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Golden Gate Opera

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San Rafael, CA501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 94-3221096Revenue $71K in FY2019

On file with the IRSgoldengateopera.org51 Roundtree Blvd, 94903-1632 · San Rafael, CATax-exempt since Sep 2025Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Golden Gate opera's mission is to enrich the community's experience by providing access to a myriad of fine arts found in live, professional Opera. Ggo inspires people of all ages, cultural, and economic backgrounds to appreciate the arts, ife and learning through high quality performances and educational programs. We help the artform of Opera live on for the future, by developing emergiing artists in their careers--singers, designers, and directors--and by producing new works as part of our programming.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
39¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$11K 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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FY2019 · 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
FY2019
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2019, 7 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
39%
of spending
Concern: 39% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$11K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 54% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$71K
Spent
$30K
To programs
39%
Net assets
$50K

From the FY2019 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2023-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2019. IRS ruling in Sep 2025.

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

Where the money goes

39 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 39% · $12K Management & general 61% · $18K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Roberta Wain-Becker
Executive Director
$10,521Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Maria Aguila
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Roberta Wain-Becker’s $11K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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.

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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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Presents professional opera performances and educational programs to enrich community arts appreciation.

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1 program · $12K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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1. May 2019 an event titled "aria" was held in the private home of MS. Sorokin where the barbeque and dessert was DONATED.2. Offered schools creative education about civil war historymulti disciplinary learning which was available to high schools & middle schools. The title of the event was "emancipation!

$12Kprogram 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 · FY2023
The Fullerton Family Charitable FundFY2023$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$71K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$30K
Ln 25
Programscol B$12K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$50K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$483
Total assetsLn 16$58K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$71K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$483
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$483
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$58K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$50K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15K$483
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$18K$58K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$8K$50K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$11K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$78$78
Accounting feesLn 11c$804$804
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$540$47$493
TravelLn 17$235$235
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$215$215
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$7K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$379$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$30K$12K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2019 Latest Viewing $71K$30K$41K$50K 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 FY2019 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $70,647 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $85,577$66,892
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,007$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,000$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,740$3,755
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $94,324$70,647
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,450$10,521
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $63,369$19,540
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $85,819$30,061
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,505$40,586
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $70,647 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$66,892
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$66,892
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,755$3,755
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,755$70,647
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,061 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $10,521$10,521
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $78$78
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $804$804
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,069$2,069
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $47 · Management $493$540
IX-17 TravelPrograms $235$235
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,059$1,059
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $215$215
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,853 · Management $4,103$10,956
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $379 · Management $2,205$2,584
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,857 · Management $18,204 · Fundraising $0$30,061
Part X · Balance sheet $57,888 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $47,379; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,591$483
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,872$2,811
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$7,215
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,463$57,888
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $332$330
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,502$7,481
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,346$7,811
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,117$50,077
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,463$57,888
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $50,077 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$70,647
XI-2 Total expenses$30,061
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$40,586
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,117
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,374
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$50,077

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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