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Presents opera and classic musical theatre, engaging artists, audiences, and the community. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $539K in revenue, $423K in expenses, and $80 in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1981
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Lebanon, NH
Website
www.operanorth.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$539KFY2020
Expenses
$423K
Net assets
$80
People
12
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  22-2519789 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lebanon, NH Founded 1981
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Presents opera and classic musical theatre, engaging artists, audiences, and the community.
Leadership
S Evans Haile · General Dire · $42K
Money in and out
$539K revenue, $423K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$539K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$423K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$80
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $115K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.17
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+21%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$539K
FY2020
Expenses
$423K
FY2020
Total assets
$108K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$108K
FY2020
Total revenue
$539K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$423K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$80
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$115K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$108K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COpera North
EINHdr · item D22-2519789
Principal addressHdr · item CLebanon, NH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.operanorth.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1981
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A6A0)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1988

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
General Dire
$42,308Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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 3916 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $276K of program spending, described in the organization's 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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$479K · 89%
Program service revenue$56K · 10%
Contributions & grants89%$479K
Program service revenue10%$56K
Investment income$1K
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$52K
Total revenueLn 12$539K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.17
Program services65%$276K
Management & general18%$77K
Fundraising17%$71K
Total functional expensesLn 25$423K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$71K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$108K
Total net assetsLn 32$80
Months of cash on handcomputed2.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $71K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $423K · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $421K
2.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $276K · Total expenses $423K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $77K · Total expenses $423K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $71K · Total expenses $423K
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $71K · Solicited contributions $428K
$0.17 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $479K · Total revenue $539K
89%
Government reliance
Government grants $52K · Total revenue $539K
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $56K · Total revenue $539K
10%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $539K
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $56K · Total expenses $423K
13%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $539K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $80 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $539K · Expenses $423K
+21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $108K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $80 · Total assets $108K
0.07%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $108K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual S Evans Haile · Reported title GENERAL DIRE · Highest reported compensation $42K · Total expenses $423K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $208K · Total expenses $423K
49%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 15%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$660K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$983K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$850K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$539K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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