Opera House Arts: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 01-0526734)

Erika Sanger’s $52K as Executive Di is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Anthony Adams	—	—	$70,000	$53,656	$41,731	—
Pamela Dewell	$38,288	$66,250	—	—	—	—
Erika Sanger	$52,308	—	—	—	—	—
Per Janson	—	—	—	—	—	$43,005

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes arts understanding, showcases artists, and offers public workshops and classes.

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1 program · $488K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

To advance the public interest in and understanding of the performing and visual arts, to provide a forum for regional and national artists to expose their work, and to offer workshops, classes and seminars to the public.

$488Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Maine Community Foundation INCFY2024$520K

Anahata Foundation Xxxxx5004FY2024$300K

W F Whitman Family Foundation INCFY2024$45K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$33K

Onion FoundationFY2024$15K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$5K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$5K

Irving S Johnson and Alwyn N Johnson Family FoundationFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 13 funders$938K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$738K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$498K

Other incomeLn 4–11$122K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$118K

Money outPt IX

$858K

Ln 25

Programscol B$488K

Managementcol C$261K

Fundraisingcol D$109K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K

Total assetsLn 16$2.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$128K

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$498K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$22K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$43K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$118K

Investment incomeLn 3$85

Other incomeLn 4–11$122K

Total revenueLn 12$738K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$155K

SavingsLn 2$15K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M

Other assetsLn 15$251K

Total assetsLn 16$2.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$128K

Net assetsLn 32$1.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 534

VolunteersI 611

Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$154K	$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.6M	$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16	$2.1M	$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$118K	$128K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.0M	$1.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$89K	$30K	$30K	$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$333K	$207K	$81K	$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$23K	$7K	$14K	$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$32K	$16K	$10K	$6K
Legal feesLn 11b	$3K		$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$16K		$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$52K	$45K	$4K	$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$38K	$27K	$3K	$8K
Office expensesLn 13	$2K	$665	$2K	$169
Information technologyLn 14	$9K	$2K	$7K	$561
OccupancyLn 16	$75K	$35K	$31K	$10K
TravelLn 17	$20K	$19K	$1K	$813
InterestLn 20	$7K		$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$56K	$50K	$6K
InsuranceLn 23	$13K	$4K	$7K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$88K	$45K	$40K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$858K	$488K	$261K	$109K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.2M	$1.1M	$120K	$2.5M	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.5M	$971K	$480K	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$738K	$858K	−$120K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$554K	$916K	−$363K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2021	$996K	$668K	$328K	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2020	$635K	$518K	$117K	$2.0M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $737,845 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $463,219$497,992

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $91,243$117,762

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,174$85

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,892$122,006

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $553,744$737,845

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $490,685$476,781

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $425,776$381,143

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $916,461$857,924

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$362,717−$120,079

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $737,845 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $14,065 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,759

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$455,233

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$22,231

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$497,992

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $117,762$117,762

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $85$85

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $96,778$96,778

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $11,163$11,163

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $131,827 · Excluded from tax $108,026$737,845

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $857,924 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,660 · Management $29,660 · Fundraising $29,660$88,980

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $206,752 · Management $81,280 · Fundraising $44,802$332,834

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,041 · Management $14,154 · Fundraising $1,819$23,014

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,449 · Management $9,931 · Fundraising $5,573$31,953

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,460$3,460

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,670$15,670

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $45,275 · Management $3,854 · Fundraising $2,851$51,980

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,944 · Management $2,733 · Fundraising $8,406$38,083

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $665 · Management $1,664 · Fundraising $169$2,498

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,833 · Management $6,970 · Fundraising $561$9,364

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,984 · Management $30,536 · Fundraising $9,725$75,245

IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,525 · Management $1,152 · Fundraising $813$20,490

IX-20 InterestManagement $6,958$6,958

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $50,456 · Management $6,031$56,487

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,323 · Management $7,315 · Fundraising $1,361$12,999

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,832 · Management $39,608 · Fundraising $3,469$87,909

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $487,739 · Management $260,976 · Fundraising $109,209$857,924

Part X · Balance sheet $2,000,631 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $140,969$154,960

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,652$14,737

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $915$1,250

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,923$5,901

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,403$3,162

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,621,002$1,569,738

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $288,655$250,883

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,089,674$2,000,631

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,524$29,644

X-25 Other liabilities$1,313

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $117,567$127,873

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,774,973$1,629,877

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $197,134$242,881

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,972,107$1,872,758

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,089,674$2,000,631

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,872,758 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$737,845

XI-2 Total expenses$857,924

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$120,079

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,972,107

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$20,730

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,872,758

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