Nonprofit · EIN 95-2096402
LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $50,290,780 | $46,819,143 | $3,471,637 | $108,556,318 | $19,553,873 | $89,002,445 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $46,611,716 | $51,141,852 | -$4,530,136 | $105,563,654 | $24,230,615 | $81,333,039 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $39,707,302 | $49,737,896 | -$10,030,594 | $100,261,098 | $18,357,071 | $81,904,027 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $32,260,976
- of which government grants
- $2,450,735
- Program service revenue
- $10,877,261
- Investment income
- $4,354,165
- Net rental income
- $12,979
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,701,728
- Net income from fundraising events
- $809,330
- Other revenue
- $2,798,378
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $143,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $3,016,936
- Other salaries and wages
- $23,478,314
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $32,355,882
- Professional fundraising fees
- $129,138
- Legal fees
- $60,944
- Accounting fees
- $93,765
- Occupancy
- $3,279,421
- Travel
- $1,148,554
- Depreciation
- $495,247
- Program services (functional)
- $36,836,109
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,775,230
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,207,804
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $105,563,654
- Total assets, end of year
- $108,556,318
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $19,553,873
- Net assets, end of year
- $89,002,445
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,424,837
- Publicly traded securities
- $17,860,461
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$12,666,053
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $101,668,498
- Gross unrelated business income
- $8,882
- Gross receipts
- $51,872,659
- Employees
- 891
- Volunteers
- 294
- Year formed
- 1983
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER G KOELSCH | EX. OFFICIO DIR., PRES. & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $974,878 | $26,200 |
| JOHN P NUCKOLS | EVP, CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER Officer | 40 | $496,469 | $14,435 |
| KATHLEEN A RUIZ | VP, CFO Officer | 40 | $303,904 | $57,765 |
| RUPERT H F HEMMINGS | VP, ARTISTIC PLANNING Officer | 40 | $320,961 | $32,288 |
| DIANE RHODES BERGMAN | VP, MARKETING, COMM & TECH SERVICES Officer | 40 | $263,814 | $51,021 |
| JILL K BOYD | VP, HR & LABOR RELATIONS Officer | 40 | $251,028 | $12,061 |
| PATRICIA C MCLEOD | SR DIRECTOR OF DEVT. (THRU 11/4/24) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $230,948 | $16,177 |
| CHUL PARK | SR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $204,137 | $17,892 |
| PAUL HOPPER | SR DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC PLANNING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $196,577 | $9,433 |
| ANDREA FUENTES | VP, LA OPERA CONNECTS Officer | 40 | $179,775 | $8,950 |
| JEFFREY KLEEMAN | TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $162,513 | $13,910 |
| KELLY TRAVIS | STAGEHANDS - AUDIO CREW Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,282 | $0 |
| TEHVON D FOWLER-CHAPMAN | FORMER VP, LA OPERA CONNECTS Former | 0 | $111,203 | $1,565 |
| JAMES CONLON | EX. OFFICIO DIR., MUSIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC I STERN | HONORARY CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
98 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH R LEONARD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CAROL F HENRY | CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BERNARD A GREENBERG | VICE CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE A DORMAN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT RONUS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| EUGENE P STEIN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARILYN ZIERING | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| REGINA WEINGARTEN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PENELOPE FOLEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL D TOSETTI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MR AHSAN AIJAZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICIA N ARTIGAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES R ASPERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HAIG S BAGERDJIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRANK BAXTER | LIFE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL BLOCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA BRATKOVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR IMAN H BRIVANLOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MR BRIAN BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BARBARA BURTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARLENE CHAVEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JANET CIRIELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALICIA CLARK | LIFE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT T COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALICE COULOMBE | DIRECTOR (THRU 9/12/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALEXIS DEUTSCH-ADLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN K EBERHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MRS CHAZ EBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GEOFF EMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR ANNETTE ERMSHAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DON E FRANZEN | LIFE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL A FRIEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHAUDI FULP | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/11/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER FURLOTTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUAN CARLOS GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS GOTTSCHALK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DIANE GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MONICA GUTIERREZ-ROPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CORNELIA HAAG-MOLKENTELLERPHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NICOLAS HAMATAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CATHERINE H HELM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CHASE HODGE-BROKENBURR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOAN HOTCHKIS | LIFE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RIAN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM C JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MS JANET C JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MONIQUE KAGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE A KERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS F KRANZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHERRY LANSING | LIFE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALI LEEMANN | DIRECTOR (AS OF 9/17/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT R LORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NORA MANELLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA MAY | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/11/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CLAUDE MANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATTY MCKENNA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCCORMICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES MULALLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GARY MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREGORY NAVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| OLIVIA NEECE | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/11/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR LESLIE A PAM PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA PASCOTTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREA PESSINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA PIERCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HAROLD B RAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BARRY A SANDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LIONEL SAUVAGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HEINRICH SCHELBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE SCHOENMANN | DIRECTOR (AS OF 3/18/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| R CARLTON SEAVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA SEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TINA SEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOAN SEIDEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA SHAHEEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARILYN SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARVIN SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC L SMALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR VINA SPIEHLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRY STANFILL | LIFE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MRS JANET STANFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEANIE STEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR ELLEN G STRAUSS PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIMI TECHENTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BARBARA AUGUSTA TEICHERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD TROOP | LIFE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIGITTA B TROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GILLIAN WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GEOFFREY P WHARTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALYCE WILLIAMSON | LIFE TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREW XU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ZEV YAROSLAVSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN ZETCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOAKIM ZETTERBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANN ZIFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 112 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER G KOELSCH | EX. OFFICIO DIR., PRES. & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $1,181,099 | $58,527 |
| JOHN P NUCKOLS | EVP, CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER Officer | 40 | $529,441 | $37,514 |
| RUPERT H F HEMMINGS | VP, ARTISTIC PLANNING Officer | 40 | $313,758 | $41,397 |
| KATHLEEN A RUIZ | VP, CFO Officer | 40 | $279,700 | $59,934 |
| DIANE RHODES BERGMAN | VP, MARKETING, COMM & TECH SERVICES Officer | 40 | $244,018 | $50,387 |
| JILL K BOYD | VP, HR & LABOR RELATIONS Officer | 40 | $236,733 | $11,838 |
| PATRICIA C MCLEOD | SR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $209,379 | $30,216 |
| CHUL PARK | SR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $195,345 | $24,097 |
| TEHVON D FOWLER-CHAPMAN | VP, LA OPERA CONNECTS (THRU 02/24) Officer | 40 | $189,735 | $17,430 |
| KELLY TRAVIS | OPERA HEAD VIDEO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $178,677 | $0 |
| SCOTT SHEPHERD | STAGEHANDS CARPENTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,880 | $0 |
| ROBERT C KLEIN | STAGEHANDS OPERA HEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,752 | $0 |
| ANDREA FUENTES | VP, LA OPERA CONNECTS (AS OF 02/24) Officer | 40 | $117,936 | $8,810 |
| JAMES CONLON | EX. OFFICIO DIR., MUSIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC I STERN | HONORARY CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH R LEONARD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL F HENRY | CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNARD A GREENBERG | VICE CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE A DORMAN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT RONUS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| EUGENE P STEIN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN ZIERING | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINA WEINGARTEN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PENELOPE FOLEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL D TOSETTI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR AHSAN AIJAZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA N ARTIGAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES R ASPERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HAIG S BAGERDJIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK BAXTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL BLOCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA BRATKOVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR IMAN H BRIVANLOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BRIAN BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA BURTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLENE CHAVEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET CIRIELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT T COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE COULOMBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXIS DEUTSCH-ADLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN K EBERHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS CHAZ EBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFF EMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ANNETTE ERMSHAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DON E FRANZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL A FRIEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER FURLOTTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN CARLOS GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS GOTTSCHALK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA GUTIERREZ-ROPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CORNELIA HAAG-MOLKENTELLERPHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLAS HAMATAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY HAYLEY | DIRECTOR (THRU 5/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE H HELM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CHASE HODGE-BROKENBURR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN HOTCHKIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RIAN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR (AS OF 03/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM C JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MS JANET C JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE KAGAN | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE A KERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS F KRANZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY LANSING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT R LORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NORA MANELLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDE MANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCCORMICK | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTY MCKENNA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES MULALLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY NAVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LESLIE A PAM PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA PASCOTTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA PESSINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA PIERCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HAROLD B RAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY REUM | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY A SANDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LIONEL SAUVAGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRAINE SAUNDERS | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEINRICH SCHELBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| R CARLTON SEAVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA SEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA SEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN SEIDEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA SHAHEEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC L SMALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR VINA SPIEHLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY STANFILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS JANET STANFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY STARKE-WALLACE | DIRECTOR (THRU 04/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEANIE STEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ELLEN G STRAUSS PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIMI TECHENTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA AUGUSTA TEICHERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD TROOP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIGITTA B TROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GILLIAN WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFFREY P WHARTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALYCE WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW XU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ZEV YAROSLAVSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN ZETCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAKIM ZETTERBERG | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN ZIFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 112 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER KOELSCH | EX.OFFICIO DIR, PRES & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $758,891 | $24,916 |
| JAMES CONLON | EX.OFF.DIR. SEE SCH. J PT. III Trustee or director | 20 | $619,867 | $76,917 |
| JOHN NUCKOLS | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $458,278 | $10,524 |
| RUPERT HEMMINGS | V.P., ARTISTIC PLANNING Officer | 40 | $302,869 | $34,323 |
| KATHLEEN RUIZ | V.P., CFO Officer | 40 | $256,899 | $20,763 |
| JILL BOYD | VP, HUMAN RESOURCES Officer | 40 | $245,933 | $10,030 |
| DIANE RHODES BERGMAN | VICE PRESIDENT, MKTG & COMM Officer | 40 | $234,573 | $18,610 |
| JOSHUA WINOGRADE | SENIOR DIRECTOR, ARTISITC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $203,107 | $33,160 |
| PATRICIA MCLEOD | SR. DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $190,160 | $25,360 |
| CHUL PARK | DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,294 | $23,662 |
| ERIC BORNEMAN | SR. DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,582 | $16,693 |
| KELLY TRAVIS | OPERA HEAD, VIDEO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,479 | $6,700 |
| TEHVON FOWLER CHAPMAN | V.P., ED. & COMM. ENGAGEMENT Officer | 40 | $43,944 | $1,189 |
| MARC I STERN | HONORARY CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH R LEONARD | CHAIRMAN OF EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNARD A GREENBERG | VICE CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| EUGENE P STEIN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN ZIERING | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT RONUS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL D TOSETTI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR AHSAN AIJAZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALDINE ALDEN PHD | DIRECTOR (THRU 7/16/22) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA N ARTIGAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES R ASPERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HAIG S BAGERDJIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK BAXTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL BLOCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA BRATKOVICH | DIRECTOR (AS OF 3/8/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR IMAN H BRIVANLOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BRIAN BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA BURTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD CALVIN | DIRECTOR (THRU 6/14/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLENE CHAVEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET CIRIELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT T COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE COULOMBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXIS DEUTSCH-ADLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE A DORMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN K EBERHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS CHAZ EBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFF EMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ANNETTE ERMSHAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
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| ALEXANDER FURLOTTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
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| JOAN HOTCHKIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM C JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MS JANET C JONES | DIRECTOR (AS OF 9/16/22) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
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| LAWRENCE A KERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
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| SHERRY LANSING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
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| NORA MANELLA | DIRECTOR (AS OF 3/8/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
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| GARY MURPHY | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6/14/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
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| TINA SEGEL | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6/14/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
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| SUSAN SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC L SMALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES THURMOND SMITHGALL | DIRECTOR (THRU 2/6/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR VINA SPIEHLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY STANFILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS JANET STANFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY STARKE-WALLACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEANIE STEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ELLEN G STRAUSS PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIMI TECHENTIN | DIRECTOR (AS OF 6/14/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA AUGUSTA TEICHERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA TERNER | DIRECTOR (THRU 10/10/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD TROOP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIGITTA B TROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GILLIAN WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINA WEINGARTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFFREY P WHARTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALYCE WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FAYE WILSON | DIRECTOR (THRU 2/6/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW XU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ZEV YAROSLAVSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
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Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 135 N GRAND AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-3013
- In care of
- % CARL M RIES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTOPHER KOELSCH, 135 NORTH GRAND AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 900123013
- Signed the 990
- KATHLEEN RUIZ, CFO
- Phone
- (213) 972-7652
- Website
- LAOPERA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2096402 or by the name LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY.
