Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1955.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
53 people listed on the 990; $361K paid to officers and key staff.
Christopher Hahn’s $321K as General Director is at the 97th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Hahn | $321,009 | $311,196 | $305,093 | $353,767 | $254,121 | $275,686 |
| Michael Braxton | — | $170,746 | $167,504 | — | — | — |
| Robert Rak | $160,013 | — | $107,524 | $107,266 | $88,954 | $84,912 |
| Rachel Kisic | $136,385 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Cox | $112,651 | $110,045 | $107,336 | — | — | — |
| Robert Rakdir of Finthru | — | $105,998 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Grair | $104,655 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rebekah Diaz Director of | $103,016 | $101,059 | — | — | — | — |
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 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Creates artistic and educational programs to engage and enrich the community.
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Pittsburgh opera's core programming initiative is the fostering, development and support of music and opera along with the presentation of productions in a variety of musical and dramatic styles, drawn from the complete operatic repertoire.
Pittsburgh opera's resident artist training program is an intensive program designed to develop the talents of emerging vocal artists and stage directors. The program provides practical experience to these artists through performances in the opera's mainstage productions as well as two resident artist productions.
Pittsburgh opera's education programs are designed to bring opera closer to the community and to broaden understanding of and enthusiasm for the art form among people of all ages. Programming includes lectures, demonstrations, staged performances, workshops, concerts and recitals that introduce opera to students from grades pre-k to…
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.2M | $564K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $17.3M | $16.7M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $4.3M | $4.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $24.6M | $25.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2.5M | $1.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $22.0M | $23.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $122K | $122K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $428K | $137K | $291K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.9M | $2.0M | $550K | $426K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $93K | $83K | $10K | $260 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $195K | $81K | $84K | $30K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $257K | $122K | $100K | $35K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $27K | $27K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $29K | $29K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $25K | $25K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $94K | $91K | $3K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $433K | $336K | $80K | $17K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $346K | $312K | $32K | $2K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $106K | $20K | $65K | $20K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $48K | $43K | $5K | |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $69K | $69K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $341K | $180K | $161K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $34K | $15K | $19K | $494 |
| InterestLn 20 | $58K | $58K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $161K | $161K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $61K | $61K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $507K | $435K | $7K | $65K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $37K | $4K | $32K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $6.4M | $3.9M | $1.8M | $689K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $7.5M | $8.7M | −$1.2M | $33.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $7.0M | $8.7M | −$1.6M | $33.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $7.3M | $8.5M | −$1.2M | $33.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $15.1M | $7.4M | $7.7M | $32.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $6.2M | $4.4M | $1.8M | $29.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $7.9M | $6.4M | $1.5M | $23.7M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $7,929,497 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 47 of 48 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,929,497 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,418,496 across 22 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $25,367,502 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,747,008 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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