NonprofitsLos Angeles Opera Company

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Los Angeles Opera Company

LOS ANGELES, CA

Total revenue

$46.6M

Total expenses

$51.1M

Net assets

$81.3M

Grants received

$40.8M

225 grants

EIN

952096402

Tax year

2023

Mission

See part iii and schedule othe los angeles opera company (la opera) is a non-profit entity organized to provide an opportunity for all to enjoy the rich emotional and cultural experience of opera.

Programs

3 programs

Other artistic programs (recitals and off grand): the company presents operas both digitally and in person in a variety of locations to increase accessibility, expand the audience, and promote the art form. These activities include our "off grand" programs and recitals featuring world renowned opera singers. The company held 5 recitals and 6 off grand performances.

Expenses: $3.6M

La opera connects: la opera connects is a programming wing focusing on equitable access to opera, providing unique programs to students, children, and families, amongst other audiences, in the los angeles region. In the 2023-2024 season, la opera partnered with numerous schools and community organizations to provide programming to over 140,000 individuals. Programs included arts and healthcare programs, k-12 and college programs, public performances, and community opera ensembles.

Expenses: $3.6MGrants: $75K

The young artist program seeks to support and develop the careers of promising singers and pianists. This paid residency program provides extensive training and performance experience through main-stage roles, cover roles, concerts and other productions. During the season, seven singers were given 23 main-stage assignments (roles, covers) spanning 184 toal performance assignments. Two pianists worked on the music staff for six productions, and the complete roster performed in more than 24 recitals and other performance events throughout the community.

Expenses: $1.8M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$28.6M
Program service revenue$14.1M
Investment income$2.8M
Other revenue$1.2M
Total revenue$46.6M

Expenses

Grants paid$75K
Salaries & benefits$36.5M
Fundraising$4.5M
Other expenses$14.4M
Total expenses$51.1M
Total assets$105.6M
Net assets$81.3M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

CHRISTOPHER G KOELSCH

EX. OFFICIO DIR., PRES. & CEO

Board

$1.2M

40 hrs/wk

JOHN P NUCKOLS

EVP, CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER

Board

$529K

40 hrs/wk

RUPERT H F HEMMINGS

VP, ARTISTIC PLANNING

Board

$314K

40 hrs/wk

KATHLEEN A RUIZ

VP, CFO

Board

$280K

40 hrs/wk

DIANE RHODES BERGMAN

VP, MARKETING, COMM & TECH SERVICES

Board

$244K

40 hrs/wk

JILL K BOYD

VP, HR & LABOR RELATIONS

Board

$237K

40 hrs/wk

TEHVON D FOWLER-CHAPMAN

VP, LA OPERA CONNECTS (THRU 02/24)

Board

$190K

40 hrs/wk

ANDREA FUENTES

VP, LA OPERA CONNECTS (AS OF 02/24)

Board

$118K

40 hrs/wk

PATRICIA N ARTIGAS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MR AHSAN AIJAZ

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

LESLIE A DORMAN

VICE CHAIRMAN

Board

5 hrs/wk

PAUL D TOSETTI

SECRETARY

Board

5 hrs/wk

PENELOPE FOLEY

TREASURER

Board

5 hrs/wk

BERNARD A GREENBERG

VICE CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARC I STERN

HONORARY CHAIRMAN

Board

10 hrs/wk

BARBARA BURTIN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MR BRIAN BROOKS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARLENE CHAVEZ

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JANET CIRIELLO

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ALICIA CLARK

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ROBERT T COOK

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ALICE COULOMBE

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ALEXIS DEUTSCH-ADLER

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

KATHLEEN K EBERHARDT

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MRS CHAZ EBERT

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

REGINA WEINGARTEN

VICE CHAIRMAN

Board

5 hrs/wk

DR IMAN H BRIVANLOU

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

LISA BRATKOVICH

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARILYN ZIERING

VICE CHAIRMAN

Board

5 hrs/wk

CAROL F HENRY

CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Board

5 hrs/wk

DIANE GRAY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

THOMAS GOTTSCHALK

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

PAUL BLOCH

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MONICA GUTIERREZ-ROPER

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

CORNELIA HAAG-MOLKENTELLERPHD

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

NICOLAS HAMATAKE

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARY HAYLEY

DIRECTOR (THRU 5/24)

