Nonprofit · EIN 01-0496860
OPERA MAINE
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, ME 04112
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $719,073 | $713,302 | $5,771 | $290,969 | $0 | $290,969 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $649,947 | $610,254 | $39,693 | $310,023 | $37,796 | $272,227 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $471,319 | $516,075 | -$44,756 | $220,938 | $18,954 | $201,984 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $403,566
- of which government grants
- $20,000
- Program service revenue
- $299,391
- Investment income
- $7,080
- Net income from fundraising events
- $9,036
- Other revenue
- $9,036
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $90,009
- Other salaries and wages
- $46,126
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $144,790
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $12,731
- Travel
- $6,404
- Program services (functional)
- $581,482
- Management and general (functional)
- $69,891
- Fundraising (functional)
- $61,929
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $310,023
- Total assets, end of year
- $290,969
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $290,969
- Publicly traded securities
- $160,689
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $290,969
- Gross receipts
- $772,543
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- ME
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Koelker | Executive Director Key employee | 32 | $69,642 |
| Dona D Vaughn | Artistic Director Key employee | 10 | $23,833 |
| Arlene Palmer Schwind | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Ann Elderkin | Immediate Past President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie Hart | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Constance Bingham | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Astor | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James Becker | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Berentson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rosemary Harris | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Hunt | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Mohlin | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Rubinstein | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Warren Schubert | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Serrage | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| April Ylvisaker Tardiff | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Toy Watson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Doreen Theriault | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy-Grace Thurston | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Plumb | Clerk Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Koelker | Executive Director Key employee | 32 | $63,624 |
| Dona D Vaughn | Artistic Director Key employee | 10 | $21,334 |
| Arlene Palmer Schwind | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Ann Elderkin | Immediate Past President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie Hart | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Constance Bingham | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Astor | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James Becker | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Berentson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rosemary Harris | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Hunt | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Mohlin | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Rubinstein | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Warren Schubert | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Serrage | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| April Ylvisaker Tardiff | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Toy Watson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Plumb | Clerk Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Koelker | Executive Director Key employee | 32 | $68,094 |
| Dona D Vaughn | Artistic Director Key employee | 10 | $18,626 |
| Arlene Palmer Schwind | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Melody Schubert | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Constance Bingham | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Ann Elderkin | Immediate Past President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Astor | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Fratianne | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Hunt | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Mohlin | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Riddle | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Warren Schubert | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Serrage | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| April Ylvisaker | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Rubinstein | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie Hart | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Toy Watson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Serrage | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Plumb | Clerk Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 7733, PORTLAND, ME 04112-7733
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Arlene Schwind, PO Box 7733, Portland, ME 04112
- Signed the 990
- Constance Bingham, Treasurer
- Phone
- (207) 879-7678
- Website
- www.operamaine.org
Mission
Opera Maine is dedicated to providing creative and inspiring opera productions of artistic excellence that attract regional, national, and international audiences
Program accomplishments
- In 2025, Opera Maine extended its season to include a winter production. On January 24 and 26, in collaboration with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, we presented a semi-staged performance of Puccini's La Boheme in Merrill Auditorium in Portland. The production was a critical success and drew an audience of 3,300. The two performances of our summer mainstage opera, Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, were presented in Merrill on July 24 and 27 to a total of 2,870 spectators. This was the first American work that Opera Maine has produced on its mainstage. Praised by Opera News as a "theatrically compelling and musically excellent production", Sweeney Todd featured a stellar cast of internationally renowned singers. It was directed with "cinematic sweep" by the company's Artistic Director, Dona D. Vaughn, while conductor Israel Gursky led "with precision and elan". Through Opera Maine's Opera for All initiative, 128 youth aged 21 and under attended the opera at no cost.Expenses $447,790 · revenue $287,633
- On June 28 and 29, Opera Maine's Studio Artist Program presented two performances of Paul's Case, a contemporary chamber opera by Gregory Spears and Kathryn Walat. Held at Stevens Square Theater in Portland the production featured seven emerging opera singers and attracted an audience of 230. Opera Maine's dramaturg Calien Lewis gave pre-performance talks and joined the composer and artists in post-performance conversation.Expenses $38,318 · revenue $11,758
- In 2025, Opera Maine provided community engagement and educational programs that expanded access to opera and vocal music education across Maine. Through its Opera for All initiative, the organization served more than 1,100 K-12 students at five schools in four counties, prioritizing communities with limited access to arts education. Programs were delivered in partnership with local schools and the University of Southern Maine Vocal Studies Program, combining student-focused arts education with professional development for emerging artists. Additional community programs included the Opera Film Series at OceanView in Falmouth, which reached approximately 250 attendees, as well as community concerts and collaborative events with cultural institutions. Opera Maine also expanded access through free ticket initiatives, including partnerships with VetTix and 1stTix, thereby introducing new audiences to live opera. These programs emphasized accessibility, arts education, and audience development, using music and performance to foster community connection and cultural enrichment.Expenses $9,500
- Overhead expenses properly allocated to programsExpenses $85,874
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0496860
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $290,969
- Income (IRS master file)
- $772,543
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $719,073 | $713,302 | $290,969 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $649,947 | $610,254 | $310,023 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $471,319 | $516,075 | $220,938 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $549,384 | $524,078 | $231,906 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0496860).
Questions about OPERA MAINE
- What is the EIN of OPERA MAINE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OPERA MAINE is 01-0496860.
- Is OPERA MAINE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to OPERA MAINE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OPERA MAINE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of OPERA MAINE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OPERA MAINE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OPERA MAINE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Arlene Schwind.
- Who are the officers and directors of OPERA MAINE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $69,642 (Caroline Koelker, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does OPERA MAINE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $719,073, expenses of $713,302 and total assets of $290,969 at year end.
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