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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by OPERA HOUSE ARTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,451,119
Total expenses
$971,161
Contributions and grants received
$1,295,252
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$146,917
Investment income
$16,785
Other revenue
-$7,835
Total assets, end of year
$2,550,469
Total liabilities, end of year
$156,658
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,393,811
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$593,591
Management and general expenses
$195,792
Fundraising expenses
$181,778
Program service expenses (Part III)
$593,591

Program services were 61.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $149,827

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,137,925

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $21,325

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES & PROGRAM FEES

    total $146,917 · related or exempt $146,917

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,785 · excluded $15,785

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $1,000

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $1,000

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,000 · excluded $1,000

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $8,280

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $149,827

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $30,140

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$21,860 · excluded -$21,860

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $31,978

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $19,149

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $12,829 · related or exempt $12,829

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,196 · excluded $1,196

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,196

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $99,059 · program services $12,381 · management and general $23,260 · fundraising $63,418

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $333,807 · program services $223,102 · management and general $60,557 · fundraising $50,148

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,465 · program services $2,123 · management and general $592 · fundraising $1,750

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $18,263 · program services $5,579 · management and general $6,341 · fundraising $6,343

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $33,300 · program services $17,902 · management and general $6,606 · fundraising $8,792

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,265 · management and general $1,265

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,623 · management and general $22,623

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $76,519 · program services $68,615 · management and general $7,904

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $47,712 · program services $34,601 · management and general $1,129 · fundraising $11,982

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,500 · program services $1,186 · management and general $5,284 · fundraising $30

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $13,419 · program services $3,636 · management and general $8,863 · fundraising $920

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $149,623 · program services $82,768 · management and general $28,685 · fundraising $38,170

  • 17 · Travel

    total $28,609 · program services $22,066 · management and general $6,543

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,942 · management and general $1,942

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $57,513 · program services $51,482 · management and general $6,031

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,486 · management and general $1,486

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $32,625 · program services $32,625

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANKING/PROCESSING FEES

    total $21,045 · program services $15,403 · management and general $5,642

  • 24c · Other expenses: ROYALTIES AND LICENSING

    total $19,597 · program services $19,597

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,789 · program services $525 · management and general $1,039 · fundraising $225

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $154,960 · end of year $55,473

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $14,737 · end of year $528,467

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $15,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,250

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $5,901 · end of year $6,108

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,162 · end of year $5,124

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,442,766

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $821,997

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,569,738 · end of year $1,620,769

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $250,883 · end of year $319,528

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $29,644 · end of year $40,197

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $14,737 · end of year $12,784

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $82,179 · end of year $103,677

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,313

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,629,877 · end of year $1,720,258

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $242,881 · end of year $673,553

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OPERA HOUSE ARTS WAS ESTABLISHED AS A 501(C)3 IN 1999 TO RESTORE THE HISTORIC 1912STONINGTON OPERA HOUSE TO ITS CENTRAL ROLE IN THE CULTURAL LIFE OF THE DEER ISLE COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN ALL THE WAYS WE PERFORM OUR LIVES:INCITE ART, CREATE COMMUNITY. TODAY, THE STONINGTON OPERA HOUSE IS A HISTORIC CENTER OF CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT, A PERFORMANCE SPACE, AND A CIVIC GATHERING PLACE. OUR WORK IS ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS TRANSFORMS LIVES. WE OFFER A YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE OF THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, FILM, CONCERTS - INCLUDING A JAZZ FESTIVAL - TRIVIA AND OPENMIC NIGHTS, AND EVENTS THAT HONOR DOWNEAST CULTURE AND GIVE OUR COMMUNITY A VOICE.WE OPERATE UNDER AN ACTORS EQUITY SMALL PROFESSIONAL THEATRE CONTRACT AND PRODUCE NEW AND ORIGINAL PROFESSIONAL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCES THAT ARE RECOGNIZED LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. OUR AUDIENCES ARE THE RESIDENTS OF DEER ISLE, THE BLUE HILL PENINSULA, AND HANCOCK COUNTY W

  • OPERA HOUSE ARTS SERVED DEER ISLE, BLUE HILL PENINSULA, AND HANCOCK COUNTY COMMUNITIES, REGIONAL VISITORS, AND TOURISTS BY OFFERING PROFESSIONAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, CONCERTS, INTERGENERATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT, AND CIVIC GATHERINGS. WE FEATURED REGIONAL AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND SPEAKERS IN A WELCOMING AND INVITING ENVIRONMENT WHILE REMAINING A GOOD STEWARD OF A 112 YEAR OLD THEATER ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.

    Expenses $593,591 · Revenue $146,917

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • William Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Stephens

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Kate Caldwell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Galen Koch

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Bloom

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sarah Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Pamela Dewell

    EXEC DIRECTO

    Total calculated
    $68,238
    From this org
    $66,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,988
    Hours/week
    40

  • John McVeigh

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Sal Taylor Kydd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James Cook

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sasha Gross

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Caleb Scott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Erika Sanger

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
24 February 2024
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510869349300911

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