIANS PROVIDES EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING FOR SOME 75 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ART OF STAGECRAFT.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,239,290ExpenseAmt
Revenue$522,987RevenueAmt
DescTHE SANTA FE OPERA'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS OFFER AWIDE SELECTION TO BOTH STUDENTS AND ADULTS. IN 2016, 51,710 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED, 38,899 ADULTS AND 12,811 YOUTHS. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THE PUEBLO OPERA PROGRAM BRINGS STUDENTS, ELDERS, AND CHAPERONES TO A FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL FOR AN OPERA. BEGUN IN 1973, 19 PUEBLOS AND 3 RESERVATIONS ATTEND THESE FULLY STAGED PRODUCTIONS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE YOUTH NIGHT PROGRAM ATTENDED A FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL. STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVE LEARNING THROUGH OPERA PROGRAM WORK WITH ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE TO EXPLORE LEARNING THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS, OFTEN WRITING, PRODUCING, AND PERFORMING THEIR OWN OPERAS BOTH IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL. SPRING OPERA TOURS PRESENT A FREE INTRODUCTION TO OPERA IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITITES IN NEW MEXICO AND colorado. BACKSTAGE TOURS IN THE OPERA'S THEATER ARE OFFERED DURING THE WEEK THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER FESTIVAL SEASON. COMMUNITY CONCERTS ARE FREE EVENTS FEATURING APPRENTICE SINGERS DURING THE SUMMER AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SEASON IN DIFFERENT VENUES. OPERA MAKES SENSE IS A SPECIAL INTRODUCTION FOR THREE- TO FIVE-YEAR-OLDS EXPLORING MUSIC THROUGH THEIR FIVE SENSES. ADULT EDUCATION OFFERS A VARIETY OF SYMPOSIUMS AND PROGRAMS FOR BOTH THE OPERA AFICIONADO AND NOVICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING A WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE SEMINAR, PRELUDE TALKS PRIOR TO EACH OPERA, AND PREVIEW DINNERS FEATURING A SPEAKER WHO PROVIDES CONTEXT AND SYNOPSIS FOR EACH OPERA.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$17,518,935TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member49IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5059865955PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitySANTA FECityNm
State AbbreviationNMStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (62 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Susan G Marineau
President5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter B Frank
Vice President5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roberta Cooper Ramo
Vice President5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph M Bryan Jr
First Vice President5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
T Peter Townsend
Treasurer5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Vladem
Secretary5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan F Morris
Chairman5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
James R Seitz Jr
Vice Chairman5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sarah Billinghurst Solomon
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jenne Britell
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William A Brosius
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Bruce Bugg Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erin Bunkley
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Esco Chandler
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bruce Chemel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard W Davis
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nancie Dominic
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael G Doorley
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kristina J Flanagan
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
A Charles Forte
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Josephine Gilmore-Kirchner
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chester A Gougis
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frederick R Haas
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ann Shilling Harrison
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David K Ingalls
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Henry Jacobs
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip M Jelley
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donna L Kendall
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Walter L Kirchner
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Miryam Knutson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maryon Davies Lewis
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Miranda Lind
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lynn Loacker
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Lowry
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nedra Matteucci
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marilyn P McConnell
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Ellis McNeel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles F Moore
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Namingha
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Padilla
Director (through November 2015)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Perry
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Estevan Rael-Galvez
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carey R Ramos
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George Shirley
Director (through August 2016)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eugene E Stark Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Irwin J Sugarman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert L Turner
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dannehl M Twomey
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Veronica A Watson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert G Weiss
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert M Zone
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EH Corrigan
Director (through August 2016)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
C William Tanzi
Director (through October 2015)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles MacKay
General Director40.00Yes (X)$493,690$0$55,552
Heather Kemp
Dir. of Accounting & Finance40.00Yes (X)$151,982$0$13,194
Bradley Woolbright
Dir. of Artistic Administration40.00$172,924$0$13,723Yes (X)
Robert Meya
Dir. of External Affairs40.00$217,332$0$31,799Yes (X)
Paul Horpedahl
Production & Facilities Dir40.00$181,102$0$28,638Yes (X)
Michael Gary
Dir. of Institutional giving40.00$127,981$0$10,627Yes (X)
Thomas Morris
Dir. of Admin & Operations40.00$110,345$0$20,702Yes (X)
Laura Hudman
Dir. of Marketing40.00$110,607$0$11,933Yes (X)
Harry Bicket
Chief Conductor10.00$155,000$0$0Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$186,168TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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BRADBURY STAMM
7110 2ND STREET NWALBUQUERQUENM87107CONSTRUCTION$9,782,940
BON APPETIT
1600 ST MICHAELS DRSANTA FENM87505FOOD SERVICES$391,556
Harris Consultants
PO Box 6775Santa FeNM87502Project Management$279,485
Matiz Architecture PLLC
1123 Broadway Suite 707New YorkNY10010Architect$267,953
Lynch2 Inc
792 West Bartlett RoadBartlettIL60103Website Development$201,900
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K13CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$411,721FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$179,625GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$12,725,163AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,339,194NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$13,316,509TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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PERFORMANCE ADMISSIONS711110$8,490,208$8,490,208
