2012-03-09T09:01:06-08:00 2011-07-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2010-08-01 746016764 Houston Grand Opera Association Inc HOUS 7135460200 510 Preston Houston TX 77002 Rauli Garcia 2012-03-09 Jody Blazek 7134395739 X 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Rauli Garcia 510 Preston Houston TX 770021504 23945179 false false X www.houstongrandopera.org X 1955 TX HGO is recognized nationally and internationally for world-beating artistic standards, excellence, relevance and affordability. HGO enjoys dynamic, proactive and deepening relationships with the stakeholders, constituencies and communities that it serves. 38 37 818 489 175713 -14565 21642924 18273091 3825372 4956856 1364 2543 124863 147950 25594523 23380440 6000 21000 0 13372715 13801819 0 2567755 6254896 8210051 19633611 22032870 5960912 1347570 17481006 15569552 5660543 5051510 11820463 10518042 Houston Grand Opera exists to contribute to the cultural enrichment of the city of Houston and the nation by producing and performing world-class opera and creating a diverse, innovative and balanced program of performances, events, community and education projects that reaches the widest possible public. Houston Grand Opera is committed to excellence, relevance and affordability. false false 15665780 4947554 Opera Productions: Since its inception in 1955, Houston Grand Opera has grown from a small regional organization into an internationally renowned opera company. The company has a reputation for commissioning and producing new works, including 39 world premieres and six American premieres since 1973. In addition to producing and performing world-class opera, HGO contributes to the cultural enrichment of Houston and the nation through a diverse, innovative and balanced program of performances, events, community and education projects. HGO has toured extensively, including trips to Europe and Asia, and it is the only opera company to have won a Tony, two Grammy awards, and two Emmy awards. HGOs performances are broadcast nationally and internationally. 1152341 21000 149614 HGOco's programs promote observation, participation and creation in the performing and visual arts, and include Teacher workshops, innovative new work and collaborations through Song of Houston, High School Voice Studio, and performances in schools and community centers. Opera tells stories through words and music. Every culture has a musical storytelling tradition, providing the common ground on which HGOco builds new and lasting relationships with the communities we serve. 833973 40399 The Houston Grand Opera Studio is one of the most respected young artist programs in the country. For more than thirty years it has served young singers and pianist/coaches, providing a bridge between full-time training and full-fledged operatic careers. Each year after an exhaustive nationwide search, a hand-selected group of talented individuals is brought here to Houston to work alongside the best in the business at Houston Grand Opera. In main-stage productions and at other less traditional venues, these artists hone their craft as singing actors. 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The organization's endowment funds are held solely by Houston Grand Opera Endowment, Inc. The funds are held to support the following activities: general operating, studio, electronic media, music director chair, new productions, Concert of Arias, education, Spring Opera Festival, new productions with artistic merit, and Wagner opera performances. false Opera Ball 1054248 737673 316575 450 116761 21323 111860 Arias 493322 425572 67750 530 57935 20992 2 405538 283643 121895 832 165976 1586 66494 1953108 1446888 506220 1812 340672 22909 199346 564739 -58519 true X 0 0 Scholarships 17 21000 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Scholarships are awarded by two selected adjudicators at the public Graduation Recital. Scholarship award checks are made directly to the award recipient's university for use toward education expenses. If funds are not so used, the university will refund any unused portions back to HGO Association. X X true true X X X X X false false false false false false false false false false Perryn Leech 164637 10582 175219 Patrick Summers 90000 192083 15000 4767 301850 Greg Robertson 240436 15500 10647 266583 Deborah Hirsch 151843 7780 159623 Anthony Freud 442715 92680 20000 5230 560625 Ann Owens 158682 15500 5922 180104 Sch J, Part I, Line 1a Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a. X 13 1424536 Fair mkt. val. false true false Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The financial statements are available on www.houstongrandopera.org, and the other documents are available upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees See above for process followed for individuals described in question 15b. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts After the board is elected for the upcoming fiscal year, each member is emailed a copy of the conflict of interest statement for review. At the first board of directors meeting of the year, the conflict of interest statement is handed out and a request is made to fill it out and return it. Shortly thereafter, the returned statements are compiled and reviewed. Members who have not completed it are contacted and requested to complete it again. A similar procedure is followed for key employees. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process Management reviews the 990 and provides a copy to the board of directors via email before filing with the IRS. 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