NonprofitsOpera Colorado

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Opera Colorado

ENGLEWOOD, CO

Total revenue

$6.0M

Total expenses

$6.8M

Net assets

$131K

Grants received

$6.0M

168 grants

EIN

840850527

Tax year

2023

Mission

To create a stronger, differentiated artistic vision for opera colorado, addressing target audiences and defining our "community" with regards to education and community engagement programs. To strengthen our education and community engagement programs so that they reflect the quality, importance, and visibility of our main stage productions. To explore collaboration with other non-profit institutions and venues in education, programming, marketing, and other administrative areas

Programs

1 program

Opera colorado annually serves over 20,000 students of all ages through education and community engagemnt programs in greater denver and the rocky mountain region at large. A major piece of the company's education program is its artist in residence program. This program focuses on developing emerging artists through an eight-month residency where artists receive training and performance opportunities in other education and community engagement programming and mainstage performances.

Expenses: $928K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$4.0M
Program service revenue$2.1M
Investment income$3K
Other revenue
Total revenue$6.0M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$4.3M
Fundraising$664K
Other expenses$2.6M
Total expenses$6.8M
Total assets$2.8M
Net assets$131K

People

33 listed

NameRoleCompensation

GREGORY CARPENTER

GENERAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Board

$170K

40 hrs/wk

TOM KIRKPATRICK

CFO

Board

$97K

40 hrs/wk

CHEVIS F HORNE

PRESIDENT

Board

5 hrs/wk

DR LAURENCE K CHAN

VICE PRESIDENT

Board

5 hrs/wk

JUDY LA SPADA

VICE PRESIDENT

Board

5 hrs/wk

PREM S SUBRAMANIAN MD PHD

SECRETARY

Board

5 hrs/wk

MARK BUSSEY

TREASURER

Board

5 hrs/wk

JEFF BALDWIN

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

EDWARD BALKIN

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

MARIA GARCIA BERRY

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

JOSEPH FOGLIANO

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

RICHARD GARVIN

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

DON HINDMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

KELLY ANN HODGES

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

SUSAN RAE JENSON

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

HON KENNETH LAFF

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

JAMES LINFIELD

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

WILLIAM MANIATIS MD

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

MAJ KONSTANTINOS G MANIATIS

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

KEVIN D O'CONNOR

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

JON J OLAFSON

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

RON OTSUKA

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

VALERIE M WASSILL MD

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

DANIEL G WELCH

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

DIANE K WENGLER

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

ROBIN YAEGER

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH CASWELL DYER

CHAIR EMERITUS

Board

5 hrs/wk

ELEANOR N CAULKINS

LIFETIME HONORARY CHAIR

Board

5 hrs/wk

MARCIA ROBINSON

LIFETIME HONORARY PRESIDENT

Board

5 hrs/wk

RICHARD KOSEFF

CHAIR

Board

5 hrs/wk

ARI PELTO

MUSIC DIRECTOR

Staff

$163K

40 hrs/wk

ERIN WENZEL

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$118K

40 hrs/wk

JENNIFER COLGAN

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

Staff

$110K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 168 of 168

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.1M
OPERA
2024
$40K
NEW AND RARELY PERFORMED OPERA REPERTOIRE
2024
$39K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$31K
CHARITABLE
2024
$25K
SUPPORTING SEARCH PROCESS
2024
$25K
GENERAL FUND FOR ARTS & CULTURE
2024
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$6K
EDUCATION
2024
$6K
SUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$6K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT (MULTI-YEAR)
2024
$3K
GENERAL FUND
2024
$1K
CHARITABLE ACTIVITY SUPPORT
2024
$314K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$195K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$143K
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$73K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$40K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
2023
$40K
NEW AND RARELY PERFORMED OPERA REPERTOIRE
2023
$38K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$32K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$27K
CHARITABLE
2023
$20K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$12K
OPERA PROGRAM AND EVENTS
2023
$12K
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS MISSIONS
2023
$11K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$10K
General Operating Support
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT (MULTI-YEAR)
2023
$10K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2023
$10K
COMMUNITY
2023
$6K
EDUCATION
2023
$6K
ANNUAL FUND
2023
$6K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$5K
CHARITABLE ACTIVITY SUPPORT
2023
$5K