AUXILARY OPERATIONS711110$1,082,775$1,055,898$26,877
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$9,572,983TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$952,474TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$156,886UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,109,360ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$482,667RealAmt
Personal$143,145PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$419,253RealAmt
Personal$3,813PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$63,414RealAmt
Personal$139,332PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$202,746TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$202,746ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$14,791,186SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13,546,551SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,244,635SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,244,635TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,244,635ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$143,411FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$411,721ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$162,764FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$19,353TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$19,353ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$373,125GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$325,390CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$47,735TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$40,908RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$6,827UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADVERTISING REVENUE511120$317,028$317,028
Box Office Service Cha711110$228,962$228,962
SPONSORSHIP REVENUE611710$111,187$111,187

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$56,500TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,792RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$51,708UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$713,677OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,820,768RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$356,741UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,537,388ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,489,132TotalAmt
Program Services$589,194ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$395,965ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$503,973FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,561,137TotalAmt
Program Services$5,961,255ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,044,441ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$555,441FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241,252TotalAmt
Program Services$139,607ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,354ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,291FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$820,428TotalAmt
Program Services$567,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$167,893ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$84,590FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$677,842TotalAmt
Program Services$510,845ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,684ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,313FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,940TotalAmt
Management And General$34,940ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,701TotalAmt
Management And General$118,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,573TotalAmt
Management And General$40,573ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,603TotalAmt
Management And General$108,603ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,667,955TotalAmt
Program Services$2,496,417ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$140,029ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,509FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$610,030TotalAmt
Program Services$534,026ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,389FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$709,301TotalAmt
Program Services$515,752ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$110,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$83,348FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241,951TotalAmt
Program Services$136,416ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,486FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$167,625TotalAmt
Program Services$167,625ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,164,127TotalAmt
Program Services$682,200ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$481,927ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,123,918TotalAmt
Program Services$2,026,280ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,855ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,783FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,294TotalAmt
Program Services$18,232ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,202TotalAmt
Management And General$6,202ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,156,700TotalAmt
Program Services$823,697ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,333,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$323,704TotalAmt
Program Services$132,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$191,542ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
INCOME TAX$34,366$34,366
COSTUMES, SCENERY, PROP$1,368,182$1,368,182
ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTI$658,513$104,670$100,814$453,029
AUXILIARY EXPENSE$411,445$411,445

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$438,225TotalAmt
Program Services$336,841ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,129FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,199,146TotalAmt
Program Services$17,518,935ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,793,930ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,886,281FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,323,561BOYAmt
EOY$3,625,228EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,299,424BOYAmt
EOY$12,816,577EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$460,042BOYAmt
EOY$1,211,336EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,276BOYAmt
EOY$60,859EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$611,572BOYAmt
EOY$1,149,097EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$79,200,715LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$25,005,929LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,340,644BOYAmt
EOY$54,194,786EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,866,032BOYAmt
EOY$36,854,908EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,744,662BOYAmt
EOY$6,933,507EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$459,264BOYAmt
EOY$461,764EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,197,477BOYAmt
EOY$117,308,062EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,957,901BOYAmt
EOY$1,110,546EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$724,254BOYAmt
EOY$1,034,352EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$730,532EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$291,097BOYAmt
EOY$290,873EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,973,252BOYAmt
EOY$3,166,303EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,791,555BOYAmt
EOY$61,408,917EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,852,257BOYAmt
EOY$10,565,868EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,580,413BOYAmt
EOY$42,166,974EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,224,225BOYAmt
