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Opera North FY2020 filing

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Lebanon, NH501(c)(3)Since 1981Arts & Culture EIN 22-2519789Revenue $539K in FY2020

On file with the IRSoperanorth.org20 W Park St, 03766-1378 · Lebanon, NHTax-exempt since Dec 1988Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Opera north's mission is to bring together visionary and emerging artists from across the creative spectrum along with our distinguished leaders and artists to create great works of performing arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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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FY2020 · 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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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $143K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $209K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$108K
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$539K
Spent
$423K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$80
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$539K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$539K
FY2021$850K
FY2022$983K
FY2023$660K
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$423K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$423K
FY2021$623K
FY2022$784K
FY2023$849K
FY2025$994K
Net assets
$80
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$80
FY2021$227K
FY2022$426K
FY2023$199K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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 Dec 1988.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $276K Management & general 18% · $77K Fundraising 17% · $71K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
S Evans Haile
General Dire
$42,308Pt VII · Sec A
Ginia Allison
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Timothy Wagg
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ruth Bleyler
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sylvia Paxton
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

S Evan Haille’s $56K as General Director is at the 6th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
S Evan Haille$55,845————
S Evans Haile—$50,000$51,000$51,000$42,308

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Presents opera and classic musical theatre, engaging artists, audiences, and the community.

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3 programs · $276K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Opera north is a full-time, professional opera company with an annual operating budget of over 800,000. Opera north has been a cornerstone of the upper valley arts community since 1982, delivering artisitc excellence to the region and northern new england.

$181Kprogram expense
02

Opera north's highly sought-after resident artist program is an important training opportunity for emerging opera professionals. Additionally, opera north is active throughout the year with educational programming and special events.

$94Kprogram expense
03

The 2018 season marked the first year of opera north's partnership with the national park service to develop a new national park for the arts at the historic blow-me-down farm in cornish, new hampshire.

$630program 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 · FY2024
Mt Roeschmore FoundationFY2024$130K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$33K
The Kurt Weill Foundation for MusicFY2024$14K
Couch Family FoundationFY2024$10K
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationFY2024$10K
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$6K
The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn Charitable TrustFY2024$5K
Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$750
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$209K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$539K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$479K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$423K
Ln 25
Programscol B$276K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$80
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$71K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$479K
Government grantsLn 1e$52K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$539K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$71K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K
Net assetsLn 32$80
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K$71K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$81K$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K$108K
Net assetsLn 32−$115K$80
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$19K$16K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$141K$112K$11K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$861$176$227
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$10K$2K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$5K$7K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$7K$12K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$59K$43K$9K$7K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$630$630
InsuranceLn 23$14K$9K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$60K$8K$390
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$423K$276K$77K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$994K$363K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $660K$849K−$189K$199K 990 PDF
FY2022 $983K$784K$199K$426K 990 PDF
FY2021 $850K$623K$227K$227K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $539K$423K$115K$80 990 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 $538,837 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $601,572$479,486
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $226,288$55,835
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$2,699$1,016
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,681$2,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $861,842$538,837
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $245,278$208,369
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $593,248$215,085
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $838,526$423,454
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,316$115,383
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $538,837 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$51,672
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$427,814
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$479,486
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,835$55,835
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,016$1,016
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,500$2,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,835 · Excluded from tax $3,516$538,837
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $423,454 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,000 · Management $16,000 · Fundraising $16,000$51,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $111,643 · Management $10,769 · Fundraising $18,438$140,850
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $861 · Management $176 · Fundraising $227$1,264
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,388 · Management $2,129 · Fundraising $2,738$15,255
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,801 · Management $6,993 · Fundraising $24,681$36,475
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,683 · Management $11,631 · Fundraising $1,102$19,416
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,809 · Management $9,079 · Fundraising $7,056$58,944
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,397$9,397
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $630$630
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,502 · Management $5,236$13,738
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,919 · Management $7,860 · Fundraising $390$68,169
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,000 · Management $1,316$2,316
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $275,633 · Management $77,189 · Fundraising $70,632$423,454
Part X · Balance sheet $107,810 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,925$62,601
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,340$8,432
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $541$540
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,239$994
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,011$34,043
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,200$1,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $80,931$107,810
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $96,134$12,080
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $100$50
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $196,234$107,730
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$165,755−$39,327
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50,452$39,407
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$115,303$80
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $80,931$107,810
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $80 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$538,837
XI-2 Total expenses$423,454
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$115,383
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$115,303
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$80

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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