The Organization supports the work of composers and their multi-media collaborations through commission, development, production and touring of their works, which take the form of opera, musical theatre, chamber music, song cycle, dance theatre, film, & mixed media work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$192K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $246K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$192K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $46K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$316K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 18 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2021▼ -36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2021▼ -43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$932K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2007.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $999K Management & general 18% · $255K Fundraising 11% · $159K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $192K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$98,830Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$93,333Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Morrison’s $132K as President & Creative Producer is at the 56th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Morrison$132,110$135,261$116,381$115,497—$85,166
Samuel Linden$116,323$104,252$57,550———
Jecca Barry———$113,562$93,333—
Julie Maykowski——$101,485———
Beth Morrison————$98,830—
Morris Robinson—$1,000————

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

Commissions, develops, produces, and tours new multi-media musical and theatrical works.

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1 program · $999K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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BMP commissions, develops, and produces contemporary music-theatre works in the form of opera, musical, song-cycle, dance, theatre, film, mixed media works, and new forms yet to be discovered. BMP encourages risk taking artists, by creating a structure for the development of new work via experimentation.

$999Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$521K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$999K
Managementcol C$255K
Fundraisingcol D$159K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$316K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$232K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$85K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$521K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$320K
SavingsLn 2$935K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$316K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$181K$316K
Net assetsLn 32$932K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$192K$75K$75K$42K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$362K$245K$59K$59K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$25K$10K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$25K$11K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$785$785
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$50K$25K$20K$5K
TravelLn 17$58K$52K$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$176$176
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$1K$796
InsuranceLn 23$23K$17K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$575K$522K$31K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$10K$1K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$999K$255K$159K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.5M$3.0M$471K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.2M$4.4M−$1.2M$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$2.9M$475K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.5M$3.0M$1.5M$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.6M$1.4M$202K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.5M$2.5M$21K$932K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,614,367 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $943,785$1,070,677
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,513,933$520,860
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,545$3,894
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50,867$18,936
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,510,130$1,614,367
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $623,020$641,205
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,865,676$771,576
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,488,696$1,412,781
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,434$201,586
Part VI · Governance 17 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,614,367 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$232,312
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$838,365
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$85,241
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,070,677
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $520,860$520,860
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $634$634
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $18,936$18,936
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $3,260$3,260
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $543,056 · Excluded from tax $634$1,614,367
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,412,781 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,943 · Management $74,943 · Fundraising $42,277$192,163
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $244,539 · Management $58,670 · Fundraising $59,228$362,437
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,770 · Management $10,359 · Fundraising $7,871$43,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,120 · Management $10,506 · Fundraising $7,979$43,605
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $785$785
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,950$20,950
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $14,189$14,189
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,623 · Management $20,034 · Fundraising $4,925$49,582
IX-17 TravelPrograms $51,774 · Management $2,935 · Fundraising $2,934$57,643
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,481 · Management $1,482$2,963
IX-20 InterestManagement $176$176
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,501 · Management $1,046 · Fundraising $796$4,343
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,653 · Management $6,412$23,065
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $522,306 · Management $31,104 · Fundraising $21,956$575,366
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,271 · Management $1,210 · Fundraising $11,033$22,514
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $998,981 · Management $254,801 · Fundraising $158,999$1,412,781
Part X · Balance sheet $1,448,680 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $356,014$320,384
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $673,709$935,474
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $16,790$75,750
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $45,000$60,347
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,505
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,608$13,006
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,934$36,640
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,500$5,574
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,112,555$1,448,680
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,671$70,804
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $127,000$127,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $40,928$118,337
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $180,599$316,141
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $680,881$902,001
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $251,075$230,538
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $931,956$1,132,539
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,112,555$1,448,680
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,132,539 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,614,367
XI-2 Total expenses$1,412,781
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$201,586
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$931,956
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,003
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,132,539

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