Nonprofit · EIN 13-2974347
NEW YORK CITY OPERA INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,542,513 | $1,857,092 | -$314,579 | $115,573 | $2,092,006 | -$1,976,433 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,686,729 | $2,274,260 | -$587,531 | $269,459 | $1,931,480 | -$1,662,021 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,884,323 | $2,836,476 | -$952,153 | $977,303 | $2,055,101 | -$1,077,798 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $367,435
- Program service revenue
- $18,783
- Investment income
- $1,754
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,154,541
- Other revenue
- $1,154,541
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $603,547
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $723,599
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $60,954
- Accounting fees
- $36,283
- Travel
- $4,786
- Depreciation
- $26,186
- Program services (functional)
- $1,268,194
- Management and general (functional)
- $529,382
- Fundraising (functional)
- $59,516
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $269,459
- Total assets, end of year
- $115,573
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,092,006
- Net assets, end of year
- -$1,976,433
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $759
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,134
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$6,733,894
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,757,461
- Gross receipts
- $1,542,513
- Employees
- 25
- Year formed
- 1978
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| EARL CICCEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRY DESSER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CLAUDIO FERRI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GRANT HANESSIAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROY NIEDERHOFFER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CONSTANTINE ORBELIAN | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL L RUBIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID SCHOENKIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK SEMONIAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL CAPASSO | GENERAL DIRE Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $9,615 |
| MARTINA ARROYO | ADVISORY COU Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARCO FIORESE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENYCE GRAVES | ADVISORY COU Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GUCCI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SANDRA GUIBORD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS MINA JR | BOARD CHAIRM Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHNATHAN MILLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROY NIEDERHOFFER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID SCHOENKIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR SANDY SOOK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL CAPASSO | GENERAL DIRE Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $136,538 |
| KRISTIN SAMPSON | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $120,000 |
| MARTINA ARROYO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HARRIET NEWMAN COHEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARCO FIORESE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENYCE GRAVES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GUCCI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GRANT HANESSIAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS MINA JR | BOARD CHAIRM Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHNATHAN MILLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROY NIEDERHOFFER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 513 W 26TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10001-5503
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CONSTANTINE ORBELIAN, 513 W 26TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10001
- Signed the 990
- CONSTANTINE ORBELIAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (646) 981-1888
- Website
- WWW.NYCOPERA.COM
- Return prepared by
- HUTMAN & HUTMAN LLP
Mission
NEW YORK CITY OPERA WAS FAMOUSLY DUBBED "THE PEOPLE'S OPERA" BY MAYOR FIORELLO LAGUARDIA AT ITS FOUNDING IN 1943. MORE THAN 80 YEARS LATER, CITY OPERA CONTINUES ITS HISTORIC MISSION TO INSPIRE AUDIENCES WITH INNOVATIVE AND THEATRICALLY COMPELLING OPERA, NURTURE THE WORK OF PROMISING AMERICAN ARTISTS, AND BUILD NEW AUDIENCES THROUGH AFFORDABLE TICKET PRICES AND EXTENSIVE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- CITY OPERA'S CURRENT ADMINISTRATION UTILIZES A UNIQUE, ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS MODEL BY CREATING ARTISTIC AND OPERATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, FORGING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH UNION AND VENUES, AND ENGAGING BOTH NEW AND TRADITIONAL AUDIENCES. CONTINUING ITS HISTORIC COMMITMENT TO EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, THE COMPANY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOUSAND OF NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL CHILDREN TO ATTEND CITY OPERA DRESS REHEARSALS, WHERE THEY MEET CAST MEMBERS AND CREW AND LEARN ABOUT CAREERS IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. FOR MANY, THIS IS THEIR FIRST LIVE OPERA EXPERIENCE. THROUGHOUT ITS SEASON, CITY OPERA ALSO PRESENTED HOUR-LONG, FAMILY-FRIENDLY ADAPTATIONS OF CLASSIC OPERA, INTRODUCING OPERA TO THE VERY YOUNGEST AUDIENCES. RENEWING ITS TRADITION OF BRINGING OPERA TO THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE, CITY OPERA ALSO PRESENTED FREE OPERA PERFORMANCES IN BRYANT PARK, ENABLING THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS TO EXPERIENCE OPERA IN A RELAXED, FAMILIAR ENVIRONMENT.Expenses $1,268,194 · revenue $18,783
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-2974347
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $115,573
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,542,513
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,542,513 | $1,857,092 | $115,573 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,686,729 | $2,274,260 | $269,459 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,884,323 | $2,836,476 | $977,303 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,207,574 | $2,626,443 | $1,694,292 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 13-2974347).
Questions about NEW YORK CITY OPERA INC
- What is the EIN of NEW YORK CITY OPERA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW YORK CITY OPERA INC is 13-2974347.
- Is NEW YORK CITY OPERA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to NEW YORK CITY OPERA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW YORK CITY OPERA INC 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 NEW YORK CITY OPERA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEW YORK CITY OPERA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEW YORK CITY OPERA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CONSTANTINE ORBELIAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW YORK CITY OPERA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NEW YORK CITY OPERA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,542,513, expenses of $1,857,092 and total assets of $115,573 at year end.
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