Enriching the quality of life in the central valley through Opera presentations

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$126K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $136K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$439K
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$384K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$76K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$439K
FY2021▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$329K
FY2021$439K
FY2022$469K
FY2023$603K
FY2024$572K
FY2025$692K
Expenses
$384K
FY2021▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$403K
FY2021$384K
FY2022$545K
FY2023$517K
FY2024$689K
FY2025$653K
Net assets
$76K
FY2021▲ +301%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$19K
FY2021$76K
FY2022$32K
FY2023$196K
FY2024$80K
FY2025$119K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1984.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $215K Management & general 20% · $79K Fundraising 24% · $90K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Gen/Art Dir
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Mkting Dir
$46,000Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Roy Stevens’s $85K as General Direct is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Roy Stevens$85,000$85,000$85,000$80,000$80,000$75,000
Annalisa Winbe$68,560$68,560————
Jewel Whitaker——$64,480$58,240$46,000$46,000

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $215K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Opera modesto is the only professional opera in the central valley of

$215Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$439K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$421K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$384K
Ln 25
Programscol B$215K
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$76K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$97K
Total assetsLn 16$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$421K
Government grantsLn 1e$102K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$439K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$97K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$97K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
Net assetsLn 32$76K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6125
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K$97K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$38K$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$40K
Net assetsLn 32$19K$76K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$57K$59K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$2K$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$472$472
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$3K$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$2K$2K$1K
InterestLn 20$347$115$116$116
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$897
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$880$880
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$177K$130K$7K$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$384K$215K$79K$90K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $692K$653K$39K$119K 990 PDF
FY2024 $572K$689K−$117K$80K 990 PDF
FY2023 $603K$517K$85K$196K 990 PDF
FY2022 $469K$545K−$76K$32K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $439K$384K$55K$76K 990 PDF
FY2020 $329K$403K−$74K$19K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $439,071 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $234,293$421,174
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $56,462$13,697
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $38,061$4,200
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $328,816$439,071
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $152,276$156,859
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $250,346$227,366
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $402,622$384,225
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$73,806$54,846
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $439,071 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$102,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$319,174
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$421,174
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,697$13,697
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,200$4,200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,897$439,071
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $384,225 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,526 · Management $59,425 · Fundraising $28,988$144,939
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,384 · Management $4,887 · Fundraising $4,649$11,920
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $472$472
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $10,200$10,200
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,741 · Management $2,742 · Fundraising $2,671$8,154
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,200 · Management $2,200 · Fundraising $1,100$5,500
IX-20 InterestPrograms $115 · Management $116 · Fundraising $116$347
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,000 · Fundraising $897$1,897
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,128 · Management $880 · Fundraising $880$4,888
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,431$18,431
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $129,672 · Management $6,970 · Fundraising $40,835$177,477
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $215,197 · Management $78,692 · Fundraising $90,336$384,225
Part X · Balance sheet $116,315 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,021$97,217
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,512$3,627
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$15,471
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,533$116,315
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,883$3,723
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$30,894
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,533$40,129
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,000$76,186
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,000$76,186
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,533$116,315
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $76,186 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$439,071
XI-2 Total expenses$384,225
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,846
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$76,186

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