Opera North FY2023 filing

Lebanon, NH · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 1981 · Arts & Culture

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2023
Revenue
$660K
▼ -33% vs prior year
Spent
$849K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$199K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$660K
FY2023▼ -33%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$539K
FY2021$850K
FY2022$983K
FY2023$660K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$849K
FY2023▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$423K
FY2021$623K
FY2022$784K
FY2023$849K
FY2024$994K
Net assets
$199K
FY2023▼ -53%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$80
FY2021$227K
FY2022$426K
FY2023$199K
FY2024$1.0M
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 2023 (IRS tax year 2022).

Figures match the IRS filing checked 9/26/26 · see original: IRS

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
9 funders, incl. Mt Roeschmore Foundation
$209K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
76% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$1–10M
↓ -33% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item COpera North
EINHdr · item D22-2519789
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1988
Year of formationHdr · item L1981
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CLebanon, NH
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A6A0)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.operanorth.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.10
Program services76%$644K
Management & general14%$116K
Fundraising10%$89K
Total functional expensesLn 25$849K

Financial health

Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-29%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$386K
FY2023▼ -29%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$287K
FY2022$546K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$1.1M
Total liabilities
$187K
FY2023▲ +55%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$60K
FY2022$120K
FY2023$187K
FY2024$39K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$189K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$386K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$80K
Total assetsLn 16$386K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$187K
Total net assetsLn 32$199K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$444K · 67%
Program service revenue$202K · 31%
Other revenue$10K · 2%
Investment income$4K · 1%
Contributions & grants67%$444K
Program service revenue31%$202K
Other revenue2%$10K
Investment income1%$4K
— government grantsLn 1e$56K
Total revenueLn 12$660K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $80K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $849K · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $847K
1.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $644K · Total expenses $849K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $116K · Total expenses $849K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $89K · Total expenses $849K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $100K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $559K
$0.18 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $444K · Total revenue $660K
67%
Government reliance
Government grants $56K · Total revenue $660K
8%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $202K · Total revenue $660K
31%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $660K
+0.5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $202K · Total expenses $849K
24%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $660K · Prior year $983K
-33%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $199K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $660K · Expenses $849K
-29%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $386K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $199K · Total assets $386K
52%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $386K
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 $50K · Total expenses $849K
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $314K · Total expenses $849K
37%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Fundraising cost ratio 20%——
Revenue growth -33%——
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.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
General Dire
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

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

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $644K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Artistic excellence through its work at blow-me-down farm, opera north seeks to revitalize the extraordinary spirit of creativity that defined the cornish colony through the development of the farm into a campus for the arts and the site of a new summer arts festival.

$422Kprogram expense
02

Education and outreach the pandemic forced a pause on our educational programming in area schools over the past year. Eight young singers from the upper valley music center (lebanon, NH) were invited to join opera north this summer for the children's chorus in carmen.

$221Kprogram expense
03

Renovation of the beaman house at blow-me-down farm during the past year, opera north made significant progress in phase two of renovations at the beaman house, the future administrative base for the new national park for the arts that we are developing in partnership with the national park service.

$1Kprogram expense

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$994K+106% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $660K$849K-33% 990 PDF
FY2022 $983K$784K+16% 990 PDF
FY2021 $850K$623K+58% 990 PDF
FY2020 $539K$423K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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