- 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
TO SERVE THE PUBLIC BY PRODUCING WORLD-CLASS OPERA THAT PRESERVES, PROMOTES AND ADVANCES THE ART FORM WHILE EMBODYING THE DIVERSITY, SPIRIT AND ARTISTIC SENSIBILITY UNIQUE TO LOS ANGELES. WE ENVISION AN ENGAGED AND ENLIGHTENED COMMUNITY IN WHICH (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ALL MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECTIVELY ENJOY THE RICH AESTHETIC, EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCE OF OPERA.
Program accomplishments
- OPERA: THE COMPANY HELD 30 OPERA PERFORMANCES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. THE COMPANY SOLD 63,000 TICKETS TO MAINSTAGE OPERAS DURING THE YEAR, GENERATING REVENUE OF OVER $9 MILLION.Expenses $28,358,965 · revenue $9,577,951
- OTHER ARTISTIC PROGRAMS (RECITALS AND OFF GRAND): THE COMPANY PRESENTS OPERAS IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY, EXPAND THE AUDIENCE, AND PROMOTE THE ART FORM. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE OUR "OFF GRAND" PROGRAMS AND RECITALS FEATURING WORLD RENOWNED OPERA SINGERS. THE COMPANY HELD 4 RECITALS AND 11 OFF GRAND PERFORMANCES.Expenses $3,226,014 · revenue $1,026,026
- LA OPERA CONNECTS: LA OPERA CONNECTS IS A PROGRAMMING WING FOCUSING ON EQUITABLE ACCESS TO OPERA, PROVIDING UNIQUE PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES, AMONGST OTHER AUDIENCES, IN THE LOS ANGELES REGION. IN THE 2024-2025 SEASON, LA OPERA PARTNERED WITH NUMEROUS SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING TO OVER 140,000 INDIVIDUALS. PROGRAMS INCLUDED ARTS AND HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS, K-12 AND COLLEGE PROGRAMS, PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, AND COMMUNITY OPERA ENSEMBLES.Expenses $3,369,219 · revenue $109,647
- THE YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM SEEKS TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP THE CAREERS OF PROMISING SINGERS AND PIANISTS. THIS PAID RESIDENCY PROGRAM PROVIDES EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE THROUGH MAIN-STAGE ROLES, COVER ROLES, CONCERTS AND OTHER PRODUCTIONS. DURING THE SEASON, YOUNG ARTISTS APPEARED IN A LARGE NUMBER OF ROLES AND COVERS FOR MAIN-STAGE PRODUCTIONS. TWO PIANISTS WORKED AS INTEGRAL MEMBERS OF THE LAO MUSIC STAFF, INCLUDING PAYING PIANO FOR REHEARSALS OF ALL MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS AND PLAYING IN THE PIT FOR PERFORMANCES. YOUNG ARTISTS NURTURED CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY WITH ACTIVE SINGING ROLES AND WINNING COMPETITIONS AND GRANTS AT OPERA COMPANIES AND MUSIC PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.Expenses $1,881,911 · grants $143,000 · revenue $163,637
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
- 95-2096402
- 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
- 1960
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $108,556,318
- Income (IRS master file)
- $51,872,659
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $50,290,780 | $46,819,143 | $108,556,318 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $46,611,716 | $51,141,852 | $105,563,654 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $39,707,302 | $49,737,896 | $100,261,098 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $46,172,417 | $47,787,630 | $101,706,372 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 95-2096402).
Questions about LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY
- What is the EIN of LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY is 95-2096402.
- Is LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1960.
- Are donations to LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LOS ANGELES 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 LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY 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 LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY 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 LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CHRISTOPHER KOELSCH.
- Who are the officers and directors of LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 113 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $974,878 (CHRISTOPHER G KOELSCH, EX. OFFICIO DIR., PRES. & CEO).
- How much revenue does LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $50,290,780, expenses of $46,819,143 and total assets of $108,556,318 at year end.
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