Nonprofit · EIN 73-0643311
TULSA OPERA INC
Tax-exempt · TULSA, OK 74119
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,270,598 | $2,266,699 | $2,003,899 | $1,300,484 | $224,838 | $1,075,646 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,206,462 | $1,863,849 | $342,613 | $1,366,750 | $2,417,957 | -$1,051,207 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,882,533 | $2,556,090 | -$673,557 | $1,317,392 | $3,095,134 | -$1,777,742 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,012,121
- of which government grants
- $112,000
- Program service revenue
- $140,815
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $117,662
- Other revenue
- $117,662
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $128,438
- Other salaries and wages
- $617,571
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,095,330
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $76
- Accounting fees
- $43,828
- Travel
- $38,401
- Depreciation
- $42,649
- Program services (functional)
- $1,926,696
- Management and general (functional)
- $226,669
- Fundraising (functional)
- $113,334
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,366,750
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,300,484
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $224,838
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,075,646
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,021,222
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,075,646
- Gross receipts
- $4,321,632
- Employees
- 152
- Volunteers
- 37
- Year formed
- 1948
- State of legal domicile
- OK
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Decter Wright | CEO Trustee or director | 40 | $128,438 |
| Lauren Steiner | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Steve Walton | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Leonard Pataki | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Kirby | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Maureen Brown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Filstrup | Endowment Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Paul Otis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Roy Skip Teel | Member at Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Terrence L Michael | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Phil Armstrong | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rodney S Hanley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Cargile | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Phena Hacket | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peggy Helmerich | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine McQueen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Norberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ceretha Terrell-Causey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Martin Wing | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Young | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Fogleman | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Decter Wright | CEO Trustee or director | 40 | $128,438 |
| Steve Walton | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Leonard Pataki | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Tara O'Mahony | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Kirby | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kate Davis | Develop. Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Filstrup | Endowment Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Georgenia Van Tuyl | Personnel Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Roy Skip Teel | Member at Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Lovelace | Legal Counsel Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Phil Armstrong | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Austin Birnie | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Cargile | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Phena Hacket | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peggy Helmerich | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Levit | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marlene McAllister | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Christine McQueen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Norberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ceretha Terrell-Causey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Martin Wing | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Young | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken McConnell | CEO Trustee or director | 40 | $130,000 |
| Steve Walton | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Leonard Pataki | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Tara O'Mahony | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Kirby | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kate Davis | Develop. Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Filstrup | Endowment Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Georgenia Van Tuyl | Personnel Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Roy Skip Teel | Member at Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Lovelace | Legal Counsel Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Phil Armstrong | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Austin Birnie | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Cargile | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lori Decter Wright | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Phena Hacket | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peggy Helmerich | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Levit | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marlene McAllister | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Christine McQueen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Norberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ceretha Terrell-Causey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Martin Wing | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Young | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1610 S BOULDER AVE, TULSA, OK 74119-4408
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Lori Decter Wright, 1610 S BOULDER AVE, TULSA, OK 74119
- Signed the 990
- Lori Decter Wright, Director
- Phone
- (918) 582-3824
- Website
- www.tulsaopera.com
- Return prepared by
- Woodrum Tate & Associates PLLC
Mission
TULSA OPERA, INC. OPERATES IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA FOR THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF FURTHERING THE APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, PARTICULARLY OPERA, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, INCLUDING MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS. IN ADDITION TO THESE PRODUCTIONS, TULSA OPERA CONDUCTS VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- Mainstage Operas: Grand Voices: The Tulsa Opera Chorus, The Tragedy of Carmen, Dvorak Stabat Mater, The HobbitConcerts: Renee Fleming's Voices of Nature: The AntrhopoceneExpenses $1,926,696
- EDUCATIONAL: TULSA YOUTH OPERA, OUTREACH PERFORMANCES, AND RECITALSSchool Tour Productions: Stop Bully!
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
- 73-0643311
- 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
- 1960
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,300,484
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,321,632
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,270,598 | $2,266,699 | $1,300,484 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,206,462 | $1,863,849 | $1,366,750 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,882,533 | $2,556,090 | $1,317,392 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,223,735 | $2,888,253 | $1,342,709 | 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 73-0643311).
Questions about TULSA OPERA INC
- What is the EIN of TULSA OPERA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TULSA OPERA INC is 73-0643311.
- Is TULSA OPERA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1960.
- Are donations to TULSA OPERA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TULSA 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 TULSA OPERA INC 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 TULSA OPERA INC 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 TULSA OPERA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Lori Decter Wright.
- Who are the officers and directors of TULSA OPERA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $128,438 (Lori Decter Wright, CEO).
- How much revenue does TULSA OPERA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,270,598, expenses of $2,266,699 and total assets of $1,300,484 at year end.
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