EOY$114,141,759EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,197,477BOYAmt
EOY$117,308,062EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,832,260ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,800,412NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$284,862OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$13,652,924CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,717,921CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,854,154CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,642,922CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,316,509CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$75,184,430TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,652,924CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,717,921CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,854,154CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,642,922CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,316,509CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$75,184,430TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$20,916,932SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$54,267,498PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,312,863CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,286,082CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,237,039CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,424,320CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,735,172CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,995,476TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$44,093CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$110,203CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$140,988CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$119,113CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$414,397TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$82,594,303TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$52,371,649GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.65700PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.65760PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$40,573FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$40,573FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$24,106,112FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$24,146,685FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$16,582CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$40,573CurrentYearAmt
Total$57,155TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$500,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$750,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceForm 990; Schedule C, Part II-a, Line 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE OPERA HOSTED LEGISLATORS AT A buffet dinner PRIOR TO A DRESS REHEARSAL OF The Girl of the Golden West. A STUDENT PARTICIPATING IN THE OPERA'S YOUNG VOICES PROGRAM PERFORMED AND MADE A PRESENTATION TO THE GROUP ON HER EXPERIENCE WITH THE OPERA. THE LEGISLATORS ALSO ATTENDED THE DRESS REHEARSAL. THE PURPOSE OF THE EVENT WAS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATORS TO THE OPERA AND ITS MISSION AND PROGRAMS. LEGISLATORS ARE ALSO INVITED TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, SUCH AS CONCERTS AND THE SPRING OPERA TOUR, HELD IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS. The Opera also hosted a dinner at the beginning of the legislative session. The Opera retained a lobbyist to consult on legislative matters of concern to the Opera.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$2,500RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$2,500AssetsIncludedAmt

Collection Used Other Purposes CollectionUsedOtherPurposesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Other PurposesYes (X)CollectionUsedOtherPurposesInd
Other Purposesdecorative itemsOtherPurposesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$47,973,223BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,023,196ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,862,922InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,873,584OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$51,985,757EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$53,178,362BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$251,227ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,321,283InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,135,083OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$47,973,223EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$51,483,646BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$486,167ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,160,754InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,952,205OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$53,178,362EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$47,926,524BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$615,209ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,616,205InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,674,292OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$51,483,646EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$43,425,684BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,386,307ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,731,223InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,616,690OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$47,926,524EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.09190BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.78990PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.11820TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,348,930OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,348,930BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$67,956,235OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$20,863,307DepreciationAmt
Book Value$47,092,928BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,895,550OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,142,622DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,752,928BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$54,194,786TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
TIFF real estate$613,725F
Harvest MLP$3,147,757F
Standard Life - Global Absolute Return Strategies$3,172,025F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$6,933,507TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAnnuities PayableDesc
Amt$290,873Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$290,873TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,824,591TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,800,412NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$71,911DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$1,029,505OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,901,828RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$25,922,763RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$108,643InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$108,643RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$26,031,406TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,907,057TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$71,911DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$744,643OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$816,554ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$24,090,503ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$108,643InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$108,643ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$24,199,146TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:The organization's mission involves operatic art, and donated artwork is displayed in various buildings to promote this mission.
