Nonprofit · EIN 74-2648245
THE OPERA COMPANY INC
Tax-exempt · EL PASO, TX 79953
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $395,320 | $398,270 | -$2,950 | $40,535 | $42,486 | -$1,951 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $438,325 | $543,258 | -$104,933 | $84,921 | $52,431 | $32,490 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $568,126 | $694,067 | -$125,941 | $175,522 | $38,099 | $137,423 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $334,210
- of which government grants
- $145,500
- Program service revenue
- $87,453
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$25,571
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$1,800
- Other revenue
- -$26,343
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $51,722
- Other salaries and wages
- $54,948
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $117,713
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $13,900
- Travel
- $5,363
- Program services (functional)
- $291,883
- Management and general (functional)
- $106,387
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $84,921
- Total assets, end of year
- $40,535
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $42,486
- Net assets, end of year
- -$1,951
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$1,951
- Gross receipts
- $422,691
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arianne Marcee | Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $51,722 |
| Andrea Spier | Secretary Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Omar Rodriguez | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sondra Santella | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jay Stratton | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kimberly Wolfenbarger-Nakamoto | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ancel Escobar | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Christian Aguayo | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jorge P Cruz | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Leonel Nunez | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Linda Hernandez | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mia Goldman | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Stacey Hunt Spier | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tami Keating | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Marcela Flores Fernandez | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airanne P Marcee | Executive Director Trustee or director | 40 | $51,371 |
| Joseph Lucero | Artistic Director Trustee or director | 15 | $15,096 |
| Sarah Laucirica | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kimberly Wolfenbarger-Nakamoto | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Alejandra Nunez | Office Assistant Trustee or director | 23 | $0 |
| Stacy Hunt Spier | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Holly Mesarch | Assitant to the Director Trustee or director | 23 | $0 |
| Tami Keating | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Holguin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Andrea Spier | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Marcela Flores Fernandez | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Adrian Ordonez | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Leonel Nunez Jr | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sondra Santella | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Valeria Villalobos | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jay Stratton | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Omar Rodriguez | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Ancel Escobar | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Chelsea Lamego | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airanne P Marcee | Executive Director Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $51,371 |
| Mariana Sandoval | Office & Social Media Manager Trustee or director | 23 | $15,195 |
| Justin Lucero | Director of Community Engagem Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $15,096 |
| Kimberly Wolfenbarger-Nakamoto | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jay Stratton | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ancel Escobar | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sondra Santeaella | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sondra Santella | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Holguin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Adrian Ordonez | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Omar Rodriguez | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Chelsea Lamego | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Stacy Hunt Spier | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Michael White | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Andrea Spier | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Marcela Flores Fernandez | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 5106, EL PASO, TX 79953-5106
- In care of
- % OMAR RODRIGUEZ
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Omar Rodriguez, PO Box 5106, El Paso, TX 79953
- Signed the 990
- OMAR RODRIGUEZ CPA, Vice President
- Phone
- (915) 581-5534
- Website
- www.epopera.org
- Return prepared by
- Porras CPA P C
Mission
The mission of El Paso Opera is to harness the transformative power of our art to engage with the local and larger cwommunity as a lasting and valued cultural service.
Program accomplishments
- El Paso Opera Enriches The Lives Of The Community Members And Students Through High Quality Professional Main Stage Productions And Educational Outreach Programs. The OperaS Productions Have Attracted Several Thousand Audience Members Annually.Expenses $139,766 · revenue $62,740
- El Paso Opera Enriches The Lives Of The Community Members And Students Through High Quality Professional Supplemental Shows And Educational Outreach Programs. The OperaS Productions Have Attracted Several Thousand Audience Members Annually.Expenses $20,936 · revenue $20,213
- El Paso Opera Enriches The Lives Of The Community Members And Students Through High Quality Professional FAll Opera And Educational Outreach Programs. The OperaS Productions Have Attracted Several Thousand Audience Members Annually.Expenses $4,473 · revenue $4,500
- The Operas cummunity outreach program performs free cummnity perfromances troughout the El Paso area.Expenses $126,708
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
- 74-2648245
- 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
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $40,535
- Income (IRS master file)
- $422,691
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $395,320 | $398,270 | $40,535 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $438,325 | $543,258 | $84,921 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $568,126 | $694,067 | $175,522 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $337,153 | $169,108 | $329,354 | 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 74-2648245).
Questions about THE OPERA COMPANY INC
- What is the EIN of THE OPERA COMPANY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE OPERA COMPANY INC is 74-2648245.
- Is THE OPERA COMPANY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to THE OPERA COMPANY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE OPERA COMPANY 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 THE OPERA COMPANY 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 THE OPERA COMPANY 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 THE OPERA COMPANY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Omar Rodriguez.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE OPERA COMPANY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $51,722 (Arianne Marcee, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does THE OPERA COMPANY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $395,320, expenses of $398,270 and total assets of $40,535 at year end.
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