Utah Symphony & Opera
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Presents orchestral and operatic performances, fostering arts education and community connection. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $28.6M in revenue, $30.0M in expenses, and $73.1M in net assets.Pt I
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Code 711130 Symphonic Concerts
The Utah Symphony was founded during the Great Depression as a Works Progress Administration orchestra under Roosevelt's New Deal. Today, the Utah Symphony is the premiere orchestra in the Intermountain West and one of only sixteen year-round orchestras in the nation.
Code 711110 Opera Performances
Utah Opera performs in Salt Lake City's Capitol Theatre, reaching an audience just under 27,000. Utah Opera offered 24 performances of four mainstage productions this year. Utah Opera has a nationally renowned costume shop, and features some of the top singers, directors, conductors, and designers from around the country.
Code 711130 Deer Valley Music Festival
Currently in its twenty first season, the Deer Valley Music Festival is the summer home of the Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, reaching an audience of nearly 37,000 during the summer season. The festival provides chamber music, classical, family, and pops offerings in many venues: Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater, St.
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Steven Brosvik’s $384K as President & CEO is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M 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 | FY2024 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Brosvik | $384,282 | $360,149 | $356,867 | $327,251 | $171,848 | — |
| Paul Meecham | — | — | — | — | $347,030 | $286,562 |
| Madeline Adkins | $264,109 | $253,354 | $246,302 | $225,122 | $142,934 | $201,044 |
| David Green | $162,098 | $154,532 | $147,102 | $137,363 | $123,706 | $131,860 |
| Steve Hogan | $161,619 | $153,903 | $146,267 | $134,915 | $113,736 | $121,255 |
| Kathryn Eberle | $148,701 | $140,582 | $138,094 | $121,399 | $87,926 | $110,047 |
| Leslie Peterson | $148,297 | — | $117,893 | — | — | — |
| Hannah Thomas-Holland | $145,576 | $140,673 | — | — | — | — |
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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| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 87% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 8% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 8% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | 9% | — | — |
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