NonprofitsThe Minnesota Opera

Arts, Culture & Humanities

The Minnesota Opera

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Total revenue

$13.7M

Total expenses

$12.6M

Net assets

$39.3M

Grants received

$30.1M

222 grants

EIN

410946789

Tax year

2023

Mission

The Opera was organized for charitable, artistic, and educational purposes.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$10.3M
Program service revenue$2.6M
Investment income$808K
Other revenue$39K
Total revenue$13.7M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$8.0M
Fundraising$1.4M
Other expenses$4.6M
Total expenses$12.6M
Total assets$41.7M
Net assets$39.3M

People

34 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Ryan Taylor

President & General Director

Board

$260K

35 hrs/wk

Janelle Erickson

VP, Finance

Board

$132K

40 hrs/wk

James Powell

Treasurer

Board

4 hrs/wk

Joelle Allen

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Meg Blake

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Sosha Brink

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Roma Calatayud-Stocks

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Ivonne Chand O'Neal

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Gayle Fuguitt

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Amy Hoffman

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Dorothy J Horns

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Philip Isaacson

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Diane Levy Jacobson

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Deborah Jiang-Stein

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Anne Kokayeff

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Robert L Lee

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Natalie Volin Lehr

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Jeninne McGee

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Fayneese Miller

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Jodi Mooney

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Kay Ness

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Ben Ollendick

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Elizabeth Redleaf

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Bart Reed

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Criss Ross

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Mary Schrock

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Nadege Souvenir

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Margaret VB Wurtele

Board Member

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Wayne Zinc

Board Member (July - February)