Board

2 hrs/wk

CATHERINE H HELM

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

WILLIAM CHASE HODGE-BROKENBURR

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JOAN HOTCHKIS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RIAN JOHNSON

DIRECTOR (AS OF 03/24)

Board

2 hrs/wk

TIM C JOHNSON

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MS JANET C JONES

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RICHARD JONES

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JUAN CARLOS GONZALEZ

DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23)

Board

2 hrs/wk

PATRICIA C MCLEOD

SR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$209K

40 hrs/wk

CHUL PARK

SR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Staff

$195K

40 hrs/wk

KELLY TRAVIS

OPERA HEAD VIDEO

Staff

$179K

40 hrs/wk

SCOTT SHEPHERD

STAGEHANDS CARPENTER

Staff

$169K

40 hrs/wk

ROBERT C KLEIN

STAGEHANDS OPERA HEAD

Staff

$164K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

THE AMADEUS MUSIC PRODUCTION CORP

ARTIST

$796K

LEVY RESTAURANTS

CATERING

$740K

112 BEVERLY LLC

COSTUME SHOP RENT

$638K

DAZ INVESTMENT LLC

WAREHOUSE STORAGE

$276K

RTL ARTIST INC

ARTIST

$195K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$983K
SUPPORT OF THE CLASSICAL ARTS
2024
$254K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$181K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$169K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$75K
Arts & Culture
2024
$55K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
Los Angeles Opera Company Sponsored Event
2024
$7K
ENCOURAGE THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTEMPORARY CONCERT MUSIC
2024
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$2K
For artistic innovation, while honoring the great historical legacy of opera
2024
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$1.7M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$1.4M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$988K
SUPPORT OF THE CLASSICAL ARTS
2023
$750K
2023-2024 SEASON: DON GIOVANNI AND HIGHWAY 1 USA / THE DWARF
2023
$500K
TOWARD WEBSITE AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES
2023
$302K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$301K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$250K
SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$200K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$182K
GENERAL OPERATION ASSISTANCE AND GRANT
2023
$142K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$118K
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$101K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$100K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
2023
$100K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50K
2023-2024 LA OPERA PROGRAMS
2023
$50K
TOWARD GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$43K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$25K
LA Opera's Education and Senior Programs
2023
$20K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$15K
LA OPERA CONNECTS:EDUCATION PROGRAMS
2023
$13K
OPERA GRANT FOR DIRECTORS & CONDUCTORS
2023
$12K
Donor Advised
2023
$10K
TO SUPPORT PRODUCING WORLD CLASS OPERA.
2023
$7K
ENCOURAGE THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTEMPORARY CONCERT MUSIC
2023
$6K
ARTS - INVESTMENT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO THE VISUAL, PERFORMING, AND LITERARY ARTS
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$2K
For artistic innovation, while honoring the great historical legacy of opera
2023
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$50
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$40
ARTS HUMANITIES
2023
$3.1M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$1.3M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$1M
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR AND OTELLO
2022
$925K
SUPPORT OF THE CLASSICAL ARTS
2022
$300K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$250K
SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$200K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$168K
GENERAL OPERATION ASSISTANCE AND GRANT
2022
$151K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$113K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2022
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$100K
To Be Used at the Organization's Discretion
2022
$90K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$65K
CULTURE & ARTS
2022
$50K
LA OPERA EDUCATION FUND
2022
$50K
TOWARD GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$50K
PRODUCING PARTNERS - SUPPORT FOR LA OPERA PRODUCTIONS
2022
$40K
NEXT STAGE
2022
$33K
ARTS - INVESTMENT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO THE VISUAL, PERFORMING, AND LITERARY ARTS
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$25K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$20K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$20K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
TOWARD GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$18K
CIVIC PRACTICE
2022
$18K
OPERA GRANTS FOR WOMEN COMPOSERS COMMISSIONING
2022
$15K
LA OPERA CONNECTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS
2022
$11K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2022
$10K
