Opera Birmingham INC FY2020 filing

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Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Since 1959Arts & CultureEIN 23-7207572

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Opera Birmingham is committed to creating the finest professional Opera productions, developing talent through competition and exposure to major artists, and promoting the operatic art form through community-wide education and outreach.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$89K 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $191K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$317K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$703K
Spent
$540K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$864K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$703K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$703K
FY2021$640K
FY2022$595K
FY2023$592K
FY2024$728K
FY2024$668K
Expenses
$540K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$540K
FY2021$548K
FY2022$648K
FY2023$727K
FY2024$883K
FY2024$476K
Net assets
$864K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$864K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$894K
FY2023$793K
FY2024$705K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1959.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $377K Management & general 17% · $91K Fundraising 13% · $72K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $89K 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
General Director
$88,599Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corresponding Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Keith Wolfe- Hughes’s $2K as General Director is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Keith Wolfe- Hughes$2,100$87,436$87,841$94,667——
Keith Wolfe————$89,821$88,599

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Presents professional opera, develops talent, and promotes opera through education and outreach.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $377K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Main-Stage Production

Opera production and EDUCATIONAL/COMMUNITY outreach

$377Kprogram expense

Funders

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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$703K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$622K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$540K
Ln 25
Programscol B$377K
Managementcol C$91K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$864K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$317K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$622K
Government grantsLn 1e$28K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$555
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$703K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$142K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$200K
Other assetsLn 15$617K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$317K
Net assetsLn 32$864K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K$142K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$215K$200K
Total assetsLn 16$988K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$260K$317K
Net assetsLn 32$727K$864K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$62K$13K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$130K$68K$15K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$13K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$12K$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$16K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$11K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$186K$171K$12K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$32K$18K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$540K$377K$91K$72K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $728K$883K−$155K$705K 990 PDF
FY2023 $592K$727K−$134K$793K 990 PDF
FY2022 $595K$648K−$53K$894K 990 PDF
FY2021 $640K$548K$92K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $703K$540K$163K$864K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $702,909 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$275
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,950
VIII-1e Government grants$27,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$585,986
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$621,711
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $70,215$70,215
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $555$555
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $10,428$10,428
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $70,215 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,983$702,909
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $539,743 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,019 · Management $13,290 · Fundraising $13,290$88,599
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $68,059 · Management $14,584 · Fundraising $47,084$129,727
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,935 · Management $2,772 · Fundraising $2,772$18,479
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,142 · Management $2,602 · Fundraising $2,602$17,346
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,159 · Management $3,463 · Fundraising $3,463$23,085
IX-17 TravelManagement $9,574$9,574
IX-20 InterestManagement $10,161$10,161
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,263 · Management $3,754$15,017
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,757 · Management $4,757$9,514
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $171,349 · Management $11,657 · Fundraising $2,895$185,901
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,327 · Management $14,013$32,340
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $377,010 · Management $90,627 · Fundraising $72,106$539,743
Part X · Balance sheet $1,180,294 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $106,429$141,950
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,000$215,476
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,755$5,814
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $215,475$200,457
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $650,004$616,597
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $987,663$1,180,294
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,228$2,124
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $23,118$12,987
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$46,430
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $260,233$316,792
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $61,792$253,775
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $665,638$609,727
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $727,430$863,502
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $987,663$1,180,294
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $863,502 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$702,909
XI-2 Total expenses$539,743
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$163,166
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$727,430
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$27,427
XI-7 Investment expenses$333
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$863,502

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

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