LONG BEACH OPERA

EIN 95-3387074 LONG BEACH, CA

Revenue 2023: $1,798,337
Expenses 2023: $1,646,592

Program services were 70.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection: 03
NTEE code: A6A0
Classification: 2000
Street: 4425 ATLANTIC AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ENGAGING PEOPLE THROUGH PROVOCATIVE MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES THAT CHALLENGE, CONNECT AND INSPIRE. LONG BEACH OPERA PRODUCES OPERAS IN PERFORMING ARTS VENUES IN LONG BEACH AND REGIONALLY, AND PRODUCES OPERA FOR YOUTH IN SCHOOLS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ENGAGING PEOPLE THROUGH PROVOCATIVE MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES THAT CHALLENGE, CONNECT AND INSPIRE. LONG BEACH OPERA LBO PRODUCES OPERAS IN PERFORMING ARTS VENUES IN LONG BEACH AND REGIONALLY.

IN FY24, LBO OFFERED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF ALYSSA WEINBERGS ISOLA, WITH A LIBRETTO BY J. MAE BARIZO, AS THE OPENING PERFORMANCE OF OUR SEASON, WHICH FEATURED ALL-FEMALE COMPOSERS AND LIBRETTISTS. IN APRIL, WE OFFERED AN OPEN WORKSHOP OF THE FIRST ACT OF THE PASSION OF NELL, AN OPERA COMMISSIONED BY LBO FROM SHELLEY WASHINGTON AND LISA TEASLEY THAT WE EXPECT TO PREMIERE IN OUR 2026 OR 2027 SEASON. THIS WORKSHOP WAS FREE TO SUBSCRIBERS AND DONORS. OUR SECOND PERFORMANCE WAS KATE SOPERS IPSA DIXIT, WHICH WAS PRESENTED DURING LAS OPERA FESTIVAL, WHICH COINCIDED WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF OPERA AMERICA IN JUNE. THIS PERFORMANCE FEATURED DANCERS AND CHOREOGRAPHY FROM THE MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY, AND WAS OUR BEST-ATTENDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR. OUR FINAL PRESENTATION WAS INTENDED TO BE AN ELECTRO POP OPERA FEATURING A LOCALLY-KNOWN RANCHERA SINGER, BUT AS NOTED ABOVE, THIS WAS CANCELLED 6-7 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INTENDED PERFORMANCE DATES. INSTEAD, WE SUBSTITUTED BYE BYE BUTTERFLY, A SHOW BASED ON SEVERAL OF THE SMALLER OPERAS OF PAULINE OLIVEROS, A CONTINUED SCH. O

Expenses $1,126,799 · Revenue $59,957
LBOS OPERA SCHOOL BRINGS FREE LIVE OPERA TO LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND BEYOND. OUR MOST POPULAR SHOW, THE PLAYGROUND KING, CREATED BY SARAH SQUIRE, UNFOLDS ON AN ACTUAL SCHOOL PLAYGROUND, FEATURING MELODIES FROM FAMOUS OPERAS LIKE CARMEN AND LA BOHEME. PERFORMED BY PROFESSIONAL OPERA SINGERS, THE STORY FOLLOWS A SELFISH BULLY WHO LEARNS KINDNESS AND SHARING AFTER BEING INVITED TO PLAY WITH THREE CLASSMATES. THROUGH FAMILIAR OPERA EXCERPTS, CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT PROBLEM-SOLVING, TEAMWORK AND CONFRONTING BULLYING. AFTERWARD, OUR SINGERS LEAD A DISCUSSION ON THESE THEMES, TEACH OPERA BASICS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS--PROVIDING STUDENTS INSIGHT INTO BOTH ANTI-BULLYING AND THE LIVES OF PERFORMING ARTISTS. IN FY 24, THE OPERA SCHOOL PROGRAM REACHED APPROXIMATELY 3000 STUDENTS AT 24 TITLE I SCHOOLS IN LONG BEACH.

