Nonprofit · EIN 52-1473747
WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20006
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,464,887 | $1,274,291 | $190,596 | $2,219,242 | $284,134 | $1,935,108 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,413,216 | $1,037,796 | $375,420 | $1,898,573 | $140,065 | $1,758,508 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,486,453 | $978,948 | $507,505 | $1,486,088 | $96,464 | $1,389,624 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,025,681
- Program service revenue
- $242,142
- Investment income
- $180,858
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $126,302
- Net income from fundraising events
- $16,023
- Other revenue
- $16,206
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $130,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $125,011
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $287,059
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $11,079
- Accounting fees
- $26,733
- Occupancy
- $38,177
- Depreciation
- $442
- Program services (functional)
- $1,048,348
- Management and general (functional)
- $150,109
- Fundraising (functional)
- $75,834
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,898,573
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,219,242
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $284,134
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,935,108
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,207
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,761,619
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,935,108
- Gross receipts
- $1,763,807
- Employees
- 83
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET SIPPEY | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $124,250 |
| ALEXANDER D CRARY | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELE BARTOLI CAIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENONNE WALKER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE GOLLOBIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HIGGINS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS GILL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY W MAKINS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN MAZER MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MITCHELL SCHNEIDER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE VAN REIGERSBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA RHEA | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA M ROSSOTTI | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOROTHY DOTTIE SCHMIDT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACQUELYN LANMAN SHEEHAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOROTHY DOTTY WEXLER | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA DYKSTRA | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET JONES | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA FINKELSTEIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET SIPPEY | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $112,500 |
| ALEXANDER D CRARY | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELE BARTOLI CAIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENONNE WALKER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE WETHINGTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE GOLLOBIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HIGGINS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARRY KAPLAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY W MAKINS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN MAZER MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MITCHELL SCHNEIDER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE VAN REIGERSBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA RHEA | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA M ROSSOTTI | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOROTHY DOTTIE SCHMIDT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACQUELYN LANMAN SHEEHAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOROTHY DOTTY WEXLER | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR DOUGLAS GILL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA DYKSTRA | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PEGGY JONES | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA FINKELSTEIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET SIPPEY | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $77,820 |
| ANTHONY WALKER | ARTISTIC DIR Officer | 15 | $43,623 |
| TEHVON FOWLER-CHAPMAN | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $22,500 |
| ALEXANDER D CRARY | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELE BARTOLI CAIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENONNE WALKER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE WETHINGTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE GOLLOBIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARISE DAVIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HIGGINS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARRY KAPLAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY W MAKINS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN MAZER MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MITCHELL SCHNEIDER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE VAN REIGERSBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA RHEA | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA M ROSSOTTI | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOROTHY DOTTIE SCHMIDT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACQUELYN LANMAN SHEEHAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERRY GINGRICH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOROTHY DOTTY WEXLER | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR DOUGLAS GILL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA DYKSTRA | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PEGGY JONES | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA FINKELSTEIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1901 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 401, WASHINGTON, DC 20006-3430
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARGARET SIPPEY, 1901 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW 401, WASHINGTON, DC 20009
- Signed the 990
- MARGARET SIPPEY, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (202) 364-5826
- Website
- WWW.CONCERTOPERA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DUNHAM AUKAMP & RHODES PLC
Mission
WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA PRESENTS LESS OFTEN PERFORMED OPERATIC MASTERPIECES IN CONCERT FORMAT THAT FEATURE EXPERIENCED AND EMERGING ARTISTS, OFTEN IN THEIR ROLE OR LOCAL DEBUTS.
Program accomplishments
- WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA PRESENTED THREE RARELY PROGRAMMED OPERAS: PUCCINI'S MANON LESCAUT, MOZART'S LA CLAMENZA DI TITO AND VERDI'S LUISA MILLER. ALL THREE OPERAS FEATURED SOME OF TODAYS MOST ACCLAIMED OPERA STARS AND EXCITING EMERGING ARTISTS, AND RECEIVED HIGH PRAISE FROM CRITICS AND AUDIENCES ALIKE. WCO ALSO PRESENTED SEVEN COMMUNITY OUTREACH PERFORMANCES IN THE METRO DC AREA FEATURING LOCAL TALENT, THREE LECTURE SERIES ON THE SEASON'S OFFERINGS ONLINE, AND PRE-PERFORMANCE TALKS FOR ALL THREE MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES.Expenses $1,048,348
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
- 52-1473747
- 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
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,219,242
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,763,807
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,464,887 | $1,274,291 | $2,219,242 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,413,216 | $1,037,796 | $1,898,573 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,486,453 | $978,948 | $1,486,088 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,054,500 | $1,153,216 | $844,765 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 52-1473747).
Questions about WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA
- What is the EIN of WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA is 52-1473747.
- Is WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA 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 WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA 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 WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA 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 WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MARGARET SIPPEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $124,250 (MARGARET SIPPEY, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,464,887, expenses of $1,274,291 and total assets of $2,219,242 at year end.
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