O P E R A INC: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 45-0426945)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$85K
FY2021	$159K
FY2022	$109K
FY2023	$374K
FY2024	$176K
FY2025	$409K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$50K
FY2021	$47K
FY2022	$23K
FY2023	$34K
FY2024	$30K
FY2025	$31K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$585K
FY2021	$788K
FY2022	$769K
FY2023	$1.2M
FY2024	$1.5M
FY2025	$1.9M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1994.

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

Where the money goes

17 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

17%

81%

Program services 17% · $4K Management & general 81% · $18K Fundraising 2% · $515

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Greg Gackle

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jane Ahlin

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marilyn Burow

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Grant Crabtree

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tom Rude

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Kendall

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Restores a historic building and promotes arts and culture in the community.

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3 programs · $3K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

The Opera House hosted five art exhibits during 2022: A collection of acrylic on canvas by Jennifer White, owner of the Post Pilgrim Gallery in Sioux Falls, SD; A display the winning photographs from the ND Governor's Photo Contest featuring some of the winning photographs from 2017-2021; A 35mm photography exhibit by local photographer…

$2Kprogram expense

02

Kerry Grombacher & Aspen Black, performed "Songs and Stories of the American West", an evening of contemporary and folk & western music.

$1Kprogram expense

03

"The Wild Women of Winedale" a two-act play was presented at the Ellendale Opera House with three performances.

$598program 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 · FY2023

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$71

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$71

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$109K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K

Other incomeLn 4–11$8K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K

Money outPt IX

$23K

Ln 25

Programscol B$4K

Managementcol C$18K

Fundraisingcol D$515

Owns and owesPt X

$769K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K

Total assetsLn 16$914K

LiabilitiesLn 26$145K

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K

Government grantsLn 1e$469

Noncash giftsLn 1g$41K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Other incomeLn 4–11$8K

Total revenueLn 12$109K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$52K

SavingsLn 2$15K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$67K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$297K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$550K

Total assetsLn 16$914K

LiabilitiesLn 26$145K

Net assetsLn 32$769K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 620

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$36K	$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$362K	$297K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$543K	$550K
Total assetsLn 16	$941K	$914K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$153K	$145K
Net assetsLn 32	$788K	$769K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Management feesLn 11a	$2K		$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$574	$196	$20	$358
Office expensesLn 13	$588		$431	$157
RoyaltiesLn 15	$390	$390
OccupancyLn 16	$13K		$13K
InterestLn 20	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
All other expensesLn 24e	$3K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$23K	$4K	$18K	$515

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$409K	$31K	$377K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2024	$176K	$30K	$146K	$1.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$374K	$34K	$340K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$109K	$23K	$87K	$769K	990 PDF
FY2021	$159K	$47K	$112K	$788K	990 PDF
FY2020	$85K	$50K	$35K	$585K	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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Part I · Summary $109,286 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $149,607$95,273

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$2,902

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,518$2,769

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,702$8,342

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $158,827$109,286

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 $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $46,680$22,646

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $46,680$22,646

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $112,147$86,640

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $109,286 across 14 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$469

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,804

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$40,746

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$95,273

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,902 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,902

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $2,769 · Excluded from tax $0$2,769

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $350 · Excluded from tax $0$350

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $7,992 · Excluded from tax $0$7,992

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,902 · Unrelated business $11,111 · Excluded from tax $0$109,286

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,646 across 9 lines filed

IX-11a Management feesManagement $1,628$1,628

IX-11g Other fees for services$0

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $196 · Management $20 · Fundraising $358$574

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $431 · Fundraising $157$588

IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $390$390

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $13,074$13,074

IX-20 Interest$0

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,196$3,196

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,196$3,196

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,782 · Management $18,349 · Fundraising $515$22,646

Part X · Balance sheet $913,716 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,978$51,701

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $27,377$15,087

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $542,560$549,776

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $361,940$297,152

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $940,855$913,716

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $27,650$24,781

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $153,198$144,953

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $787,657$768,763

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $940,855$913,716

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $768,763 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$109,286

XI-2 Total expenses$22,646

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,640

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$787,657

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$105,534

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$768,763

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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O P E R A INC FY2022 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for O P E R A INC

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV