Nonprofit · EIN 94-0836240
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $82,803,363 | $89,075,957 | -$6,272,594 | $365,835,575 | $36,020,687 | $329,814,888 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $103,898,267 | $93,360,982 | $10,537,285 | $362,293,193 | $33,051,951 | $329,241,242 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $85,335,694 | $98,402,775 | -$13,067,081 | $346,916,574 | $34,487,962 | $312,428,612 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $48,977,065
- of which government grants
- $425,467
- Program service revenue
- $16,161,213
- Investment income
- $18,561,725
- Net rental income
- $274,116
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $9,115,623
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$897,448
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $62,472
- Other revenue
- -$896,640
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,974,044
- Other salaries and wages
- $45,790,306
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $65,825,398
- Professional fundraising fees
- $204,367
- Legal fees
- $724,369
- Accounting fees
- $280,000
- Occupancy
- $3,641,680
- Travel
- $1,427,895
- Depreciation
- $2,907,933
- Program services (functional)
- $66,593,636
- Management and general (functional)
- $17,086,111
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,396,210
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $362,293,193
- Total assets, end of year
- $365,835,575
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $36,020,687
- Net assets, end of year
- $329,814,888
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $17,248,254
- Publicly traded securities
- $243,881,931
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $52,489,586
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $277,325,302
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$493,221
- Gross receipts
- $130,306,641
- Employees
- 941
- Volunteers
- 424
- Year formed
- 1923
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW SHILVOCK | CEO/GENERAL DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $729,130 | $45,839 |
| EUN SUN KIM | CAROLINE H. HUME MUSIC DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 60 | $561,728 | $28,609 |
| MICHAEL SIMPSON | MANAGING DIRECTOR: ADMIN/CFO Officer | 60 | $391,002 | $42,930 |
| DOUGLAS MITCHELL | HEAD OF AUDIO/VIDEO Highest-paid employee | 60 | $287,994 | $75,238 |
| GEORGI KELLY | CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Key employee | 60 | $350,351 | $7,208 |
| JENNIFER GOOD | MANAGING DIRECTOR: PRODUCTION Key employee | 60 | $303,260 | $37,558 |
| DAVID HATCH | HEAD OF CARPENTRY Highest-paid employee | 60 | $264,132 | $68,939 |
| LORI HARRISON | HEAD OF PROPERTIES Highest-paid employee | 60 | $262,330 | $68,463 |
| GREGORY HENKEL | MANAGING DIRECTOR: ARTISTIC Key employee | 60 | $302,604 | $27,957 |
| DAWN DUNLOP | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 60 | $284,088 | $8,695 |
| TROY SMITH | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Key employee | 60 | $214,160 | $72,224 |
| TABITHA ROWELL | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 60 | $258,852 | $18,011 |
| THERESA VON KLUG | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 60 | $238,855 | $33,229 |
| LEE HELMS | FORMER DIR. OF INNOVATION PROGRAMS Former | 60 | $192,199 | $19,260 |
| BARBARA A WOLFE | OFFICER OF THE BOARD-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
69 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN PITCH JOHNSON JR | OFFICER OF THE BOARD-CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN A GUNN | OFFICER OF THE BOARD-CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KEITH B GEESLIN | OFFICER OF THE BOARD-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JACK CALHOUN | OFFICER OF THE ASSN-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GEORGE H HUME | OFFICER OF THE ASSN-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KAREN J KUBIN | OFFICER OF THE ASSN-SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SUSAN ANDERSON-NORBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAIRE WRENN BOBROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROMANA BRACCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BRAHM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE CASSCELLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANIETTE COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR WILLIAM M COUGHRAN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VALERIE CRANE DORFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES CROSS | DIRECTOR/MEROLA OPERA PROG PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARIF DAMJI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAYNE C DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEROME DODSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL PUCCI DOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIXON DOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT A ELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA ERDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER FENTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH FENTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA FIELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARITA GANDIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN GRAHAM JOHNSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOUISE GUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OMAR GUO | DIRECTOR/BRAVO! PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN WOLFE HANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE M HARTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HENDRICKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOREEN WOO HO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES EDWARD HUDSON III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYLVIA HUGHES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY F KAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHOONGJA MARIA KAHNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE A KERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK R KROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY LABE | DIRECTOR/GUILD BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYLVIA R LINDSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MRS CYNTHIA SNORF LIVERMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON RICHARD C LIVERMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN MARINEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J PATTERSON MCBAINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK MCCABE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HELEN MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARL O MILLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARYAM MUDUROGLU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY MUELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANET NAPOLITANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J BOYCE NUTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNARD OSHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE BRANDEIS POPKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ISABEL RHEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD J RIGG PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CP RUSSELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL RUSSELL-SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK SCHAFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUTH A SHORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MRS DIANNE MARIE TAUBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SOO VENKATESAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS BARBARA MOLLER WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MRS DIANE B WILSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA YEE FRANKLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| S SHARIQ YOSUFZAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 84 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW SHILVOCK | CEO/GENERAL DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $717,377 | $42,463 |
| EUN SUN KIM | CAROLINE H. HUME MUSIC DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 60 | $545,938 | $26,476 |
| MICHAEL SIMPSON | MANAGING DIRECTOR: ADMIN/CFO Officer | 60 | $355,748 | $40,404 |
| DOUGLAS MITCHELL | HEAD OF AUDIO/VISUAL Highest-paid employee | 60 | $278,409 | $72,708 |
| KAY STERN | ORCHESTRA MEMBER CONCERTMASTER Highest-paid employee | 60 | $277,076 | $57,971 |
| JENNIFER GOOD | MANAGING DIRECTOR: PRODUCTION Key employee | 60 | $294,832 | $35,539 |
| GREGORY HENKEL | MANAGING DIRECTOR: ARTISTIC Key employee | 60 | $296,617 | $26,616 |
| LORI HARRISON | HEAD OF PROPERTIES Highest-paid employee | 60 | $253,579 | $66,153 |
| DAVID HATCH | HEAD OF CARPENTRY Highest-paid employee | 60 | $249,320 | $65,028 |
| LISA BURY | CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Key employee | 60 | $288,983 | $9,498 |
| TROY SMITH | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Key employee | 60 | $186,625 | $65,843 |
| THERESA VON KLUG | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 60 | $223,341 | $28,430 |
| TABITHA ROWELL | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 60 | $189,318 | $20,007 |
| LEE HELMS | DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION PROGRAMS Former | 60 | $185,524 | $18,041 |
| JOHN A GUNN | OFFICER OF THE BOARD-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN PITCH JOHNSON JR | OFFICER OF THE BOARD-CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH B GEESLIN | OFFICER OF THE BOARD-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK CALHOUN | OFFICER OF THE ASSN-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE H HUME | OFFICER OF THE ASSN-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN J KUBIN | OFFICER OF THE ASSN-SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN ANDERSON-NORBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAIRE WRENN BOBROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROMANA BRACCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANIETTE COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR WILLIAM M COUGHRAN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE CRANE DORFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES CROSS | DIRECTOR/MEROLA OPERA PROG. PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIF DAMJI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYNE C DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEROME DODSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL PUCCI DOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIXON DOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A ELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA ERDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER FENTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH FENTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA FIELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARITA GANDIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN GRAHAM JOHNSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISE GUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OMAR GUO | DIRECTOR/BRAVO! COUNCIL CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN WOLFE HANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE M HARTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HENDRICKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOREEN WOO HO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES EDWARD HUDSON III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYLVIA HUGHES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J BURGESS JAMIESON | DIRECTOR (THRU 11/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY F KAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHOONGJIA MARIA KAHNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE A KERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK R KROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY LABE | DIRECTOR/GUILD BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYLVIA R LINDSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS CYNTHIA SNORF LIVERMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON RICHARD C LIVERMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MARINEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J PATTERSON MCBAINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK MCCABE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE G MCWILLIAMS | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARL O MILLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYAM MUDUROGLU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY S MUELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET NAPOLITANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J BOYCE NUTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNARD OSHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE BRANDEIS POPKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD J RIGG PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CP RUSSELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL RUSSELL-SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK SCHAFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH A SHORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS DIANNE MARIE TAUBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOO VENKATESAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS BARBARA MOLLER WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS DIANE B WILSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA A WOLFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELINDA YEE FRANKLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| S SHARIQ YOSUFZAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REID W DENNIS | OFFICER OF THE BOARD-CHAIR EMERITUS Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 88 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW SHILVOCK | CEO/GENERAL DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $596,039 | $40,191 |
| EUN SUN KIM | CAROLINE H. HUME MUSIC DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 60 | $578,673 | $19,949 |
| MICHAEL SIMPSON | MANAGING DIRECTOR: ADMIN/CFO Officer | 60 | $341,565 | $37,067 |
| LISA BURY | CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Key employee | 60 | $341,181 | $14,411 |
| DOUGLAS MITCHELL | MASTER AUDIO/VIDEO ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 60 | $262,850 | $68,384 |
| JOHN DEL BONO | SCENE SHOP FOREMAN Highest-paid employee | 60 | $248,106 | $64,910 |
| JENNIFER GOOD | MANAGING DIRECTOR: PRODUCTION Key employee | 60 | $277,280 | $32,845 |
| DAVID HATCH | MASTER CARPENTER Highest-paid employee | 60 | $232,832 | $60,575 |
| LORI HARRISON | MASTER OF PROPERTIES Highest-paid employee | 60 | $231,439 | $60,170 |
| GREGORY HENKEL | MANAGING DIRECTOR: ARTISTIC Key employee | 60 | $266,231 | $24,499 |
| THERESA VON KLUG | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 60 | $180,810 | $11,795 |
| KATHRYN APPLETON | FORMER DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Former | 60 | $134,804 | $19,384 |
| JOHN A GUNN | OFFICER OF THE BOARD-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| REID W DENNIS | OFFICER OF THE BOARD-CHAIR EMERITUS Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN PITCH JOHNSON JR | OFFICER OF THE BOARD-CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH B GEESLIN | OFFICER OF THE ASSN-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK CALHOUN | OFFICER OF THE ASSN-PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR WILLIAM M COUGHRAN JR | OFFICER OF THE ASSN-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN J KUBIN | OFFICER OF THE ASSN-SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN ANDERSON-NORBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN BERGGRUEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAIRE WRENN BOBROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROMANA BRACCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA BRUSER CLARK | DIRECTOR/MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANIETTE HELENE COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIF DAMJI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYNE C DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IRA DEARING | DIRECTOR (THRU 01/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEROME L DODSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL PUCCI DOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIXON DOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE CRANE DORFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A ELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA ERDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER FENTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH FENTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA FIELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARITA GANDIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN GRAHAM JOHNSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISE GUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OMAR GUO | DIRECTOR/BRAVO! COUNCIL CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN WOLFE HANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE M HARTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| I CRAIG HENDERSON MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HENDRICKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOREEN WOO HO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES EDWARD HUDSON III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYLVIA HUGHES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE H HUME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J BURGESS JAMIESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY F KAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHOONGJIA 'MARIA' KAHNG | DRIECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE A KERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK R KROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS A LARSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYLVIA R LINDSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS CYNTHIA SNORF LIVERMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON RICHARD C LIVERMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MARINEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J PATTERSON MCBAINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK MCCABE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE G MCWILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA MEDEARIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARL O MILLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYAM MUDUROGLU | DIRECTOR & GUILD PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY S MUELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET NAPOLITANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J BOYCE NUTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNARD OSHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE BRANDEIS POPKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY A POWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD J RIGG PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CP RUSSELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL RUSSELL-SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK SCHAFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH A SHORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM R STENSRUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS DIANNE MARIE TAUBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOO VENKATESAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS BARBARA MOLLER WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS DIANE B WILSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA A WOLFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELINDA YEE FRANKLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| S SHARIQ YOSUFZAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 301 VAN NESS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-4509
- In care of
- % ANNABELLA TAM
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MATTHEW SHILVOCK, 301 VAN NESS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
- Signed the 990
- MATTHEW SHILVOCK, CEO
- Phone
- (415) 565-3295
- Website
- WWW.SFOPERA.COM
- Return prepared by
- ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-0836240 or by the name SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
WE BELIEVE OPERA IS A UNIQUELY COMPELLING, ENTERTAINING AND EMOTIONALLY THRILLING ART FORM. OUR MISSION IS TO BRING TOGETHER GROWING AUDIENCES TO EXPERIENCE OPERA'S TRANSFORMATIVE POWER.
Program accomplishments
- PRODUCTION AND ARTISTIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS - SAN FRANCISCO OPERA'S 2024-25 SEASON BEGAN ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2024, WITH THE ANNUAL OPERA BALL GALA AND VERDI'S UN BALLO IN MASCHERA CONDUCTED BY MUSIC DIRECTOR EUN SUN KIM. UN BALLO IN MASCHERA WAS PRESENTED IN A NEW-TO-SAN FRANCISCO OPERA PRODUCTION BY ITALIAN DIRECTOR LEO MUSCATO AND STARRED MICHAEL FABIANO, LIANNA HAROUTOUNIAN, AND THE DEBUT OF MONGOLIAN BARITONE AMARTUVSHIN ENKHBAT. CHORUS DIRECTOR JOHN KEENE PREPARED THE ARTISTS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA CHORUS.ON SEPTEMBER 14, POUL RUDERS' 2000 OPERA THE HANDMAID'S TALE HAD ITS WEST COAST PREMIERE IN A NEW CO-PRODUCTION BY SAN FRANCISCO OPERA AND THE ROYAL DANISH THEATRE. THE CAST WAS HEADED BY IRENE ROBERTS AND ALSO STARRED LINDSAY AMMANN, SARAH CAMBIDGE, JOHN RELYEA, SIMONE MCINTOSH, CHRISTOPHER OGLESBY, AND BRENTON RYAN, UNDER THE BATON OF KAREN KAMENSEK AND DIRECTED BY JOHN FULLJAMES.WAGNER'S TRISTAN UND ISOLDE RETURNED TO THE COMPANY'S STAGE IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER IN A NEW-TO-SAN FRANCISCO OPERA PRODUCTION BY DIRECTOR PAUL CURRAN AND DESIGNER ROBERT INNES HOPKINS. AS PART OF HER COMMITMENT TO LEAD WORKS BY VERDI AND WAGNER EVERY SEASON, EUN SUN KIM LED THIS PATH-BREAKING ROMANTIC EPIC NOT HEARD ON THE COMPANY'S STAGE IN 18 SEASONS. THE CAST FEATURED SIMON O'NEILL, ANJA KAMPE, KWANGCHUL YOUN, AND, IN THEIR HOUSE DEBUTS, WOLFGANG KOCH AND ANNIKA SCHLICHT.FRANCESCA ZAMBELLO'S PRODUCTION OF BIZET'S CARMEN RETURNED ON NOVEMBER 13, FOR 8 SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCES STARRING EVE-MAUD HUBEAUX IN HER AMERICAN DEBUT AS CARMEN, JONATHAN TETELMAN, CHRISTIAN VAN HORN, AND LOUISE ALDER WITH BENJAMIN MANIS CONDUCTING. THE 2025 SUMMER SEASON OPENED ON JUNE 3 WITH PUCCINI'S LA BOHEME IN THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA PRODUCTION BY JOHN CAIRD WITH RAMON TEBAR CONDUCTING TWO CASTS. THE PRINCIPAL ROLES WERE PERFORMED BY PENE PATI, EVAN LEROY JOHNSON AS RODOLFO, KAREN CHIA-LING HO, NICOLE CAR AS MIMI, ANDREA CARROLL, BRITTANY RENEE AS MUSETTA ALONG WITH ARTISTS WHO SANG IN ALL PERFORMANCES INCLUDING LUCAS MEACHEM, BOGDAN TALOS, SAMUEL KIDD, AND DALE TRAVIS. LOBBY ACTIVATIONS DURING THE BOHEME PERFORMANCES FEATURING INTERACTIVE SCENES AND PERFORMERS ENHANCED THE AUDIENCE'S EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHOTOS. EUN SUN KIM CONDUCTED MOZART'S EARLY MASTERPIECE IDOMENEO IN A NEW-TO-SAN FRANCISCO OPERA PRODUCTION BY DIRECTOR LINDY HUME. THE CAST INCLUDED YING FANG IN HER COMPANY DEBUT, DANIELA MACK, ELZA VAN DEN HEEVER, MATTHEW POLENZANI, AND ALEK SHRADER. ON JUNE 27, THE COMPANY PRODUCED ITS FIRST PRIDE CONCERT AS PART OF THE LARGER, SAN FRANCISCO-WIDE PRIDE WEEKEND FESTIVITIES. SAPPHIRA CRISTAL EMCEED THE EVENING SHOWCASING THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA ONSTAGE UNDER THE BATONS OF EUN SUN KIM AND ROBERT MOLLICONE WITH SOLOISTS JAMIE BARTON, BRIAN MULLIGAN, AND NIKOLA PRINTZ. AS A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE CONCERT, VIDEO PROJECTION DESIGNER TAL ROSNER PROJECTED DESIGNS, ANIMATIONS, AND HISTORIC IMAGES AROUND THE AUDITORIUM.IN OCTOBER, A NEW DOCUMENTARY FILM, EUN SUN KIM: A JOURNEY INTO LOHENGRIN CO-PRODUCED BY SAN FRANCISCO OPERA AND LUMAHAI PRODUCTIONS, WAS RELEASED ONLINE FOR FREE STREAMING. THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES FILM ABOUT KIM AND THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE 2023 PERFORMANCES OF WAGNER'S LOHENGRIN WAS ALSO TELECAST ON KQED.ALONG WITH ITS MAINSTAGE OPERAS, THE COMPANY PRESENTED SEVERAL CONCERTS DURING ITS 102ND SEASON, BEGINNING WITH THE 50TH FREE OPERA IN THE PARK CONCERT AS PART OF OPENING WEEKEND WITH ARTISTS FROM THE FALL SEASON INCLUDING EUN SUN KIM CONDUCTING THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ORCHESTRA. IN CELEBRATION OF THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY, KIM CONDUCTED A ONE-NIGHT-ONLY PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK ON OCTOBER 26 LEADING THE ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS ONSTAGE WITH SOLOISTS JENNIFER HOLLOWAY, ANNIKA SCHLICHT, RUSSELL THOMAS, AND KWANGCHUL YOUN. IN DECEMBER, THE COMPANY'S RESIDENT ARTISTS, THE ADLER FELLOWS, WERE FEATURED IN THE FUTURE IS NOW CONCERT AT HERBST THEATRE UNDER THE BATON OF BENJAMIN MANIS. CHORUS DIRECTOR JOHN KEENE LED THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA CHORUS IN A YEAR-END CONCERT IN THE TAUBE ATRIUM THEATER. THE COMPANY'S POPULAR ENCOUNTER SERIES CONTINUED WITH THE CARMEN ENCOUNTER ON NOVEMBER 21 FEATURING A PERFORMANCE OF ACT I FROM THE OPERA AND AN IMMERSIVE PARTY IN THE TRANSFORMED LOBBY AND HALLWAY SPACES OF THE OPERA HOUSE.THE COMPANY'S BOHEME OUT OF THE BOX- A SHIPPING CONTAINER TURNED INTO A MOBILE STAGE - PRODUCTION OF PUCCINI'S LA BOHEME RETURNED FOR ITS THIRD STRAIGHT SEASON WITH PERFORMANCES IN OPEN-AIR VENUES IN SAUSALITO, SAN RAMON, LOS ALTOS HILLS, AND HAYWARD IN APRIL AND JUNE. THE CASTS FEATURING THE ADLER FELLOWS AND OTHER INVITED ARTISTS ATTRACTED AUDIENCES OF ROUGHLY 300 PER SHOW WITH THE SAN RAMON PERFORMANCE PLAYING TO NEARLY 700 AT ALEXANDER SQUARE IN THE CITY CENTER.THE FREE STORYTELLING WORKSHOP, THE OPERA IN YOU, RETURNED FOR A THIRD SEASON WITH IN-PERSON SESSIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY'S POTRERO BRANCH AND THE WILSEY CENTER FOR OPERA ALONG WITH TWO ONLINE COHORTS. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDED PRE-OPERA TALKS IN THE AUDITORIUM BEFORE EACH MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCE, POST-PERFORMANCE TALKBACKS WITH MUSIC DIRECTOR EUN SUN KIM AND A BOOK CLUB COLLABORATION WITH SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY AROUND THE HANDMAID'S TALE.SAN FRANCISCO OPERA'S 2024-25 SEASON WITNESSED MYRIAD PERFORMANCES AT THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE, ATRIUM THEATER, HERBST THEATRE, GOLDEN GATE PARK, AND PUBLIC SPACES AROUND THE BAY AREA, THE SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY. ONLINE VIEWERS FOR THE LIVESTREAMS EXTENDED THE COMPANY'S PRESENTATIONS TO MUSIC LOVERS AROUND THE WORLD.Expenses $61,957,480 · revenue $13,838,237
- OPERA CENTER (TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT) - THE OPERA SUPPORTS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, THE ADLER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. THE ADLER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS A PERFORMANCE-ORIENTED RESIDENCY OF TWO YEARS OFFERING ADVANCED YOUNG ARTISTS INTENSIVE INDIVIDUAL TRAINING, COACHING, PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS, AND A WIDE RANGE OF PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. ADLER FELLOWS GAIN VALUABLE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BY PERFORMING ROLES OF