Opera Omaha INC: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-6032795)

Allison Swenson’s $175K as General Director is at the 76th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Allison Swenson	$175,000	$175,000	$66,298	—	—	—
Roger Weitz	—	—	$69,625	$108,316	$103,744	$106,823

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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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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Creates professional opera and music theater to express deep emotions and high aspirations.

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1 program · $4.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

The organization produces several operas open to the public and offers a touring theater which produces mini-operas designed to familiarize the audience with the art of opera.

$4.6Mprogram 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 · FY2025

The Sherwood FoundationFY2025$25K

Backer Family Charitable TrustFY2025$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$5.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$307K

Investment incomeLn 3$85K

Money outPt IX

$5.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$4.6M

Managementcol C$675K

Fundraisingcol D$363K

Owns and owesPt X

$8.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K

Total assetsLn 16$9.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$968K

PeoplePt VI, VII

18

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b16

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$268K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$60K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$254K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$307K

Investment incomeLn 3$85K

Other incomeLn 4–11$48K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$59K

Total revenueLn 12$5.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$59K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$81K

Other assetsLn 15$699K

Total assetsLn 16$9.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$968K

Net assetsLn 32$8.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 525

VolunteersI 6200

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$90K	$59K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$5.6M	$6.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$117K	$81K
Total assetsLn 16	$8.7M	$9.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$497K	$968K
Net assetsLn 32	$8.2M	$8.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$136K	$68K		$68K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.1M	$890K	$147K	$85K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$44K	$33K	$7K	$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$104K	$82K	$14K	$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$78K	$64K	$2K	$12K
Legal feesLn 11b	$36K		$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$10K		$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$26K		$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$75K		$37K	$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$313K	$313K
Office expensesLn 13	$54K	$16K	$35K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$43K		$43K
OccupancyLn 16	$392K	$194K	$198K
TravelLn 17	$445K	$436K	$5K	$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$39K	$9K	$30K
InterestLn 20	$2K		$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$49K	$15K	$35K
InsuranceLn 23	$26K	$10K	$12K	$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.4M	$2.2M		$135K
All other expensesLn 24e	$249K	$211K	$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$5.6M	$4.6M	$675K	$363K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$3.2M	$5.1M	−$1.9M	$6.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$4.8M	$5.0M	−$186K	$8.0M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$5.0M	$5.6M	−$618K	$8.0M	990 PDF
FY2022	$6.0M	$4.7M	$1.3M	$8.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$5.3M	$3.2M	$2.1M	$7.8M	990 PDF
FY2020	$5.2M	$4.8M	$437K	$5.2M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $4,993,260 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,095,691$4,553,387

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $407,765$306,658

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $458,848$85,316

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,462$47,899

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,982,766$4,993,260

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 $1,279,498$1,483,848

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,404,641$4,127,019

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,684,139$5,610,867

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,298,627−$617,607

Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members16

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 $4,993,260 across 12 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$254,314

VIII-1e Government grants$268,394

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,030,679

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$60,071

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,553,387

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $306,658$306,658

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $144,526$144,526

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $42,700$42,700

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$59,210−$59,210

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,199$5,199

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $306,658 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $133,215$4,993,260

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,610,867 across 20 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,962 · Fundraising $67,691$135,653

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $889,933 · Management $147,106 · Fundraising $85,397$1,122,436

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $32,610 · Management $6,713 · Fundraising $4,615$43,938

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $82,303 · Management $13,892 · Fundraising $8,105$104,300

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $64,156 · Management $1,765 · Fundraising $11,600$77,521

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $35,723$35,723

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,000$10,000

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $26,291$26,291

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $36,570 · Fundraising $38,345$74,915

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $313,176$313,176

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,403 · Management $34,795 · Fundraising $3,153$54,351

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $43,318$43,318

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $194,462 · Management $198,008$392,470

IX-17 TravelPrograms $435,723 · Management $4,740 · Fundraising $4,639$445,102

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,782 · Management $29,861$38,643

IX-20 InterestManagement $1,588$1,588

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,789 · Management $34,598$49,387

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,075 · Management $12,067 · Fundraising $4,318$26,460

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,231,352 · Fundraising $135,165$2,366,517

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $211,334 · Management $37,744$249,078

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,573,060 · Management $674,779 · Fundraising $363,028$5,610,867

Part X · Balance sheet $8,966,262 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $89,981$59,152

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,622,045$1,751,708

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,214$30,678

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $302,451$90,143

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $116,893$81,429

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,578,564$6,253,977

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$699,175

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,743,148$8,966,262

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $183,108$71,494

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $314,095$183,653

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$712,766

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $497,203$967,913

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,554,072$2,161,736

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,691,873$5,836,613

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,245,945$7,998,349

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,743,148$8,966,262

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,998,349 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$4,993,260

XI-2 Total expenses$5,610,867

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$617,607

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,245,945

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$370,011

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,998,349

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