Nonprofit · EIN 58-1379465
GREENSBORO OPERA COMPANY
Tax-exempt · GREENSBORO, NC 27401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $216,687 | $354,117 | -$137,430 | $157,191 | $6,865 | $150,326 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $165,945 | $257,025 | -$91,080 | $290,997 | $3,241 | $287,756 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $391,921 | $354,592 | $37,329 | $381,165 | $2,329 | $378,836 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $129,216
- Program service revenue
- $73,363
- Investment income
- $11,243
- Net income from fundraising events
- $2,670
- Other revenue
- $2,865
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $89,798
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $94,985
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,689
- Program services (functional)
- $310,643
- Management and general (functional)
- $40,478
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,996
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $290,997
- Total assets, end of year
- $157,191
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,865
- Net assets, end of year
- $150,326
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $150,326
- Gross receipts
- $235,757
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 1981
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 March 31, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA ANN PETERS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| TOM WRIGHT | PRIOR TREASURER VP FINANCELEGAL Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BRYANT PEDERSEN | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| GARRETT SAAKE | PRESIDENT VP ARTISTIC ADVISORY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CLIFF BRIDGES | VP MARKETINGCOMMUNICATIONS Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| BEN MCINDOE | VP NOMINATING Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS ALEXANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BILL ALLRED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| STEVE BINGHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH BOWERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LENNY SUE FRENCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| GENE KLANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| GERALD KNIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| NICK LINDSAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JAMES RUSHE | VP DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACLYN SURSO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AIMEE DE POORTERE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ALEXIA MAAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BRIAN PULLIAM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| PAM CASH | VP PERSONNEL Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA ANN PETERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| PAM CASH | PAST PRESIDENT VP PERSONNEL Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| TOM WRIGHT | TREASURER VP FINANCELEGAL Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BRYANT PEDERSEN | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| GARRETT SAAKE | VP ARTISTIC ADVISORY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| NANCY SANQUIST | VP DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| HALLIE HOGAN | VP EDUCATION Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CLIFF BRIDGES | VP MARKETINGCOMMUNICATIONS Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| BEN MCINDOE | VP NOMINATING Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CHANNELLE JAMES | VP SOCIAL JUSTICE Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| SHAYLA SHARPE | VP SPECIAL EVENTS Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS ALEXANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BILL ALLRED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| STEVE BINGHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH BOWERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ODELL CLEVELAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KEITH CUSHMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LENNY SUE FRENCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DAVID KARPOOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| GENE KLANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| GERALD KNIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ROBERTA LAWS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| NICK LINDSAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CLYDE NOLAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN PALMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JAMES RUSHE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JACLYN SURSO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW TROY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAM CASH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| BARBARA ANN PETERS | PRESIDENT EL Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| PORTER AICHELE | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| TOM WRIGHT | TREASURER/VP Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GARRETT SAAKE | VP ARTISTIC Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| NANCY SANQUIST | VP DEVELOPME Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CLIFF BRIDGES | VP MARKETING Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN L PALMER | VP NOMINATIN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLENE MARCHANT | VP PERSONNEL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KATHERINE DAVEY | VP SPEC EVEN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TRAVIS ALEXANDER | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL ALLRED | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BRYANT PEDERSEN | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELINE CHALHOUB-DEVILLE | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ODELL CLEVELAND | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH CUSHMAN | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB DIXON | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LENNY SUE FRENCH | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT HAYWOOD | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HALLIE HOGAN | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHANNELLE JAMES | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALTER JOHNSON | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD KNIGHT | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERTA LAWS | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM MAGILL | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN MCINDOE | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLYDE NOLAN | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES RUSHE | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDON SCOTT | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAYLA SHARPE | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW TROY | BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 200 N DAVIE ST STE 17, GREENSBORO, NC 27401-2865
- In care of
- % BRIAN PULLIAM
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- GARRETT SAAKE, 2201 WRIGHT AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27403
- Signed the 990
- BRIAN PULLIAM, TREASURER
- Phone
- (336) 273-9472
- Website
- WWW.GREENSBOROOPERA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Bason & Company PA
Mission
GREENSBORO OPERA FOSTERS THE POWER, PASSION AND MAGIC OF OPERA THROUGH PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- THE PRODUCTION OF AND COLLABORATION ON SEVERAL STAGED AND UNSTAGED PERFORMANCES AND RELATED EVENTS FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.Expenses $310,643 · revenue $73,363
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 March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 58-1379465
- 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
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $157,191
- Income (IRS master file)
- $235,757
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $216,687 | $354,117 | $157,191 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $165,945 | $257,025 | $290,997 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $391,921 | $354,592 | $381,165 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $211,283 | $359,953 | $346,991 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | 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 58-1379465).
Questions about GREENSBORO OPERA COMPANY
- What is the EIN of GREENSBORO OPERA COMPANY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREENSBORO OPERA COMPANY is 58-1379465.
- Is GREENSBORO OPERA COMPANY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to GREENSBORO OPERA COMPANY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GREENSBORO 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 GREENSBORO OPERA COMPANY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending March 31, 2027) is due August 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GREENSBORO OPERA COMPANY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of GREENSBORO OPERA COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 names GARRETT SAAKE.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREENSBORO OPERA COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 lists 20 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does GREENSBORO OPERA COMPANY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 it reported revenue of $216,687, expenses of $354,117 and total assets of $157,191 at year end.
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