INCREASING IMPORTANCE IN THE OPERA'S MAIN-STAGE SEASON. IN ADDITION TO PERFORMANCES ON THE MAIN STAGE, SELECTED ADLER FELLOWS ARE FEATURED IN THE SCHWABACHER RECITAL SERIES. THE ADLER SEASON CULMINATES IN AN ADLER FELLOWS CONCERT. ALUMNI FROM THE ADLER PROGRAM INCLUDE: SOPRANOS LEAH CROCETTO, NANCY GUSTAFSON, PATRICIA RACETTE, NADINE SIERRA, RUTH ANN SWENSON, ELZA VAN DEN HEEVER, AND DEBORAH VOIGT; MEZZO-SOPRANOS ZHENG CAO AND DOLORA ZAJICK; TENORS BRIAN JAGDE, SEAN PANIKKAR, AND NOAH STEWART; COUNTERTENOR BRIAN ASAWA; BARITONES MARK DELAVAN AND LUCAS MEACHEM; AND BASS-BARITONES MONTE PEDERSON AND JOHN RELYEA. THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ALSO SUPPORTS THE MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM FOR ASPIRING PROFESSIONALS, OFFERING UP-AND-COMING SINGERS, COACH-ACCOMPANISTS AND STAGE DIRECTORS THE OPPORTUNITY OF INTENSE STUDY AND PERFORMANCE DURING AN ELEVEN-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM.THE OPERA'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING MUSIC EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS, YOUNG AUDIENCES, AND ADULTS CONTINUED IN A MYRIAD OF SCHOOL AND FAMILY PROGRAMS AND ONLINE RESOURCES. THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA AND OPERA GUILD BRING OPERA AND MUSIC EDUCATION TO STUDENTS AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.Expenses $3,563,559 · revenue $1,780,335
- ELECTRONIC MEDIA - THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO EXTEND THE COMPANY'S AUDIENCE THROUGH TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTS, HOME VIDEO PRODUCTS, LOCAL SIMULCASTS, CINEMA PRESENTATIONS, WEB VIDEOS, AND IN-HOUSE HD COVERAGE. THE COMPANY'S PIONEERING LOBBYVISION PROVIDES AUDIENCES A VIEW OF THE STAGE FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS FRONT OF HOUSE WITH SCREENS SHOWING REAL-TIME HD VIDEO AND SUBTITLES.Expenses $1,072,597 · revenue $18,476
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-0836240
- 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
- 1924
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $365,835,575
- Income (IRS master file)
- $130,306,641
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $82,803,363 | $89,075,957 | $365,835,575 | XML |
| 990-T | July 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2024 | $103,898,267 | $93,360,982 | $362,293,193 | XML |
| 990-T | July 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2023 | $85,335,694 | $98,402,775 | $346,916,574 | XML |
| 990-T | July 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2022 | $88,376,102 | $68,630,368 | $340,733,171 | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 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 94-0836240).
Questions about SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION is 94-0836240.
- Is SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1924.
- Are donations to SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION 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 SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names MATTHEW SHILVOCK.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 84 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $729,130 (MATTHEW SHILVOCK, CEO/GENERAL DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $82,803,363, expenses of $89,075,957 and total assets of $365,835,575 at year end.
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