Nonprofit · EIN 65-0496477
FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC
Tax-exempt · MIAMI, FL 33132
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $415,034 | $252,724 | $162,310 | $9,151,168 | $1,230,338 | $7,920,830 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $225,354 | $239,974 | -$14,620 | $8,567,957 | $918,040 | $7,649,917 |
| May 31, 2023 | 990 | $249,420 | $230,047 | $19,373 | $8,715,175 | $1,549,272 | $7,165,903 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $803,276
- Program service revenue
- $8,423
- Investment income
- $13,694
- Net rental income
- $15,388
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $13,049
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$425,747
- Other revenue
- -$410,359
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $69,300
- Other salaries and wages
- $41,177
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $128,583
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $222
- Accounting fees
- $20,084
- Occupancy
- $44,888
- Travel
- $2,713
- Depreciation
- $373
- Program services (functional)
- $3,698
- Management and general (functional)
- $172,599
- Fundraising (functional)
- $76,427
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,567,957
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,151,168
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,230,338
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,920,830
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,350
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,450,514
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,606,408
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,314,422
- Gross receipts
- $1,343,746
- Employees
- 289
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1949
- 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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA TODARO | GENERAL DIRECTOR AND CEO (AS OF 06/2024) Officer | 38 | $166,212 | $10,539 |
| SUSANA DIAZ | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 38 | $105,724 | $11,303 |
| TANYA BYNG | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER (THRU 02/2025) Officer | 38 | $102,480 | $9,561 |
| LARRY KAMIN | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT B GLICK CPA | TREASURER/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA VIDAL-DUART | CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREY ILYASOV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARLENE H MENDELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANG OH TURKMANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CLAES WAHLESTEDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT KROWE | DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/2025) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| FIDELMA FARINAS-COBAS | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/2024) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| GIACOMO BOSSA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KEELER | DIRECTOR (AS OF 03/2025) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH GULINO | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/2024) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCELO DE SANTIS | DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/2025) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| NANCY JEAN DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| NARENDRA KINI | DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/2025) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| PATRICE TEDESKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| PATRICIA GUINN | DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/2025) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| PER LOOF | DIRECTOR/CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| RADMILA LOLLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| ROBERT C GANG ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| ROBERT DINERSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| SANDRA SAVINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| THOMAS HEISLER | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/2025) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| VICTOR H MENDELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN T DANIS | GENERAL DIRECTOR, CEO (THRU 10/2023) Officer | 38 | $234,538 | $7,448 |
| VICTOR KENDALL | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER (THRU 09/2023) Officer | 38 | $128,296 | $6,072 |
| TANYA BYNG | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER (AS OF 01/2024) Officer | 38 | $71,161 | $1,552 |
| SUSANA DIAZ | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (AS OF 05/2023) Officer | 38 | $64,376 | $4,866 |
| ED HOFMEISTER | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER (06/2023 - 01/2024) Officer | 38 | $59,227 | $3,097 |
| MARIA TODARO | INTERIM GENERAL DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/2023) Officer | 38 | $25,500 | $0 |
| LARRY KAMIN | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT B GLICK CPA | TREASURER/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA VIDAL-DUART | CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREY ILYASOV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ARLENE H MENDELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANG OH TURKMANI | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/2024) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CLAES WAHLESTEDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| GIACOMO BOSSA | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/2024) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY JEAN DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICE TEDESKO | DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/2023) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| PER LOOF | DIRECTOR/CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RADMILA LOLLY | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/2024) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT C GANG ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT DINERSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT WERNER | DIRECTOR (THRU 10/2023) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA SAVINI | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/2023) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS HEISLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR H MENDELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN T DANIS | GENERAL DIRECTOR, CEO Officer | 39 | $286,923 |
