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← DES MOINES METRO OPERA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DES MOINES METRO OPERA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,051,197
Total expenses
$6,285,688
Contributions and grants received
$5,123,333
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$917,936
Investment income
$6,275
Other revenue
$3,653
Total assets, end of year
$6,511,392
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,894,211
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,617,181
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,176,891
Management and general expenses
$895,052
Fundraising expenses
$213,745
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,176,891

Program services were 82.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $108,950

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $2,042,292

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $341,425

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,630,666

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $743,728 · related or exempt $743,728

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SET RENTAL & RETAIL

    total $156,183 · related or exempt $156,183

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PUBLICATIONS

    total $18,025 · unrelated business $18,025

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,275 · excluded $6,275

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $99,407

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

    $108,950

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $119,504

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$20,097 · excluded -$20,097

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $23,750 · related or exempt $23,750

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $23,750

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $165,605 · program services $165,605

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,216,810 · program services $793,194 · management and general $311,682 · fundraising $111,934

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $25,939 · program services $12,067 · management and general $11,136 · fundraising $2,736

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $127,315 · program services $80,454 · management and general $36,418 · fundraising $10,443

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $127,846 · program services $100,197 · management and general $19,688 · fundraising $7,961

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $75,137 · management and general $75,137

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,200 · management and general $15,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $12,018 · management and general $12,018

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $330,399 · program services $123,646 · management and general $154,617 · fundraising $52,136

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $95,560 · program services $53,574 · management and general $26,435 · fundraising $15,551

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $50,305 · program services $10,586 · management and general $26,735 · fundraising $12,984

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $32,762 · program services $32,762

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $83,773 · management and general $83,773

  • 20 · Interest

    total $41,378 · management and general $41,378

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $318,086 · program services $318,086

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $36,700 · management and general $36,700

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM PRODUCTION

    total $2,068,248 · program services $2,068,248

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM PERSONNEL

    total $1,327,778 · program services $1,327,778

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $125,447 · program services $90,694 · management and general $34,753

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $5,314 · management and general $5,314

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,068 · management and general $4,068

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $422,524 · end of year $513,028

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,003,000 · end of year $50,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,600 · end of year $14,125

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $17,598 · end of year $40,445

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $92,002 · end of year $147,928

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

    $6,820,674

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

    $1,908,979

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,769,102 · end of year $4,911,695

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $92,680 · end of year $120,612

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $111,044 · end of year $713,559

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $372,439 · end of year $438,996

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $196,440 · end of year $321,393

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $451,226 · end of year $436,201

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $637,773 · end of year $697,621

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,512,797 · end of year $4,310,575

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $338,875 · end of year $306,606

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO CREATE DISTINCTIVE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES AND INSPIRATIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES OF THE 21ST CENTURY.

  • PRODUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL OPERA FOR THE ENRICHMENT AND ENJOYMENT OF GENERAL AUDIENCES INCLUDING 21 PERFORMANCES OF 5 PRODUCTIONS IN REPERTORY DURING THE SUMMER FESTIVAL.

    Expenses $4,500,062 · Revenue $765,168

  • EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDING INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, TOURING PROGRAM, WORKSHOPS, AND PERFORMANCES.

    Expenses $574,228

  • DINNERS, CONCESSIONS AND RETAIL SERVICES ARE SOLD AS A VISITOR SERVICE DURING THE SUMMER FESTIVAL SEASON IN THE THEATER LOBBY. DINNERS ARE CATERED BY A LOCAL RESTAURANT, WINE, SOFT DRINKS AND SNACKS ARE SOLD AT CONCESSION STANDS, AND ITEMS RELATED TO OPERA ARE SOLD AT A SMALL BOUTIQUE.

    Expenses $102,601 · Revenue $156,183

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • DARREN JIRSA

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PROCTOR LUREMAN

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANN MICHELSON

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ERIC NEMMERS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TIMOTHY KRUMM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PAXTON WILLIAMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CARRIE CLOGG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANTHONY BRAIDA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELIZABETH CARTER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BETSY FREESE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JULIA HAGEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRYAN HALL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRUCE HUGHES MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSH KIMELMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARLA LACEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHERYL CRITELLI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AMY ANDERSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NANCY MAIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ADRIENNE MCFARLAND

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JULIE GHRIST

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CRAIG PORTER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NICK RENKOSKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOEL OTTO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARINA SANDQUIST

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHEILA TIPTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EMILY PONTIUS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN WILD

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL EGEL

    GENERAL AND ARTISTIC DIREC

    Total calculated
    $142,267
    From this org
    $129,437
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,830
    Hours/week
    40

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.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
16 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630479349300903

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