2026-02-27T09:25:52-08:00 2025-06-30 611701345 Neil and Company CPAs PC 1184 N 15th Ave Ste 1 Bozeman MT 59715 990 2024-07-01 810382552 OPERA MONTANA OPER 4065872889 1807 W DICKERSON STE C BOZEMAN MT 59715 COREY GETCHELL Treasurer 2026-02-27 true true NEIL COMPANY CPAS PC P00352245 4065879239 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X COREY GETCHELL 1807 W DICKERSON STE C BOZEMAN MT 59715 1741962 false X www.operamontana.org X 1979 MT OPERA MONTANA INSPIRES AND CREATES COMMUNITY THROUGH WORLD CLASS OPERA, MUSICAL THEATER, AND EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT. 10 10 4 225 0 520080 1387481 201421 269237 7829 36697 30683 25626 760013 1719041 7500 0 0 196673 223367 0 184022 541319 780144 745492 1003511 14521 715530 427262 1136575 101331 101149 325931 1035426 OPERA MONTANA INSPIRES AND CREATES COMMUNITY THROUGH WORLD CLASS OPERA, MUSICAL THEATER, AND EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT. false false 685959 Opera Montana inspires and creates community and collaboration through world-class opera, musical theater, and educational engagement. As a mission-driven organization, we view the arts as a means by which we can be of service to our community, which extends to the entire state of Montana. In addition to being the standard-bearers for the art form as the only independently operating professional opera company in the state, we also recognize common needs of communities across Montana, including music education, Veterans services, Indigenous representation in the arts, and accessibility to the performing arts, both from a geographic and economic standpoint. As one of the highest-ranking states for the Veteran share of the adult population, Montana has a need for a diversity of Veterans services, including those that are based in music and art. Through our work with Veterans organizations, we have discovered that many Veterans describe missing the presence of art and music in their lives during and after their service, and that these can be powerful tools for healing and creating lasting relationships. We are now discussing with our local Veteran partners the goal of expanding this aspect of our programming to reach statewide. Testimonials from Veterans Chorus members show that this program has a positive impact on Veterans in our community, and we aim to offer these services more widely, in addition to growing the Chorus in the Gallatin Valley and continuing to work with the American Legion Gallatin Post #14, the Vietnam Veterans Association Chapter #788, and other local partners. Nationally, there is a lack of Indigenous representation in classical music, particularly opera, and Montana is no different. At Opera Montana we recognize that we have a responsibility as an organization to support Indigenous artists through our operations, education, and programming.Wheels of Harmony brings Indigenous opera singers and musicians to schools in rural and Tribal communities across Montana, to share cultural and musical education, stories, and inspiration for Montana students to participate in the arts. We have received feedback from young Native students that it was impactful to see professional opera singers and musicians who are also Native. We are continuing to grow Wheels of Harmony in collaboration with cultural and educational consultants and the new Operations and Education position dedicated to managing the program.We are working to make our local performances accessible to a wider population, both geographically and economically. In 2023, we launched Opera For All, a program that offers a set number of free tickets to each of our mainstage productions, no questions asked. We had several patrons tell us that they would not have been able to attend the performances without this program. We worked with local hotels to offer discounts on nightly stays during the runs of our shows for people traveling long distances. We are continuing these accessibility efforts in future seasons.In reference to Part I Summary - Revenue and Expenses.Because we use accrual based accounting and are currently in the midst of a capital campaign, revenues reflect multi-year pledges towards campaign priorities including the commissioning of a new opera based on Norman Maclean's beloved novella, "A River Runs Through It". Due to this project, expenses are much higher than previous years as well. 685959 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 116 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false X X OPERA MONTANA 4065872889 2011 N 22ND AVE STE 4B BOZEMAN MT 59718 SUSAN MILLER Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 78540 0 0 DIANE BRAWNER Secretary 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH ANN KENNEDY Board Member 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 COREY GETCHELL Treasurer 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUG BADENOCH President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE SCHUMACHER Vice President 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DR WALTER FLEMING Board Member 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN KAUFFMAN Board Member 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 YETTA STEIN Board Member 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY O'NEILL Board Member 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA COTA Board Member 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 78540 0 false false false 0 1387481 1387481 CONCESSIONS 1509 1509 OPERA TICKET SALES 246828 246828 PROGRAM ADS 20900 20900 269237 9046 9046 0 0 0 50572 22921 27651 27651 27651 1804 1804 0 0 CREDIT CARD FEES 11465 11465 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 12357 12357 23822 1719041 329756 0 0 0 0 83288 41644 20822 20822 0 116092 51893 64199 6180 2871 640 2669 0 17807 8239 2120 7448 0 8409 8409 9361 9361 0 0 2345 2345 68000 68000 25151 12632 6915 5604 10044 27 10001 16 0 0 37421 37421 412 412 0 0 0 0 1178 1178 4914 4914 ARTISTIC FEES & SERVICES 358383 356453 330 1600 PRODUCTION EXPENSE 200468 200468 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 10874 5214 5660 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES 9401 20 9371 10 33783 2891 22898 7994 1003511 685959 133530 184022 115872 115756 59757 0 0 10000 687738 0 0 0 0 14478 13633 15092 10059 802 5033 226353 314415 0 0 0 0 427262 1136575 12336 1164 88995 49985 50000 101331 101149 X 99578 783312 226353 252114 325931 1035426 427262 1136575 715530 -6035 X false false false X 285010 274209 457582 520080 1387481 2924362 5475 122325 199290 201421 269237 797748 0 0 0 290485 396534 656872 721501 1656718 3722110 10000 15000 107500 174025 55000 361525 0 10000 15000 107500 174025 55000 361525 3360585 4090 4295 3437 7829 36697 56348 0 4090 4295 3437 7829 36697 56348 0 15058 20261 15229 30683 25626 106857 309633 421090 675538 760013 1719041 3885315 0.86490 0.80470 0.01450 0.00960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 226353 25761 252114 159491 66862 226353 147381 12110 159491 171324 -23943 147381 102787 40829 27708 171324 false false false 3777 2975 802 11315 7084 4231 5033 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE TAX RETURN AND THEN PRESENTS IT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c EACH YEAR THE BOARD REVIEWS ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES AND SIGNS OFF THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICIES AND THAT THEIR POSITION HAS NOT CHANGED OR IF IT HAS, THEY DISCLOSE THE CHANGE. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 UPON REQUEST