Part V, Line 4:TO PRODUCE A RELATIVELY PREDICTABLE AND STABLE INCOME STREAM TO GROW AND TO SUPPORT PRESENT AND FUTURE PROGRAMS.
Part X, Line 2:The Opera has adopted the provisions of ASC 74010, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, on January 1, 2009, which had no financial statement impact to the Opera. The Opera recognizes the tax (benefit) expense from uncertain tax positions only if it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained on examination by the tax authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. Any such tax (benefit) expense is measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Opera had no unrecognized tax (benefits) expense which would require an adjustment to the October 1, 2011 beginning balance of net assets and had no unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2016 or 2015. The Opera files an exempt organization return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It is not a "private foundation" for tax purposes. The Opera had minimal taxable unrelated business income for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. Accordingly, a provision for income taxes has not been established in the accompanying financial statements. The Opera is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the IRS for tax years through September 30, 2011.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST 284,862. Rental Expense 419,253. Cost of Goods Sold INVENTORY 325,390.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental Expense 419,253. Cost of Goods Sold Inventory 325,390.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCentral America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$3,224,336RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$3,224,336SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$3,224,336TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$408,827GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$364,077CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$44,750GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$43,358FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$7,500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Event2OPENING WEEKENDEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$101,065GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$47,644CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$53,421GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$67,114FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$45,240GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$45,240GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$44,792FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$555,132GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$411,721CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$143,411GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$155,264FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$7,500EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$162,764DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$19,353NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 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
Charles MacKay
General Director$391,690$0$25,000$0$77,000$0$46,950$0$8,602$0$549,242$0$0$0
Heather Kemp
Dir. of Accounting & Finance$149,368$0$2,500$0$114$0$4,592$0$8,602$0$165,176$0$0$0
Bradley Woolbright
Dir. of Artistic Administration$169,331$0$3,000$0$593$0$5,121$0$8,602$0$186,647$0$0$0
Robert Meya
Dir. of External Affairs$213,658$0$3,500$0$174$0$6,853$0$24,946$0$249,131$0$0$0
Paul Horpedahl
Production & Facilities Dir$172,957$0$7,500$0$645$0$5,677$0$22,961$0$209,740$0$0$0
Harry Bicket
Chief Conductor$155,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$155,000$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aTHE SANTA FE OPERA OWNS A RESIDENCE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE OPERA'S FACILITIES. THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE RESIDENCE AND THE GENERAL DIRECTOR'S LIVING THEREIN HAVE IMPORTANT BENEFITS FOR THE OPERA. THE GENERAL DIRECTOR IS THEREBY AVAILABLE ON SHORT NOTICE FOR IMPORTANT BUSINESS ON THE OPERA GROUNDS AS WELL AS IS ABLE TO ENTERTAIN AND MEET WITH THE OPERA'S GUESTS, ARTISTIC PARTNERS AND STAFF. THE GENERAL DIRECTOR, AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, IS REQUIRED BY THE OPERA TO RESIDE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTOR'S RESIDENCE. THE SANTA FE OPERA REPORTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS COMPENSATION TO THE GENERAL DIRECTOR ADDITIONAL TAXABLE INCOME FOR THE FAIR MARKET RENTAL VALUE AND UTILITY COSTS OF THE PREMISES. THE OPERA HAS AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE GENERAL DIRECTOR FOR ANY OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED DURING THE USE OF THE GENERAL DIRECTOR'S RESIDENCE FOR OPERA BUSINESS. DETAILED RECORDS ARE REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED OF THE OPERA'S OFFICIAL USE OF THE RESIDENCE AND SUBMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING. THE TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS UP PAYMENTS REPRESENT THE TAX PAID BY THE OPERA, AND INCLUDED IN CHARLES MACKAY'S W-2, TO COVER THE TAX ON THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE.