MASTER CLASSES
2023
$5K
501(c)(3) Qualified Organization
2023
$5K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
GENERAL FUND
2023
$4K
General Purpose
2023
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$3K
Annual Operations
2023
$1K
Support Exempt Purpose
2023
$600
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$150
MATCH A PREVIOUS DONATION (501(C)3)
2023
$246K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$175K
CULTURE & ARTS
2022
$48K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$44K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$41K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$40K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
2022
$25K
CHARITABLE
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
2022
$21K
General Operating Support
2022
$20K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$17K
Educational Programming (10,000), Gala Table for 8 (5000), Contribution at fundriaser (2,000)
2022
$14K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
General Operating Support
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$6K
ASSISTANCE WITH ORDINARY OPERATING EXPENSES
2022
$6K
EDUCATION
2022
$6K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$6K
ANNUAL FUND
2022
$5K
MASTER CLASSES
2022
$5K
CHARITABLE ACTIVITY SUPPORT
2022
$4K
General Purpose
2022
$3K
GENERAL FUND
2022
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$1K
Support Exempt Purpose
2022
$500
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS MISSIONS.
2022
$100
CHARITABLE
2022
$110K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
$37K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$37K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$25K
AUDIO RECORDING OF "STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME"
2021
$22K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$12K
SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
2021
$10K
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS MISSIONS.
2021
$8K
CHARITABLE ACTIVITY SUPPORT
2021
$6K
EDUCATION
2021
$5K
GENERAL FUND
2021
$4K
CHARITABLE
2021
$3K
General Purpose
2021
$3K
Community/Arts
2021
$50
MATCHING EMPLOYEE DONATION
2021
$200K
General Operating Funds
2020
$80K
CULTURE & ARTS
2020
$60K
for general operating support
2020
$57K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$50K
AUDIO RECORDING OF "STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME"
2020
$50K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$46K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$40K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
2020
$25K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$24K
to provide a second round of COVID-19 relief
2020
$19K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$12K
GALA AND SPRING TEA SPONSORSHIPS
2020
$12K
Support exempt purpose
2020
$12K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$10K
Arts, Culture & Sciences, to support programming.
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$10K
General Operating Support
2020
$10K
CHARITABLE ACTIVITY SUPPORT
2020
$10K
TO STRENGTHEN SMALL AND MIDSIZE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
2020
$9K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$6K
EDUCATION
2020
$5K
General Support
2020
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$3K
Community/Arts
2020
$3K
GENERAL FUND
2020
$3K
General Purpose
2020
$500
MATCHING GIFTS
2020
$304
MATCHING EMPLOYEE DONATION
2020
$400K
CULTURE & ARTS
2019
$200K
General Operating Funds
2019
$37K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2019
$33K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$31K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$20K
GALA AND SPRING TEA SPONSORSHIPS
2019
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$6K
Community/Arts
2019
$6K
EDUCATION
2019
$5K
General Support
2019
$31K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$29K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$22K
CHARITABLE ACTIVITY SUPPORT
2018
$10K
TO SUPPORT VARIOUS CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS MISSIONS.
2018
$6K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2018
$6K
EDUCATION
2018
$5K
GENERAL FUND
2018
$3K
General Purpose
2018
$378K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2017
$250K
General Operating Funds
2017
$33K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$17K
2017-2018 STUDENT BACKSTAGE WORKSHOPS; EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS
2017
$10K
General Support
2017
$8K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2017
$2K
COMMUNITY/ARTS
2017

Funded by

$6.0M from 55 funders · 168 grants · 2017–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$1.3M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

The Denver Foundation

$1.1M · 3 grants · 2020–2024

Avenir Foundation Inc

$650K · 3 grants · 2017–2020

Opera Colorado Foundation

$578K · 4 grants · 2018–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$461K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Colorado Gives Foundation

$211K · 5 grants · 2019–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$185K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Crawley Family Foundation

$127K · 7 grants · 2022–2024

Details

EIN840850527
NTEE codeA6A0
Subsection03
Ruling date1981-11
Formed1981
Employees287
Volunteers88
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