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Santa Barbara Opera Association FY2020 filing

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Santa Barbara, CA501(c)(3)Since 1994Arts & CultureEIN 77-0347413Revenue $1.4M in FY2020

On file with the IRSoperasb.org1330 State St Ste 209, 93101-2681 · Santa Barbara, CATax-exempt since Jun 1994Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$132K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $20K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$132K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $497K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$196K
65% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 65% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$106K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$106K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$106K
FY2021$331K
FY2022$200K
FY2023$163K
FY2024−$37K
FY2025$2K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $922K Management & general 27% · $376K Fundraising 7% · $99K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $132K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kostis Protopapas
Artistic and General Direc
$131,590Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mahri Kerley
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dylan Minor
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kostis Protopapas’s $140K as Artistic and General Direc is at the 61st 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kostis Protopapas$140,182$135,670$145,374$135,436$132,843$131,590

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

Programs and updates

Presents exciting, high-quality opera productions and community programs celebrating opera's beauty.

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3 programs · $922K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

See schedule omain stage productions & concerts. As the only presenter of professional opera serving california's central coast, our company's diverse repertoire includes popular opera favorites, lesser known operas, contemporary american works and a world premier (stephen schwartz's seance on a wet afternoon) featuring regional and…

$749Kprogram expense
02

See schedule oeducation & outreach. Opera santa barbara's growing portfolio of community programs serves audiences, age 8 and up in schools and public venues in santa barbara and ventura counties.

$99Kprogram expense
03

See schedule ochrisman studio artists. Opera santa barbara develops the next generation of opera singers by providing mainstage performance opportunities and valuable training to some of america's most talented young artists.

$74Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Schlinger Chrisman FoundationFY2024$100K
Santa Barbara FoundationFY2024$95K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$62K
Elaine F Stepanek FoundationFY2024$50K
The John C Mithun FoundationFY2024$45K
Hutton Foundation a Delaware CorpFY2024$25K
Smidt Family FoundationFY2024$25K
Mosher FoundationFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 15 funders$497K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$248K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$922K
Managementcol C$376K
Fundraisingcol D$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$106K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$301K
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$18K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$21K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$213K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$248K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$301K
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
Net assetsLn 32$106K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 558
VolunteersI 630
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K$79K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$53K$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$0
Total assetsLn 16$290K$301K
LiabilitiesLn 26$163K$196K
Net assetsLn 32$128K$106K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$131K$131K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$409K$232K$122K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$15K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$28K$21K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$48K$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$287K$282K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$41K$34K$1K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$11K$8K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$50K$39K$693$11K
RoyaltiesLn 15$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$176K$148K$28K
TravelLn 17$37K$37K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$5K$4K$5K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$189$284
InsuranceLn 23$27K$21K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$62K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$922K$376K$99K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.7M$41K$2K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$2.1M−$177K−$37K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.9M−$49K$163K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.9M−$118K$200K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.2M$205K$331K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.4M$1.4M−$23K$106K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,373,926 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,210,848$1,151,830
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $323,353$247,789
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,496$2,269
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$39,798−$27,962
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,502,899$1,373,926
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 $451,129$612,181
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $10,986$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,150,429$785,184
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,612,544$1,397,365
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$109,645−$23,439
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $1,373,926 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$212,875
VIII-1e Government grants$18,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$920,955
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$21,376
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,151,830
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $247,789$247,789
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,173$1,173
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,096$1,096
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$27,962−$27,962
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $247,789 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$25,693$1,373,926
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,397,365 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $131,301$131,301
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $232,410 · Management $122,243 · Fundraising $54,655$409,308
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,759 · Management $2,354$17,113
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,483 · Management $21,289 · Fundraising $4,687$54,459
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $48,060$48,060
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $282,126 · Fundraising $5,016$287,142
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $34,404 · Management $1,435 · Fundraising $4,875$40,714
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,064 · Management $7,966 · Fundraising $1,991$21,021
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $38,562 · Management $693 · Fundraising $10,957$50,212
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $6,825$6,825
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $147,942 · Management $27,847$175,789
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,004$37,004
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,682 · Management $3,838 · Fundraising $5,309$13,829
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,416$5,416
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,420 · Management $189 · Fundraising $284$1,893
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,945 · Management $3,593 · Fundraising $2,000$26,538
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $61,641 · Fundraising $9,100$70,741
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $922,267 · Management $376,224 · Fundraising $98,874$1,397,365
Part X · Balance sheet $301,089 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,018$78,886
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $150,000$50,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $60,953$74,784
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,600$13,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,893$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $53,032$83,919
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $290,496$301,089
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,744$4,493
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $63,979$71,390
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $50,000$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$119,683
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $162,723$195,566
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$125,227−$94,477
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $253,000$200,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $127,773$105,523
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $290,496$301,089
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $105,523 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,373,926
XI-2 Total expenses$1,397,365
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,439
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$127,773
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,189
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$105,523

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