Totals
- Total revenue
- $15,060,115
- Total expenses
- $16,497,253
- Contributions and grants received
- $11,365,141
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,401,803
- Investment income
- $1,267,232
- Other revenue
- $25,939
- Total assets, end of year
- $45,875,502
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,531,510
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $39,343,992
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $11,779,147
- Management and general expenses
- $3,480,220
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,237,886
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $11,779,147
Program services were 71.4% 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)
$165,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$11,200,141
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$2,652,918
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2a · Program service revenue: TICKETING
total $2,252,661 · related or exempt $2,252,661
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2b · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
total $60,327 · related or exempt $60,327
-
2c · Program service revenue: TICKET & SEAT FEES
total $55,165 · related or exempt $55,165
-
2d · Program service revenue: SET RENTAL
total $33,650 · related or exempt $33,650
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3 · Investment income
total $674,539 · excluded $674,539
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $5,734,028 · other assets $148,639
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $5,066,806 · other assets $223,168
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $667,222 · other assets -$74,529
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $592,693 · excluded $592,693
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
-
9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$41,342
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$27,755
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $13,587 · excluded $13,587
-
11a · Other revenue: MISC REVENUE
total $12,352 · excluded $12,352
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$12,352
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $824,298 · program services $583,777 · management and general $156,942 · fundraising $83,579
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $5,829,368 · program services $4,128,422 · management and general $1,109,883 · fundraising $591,063
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $54,646 · program services $38,701 · management and general $10,404 · fundraising $5,541
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $624,369 · program services $442,185 · management and general $118,877 · fundraising $63,307
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $352,098 · program services $249,359 · management and general $67,038 · fundraising $35,701
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $1,666 · management and general $1,666
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $96,935 · management and general $96,935
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $85,091 · management and general $85,091
-
11g · Fees: other
total $2,894,755 · program services $2,683,573 · management and general $51,546 · fundraising $159,636
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $541,534 · program services $521,957 · management and general $16,121 · fundraising $3,456
-
13 · Office expenses
total $291,131 · program services $149,570 · management and general $136,592 · fundraising $4,969
-
14 · Information technology
total $216,277 · program services $86,449 · management and general $100,898 · fundraising $28,930
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $541,462 · program services $342,914 · management and general $100,749 · fundraising $97,799
-
17 · Travel
total $202,001 · program services $196,376 · management and general $3,658 · fundraising $1,967
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $7,652 · program services $4,400 · management and general $1,248 · fundraising $2,004
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $642,915 · program services $642,915
-
23 · Insurance
total $71,216 · program services $45,102 · management and general $13,251 · fundraising $12,863
-
24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION MATERIALS
total $1,393,018 · program services $1,215,775 · management and general $177,243
-
24b · Other expenses: FILM CREDIT WRITE DOWN
total $937,574 · management and general $937,574
-
24c · Other expenses: OTHER PRODUCTION COSTS
total $411,712 · program services $149,132 · management and general $192,611 · fundraising $69,969
-
24d · Other expenses: VENUE EXPENSES
total $250,453 · program services $250,453
-
24e · All other expenses
total $227,082 · program services $48,087 · management and general $101,893 · fundraising $77,102
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $817,056 · end of year $1,583,350
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $4,201,125 · end of year $2,290,913
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $14,459,238 · end of year $13,036,911
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,198,581 · end of year $1,290,437
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $115,000
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $10,520 · end of year $13,186
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $215,769 · end of year $413,820
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$7,397,712
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,908,631
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,456,299 · end of year $4,489,081
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $15,484,845 · end of year $17,385,666
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $3,848
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,092,663 · end of year $5,253,290
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $572,309 · end of year $688,636
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $960,020 · end of year $1,055,742
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,336,708 · end of year $4,787,132
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,871,873 · end of year $8,461,365
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $31,195,186 · end of year $30,882,627
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE ATLANTA OPERA, ESTABLISHED IN 1979, REIMAGINES OPERA FOR A GLOBAL AUDIENCE. ROOTED IN ATLANTA'S VIBRANT CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, WE PUSH ARTISTIC BOUNDARIES TO DELIVER EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES, SOLIDIFYING OUR POSITION AS A DYNAMIC FORCE IN THE WORLD OR OPERA.
