Long Beach Opera: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 95-3387074)

Marjorie Beale’s $101K as Interim Executive Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Jennifer Rivera	—	—	$125,000	$98,717	$102,874	$99,000
Jennifer Rivera to Feb 2024	—	$118,378	—	—	—	—
Marjorie Beale	$100,962	—	—	—	—	—
Andreas Mitisek	—	—	—	—	—	$82,000

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

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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

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

In FY25, lbo offered a truly distinctive series of performances based on the improvisational operas of queer latina composer pauline oliveros. Building on the success of bye bye butterfly, which premiered in july 2024, we launched our new season in december 2024 with earth ears, an hour-long scripted improvisational piece for…

$1.4Mprogram expense

02

Lbo's opera @ school brings free live opera to long beach unified school district schools and beyond. Our most popular show, the playground king, created by sarah squire, unfolds on an actual school playground, featuring melodies from famous operas like carmen and la boheme.

$56Kprogram 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

Perenchio FoundationFY2024$400K

Public Corporation for the Arts of the City of Long BeachFY2024$108K

Richard C Seaver Charitable Trust 12-28-78FY2024$25K

Colburn FoundationFY2024$25K

Claytor Family Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$10K

Nancy Katayama Foundation INCFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$573K

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By the numbers

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The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.7M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K

Investment incomeLn 3$37

Money outPt IX

$2.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.4M

Managementcol C$421K

Fundraisingcol D$180K

Owns and owesPt X

$815K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K

Total assetsLn 16$1.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$308K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$176K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$467K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K

Investment incomeLn 3$37

Total revenueLn 12$2.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$31K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$31K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$672

Total assetsLn 16$1.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$308K

Net assetsLn 32$815K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 537

VolunteersI 625

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$224K	$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1K	$672
Total assetsLn 16	$528K	$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$343K	$308K
Net assetsLn 32	$185K	$815K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$130K	$13K	$65K	$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$459K	$322K	$64K	$73K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$14K	$14K	$435
Payroll taxesLn 10	$46K	$29K	$9K	$8K
Legal feesLn 11b	$75		$75
Accounting feesLn 11c	$124K		$124K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$12K	$11K		$510
Office expensesLn 13	$11K	$5K	$5K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$11K	$6K	$4K	$467
RoyaltiesLn 15	$4K	$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$149K	$94K	$52K	$4K
TravelLn 17	$51K	$41K	$818	$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$238	$192	$4	$42
InterestLn 20	$10K		$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$424		$424
InsuranceLn 23	$33K	$12K	$17K	$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$986K	$889K	$69K	$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.0M	$1.4M	$421K	$180K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$2.7M	$2.0M	$635K	$815K	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.8M	$1.6M	$152K	$185K	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.8M	$1.7M	$60K	$77K	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.8M	$1.9M	−$74K	$111K	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.4M	$1.2M	$197K	$186K	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.2M	$1.1M	$55K	−$12K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,676,770 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,723,596$2,621,920

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $59,957$54,813

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,784$37

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,798,337$2,676,770

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 $673,726$649,500

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,646,592$1,392,363

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,320,318$2,041,863

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$521,981$634,907

Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members11

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 $2,676,770 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$176,335

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,445,585

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$466,602

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,621,920

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $54,813$54,813

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $37$37

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $54,813 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $37$2,676,770

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,041,863 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,981 · Management $64,904 · Fundraising $51,923$129,808

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $322,280 · Management $64,172 · Fundraising $73,020$459,472

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,612 · Management $435$14,047

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,228 · Management $9,139 · Fundraising $7,806$46,173

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $75$75

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $124,320$124,320

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,321 · Fundraising $510$11,831

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,791 · Management $4,918 · Fundraising $1,633$11,342

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,240 · Management $3,871 · Fundraising $467$10,578

IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $3,821$3,821

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $93,558 · Management $51,703 · Fundraising $3,586$148,847

IX-17 TravelPrograms $41,249 · Management $818 · Fundraising $9,141$51,208

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $192 · Management $4 · Fundraising $42$238

IX-20 InterestManagement $10,147$10,147

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $424$424

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,052 · Management $16,968 · Fundraising $4,140$33,160

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $889,409 · Management $68,735 · Fundraising $28,228$986,372

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,440,734 · Management $420,633 · Fundraising $180,496$2,041,863

Part X · Balance sheet $1,123,202 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $223,831$31,446

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $112,977$1,023,568

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $119,576$38,839

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,096$672

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $70,261$28,677

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $527,741$1,123,202

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $171,586$234,921

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $89,837$39,296

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $81,168$33,926

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $342,591$308,143

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $114,112$753,106

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $71,038$61,953

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $185,150$815,059

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $527,741$1,123,202

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $815,059 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,676,770

XI-2 Total expenses$2,041,863

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$634,907

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$185,150

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,998

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$815,059

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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