Nonprofit · EIN 20-8523525
ST PETERSBURG OPERA COMPANY
Tax-exempt · ST PETERSBURG, FL 33712
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,824,741 | $1,665,427 | $159,314 | $1,649,332 | $253,223 | $1,396,109 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,498,873 | $1,566,823 | -$67,950 | $1,442,916 | $215,260 | $1,227,656 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,797,453 | $1,613,380 | $184,073 | $1,508,783 | $222,446 | $1,286,337 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,241,300
- of which government grants
- $66,736
- Program service revenue
- $564,122
- Investment income
- $10,817
- Net income from fundraising events
- $8,502
- Other revenue
- $8,502
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $118,801
- Other salaries and wages
- $273,872
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $433,576
- Professional fundraising fees
- $1,630
- Accounting fees
- $4,000
- Occupancy
- $109,490
- Travel
- $87,317
- Depreciation
- $40,038
- Program services (functional)
- $1,467,221
- Management and general (functional)
- $143,318
- Fundraising (functional)
- $54,888
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,442,916
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,649,332
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $253,223
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,396,109
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $773,720
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,396,109
- Gross receipts
- $1,856,382
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK SFORZINI | CEO & ARTIST Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $118,801 | $10,801 |
| PAUL NUCCI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM SCHNEIDER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE HUDSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DAVIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE KIDWELL GILBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB ABERNATHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRELLA CIMATO SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER CURLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KARA LYNN DOBBERSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL BRILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSANNA BELLAFANTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARNOLD EICHOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK SFORZINI | CEO & ARTIST Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $117,508 | $9,447 |
| PAUL NUCCI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM SCHNEIDER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE HUDSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DAVIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE KIDWELL GILBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB ABERNATHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRELLA CIMATO SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER CURLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KARA LYNN DOBBERSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK SFORZINI | CEO & ARTIST Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $117,508 | $8,667 |
| PAUL NUCCI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM SCHNEIDER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE HUDSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA BOLTON-SCHUTES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE KIDWELL GILBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB ABERNATHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRELLA CIMATO SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER CURLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2145 1ST AVE S, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33712-1203
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARK SFORZINI, 2145 1ST AVENUE S, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33702
- Signed the 990
- MARK SFORZINI, CEO & ARTISTIC DIR.
- Phone
- (727) 823-2040
- Website
- WWW.STPETEOPERA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WELLS HOUSER & SCHATZEL PA
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE ST. PETERSBURG OPERA COMPANY IS TO ENRICH THE CULTURAL LIVES OF THE RESIDENTS OF, AND VISITORS TO, THE TAMPA BAY AREA BY PRESENTING FULLY STAGED PROFESSIONAL OPERA PRODUCTIONS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, AND TO MAKE OPERA ACCESSIBLE TO PRESENT AND FUTURE AUDIENCES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- PRODUCTION, ORGANIZATION, AND PRESENTATION OF OPERA PERFORMANCES INCLUDING SAINT-SANS' SAMSON & DELILAH, SONDHEIM'S A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, AND BIZET'S CARMEN. ALSO OFFERING MANY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING HOLIDAY SPARKLE, AND BROADWAY CABARET AT OPERA CENTRAL. FOR YOUNGER AUDIENCES WE HAD PERFORMANCES OF PINOCCHIO AT OPERA CENTRAL AS WELL AS IN TITLE I SCHOOLS. FOR SELECT AUDIENCES WE OFFERED SILVER BELLS FOR THE ST. PETERSBURG OPERA GUILD, AND FOUR DONOR QUARTERLIES AT OPERA CENTRAL.Expenses $1,467,221 · revenue $564,122
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-8523525
- 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
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,649,332
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,856,382
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $1,824,741 | $1,665,427 | $1,649,332 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $1,498,873 | $1,566,823 | $1,442,916 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $1,797,453 | $1,613,380 | $1,508,783 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $1,341,917 | $1,337,569 | $1,676,145 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 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 20-8523525).
Questions about ST PETERSBURG OPERA COMPANY
- What is the EIN of ST PETERSBURG OPERA COMPANY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ST PETERSBURG OPERA COMPANY is 20-8523525.
- Is ST PETERSBURG OPERA COMPANY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to ST PETERSBURG OPERA COMPANY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ST PETERSBURG OPERA COMPANY 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 ST PETERSBURG OPERA COMPANY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ST PETERSBURG OPERA COMPANY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ST PETERSBURG OPERA COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names MARK SFORZINI.
- Who are the officers and directors of ST PETERSBURG OPERA COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $118,801 (MARK SFORZINI, CEO & ARTIST).
- How much revenue does ST PETERSBURG OPERA COMPANY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,824,741, expenses of $1,665,427 and total assets of $1,649,332 at year end.
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