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

Rachelle McCord

Secretary

Board

4 hrs/wk

Missy Staples Thompson

Vice Chair

Board

4 hrs/wk

Mark Gordon

Chair

Board

4 hrs/wk

Lani Willis

VP, Advancement

Staff

$171K

40 hrs/wk

Karen Quisenberry

VP, Production

Staff

$120K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Tessitura Network

Patron Services cloud-based donor applic

$116K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$450K
LAB THEATER RENOVATION
2024
$250K
OPERATIONS
2024
$250K
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE LOCAL ARTIST ENSEMBLE AND NEW WORKS INITIATIVE
2024
$200K
To support opera education and community programs
2024
$195K
DONOR ADVISED, ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES
2024
$53K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2024
$40K
GOS
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$23K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2024
$21K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$15K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$13K
CAMPAIGN GIFT
2024
$7K
TO PROVIDE FOR OPERATIONS
2024
$6K
GEN/OPER SUPPORT
2024
$5K
OPERATIONAL
2024
$5K
General Support
2024
$5K
GENERAL OPERATION
2024
$4K
SUPPORT OPERATIC WORKS
2024
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$4K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$649
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2024
$4M
GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$1.4M
Provide general operating fund resources and stabilization funds.
2023
$594K
DONOR-ADVISED, ARTS- CULTURE- HUMANITIES
2023
$480K
LAB THEATER RENOVATION, SPONSORSHIP
2023
$250K
OPERATIONS
2023
$177K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES
2023
$156K
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$98K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$47K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$41K
GENERAL OPERATING, PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$40K
GOS
2023
$26K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$18K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2023
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$14K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$8K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$6K
ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN
2023
$5K
GENERAL OPERATION
2023
$5K
General Support
2023
$5K
OPERATIONAL
2023
$5K
MATCHING GIFT CONTRIBUTION
2023
$4K
SUPPORT OPERATIC WORKS
2023
$4K
MATCHING GIFT CONTRIBUTION IN ITASCA COUNTY
2023
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$3K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$3K
GENERAL FUNDING
2023
$2K
TO PROVIDE FOR OPERATIONS
2023
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$518
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$4M
GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
2022
$1.4M
$842,500 in Stabilization funds from the Arts Partnership All 4 One Campaign, cash grant of $546,857 to support their use of the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts facility, and $8,977 for joint programs of the supported organizations at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts facility.
2022
$900K
LUMINARY ARTS CENTER
2022
$272K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2022
$250K
OPERATIONS
2022
$223K
DONOR-RECOMMENDED, ARTS & CULTURE
2022
$130K
CULTURE & ARTS
2022
$101K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$51K
GEN/OPER SUPPORT
2022
$44K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$40K
GOS
2022
$40K
For general operating support
2022
$30K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$30K
TECHNOLOGY GRANT
2022
$26K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$25K
ASSIST OPERATIONS
2022
$24K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2022
$16K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$15K
GOS
2022
$15K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2022
$13K
CAMPAIGN GIFT, GENERAL OPER
2022
$10K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES - OPERATING
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$9K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$6K
ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN
2022
$5K
GOS
2022
$5K
OPERATIONAL
2022
$5K
MATCHING GIFT CONTRIBUTION
2022
$5K
General Operating for MN Opera 20212022 Arts and Diversity Programming
2022
$3K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$3K
GENERAL FUNDING
2022
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$2K
General Support
2022
$2K
GENERAL OPERATION
2022
$1K
GOS
2022
$810
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2022
$1.7M
Cash grants of $1,121,975 for pandemic recovery and long term stabilization, $556,575 to support the Minnesota Opera's use of the Ordway Facility, $62,500 for supporting The Arts Partnership's fundraising campaign and and $1,323 for the programmatic expenses incurred for Community Programs at the Ordway Facility.
2021
$209K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2021
$111K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
$78K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$78K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$51K
ARTS & CULTURE
2021
$40K
for general operating support
2021
$40K
for general operating support
2021
$40K
for general operating support
2021
$40K
for general operating support
2021
$36K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$28K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2021
$26K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$8K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2021
$7K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2021
$5K
GENERAL USE
2021
$5K
ARTS AND CULTURE GRANT
2021
$5K
ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN
2021
$3K
General Support
2021
$3K
TO PROVIDE FOR OPERATIONS
2021
$2K
General Support
2021
$655
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2021
$652K
Actual cash grant of $589,007 to support their use of the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts facility and $62,500 to support the advancement of the Stabilization Campaign.
2020
$500K
TO SUPPORT AN ENSEMBLE OF LOCALLY BASED ARTISTS AND THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WORK
2020
$250K
Operating Support
2020
$169K
MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2020
$153K
CULTURE & ARTS
2020
$112K
TRANSITION FUNDING
2020
$73K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR 2019-2020 SEASON
2020
$63K
TO CREATE AND PRODUCE A NEW OPERA, THE SONG POET, BASED ON THE MEMOIR WRITTEN BY ST. PAUL AUTHOR KAO KALIA YANG, OF HER FATHER'S IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S.
2020
$53K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$45K
COVID RELIEF
2020
$41K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$40K
For general operating support
2020
$40K
For general operating support
2020
$36K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$35K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$35K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$31K
GOS
2020
$25K
ASSIST OPERATIONS
2020
$24K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2020
$21K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2020
$16K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$15K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$11K
GOS
2020
$10K
GOS
2020
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$8K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$8K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2020
$5K
OPERATIONAL
2020
$5K
ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN
2020
$5K
2020 ARTS AND CULTURE GRANT
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$5K
MATCHING GIFT CONTRIBUTION
2020
$4K
GENERAL USE
2020
$4K
OPERATIONAL
2020
$4K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES - OPERATING
2020
$3K
General Support
2020
$3K
TO PROVIDE FOR OPERATIONS
2020
$2K
GENERAL OPERATION
2020
$2K
General Support
2020
$880
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2020
$100
GENERAL FUNDING
2020
$562K
Actual cash grant of $558,329 to support their use of the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts facility and $4,000 to support marketing efforts for The Arts Partnership.
2019
$500K
LAB THEATER, TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAM
2019
$172K
MULTIPLE GRANTS
2019
$118K
THE ANNUAL FUND
2019
$63K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$53K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$35K
REPETOIRE DEVELOPMENT
2019
$21K
Charitable Donation
2019
$14K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2019
$12K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$8K
Legacy grant for Minnesota Opera records management program.
2019
$8K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$5K
ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN
2019
$521
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2019
$195
HBF INVEST - MATCHING
2019
$4M
GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
2018

Funded by

$30.1M from 68 funders · 222 grants · 2017–2024

The Wurtele Foundation

$12M · 3 grants · 2018–2023

The Arts Partnership

$6.8M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Firefly Scientists Foundation

$2.7M · 6 grants · 2018–2024

The Minneapolis Foundation

$1.6M · 8 grants · 2017–2024

Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

$1.1M · 7 grants · 2018–2024

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

$750K · 2 grants · 2020–2024

American Gift Fund

$750K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$550K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN410946789
NTEE codeA6A0
Subsection03
Ruling date1969-01
Formed1963
Employees288
Volunteers139
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