Activities or mission (Part I)
BREAK THE BOUNDARIES OF OPERA TO CREATE EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR AUDIENCES EVERYWHERE.
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TRANSFORMATIVE PRODUCTIONS: SINCE 2014, TOMER ZVULUN'S INNOVATIVE AND ARTISTIC VISION HAS FUELED A DRAMATIC EXPANSION OF THE ATLANTA OPERA'S INFLUENCE. FOUR POWERFUL MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS AT THE COBB ENERGY CENTRE, ALONGSIDE TWO IMMERSIVE "DISCOVERIES" OPERAS STAGED THROUGHOUT ATLANTA, HAVE SHATTERED ACCESSIBILITY BARRIERS AND FORGED A DEEPER CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY RESULTING IN OVER 40,000 TICKETS SOLD IN FISCAL YEAR 2024.
Expenses $6,849,771 · Revenue $2,307,826
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EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT: REACHING OVER 100,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST, OUR STUDIO TOUR OFFERS IMPACTFUL IN-SCHOOL PERFORMANCES AND UNIQUE FIELD TRIP EXPERIENCES TO FINAL DRESS REHEARSALS. WE STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY TIES THROUGH ENGAGING PRE-SHOW TALKS, STIMULATING PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND EXCITING POP-UP CONCERTS. FOUNDED IN 2022, OUR 96-HOUR OPERA FESTIVAL CREATES VITAL PLATFORMS FOR EMERGING COMPOSERS AND LIBRETTISTS FOSTERING THEIR CAREER DEVELOPMENT.
Expenses $748,576 · Revenue $60,327
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RESIDENT ARTISTS: SINCE 2016, THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN A VITAL SPRINGBOARD FOR EMERGING OPERA TALENT. WE PROVIDE RIGOROUS MENTORSHIP AND EXPERT COLLABORATION, EMPOWERING EARLY-CAREER PROFESSIONALS TO HONE THEIR SKILLS AND LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL CAREERS. OUR ALUMNI'S ACHIEVEMENTS SPEAK VOLUMES, WITH MANY SECURING POSITIONS AT PRESTIGIOUS OPERA HOUSES WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING THE MET AND THE PARIS OPERA.
Expenses $4,180,800
-
CINEMATIC OPERA AND GLOBAL REACH
-
OPERA RESOURCE SHARING
Revenue $33,650
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Tomer ZvulunTOMER ZVULUN
GENERAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $513,173
- From this org
- $425,123
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $88,050
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $325,248
- Bonus
- $30,000
- Other
- $69,875
- Deferred
- $79,823
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,085
- Filer's total
- $514,031
-
Micah FortsonMICAH FORTSON
MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $271,916
- From this org
- $222,884
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $49,032
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $202,884
- Bonus
- $20,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $22,688
- Nontaxable benefits
- $27,202
- Filer's total
- $272,774
-
Jessica LangloisJESSICA LANGLOIS
ASSOC DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $142,777
- From this org
- $130,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,777
- Hours/week
- 45
-
Paul HarkinsPAUL HARKINS
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $137,344
- From this org
- $129,510
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,834
- Hours/week
- 45
-
Meredith WallaceMEREDITH WALLACE
DIR OF ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION
- Total calculated
- $133,005
- From this org
- $120,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,005
- Hours/week
- 45
-
Rebecca BrownREBECCA BROWN
DIR OF SALES & MARKETING
- Total calculated
- $124,522
- From this org
- $117,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,522
- Hours/week
- 45
-
Rob ReynoldsROB REYNOLDS
DIR OF PRODUCTION
- Total calculated
- $123,035
- From this org
- $114,808
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,227
- Hours/week
- 45
-
Mr Rhys T WilsonMR RHYS T WILSON
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 12
-
Mr John L HammakerMR JOHN L HAMMAKER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 12
-
Ms Bunny WinterMS BUNNY WINTER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 12
-
Mr Michael E PaulhusMR MICHAEL E PAULHUS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 12
-
Ms Cathy Callaway AdamsMS CATHY CALLAWAY ADAMS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mrs Elizabeth AdlerMRS ELIZABETH ADLER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mrs Susan M AndersonMRS SUSAN M ANDERSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Bryan H BarnesMR BRYAN H BARNES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Dante BellizziMR DANTE BELLIZZI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Montague L Boyd IVMR MONTAGUE L BOYD IV
