Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by OPERA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL OHIO.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,680,672
- Total expenses
- $1,724,029
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,145,546
- Grants paid
- $20,300
- Program service revenue
- $395,915
- Investment income
- $556
- Other revenue
- $138,655
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,471,790
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $121,927
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,349,863
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,255,830
- Management and general expenses
- $351,418
- Fundraising expenses
- $116,781
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,255,830
Program services were 72.8% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$704,946
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$440,600
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2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS
total $387,865 · related or exempt $387,865
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2b · Program service revenue: AUDITION INCOME
total $6,125 · related or exempt $6,125
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2c · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY OUTREACH
total $1,925 · related or exempt $1,925
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3 · Investment income
total $556 · related or exempt $556
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$194,954
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$59,241
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $135,713
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $2,942 · related or exempt $2,942
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,942
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $20,300 · program services $20,300
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $183,111 · program services $137,333 · management and general $27,467 · fundraising $18,311
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $201,480 · program services $151,110 · management and general $49,451 · fundraising $919
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $66,700 · program services $50,165 · management and general $13,156 · fundraising $3,379
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11a · Fees: management
total $154,221 · program services $41,938 · management and general $104,477 · fundraising $7,806
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11g · Fees: other
total $121,300 · program services $119,175 · fundraising $2,125
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $65,985 · program services $25,983 · management and general $38,842 · fundraising $1,160
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13 · Office expenses
total $5,665 · program services $147 · management and general $3,423 · fundraising $2,095
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16 · Occupancy
total $31,725 · program services $27,225 · management and general $4,500
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17 · Travel
total $203,572 · program services $183,423 · management and general $19,671 · fundraising $478
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,159 · management and general $2,159
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23 · Insurance
total $12,650 · management and general $12,650
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24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS
total $483,715 · program services $483,359 · fundraising $356
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24b · Other expenses: MANAGEMENT & TICKET FEES
total $97,253 · management and general $19,451 · fundraising $77,802
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24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT
total $33,805 · management and general $33,055 · fundraising $750
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24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $21,595 · program services $3,407 · management and general $16,588 · fundraising $1,600
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24e · All other expenses
total $18,793 · program services $12,265 · management and general $6,528
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $115,638 · end of year $254,158
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $429,591 · end of year $318,130
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $16,579
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,200 · end of year $3,374
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$25,905
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,159
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $23,746
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $804,155 · end of year $855,803
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $104,326 · end of year $121,927
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $402,410 · end of year $655,904
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $843,848 · end of year $693,959
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
OPERA COLUMBUS ENRICHES CENTRAL OHIO BY EDUCATING, ENLIGHTENING, AND ENTERTAINING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS THROUGH THE LIVE MUSIC THEATRE EXPERIENCE BY EMPLOYING A DIVERSE AND FAR-FLUNG SUPPLY OF CREATIVE TALENT, IDEAS AND ARTISTICE ENERGIES.
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PRODUCTIONS: FOUNDED IN 1981, OPERA COLUMBUS BRINGS THE FULL GRANDEUR OF OPERA TO COLUMBUS STAGES WTIH LUSH MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS AND CREATIVE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS PROGRAMS. UNDER THE VISION OF GENERAL DIRECTOR AND CEO JULIA NOULIN-MIRAT, OPERA COLUMBUS IS REDEFINING AND REIMAGINING THE CONCEPT OF REGIONAL OPERA WITH WORLD-CLASS PRODUCTIONS THAT CELEBRATE EXTRAORDINARY TALENT AND ARTISTIC PARTNERSHIPS, ENGAGING A NEW, DIVERSE AUDIENCE FOR THIS MOST MAGNIFICENT OF ART FORMS. FROM GROUNDBREAKING COLLABORATIONS TO INNOVATIVE AND BREATHTAKING PRODUCTIONS, OPERA COLUMBUS IS PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING ARTISTIC MOMENTS FOR EACH AND EVERY PATRON.
Expenses $1,064,863 · Revenue $386,463
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EDUCATION PROGRAMS: OUR YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS SUPPORT CHILDREN'S LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING AN APPRECIATION FOR OPERA AND THE ARTS WHILE TEACHING IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS. WE ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY'S SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL FABRIC. WE INVEST IN COLUMBUS' FUTURE THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING OPERA GOES TO SCHOOL TOUR, PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS, CONCERTS IN THE CLASSROOM, OPERA REHEARSAL PREVIEWS, SKETCH OPERA, STUDENT DRESS REHEARSALS, SOUTHERN THEATRE TOURS AND FREE STUDENT TICKETS. OPERA COLUMBUS WILL CONTINUE OUR MISSION TO ADVANCE THE EXPERIENCE AND THE ART OF OPERA BY EDUCATING AND INSPIRING ALL GENERATIONS THROUGH A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF PREPARING THE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
Expenses $151,614 · Revenue $1,925
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Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.
Expenses $39,353 · Grants $20,300 · Revenue $7,527
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.
Listed in Part VII
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Julia Noulin-MeratJULIA NOULIN-MERAT
CEO
- Total calculated
- $183,110
- From this org
- $183,110
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $183,110
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $183,110
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Femi AdeyanjuFEMI ADEYANJU
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Allison SteinerALLISON STEINER
VP / FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Gerard BasallaGERARD BASALLA
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Bill MillerBILL MILLER
PAST PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Andrew KingANDREW KING
GOVERNANCE C
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Charles C WarnerCHARLES C WARNER
EXECUTIVE CO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Bob PhilipsBOB PHILIPS
DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Johanna Destfano PhDJOHANNA DESTFANO PHD
LIFE TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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William T GroveWILLIAM T GROVE
LIFE TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Stanley D RossSTANLEY D ROSS
LIFE TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sheldon A TaftSHELDON A TAFT
LIFE TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Patricia MorrisonPATRICIA MORRISON
LIFE TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
George ArnoldGEORGE ARNOLD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Todd MajidzadehTODD MAJIDZADEH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Arthur Gh BingARTHUR GH BING
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Donell R GrubbsDONELL R GRUBBS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shawn HomanSHAWN HOMAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Doug McIntyreDOUG MCINTYRE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Benjamin TracyBENJAMIN TRACY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Caroline RoccoCAROLINE ROCCO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matthew HallMATTHEW HALL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Fabian PadamadanFABIAN PADAMADAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Evan SpencerEVAN SPENCER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mary AuchMARY AUCH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Elliana K Devore MDELLIANA K DEVORE MD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kris FoleyKRIS FOLEY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Vijay Kudithipudi MDVIJAY KUDITHIPUDI MD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202611349349300926
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