TO SUPPORT PRODUCING WORLD CLASS OPERA.
2022
$10K
OPERATIONS
2022
$9K
OPERA GRANTS FOR WOMEN CONDUCTORS & DIRECTORS
2022
$7K
OPERATIONAL
2022
$5K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$3K
Charitable Event
2022
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$400
ARTS & CULTURE
2022
$250
EMPLOYEE-ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
2022
$250
EMPLOYEE-ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
2022
$104
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$2.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$2.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$1.2M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$400K
TOWARD WEBSITE, DATABASE, AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES
2021
$299K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$156K
GENERAL OPERATING ASSISTANCE
2021
$75K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$63K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
$50K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$50K
TOWARD GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$44K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$15K
LA OPERA CONNECTS: EDUCATION PROGRAMS
2021
$10K
TO SUPPORT PRODUCING WORLD CLASS OPERA.
2021
$10K
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
2021
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$250
EMPLOYEE-ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
2021
$100
EMPLOYEE-ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
2021
$50
EMPLOYEE-ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
2021
$1.2M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$699K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$166K
GENERAL OPERATING ASSISTANCE
2020
$121K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$105K
SUPPORT OF world-class opera that preserves, promotes and advances the art form while embodying the diversity, spirit and artistic sensibility unique to Los Angeles.
2020
$53K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$51K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2020
$50K
TOWARD GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$50K
TOWARD GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$50K
LA Opera 35th Anniversary Gala
2020
$40K
MUSIC EDUCATION RELIEF GRANT
2020
$24K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$23K
CIVIC PRACTICE
2020
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$20K
NEXT STAGE
2020
$15K
LA OPERA CONNECTS: EDUCATION PROGRAMS
2020
$15K
CULTURE & ARTS
2020
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$15K
to support four evenings of events across Los Angeles connected to the world premiere of the opera Eurydice.
2020
$15K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2020
$10K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$10K
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
2020
$10K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT.
2020
$8K
LA Opera Relief Fund
2020
$7K
OPERATIONAL
2020
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$5K
TOWARD THE LA OPERA RELIEF FUND
2020
$5K
MATCHING GIFTS
2020
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$1K
2020/21 SEASON CONTRIBUTION
2020
$336
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GRANT
2020
$250
EMPLOYEE-ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
2020
$75
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$1.2M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$947K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$362K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$168K
GENERAL OPERATING ASSISTANCE
2019
$151K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2019
$53K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$50K
SUPPORT OF LOS ANGELES OPERA PERFORMANCES AND ACTIVITIES
2019
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$20K
FOR UNDERWRITING OF THE 2019 & 2020 SEASON
2019
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$15K
LA OPERA CONNECTS: EDUCATION PROGRAMS
2019
$9K
CULTURE & ARTS
2019
$9K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2019
$6K
General Support
2019
$200
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$100
Employee-Arts and Educational Program
2019
$75
Employee-Arts and Educational Program
2019
$1.2M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$733K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$411K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018

Funded by

$40.8M from 68 funders · 225 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$11.5M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Music Center Foundation

$8.4M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

California Community Foundation

$4.3M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Colburn Foundation

$2.9M · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$2.0M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

The Annenberg Foundation

$1.9M · 5 grants · 2022–2023

The Ahmanson Foundation

$1.2M · 10 grants · 2019–2023

Performing Arts Center Of Los Angeles

$1.2M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Details

EIN952096402
NTEE codeA6A0
Subsection03
Ruling date1960-05
Formed1983
Employees930
Volunteers280
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