Part I, Line 4bCharles MacKay- The Opera contributed $18,000 to a 457(b) plan for the benefit of the General Director during 2015. The General Director participated in two 457(f) plans. One 457(f) Plan vested in January 2016. A second 457(f) Plan vests only if the General Director remains employed by the Opera in January 2018.
Part I, Line 7$25,000 bonus to General Director Charles McKay for meeting organizational goals

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,500NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesDonor appraisalMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution88ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,229,579NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAVG Daily Hi/lowMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Donated Tickets80$63,171FAIR VALUE
Yes (X)Party Expenses7$25,006faIR VALUE
Yes (X)COSTUMES/ PROPERTIES8$15,158FAIR VALUE
Yes (X)MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS1$3,780Appraisal
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1All regular members of the board (excluding honorary members, directors emeritus, and ex-officio members who have no voting rights) have the same voting rights. In between quarterly board meetings, the executive committee of the board is vested with the power of the board of directors with the following exceptions: the power to dissolve or merge the Opera with another organization, the power to change the name of the Opera, the power to change the bylaws of the Opera, the power to delegate its authority, the power to remove the General Director or any other director, and the power to sell real property valued over $2.5 million.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Family Relationship - Walter Kirchner and Josephine Gilmore
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA FE OPERA HAS adopted A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROCESS BY WHICH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FULL VERSION OF FORM 990, INCLUDING ALL SCHEDULES AS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER REVIEW AND ANY modification BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE DRAFT PUBLIC DISCLOSURE VERSION OF FORM 990, EXCLUDING SCHEDULE B (SCHEDULE OF CONTRIBUTORS), is posted to the portal available to all members of the Board of Directors for their review and comment before it is filed with the IRS. SCHEDULE B of FORM 990 IS NOT REVIEWED BY THE full BOARD DUE TO THE CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE NATURE OF ITS DONOR LIST.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cMEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA FE OPERA ARE ASKED EACH YEAR TO SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND TO SUBMIT THESE SIGNED STATEMENTS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BY SIGNING THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS, EACH DIRECTOR UNDERTAKES TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT OF THE OPERA OF ANY MATERIAL CHANGES THAT MIGHT RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE SIGNED DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS FOR CONFLICTS AND, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF COMMITTEE CHAIRS, MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY AT MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES CONSIDERING TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS THAT MIGHT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED AT THE OFFICES OF THE SANTA FE OPERA. COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY IS MONITORED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THE PERSON WITH SUCH CONFLICT IS NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INCIDENCES OF CONFLICT DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMPOSED OF THE PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN, TREASURER, AND TWO ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT, ALL OF WHOM ARE UNRELATED TO THE GENERAL DIRECTOR, REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION AND OTHER TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GENERAL DIRECTOR. IN CONSIDERING APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR THIS POSITION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS SALARY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR OPERA COMPANIES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ALSO CONDUCTS ANNUAL REVIEWS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GENERAL DIRECTOR. MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S MEETINGS ARE RECORDED AND MAINTAINED AT THE OFFICES OF THE SANTA FE OPERA. COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE IS DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL DIRECTOR. THE GENERAL DIRECTOR TAKES JOB PERFORMANCE AND SALARY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT OTHER OPERA COMPANIES INTO ACCOUNT WHEN SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE SALARIES FOR ALL SENIOR EMPLOYEES, COMPARING THE SALARIES TO COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT OTHER OPERA COMPANIES. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2016.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICES OF THE SANTA FE OPERA. THEY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO MAKE WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR THE INFORMATION.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gArtist fees: Program service expenses 1,917,015. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,917,015. Teaching/Teaching Artist Fees: Program service expenses 217,743. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 217,743. Other Contract Labor: Program service expenses 361,659. Management and general expenses 140,029. Fundraising expenses 31,509. Total expenses 533,197.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT 284,862.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cNo change from the prior period.