| VICTOR KENDALL | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Officer | 39 | $165,000 |
| ROBERT B GLICK CPA | TREASURER/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| NANCY JEAN DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ROBERT DINERSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| TINA-VIDAL DUART | CHAIR-ELECT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ROBERT C GANG ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| THOMAS HEISLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ANDREY ILYASOV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| LARRY KAMIN | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| PER LOOF | CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| ARLENE H MENDELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| VICTOR H MENDELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DR CLAIRE CRAWFORD | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 05/23) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DR CLAES WAHLESTEDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ROBERT WERNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1501 BISCAYNE BLVD STE 210, MIAMI, FL 33132-1461
- In care of
- % MARIA TODARO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARIA TODARO, 1501 BISCAYNE BLVD 210, MIAMI, FL 33132
- Signed the 990
- MARIA TODARO, GENERAL DIRECTOR AND CEO
- Phone
- (305) 791-1189
- Website
- WWW.FGO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BDO USA
Mission
THE MISSION OF FLORIDA GRAND OPERA IS TO ENRICH PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH AN AWARENESS AND DEEPER APPRECIATION OF OPERA WHILE SUPPORTING THE OPERATIONS OF THE GREATER MIAMI OPERA AND THE OPERA GUILD, INC. BY EXPANDING ITS REACH TO DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT MIAMI AND FORT LAUDERALE AND WIDER AUDIENCES ABROAD CREATING A CULTURAL DESTINATION. TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION, WE PRODUCE WORLD-CLASS OPERA, WE CHAMPION NEW WORKS, WE BUILD NEW AUDIENCES, WE EDUCATE AND ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE NURTURE THE FINEST OPERA ARTISTS, ARTISANS, AND ADMINISTRATORS OF EACH GENERATION. BY DOING SO, WE STRENGTHEN THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- SUPPORTED THE OPERATIONS OF THE GREATER MIAMI OPERA, INC. AND THE OPERA GUILD, INC. IN THE PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF OPERAS IN THEIR ORIGINAL LANGUAGES TO THE PUBLIC. OVER 23,000 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM THE PRODUCTIONS HELD IN THE 2025/2026 SEASON. STUDIO ARTIST PROGRAM - FOUNDED IN 1984, FO'S STUDIO ARTIST ("SA") PROGRAM HAS GAINED WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION AS ONE OF THE LEADING OPERATIC TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SA PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR ARTISTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ADVANCED DEGREES FROM THE TOP MUSIC SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY, AND HAVE OFTEN PARTICIPATED IN OTHER YEARLONG RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAM NOT ONLY EXISTS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST CALIBER TRAINING FOR YOUNG OPERA SINGERS BUT ALSO SERVES AS AN INVALUABLE COMMUNITY LIAISON FOR FGO; PRESENTING A VAST NUMBER OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EVENTS THROUGHOUT SOUTH FLORIDA, BRINGING OPERA TO NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. OUTREACH AND EDUCATION - FGO'S PRESENTS MORE THAN 70 PROGRAMS EACH YEAR BASED IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO FREE CONCERTS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND WORKING WITH CHILDREN OF VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE AN INTRODUCTION TO OPERA, VOCAL/MUSICAL ELEMENTS, PRODUCTION ELEMENTS, AND LIVE OPERA EXPERIENCES.Expenses $3,698 · revenue $8,423
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
- 65-0496477
- 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
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,151,168
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,343,746
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $415,034 | $252,724 | $9,151,168 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $225,354 | $239,974 | $8,567,957 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $249,420 | $230,047 | $8,715,175 | XML |
| 990 | May 2022 | $5,233,007 | $1,900,776 | $7,700,234 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 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 65-0496477).
Questions about FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC
- What is the EIN of FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC is 65-0496477.
- Is FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FLORIDA GRAND 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 FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC 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 FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC 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 FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names MARIA TODARO.
- Who are the officers and directors of FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 27 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $166,212 (MARIA TODARO, GENERAL DIRECTOR AND CEO (AS OF 06/2024)).
- How much revenue does FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $415,034, expenses of $252,724 and total assets of $9,151,168 at year end.
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