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Harold J BrodyDR HAROLD J BRODY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mrs Rosemary Kopel BrownMRS ROSEMARY KOPEL BROWN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Frank H ButterfieldMR FRANK H BUTTERFIELD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Frank A CritzDR FRANK A CRITZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Robert DeanMR ROBERT DEAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Carlos Del RioDR CARLOS DEL RIO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Todd EllisDR TODD ELLIS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Dieter ElsnerMR DIETER ELSNER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Donald J FilipDR DONALD J FILIP
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Kevin GreinerMR KEVIN GREINER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mrs Joanne Chesler GrossMRS JOANNE CHESLER GROSS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ms Caroline HardinMS CAROLINE HARDIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr John HaupertMR JOHN HAUPERT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Jamael HesterMR JAMAEL HESTER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mrhoward W HunterMRHOWARD W HUNTER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ms Laura LaneMS LAURA LANE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Andrew R LongMR ANDREW R LONG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Alfredo MartinMR ALFREDO MARTIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ms Kelly MayhallMS KELLY MAYHALL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr James B Miller JrMR JAMES B MILLER JR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mrs Stephanie MorelaMRS STEPHANIE MORELA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mrs Sandra S MorelliMRS SANDRA S MORELLI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mrs Talia MurphyMRS TALIA MURPHY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Howard PalefskyMR HOWARD PALEFSKY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Herbert J RosenbergMR HERBERT J ROSENBERG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Thomas SaylorMR THOMAS SAYLOR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Alex Simmons JrMR ALEX SIMMONS JR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mrs Christine St ClareMRS CHRISTINE ST CLARE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr William E TuckerMR WILLIAM E TUCKER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Charles R Yates JrMR CHARLES R YATES JR
BOARD MEMBER
- 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
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B
- DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTED A DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE CEO/MANAGING DIRECTOR and Artistic Director. DURING THE 5 YEAR TERM OF THE AGREEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION WILL SET ASIDE AMOUNTS AS A LONG-TERM INCENTIVE BONUS. THE PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT VESTED IN THESE AMOUNTS UNTIL THE END OF THE CONTRACT PERIOD, TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE OR RESIGNATION ON GOOD TERMS. DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, THE Amounts contributed into the plan for each participant is reported on Schedule J Part II Column C.
- SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7
- MERIT BONUSES WERE AWARDED BASED ON PERFORMANCE AT YEAR END. ADDITIONALLY, DIRECTOR FEES ARE AWARDED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF SHOWS PRODUCED DURING THE YEAR.
- SCHEDULE J, PART II
- BONUS INCENTIVES AND DIRECTOR FEES REFLECTED IN PART II, COLUMNS B(II) AND B(III) ARE PAID OUT DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF SHOWS PRODUCED DURING THE YEAR AS WELL AS DOLLARS RAISED FOR THE ORGANIZATION DURING THE YEAR. THESE ARE NON-FIXED PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY THE INDIVIDUAL BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND ARE CONTINGENT ON THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
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.
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ATLANTA OPERA PRODUCTIONS LLC
BENEFITS · GA · assets $0
Directly controlled by SEE ATTACH
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202501359349310145
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