Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GREATER MIAMI OPERA INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $5,658,594
Total expenses: $4,767,545
Contributions and grants received: $4,525,980
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $1,145,409
Investment income: $0
Other revenue: -$12,795
Total assets, end of year: $229,538
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,508,420
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: -$1,278,882
Program services expenses (Part IX): $3,714,322
Management and general expenses: $810,129
Fundraising expenses: $243,094
Program service expenses (Part III): $3,714,322

Program services were 77.9% 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

$11,421
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$1,188,677
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$3,325,882
2a · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCE TICKET SALES AND FEES

total $1,086,539 · related or exempt $1,086,539
2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

total $58,870 · related or exempt $58,870
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: gross income

$14,511
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$11,421
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$27,306
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$12,795 · excluded -$12,795
11d · All other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11e · Other revenue, total

$0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,680,616 · program services $1,246,511 · management and general $304,492 · fundraising $129,613
9 · Other employee benefits

total $272,438 · program services $240,075 · management and general $22,728 · fundraising $9,635
10 · Payroll taxes

total $130,732 · program services $99,306 · management and general $21,693 · fundraising $9,733
11b · Fees: legal

total $741 · program services $0 · management and general $741 · fundraising $0
11c · Fees: accounting

total $66,945 · program services $0 · management and general $66,945 · fundraising $0
11g · Fees: other

total $947,359 · program services $787,560 · management and general $91,813 · fundraising $67,986
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $15,329 · program services $7,634 · management and general $7,695 · fundraising $0
13 · Office expenses

total $576,522 · program services $476,385 · management and general $90,805 · fundraising $9,332
14 · Information technology

total $29,427 · program services $54 · management and general $22,457 · fundraising $6,916
15 · Royalties

total $2,127 · program services $2,127 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
16 · Occupancy

total $682,646 · program services $533,021 · management and general $149,625 · fundraising $0
17 · Travel

total $237,204 · program services $224,366 · management and general $9,143 · fundraising $3,695
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $39,130 · program services $33,538 · management and general $0 · fundraising $5,592
20 · Interest

total $4,316 · program services $0 · management and general $4,316 · fundraising $0
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $7,939 · program services $6,695 · management and general $1,244 · fundraising $0
23 · Insurance

total $65,934 · program services $57,481 · management and general $8,453 · fundraising $0
24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

total $8,140 · program services -$431 · management and general $7,979 · fundraising $592
24e · All other expenses

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

3 · Pledges and grants receivable

end of year $131,348
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $10,778 · end of year $0
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$504,258
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$406,068
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $102,710 · end of year $98,190
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $0
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $429,350 · end of year $367,264
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $1,854,069 · end of year $1,141,156
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year -$2,169,931 · end of year -$1,278,882

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF GREATER MIAMI OPERA IS TO ENRICH PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH AN AWARENESS AND DEEPER APPRECIATION OF OPERA. BY EXPANDING ITS REACH TO DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT MIAMI AND FORT LAUDERDALE AND WIDER AUDIENCES ABROAD CREATING A CULTURAL DESTINATION. TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION, WE PRODUCE WORLD-CLASS OPERA, WE CHAMPION NEW WORKS, WE BUILD NEW AUDIENCES, WE EDUCATE AND ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE NURTURE THE FINEST OPERA ARTISTS, ARTISANS, AND ADMINISTRATORS OR EACH GENERATION. BY DOING SO, WE STRENGTHEN THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O

PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF OPERAS IN THEIR ORIGINAL LANGUAGES TO THE PUBLIC. APPROXIMATELY 13,000 IN ATTENDANCE.

Expenses $3,714,322 · Revenue $1,145,409

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

LARRY KAMIN

SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
ROBERT B GLICK CPA

TREASURER/DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
TINA VIDAL-DUART

CHAIR/DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
ANDREY ILYASOV

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
ARLENE H MENDELSON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
CHANG OH TURKMANI

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
DR CLAES WAHLESTEDT

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
ELLIOT KROWE

DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
FIDELMA FARINAS-COBAS

DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/2024)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
GIACOMO BOSSA

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
JOHN KEELER

DIRECTOR (AS OF 03/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
JOSEPH GULINO

DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/2024)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
MARCELO DE SANTIS

DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
NANCY JEAN DAVIS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
NARENDRA KINI

DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
PATRICE TEDESKO

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
PATRICIA GUINN

DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
PER LOOF

DIRECTOR/CHAIR EMERITUS

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
RADMILA LOLLY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
ROBERT C GANG ESQ

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
ROBERT DINERSTEIN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
SANDRA SAVINI

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
THOMAS HEISLER

DIRECTOR (THRU 02/2025)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
VICTOR H MENDELSON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.4 + 0.6 related
MARIA TODARO

GENERAL DIRECTOR AND CEO (AS OF 06/2024)

Total calculated

$176,751

From this org

$0

From related orgs

$166,212

Other

$10,539

Hours/week

1 + 39 related

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$0 + $166,212 related

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$0 + $10,539 related

Filer's total

$0 + $176,751 related
SUSANA DIAZ

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Total calculated

$117,027

From this org

$0

From related orgs

$105,724

Other

$11,303

Hours/week

1 + 39 related
TANYA BYNG

CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER (THRU 02/2025)

Total calculated

$112,041

From this org

$0

From related orgs

$102,480

Other

$9,561

Hours/week

1 + 39 related

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 ARRANGEMENT USED TO ESTABLISH THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL'S COMPENSATION: FLORIDA GRAND OPERA, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION OF GREATER MIAMI OPERA, INC., USES THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL DIRECTOR AND CEO: - WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT - APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC

501(c)(3) · OPERA · FL

Directly controlled by NA
OPERA GUILD INC OF FORT LAUDERDALE

501(c)(3) · OPERA · FL

Directly controlled by FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 15 April 2026
IRS schema version: 2024v5.1
Source object: 202601059349302185

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