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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by OPERA ON TAP.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 23 June 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$581,701 changed to $584,918
Total expenses
$665,439 changed to $669,657
Contributions and grants received
$486,981 changed to $475,936
Program service revenue
$89,199 changed to $107,760
Other revenue
$5,521 changed to $1,222
Total assets, end of year
$92,256 changed to $104,783
Total liabilities, end of year
$602,711 changed to $616,256
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$510,455 changed to -$511,473
Program services expenses
$480,865 changed to $485,522
Management and general expenses
$110,663 changed to $98,310
Fundraising expenses
$73,911 changed to $85,825
Program service expenses (Part III)
$480,865 changed to $485,522

Listed under a different title

  • Anne Hiatt: Assistant Secretary, Executive & Artistic Director then Asst. Secretary, Executive & Artistic Director

Totals

Total revenue
$581,701
Total expenses
$665,439
Contributions and grants received
$486,981
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$89,199
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$5,521
Total assets, end of year
$92,256
Total liabilities, end of year
$602,711
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$510,455
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$480,865
Management and general expenses
$110,663
Fundraising expenses
$73,911
Program service expenses (Part III)
$480,865

Program services were 72.3% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $9,562

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $92,130

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $385,289

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Production and performance fees

    total $54,946 · related or exempt $54,946 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Ticket sales and admissions

    total $26,624 · related or exempt $26,624 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Virtual playground distribution fees

    total $7,629 · related or exempt $7,629 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $221

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $221 · related or exempt $221 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $5,300 · related or exempt $5,300 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,300

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $53,309 · program services $35,261 · management and general $9,407 · fundraising $8,641

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $206,465 · program services $136,564 · management and general $36,435 · fundraising $33,466

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $27,772 · program services $18,369 · management and general $4,901 · fundraising $4,502

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,295 · program services $0 · management and general $2,295 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,400 · program services $0 · management and general $5,400 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $53,271 · program services $37,461 · management and general $8,241 · fundraising $7,569

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,649 · program services $0 · management and general $4,649 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $61,289 · program services $40,539 · management and general $10,816 · fundraising $9,934

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,523 · program services $13,574 · management and general $3,622 · fundraising $3,327

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,268 · program services $9,437 · management and general $2,518 · fundraising $2,313

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,867 · program services $7,849 · management and general $2,094 · fundraising $1,924

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,485 · program services $12,485 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $11,331 · program services $0 · management and general $11,331 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,939 · program services $2,606 · management and general $695 · fundraising $638

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCER FEES

    total $67,079 · program services $67,079 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRODUCTION AND PROGRAMMING

    total $35,221 · program services $35,221 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: VOCALILSTS

    total $34,397 · program services $34,397 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: INSTRUMENTALISTS

    total $23,505 · program services $23,505 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $16,374 · program services $6,518 · management and general $8,259 · fundraising $1,597

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $106,454 · end of year $92,256

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $23,300 · end of year $77,340

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $484,371 · end of year $484,371

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $25,500 · end of year $41,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$426,717 · end of year -$510,455

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO BRING TRADITIONAL OPERA AND NEWLY COMMISSIONED OPERA TO NEW AUDIENCES IN NON-TRADITIONAL VENUES AND TO GIVE OPERA PERFORMANCE SINGING OPPORTUNITIES. TO TEACH THE BEAUTY OF OPERA TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.

  • 1.PLAYGROUND OPERA & OPERATRONICS - PLAYGROUND OPERA IS A COLLABORATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TOOL. BEYOND PASSIVE VIEWING OF VIDEOS, WE EXPLORE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO REAL TIME INTERACTION BETWEEN STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHING ARTISTS. THIS 'ACTIVE LEARNING' ONLINE PLATFORM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO INTERACT WITH TEACHING ARTISTS AND UPLOAD THEIR OWN WORK RELATIVE TO EACH EPISODE'S PROJECT FOCUS. ADDITIONALLY, THEY WILL SEE THEIR OWN SELF-CREATED ART AND VIDEO CONTENT INTEGRATED INTO THE CUMULATIVE OPERA VIDEO PRODUCTION. OUR CURRICULUM CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITH ASSISTANCE FROM A MUSIC TEACHER OR A CLASSROOM TEACHER, AND WE PROVIDE OUR SCHOOLS AND EDUCATORS WITH ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT AND MATERIALS. OPERATRONICS INCLUDES EVERYTHING IN THE PLAYGROUND OPERA PROGRAM AND INCLUDES ADDITIONAL STEM-BASED ACTIVITIES LIKE CODING AND PAPER CIRCUITING TO ENHANCE PROPS, SCENERY AND COSTUMES 2. IMMERSIVE OPERA PROJECT - WE ARE TRANSFORMING THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF OPERA BY COMMISSIONING, DEVELOPING, AND PRODUCING NEW VOCAL MUSIC THEATRE PROJECTS WITH A FOCUS ON] TECHNOLOGY AND STORIES TOLD BY UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES. IN COLLABORATION WITH REGIONAL OPERA COMPANIES AND TECH PARTNERS ACROSS THE GLOBE, WE DEVELOP AND SHOWCASE NEW IMMERSIVE WORKS OF OPERA UTILIZING IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES (VR/AR/MR/XR), AND ALSO INCLUDE LIVE IMMERSIVE AND SITE-SPECIFIC OPERA PERFORMANCE. 3. OPERACADES - ALL-IN-ONE CUSTOM-MADE MOBILE THEATRES, PRESENTABLE ANYWHERE 4. MUSIC AS THE MESSAGE (MAM)- AN INTERACTIVE, HYBRID PERFORMANCE SERIES HELD LIVE AT THE BEAUTIFUL BROADWAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NYC AND SIMULTANEOUSLY STREAMED ON ZOOM. MAM CELEBRATES THE POWER OF MUSIC TO UNIFY AND TO INSPIRE HEALING, JOY, LAUGHTER, LOVE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, COMMUNITY. AS ADRIENNE, GUEST ARTISTS, AND COMMISSIONED COMPOSERS LEAD A PROGRAM OF UPLIFTING SONGS AND SPOKEN WORD, ATTENDEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN IN AND LIFT THEIR VOICES, WHETHER THEY ARE ATTENDING IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM. FOLLOWING THIS MUSICAL CATHARSIS, THE AUDIENCE IS WELCOME TO SPEAK WITH THE ARTISTS, AND REFLECT OR LISTEN IN SUPPORT OF THEIR FELLOW PARTICIPANTS. 5. CAPACITY - A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE OF GEOLOGICAL PROPORTIONS. 6. BAR SHOWS/ NEW BREW - CURRENTLY PRESENTED IN OVER 25 CITIES ACROSS THE US, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. OUR ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING MODEL BRINGS OPERA AND CLASSICAL SINGING TO NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES THROUGH PERFORMANCES IN UNUSUAL AND WELCOMING VENUES AND LOCATIONS. THE PROGRAMMING INCLUDES THEMED SHOWS OF OPERATIC STANDARDS (HOME BREW) AS WELL AS NEW MUSIC BY CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS (NEW BREW). NEW BREW PRESENTS ORIGINAL, IRREVERENT, CURATED BARROOM CONCERTS OF NEW MUSIC, WITH A FOCUS ON LOCAL COMPOSERS.

    Expenses $480,865 · Revenue $89,420

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Anne Hiatt

    Assistant Secretary, Executive & Artistic Director

    Total calculated
    $105,010
    From this org
    $99,248
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,762
    Hours/week
    40

  • David Gordon

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Donna Epstein

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • Lucia Rivieccio

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ramona Ponce

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Isabel Walcott-Draves

    Director

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541349349307959

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