Twin Cities Opera Guild INC EIN 41-6058478 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Twin Cities Opera Guild INC

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Funds opera and music education programs for children. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $161K in revenue, $149K in expenses, and $656K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Saint Paul, MN
Website
twincitiesoperaguild.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$161KFY2025
Expenses
$149K
Net assets
$656K
People
6
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  41-6058478 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Paul, MN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Funds opera and music education programs for children.
Leadership
Colleen Nelson · President
Money in and out
$161K revenue, $149K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$161K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$149K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$656K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $12K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
53.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+8%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +744% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$161K
FY2025▲ +11%
Expenses
$149K
FY2025▲ +3%
Total assets
$656K
FY2025▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$161K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$149K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$656K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$12K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$656K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 350
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 450
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $128K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

All grants and awards were made for the education and teaching of opera and music through schools and public institutions.

$128Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTwin Cities Opera Guild INC
EINHdr · item D41-6058478
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Paul, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jtwincitiesoperaguild.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A6AZ)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1967

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a50
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b50
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corresponding Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Membership Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$121K · 75%
Investment income$23K · 14%
Program service revenue$17K · 11%
Contributions & grants75%$121K
Investment income14%$23K
Program service revenue11%$17K
Total revenueLn 12$161K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.03
Program services86%$128K
Management & general12%$18K
Fundraising3%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$149K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$122K
Total assetsLn 16$656K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$656K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $656K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $149K · Less non-cash grants $172 · Cash operating expenses/yr $149K
53.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $128K · Total expenses $149K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $18K · Total expenses $149K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $149K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $127K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $121K · Total revenue $161K
75%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $161K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $17K · Total revenue $161K
11%
Investment reliance
Investment income $23K · Total revenue $161K
+14%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $17K · Total expenses $149K
12%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $161K · Prior year $145K
+11%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $273K · FY2025 $161K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $656K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $161K · Expenses $149K
+8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $656K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $656K · Total assets $656K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $534K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $656K
81%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Colleen Nelson · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $149K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $149K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth 11%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K
Grants paid · 27 grants · $249K · 2020–2025
Opera for the Young INCWI · FY2025$12,000
An Opera TheatreMN · FY2025$11,000
The Minnesota OperaMN · FY2025$10,000
CommusicationMN · FY2025$8,000
Fargo-Moorhead Opera CompanyND · FY2024$15,060
Opera for the Young INCWI · FY2024$12,000
An Opera TheatreMN · FY2024$10,000
Imaginality Opera INCMN · FY2024$8,000
St Croix Valley OperaMN · FY2024$6,000
Fargo-Moorhead Opera CompanyND · FY2023$14,675
An Opera TheatreMN · FY2023$12,500
Opera for the Young INCWI · FY2023$12,000
Young Artists AcademyMN · FY2023$7,500
CommusicationFY2023$7,000
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$161K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$145K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$166K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$126K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$80K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$273K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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