Nonprofit · EIN 23-7314812
OPERA SOUTHWEST
Tax-exempt · ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87125
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,679,305 | $1,720,991 | -$41,686 | $1,730,701 | $705,085 | $1,025,616 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,296,111 | $1,352,302 | -$56,191 | $1,812,711 | $783,422 | $1,029,289 |
| May 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,495,003 | $1,609,846 | -$114,843 | $1,713,755 | $677,785 | $1,035,970 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $883,495
- Program service revenue
- $774,846
- Investment income
- $11,813
- Net income from fundraising events
- $9,151
- Other revenue
- $9,151
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $53,910
- Other salaries and wages
- $336,077
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $420,793
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $11,878
- Occupancy
- $71,821
- Travel
- $45,169
- Depreciation
- $18,421
- Program services (functional)
- $1,500,082
- Management and general (functional)
- $176,391
- Fundraising (functional)
- $44,518
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,812,711
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,730,701
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $705,085
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,025,616
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $721,501
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $238,089
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $787,527
- Gross receipts
- $1,726,739
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- NM
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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Zancanella | Executive Dir. Officer | 30 | $53,460 |
| James Ward | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Margaret Chaffey | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Ellen King | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Alaric Babej | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Miller | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Luis Carrasco | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Robbins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James Botros | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cecilia Violetta Lopez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ann M Conway | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sandy Donaldson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Foster | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Freeman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Frank Kuehn | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandi Pressley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Thompson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Zancanella | Executive Dir. Officer | 30 | $51,870 |
| Cecilia Violetta Lopez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $3,500 |
| Xavier Zamarripa | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Ellen King | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Miller | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Mary Nunez | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Margaret Chaffey | Past President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Luis Carrasco | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alaric Babej | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James Botros | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ann M Conway | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sandy Donaldson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Foster | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Freeman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Gonzales | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mimi Hatch | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Frank Kuehn | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nikki Mitchell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Robbins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Thompson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James Ward | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Zancanella | Executive Dir. Officer | 30 | $50,400 |
| Xavier Zamarripa | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Juan Vigil | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Ellen King | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Mary Nunez | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Margaret Chaffey | Past President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Luis Carrasco | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alaric Babej | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James Botros | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cecilia Violetta Lopez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Shaw | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nikki Mitchell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ann M Conway | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Foster | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rab Freeman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Gonzales | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mimi Hatch | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Frank Kuehn | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Robbins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Thompson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 27671, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87125-7671
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- James Ward, PO Box 27671, Albuquerque, NM 87125
- Signed the 990
- Jeff Miller, Treasurer
- Phone
- (505) 243-0591
- Website
- www.operasouthwest.org
- Return prepared by
- Janice Moen CPA
Mission
Professional production of opera for the public, and education about opera and the performing arts for audiences of all ages.
Program accomplishments
- Production of fully-staged opera and education about opera and the performing arts. In our 2024-2025 Season, Opera Southwest presented four operas Matilde, Madama Butterfly, Llantos 1492, and Dona Clementina. Opera Southwest also presented a New Years Eve Concert, Handels Messiah in Spanish and the Verdi Requiem as part of the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus Season. Over 8500 attended.Expenses $1,500,082 · revenue $774,846
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7314812
- 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
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,730,701
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,726,739
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $1,679,305 | $1,720,991 | $1,730,701 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $1,296,111 | $1,352,302 | $1,812,711 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $1,495,003 | $1,609,846 | $1,713,755 | XML |
| 990 | May 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 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 23-7314812).
Questions about OPERA SOUTHWEST
- What is the EIN of OPERA SOUTHWEST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OPERA SOUTHWEST is 23-7314812.
- Is OPERA SOUTHWEST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
- Are donations to OPERA SOUTHWEST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OPERA SOUTHWEST 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 SOUTHWEST due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OPERA SOUTHWEST last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OPERA SOUTHWEST?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names James Ward.
- Who are the officers and directors of OPERA SOUTHWEST?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $53,460 (Anthony Zancanella, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does OPERA SOUTHWEST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,679,305, expenses of $1,720,991 and total assets of $1,730,701 at year end.
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