Expenses $38,353

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

JENNIFER RIVERA TO FEB 2024

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO

Total calculated

$125,181

From this org

$118,378

From related orgs

$0

Other

$6,803

Hours/week

40
SUSAN BIENKOWSKI

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
MARK TAYLOR SEE SCH O

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
BARBARA BOIES

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DIANA HOBSON TO APR 2024

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
KEITH SIMMONS SEE SCH O

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
VINA SPIEHLER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
LAUREL HOWAT FROM DEC 2023

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
KAREN MOLLESON

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
PEOLIA KANSAS FONSWORTH

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
GRETA JOHNSON MANDELL

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MARJORIE BEALE SEE SCH O

INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10
GREGG LOUBIER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
BILL SHAFTON FROM MAR 2024

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
BRUCE ROBERTSON FROM DEC 2023

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
KATHY CHAMBERY SEE SCH O

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

2023

Revenue

$1,798,337

Expenses

$1,646,592

Contributions

$1,723,596

Grants paid

$0
2022

Revenue

$1,753,430

Expenses

$1,693,259

Contributions

$1,620,487

Grants paid

$0

Tax year	Revenue	Expenses	Contributions	Grants paid
2023	$1,798,337	$1,646,592	$1,723,596	$0
2022	$1,753,430	$1,693,259	$1,620,487	$0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

2021 · 990

Revenue

$1,806,431

Expenses

$1,880,288

Assets (EOY)

$302,587
2020 · 990

Revenue

$1,381,983

Expenses

$1,184,508

Assets (EOY)

$345,844
2019 · 990

Revenue

$1,172,391

Expenses

$1,117,538

Assets (EOY)

$418,957
2018 · 990

Revenue

$979,644

Expenses

$1,300,973

Assets (EOY)

$447,065
2017 · 990

Revenue

$1,837,714

Expenses

$1,461,632

Assets (EOY)

$860,721
2016 · 990

Revenue

$1,744,964

Expenses

$2,078,167

Assets (EOY)

$329,597
2015 · 990

Revenue

$1,612,931

Expenses

$1,611,780

Assets (EOY)

$516,440
2014 · 990

Revenue

$1,493,356

Expenses

$1,423,113

Assets (EOY)

$507,184
2013 · 990

Revenue

$1,898,435

Expenses

$1,790,053

Assets (EOY)

$471,698
2012 · 990

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

$1,635,843

Assets (EOY)

$366,846

Tax year	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Assets (EOY)
2021	990	$1,806,431	$1,880,288	$302,587
2020	990	$1,381,983	$1,184,508	$345,844
2019	990	$1,172,391	$1,117,538	$418,957
2018	990	$979,644	$1,300,973	$447,065
2017	990	$1,837,714	$1,461,632	$860,721
2016	990	$1,744,964	$2,078,167	$329,597
2015	990	$1,612,931	$1,611,780	$516,440
2014	990	$1,493,356	$1,423,113	$507,184
2013	990	$1,898,435	$1,790,053	$471,698
2012	990	not reported	$1,635,843	$366,846

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

PUBLIC CORPORATION FOR THE ARTS OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH

$122,985

2022 TO PROMOTE THE ARTS IN LONG BEACH, CA
PUBLIC CORPORATION FOR THE ARTS OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH

$108,476

2024 TO PROMOTE THE ARTS IN LONG BEACH, CA
PUBLIC CORPORATION FOR THE ARTS OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH

$105,288

2023 TO PROMOTE THE ARTS IN LONG BEACH, CA
THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL INNOVATION

$30,000

2023 LACDAC PERFORMING ARTS
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$21,000

2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
LONG BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$13,317

2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$13,000

2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
LONG BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$7,317

2025 GENERAL SUPPORT
LONG BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$0

2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
OPERA AMERICA INC

$0

2023 REPERTOIRE DEVELOPMENT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

California fundraising campaigns

Campaigns run by paid fundraisers, commercial coventurers and thrift stores naming this organization, as California published them. Both figures are as filed, and what the first one counts depends on the campaign type — a coventurer or a thrift store files its own sales rather than money collected for the charity. The 990 reports this only as a yearly total, never per campaign.

STRATEGIC MARKETING FOR THE ARTS LLC

$12,568 raised

2020 Commercial Fundraiser

$4,136 to charity
STRATEGIC MARKETING FOR THE ARTS LLC

$7,854 raised

2019 Commercial Fundraiser

-$1,494 to charity

Amounts are as filed and do not add up: a commercial coventurer reports one promotion's whole gross once for each charity that shared in it. A campaign may also name more than one registered charity, in which case it appears on each.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.