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← DETROIT OPERA

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DETROIT OPERA.

Totals

Total revenue
$17,012,919
Total expenses
$19,517,916
Contributions and grants received
$9,152,654
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,499,511
Investment income
$86,020
Other revenue
$6,274,734
Total assets, end of year
$49,591,867
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,342,013
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$40,249,854
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,358,124
Management and general expenses
$3,313,672
Fundraising expenses
$846,120
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,358,124

Program services were 78.7% 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

    $1,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,000,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,151,654

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSION AND PERFORMANCE FEES

    total $1,499,511 · related or exempt $1,499,511

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $107,585 · excluded $107,585

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $13,412 · other assets $8,153

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$13,412 · other assets -$8,153

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$21,565 · excluded -$21,565

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $68,285

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

    $1,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $16,706

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $51,579 · excluded $51,579

  • 11a · Other revenue: PARKING CENTER REVENUE

    total $2,677,050 · related or exempt $486,452 · unrelated business $2,190,598

  • 11b · Other revenue: PRODUCTION REVENUE

    total $2,093,420 · related or exempt $2,093,420

  • 11c · Other revenue: FACILITIES AND PRODUCTION RENTAL

    total $753,756 · excluded $753,756

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $698,929 · related or exempt $698,929

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,223,155

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $588,164 · program services $234,113 · management and general $328,472 · fundraising $25,579

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,915,843 · program services $5,462,775 · management and general $1,110,620 · fundraising $342,448

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,079,636 · program services $809,283 · management and general $198,217 · fundraising $72,136

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $601,856 · program services $415,542 · management and general $157,016 · fundraising $29,298

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $42,330 · program services $16,932 · management and general $23,705 · fundraising $1,693

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $532,943 · program services $392,949 · management and general $111,743 · fundraising $28,251

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,793,740 · program services $1,268,172 · management and general $361,598 · fundraising $163,970

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $388,326 · program services $367,679 · management and general $19,984 · fundraising $663

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $938,669 · program services $701,936 · management and general $156,357 · fundraising $80,376

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,351,800 · program services $1,093,695 · management and general $209,702 · fundraising $48,403

  • 20 · Interest

    total $345,140 · management and general $345,140

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,255,175 · program services $2,181,770 · management and general $73,405

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION EXPENSE

    total $2,259,546 · program services $2,241,117 · management and general $8,995 · fundraising $9,434

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $184,926 · program services $137,442 · management and general $39,474 · fundraising $8,010

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $85,393 · program services $15,152 · management and general $68,954 · fundraising $1,287

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $67,190 · management and general $50,331 · fundraising $16,859

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $87,239 · program services $19,567 · management and general $49,959 · fundraising $17,713

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,666,109 · end of year $2,876,530

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,888,055 · end of year $3,492,605

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $223,026 · end of year $258,416

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $186,058 · end of year $102,256

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

    $80,823,393

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

    $41,166,853

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $41,679,102 · end of year $39,656,540

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,960,800 · end of year $2,204,978

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,115,140 · end of year $1,000,542

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $590,313 · end of year $858,421

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $803,529 · end of year $1,001,214

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $6,572,823 · end of year $6,399,945

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,207,659 · end of year $1,082,433

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $33,676,895 · end of year $29,427,995

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,867,071 · end of year $10,821,859

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE DETROIT OPERA IS TO BE ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING OPERA COMPANIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO SERVE AS A MAJOR CULTURAL RESOURCE TO THE CITY OF DETROIT AND THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF DETROIT OPERA IS TO BE ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING OPERA COMPANIES IN THE UNTED STATES AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO SERVE AS A MAJOR CULTURAL RESOURCE TO THE CITY OF DETROIT AND THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.

  • MAIN STAGE OPERA AND BALLET, MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCES AND LOCAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $15,358,124 · Revenue $3,880,570

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • R JAMISON WILLIAMS JR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • NAOMI ANDRE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • GENE P BOWEN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • RICHARD A BRODIE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MARY KRAMER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • LISA M DICHIERA

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ETHAN DAVIDSON

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • KEVIN DENNIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • SHAUNA RYDER DIGGS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ENRICO DIGIROLAMO

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MARY ANN FONTANA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MARIANNE ENDICOTT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • PAUL E EWING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MARIA C DUEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DENISE J LEWIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JOHN W INGLE III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • BARBARA KRATCHMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ARTHUR C LIEBLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ALLAN NACHMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ANN NICHOLSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CARRIE PRYOR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • NEDDA SHAYOTA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DON MANVEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ALI MOIIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • SARA POZZI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • PAUL RAGHEB

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • BARBARA WALKOWSKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • TERRY SHEA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MATTHEW SIMONCINI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • RICHARD SONENKLAR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DR LORNA THOMAS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JESSE VENEGAS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ELLEN HILL ZERINGUE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • GARY WASSERMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DEXTER MASON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DR FERN R ESPINO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • BHARAT C GANDHI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DR IRVIN REID

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • EVAN D ROSS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JAMES CIROLI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JOHN HALE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DONALD MORELOCK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • RUTH RATTNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • PAMELA ROGERS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ANKUR RUNGTA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • PATTY ISACSON SABEE

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $200,000
    From this org
    $200,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $200,000

  • WAYNE BROWN

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $264,907
    From this org
    $256,308
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,599
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $249,933
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,375
    Deferred
    $1,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,599
    Filer's total
    $264,907

  • PATRICIA WALKER

    CHIEF ADMINSTRATIVE OFFICE

    Total calculated
    $164,958
    From this org
    $156,918
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,040
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,918
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,040
    Filer's total
    $164,958

  • YUVAL SHARON

    DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

    Total calculated
    $227,544
    From this org
    $219,504
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,040
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,504
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,040
    Filer's total
    $227,544

  • CHRISTINE HOLLOWAY

    ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTO

    Total calculated
    $164,918
    From this org
    $156,878
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,040
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,878
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,040
    Filer's total
    $164,918

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

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • MOT LLC

    RENTAL OF PARKING GARAGE · MI · income $2,953,341 · assets $25,480,604

    Directly controlled by MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501359349309385

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