Toledo Opera Association

Tax-deductible

Toledo, OH501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 34-6556139Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRStoledoopera.org425 Jefferson Ave Ste 601, 43604-1080 · Toledo, OHTax-exempt since Aug 1961Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The mission of Toledo Opera is to enhance the cultural fabric of the region by creating Opera experiences that celebrate, both in the theater and beyond the walls, what is unique to Opera: dramatic, passionate stories expressed through glorious music and the powerful voices of classically trained singers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 70 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $332K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$219K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
34
of 34 voting members
Looks good: 34 of 34 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$914K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$636K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$4.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · 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 Aug 1961.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $859K Management & general 27% · $355K Fundraising 6% · $80K

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

29 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Suzanne Rorick’s $67K as Executive Director is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Suzanne Rorick$66,809$91,000

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

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2 programs · $859K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In 2024-2025, toledo opera produced one opera and one golden age broadway musical as our season offerings, expanding our audience reach. We opened the season in october 2024 with tosca, which toledo opera hadn't produced since 2014.

$805Kprogram expense
02

Toledo opera saw increases in the number of schools taking advantage of our touring program, opera on wheels. We performed a child-friendly version of an andre gretry opera, beauty and the beast, in 60 schools in our region and reached approximately 22,000 students in grades k-6.

$54Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$888K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$272K
Investment incomeLn 3$240K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$859K
Managementcol C$355K
Fundraisingcol D$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$440K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a34
IndependentVI 1b34
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$888K
Government grantsLn 1e$58K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$272K
Investment incomeLn 3$240K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$119K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$338K
SavingsLn 2$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$440K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Other assetsLn 15$22K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 570
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K$440K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.3M$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$282K$219K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$317K$113K$141K$63K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$3K$2K$903
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$14K$10K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$339$339
Investment management feesLn 11f$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$139K$49K$89K$240
Advertising and promotionLn 12$62K$61K$1K$13
Office expensesLn 13$85K$73K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$25K$15K$20
TravelLn 17$76K$74K$2K$120
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$32K$5K$23K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$451K$441K$9K$531
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$2K$10K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$859K$355K$80K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.3M$112K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.5M$195K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.7M−$563K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M−$57K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $914K$636K$278K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.2M$56K$3.5M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,405,061 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,255,515$888,440
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $334,809$271,607
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $114,751$240,385
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,871$4,629
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,703,204$1,405,061
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $392,970$351,345
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,114,753$942,186
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,507,723$1,293,531
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $195,481$111,530
Part VI · Governance 34 of 34 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body34
VI-1b Independent voting members34
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,405,061 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,778
VIII-1e Government grants$57,798
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$822,864
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$888,440
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $271,607$271,607
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $121,262$121,262
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $119,123$119,123
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $248$248
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,381$4,381
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $271,607 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $245,014$1,405,061
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,293,531 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $112,915 · Management $141,336 · Fundraising $63,000$317,251
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,730 · Management $2,026 · Fundraising $903$5,659
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,716 · Management $10,181 · Fundraising $4,538$28,435
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $339$339
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $23,034$23,034
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,479 · Management $89,139 · Fundraising $240$138,858
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $60,906 · Management $1,111 · Fundraising $13$62,030
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $72,679 · Management $12,199$84,878
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,099 · Management $15,488 · Fundraising $20$40,607
IX-17 TravelPrograms $73,512 · Management $1,953 · Fundraising $120$75,585
IX-20 InterestManagement $7,462$7,462
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $8,198$8,198
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,900 · Management $23,077 · Fundraising $4,348$32,325
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $441,317 · Management $9,355 · Fundraising $531$451,203
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,596 · Management $10,226 · Fundraising $5,845$17,667
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $858,849 · Management $355,124 · Fundraising $79,558$1,293,531
Part X · Balance sheet $4,949,686 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,279$337,732
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $102,021$102,021
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $276,488$366,618
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,990$9,708
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,807$20,847
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,251,434$4,091,160
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$21,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,728,019$4,949,686
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $78,498$7,709
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $78,440$89,546
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $125,522$121,523
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $282,460$218,778
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$112,606−$232,533
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,558,165$4,963,441
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,445,559$4,730,908
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,728,019$4,949,686
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,730,908 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,405,061
XI-2 Total expenses$1,293,531
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$111,530
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,445,559
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$150,007
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$23,337
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$475
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,730,908

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