To create and produce professional Opera productions and programs on a not-for-profit basis in the greater rochester & Finger Lakes areas of new york state. Flo is committed to cultivating, promoting, developing and providing operatic experiences to the Finger Lakes area encompassing ontario & monroe counties.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $51K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
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
<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
8
named funders · $96K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$121K
373% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 373% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$509K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$552K
To programs
81%
Net assets
−$89K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$509K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$148K
FY2021$336K
FY2022$307K
FY2023$541K
FY2024$509K
Expenses
$552K
FY2024▼ -13%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$381K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$633K
FY2024$552K
Net assets
−$89K
FY2024▼ -93%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$45K
FY2023−$46K
FY2024−$89K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $446K Management & general 18% · $97K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$51,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Long’s $51K as Executive Director is at the 45th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Long$51,000$43,125$42,000$42,000$24,333

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

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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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Presents professional opera productions and programs for the Greater Rochester and Finger Lakes areas.

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1 program · $446K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Finger lakes opera, inc. (flo) is committed to the professional creation and production of opera in rochester and the finger lakes region with a roster of mainstage and emerging young artists drawn from diverse regions and backgrounds.

$446Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$509K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$438K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$552K
Ln 25
Programscol B$446K
Managementcol C$97K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
−$89K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K
Total assetsLn 16$33K
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$438K
Government grantsLn 1e$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$509K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$33K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$33K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$33K
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
Net assetsLn 32−$89K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K$33K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$52K$33K
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K$121K
Net assetsLn 32−$46K−$89K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$51K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$280K$280K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$132K$132K
All other expensesLn 24e$35K$2K$24K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$552K$446K$97K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $509K$552K−$43K−$89K 990 PDF
FY2023 $541K$633K−$91K−$46K 990 PDF
FY2022 $307K$369K−$62K$45K 990 PDF
FY2021 $336K$381K−$45K$146K 990 PDF
FY2020 $148K$161K−$12K$181K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $508,935 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $416,423$437,825
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $106,192$66,110
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,671$5,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $541,289$508,935
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $106,170$331,370
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $526,543$220,402
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $632,713$551,772
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$91,424−$42,837
Part VI · Governance 11 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $508,935 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$18,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$419,825
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$437,825
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $66,110$66,110
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $71,110$508,935
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $551,772 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $51,000$51,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $280,370$280,370
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,000$7,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $28,042$28,042
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,344$3,344
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $10,141$10,141
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,909$4,909
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $132,222$132,222
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,818 · Management $23,619 · Fundraising $9,307$34,744
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $445,796 · Management $96,669 · Fundraising $9,307$551,772
Part X · Balance sheet $32,507 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,036$32,507
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $52,036$32,507
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $77,976$101,284
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $97,976$121,284
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$45,940−$88,777
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$45,940−$88,777
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $52,036$32,507
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$88,777 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$508,935
XI-2 Total expenses$551,772
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$42,837
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$45,940
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$88,777

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