Opera North is located in Lebanon, NH. The organization was established in 1988. According to its NTEE Classification (A6A) the organization is classified as: Opera, under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. As of 09/2023, Opera North employed 29 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Opera North is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 09/2023, Opera North generated $659.6k in total revenue. This represents a relatively dramatic decline in revenue. Over the past 8 years, the organization has seen revenues fall by an average of (3.2%) each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $848.7k during the year ending 09/2023. As we would expect to see with falling revenues, expenses have declined by (1.3%) per year over the past 8 years. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2023
Describe the Organization's Mission:
Part 3 - Line 1
TO ENGAGE ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE EXPERIENCE OF OPERA AND CLASSIC MUSICAL THEATRE IN AN INTIMATE SETTING.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
Part 3 - Line 4a
ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE THROUGH ITS WORK AT BLOW-ME-DOWN FARM, OPERA NORTH SEEKS TO REVITALIZE THE EXTRAORDINARY SPIRIT OF CREATIVITY THAT DEFINED THE CORNISH COLONY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FARM INTO A CAMPUS FOR THE ARTS AND THE SITE OF A NEW SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL. FOR THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 1, 2022 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, OPERA NORTH'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: -CAVALCADE, STAGED AND CREATED BY BIG APPLE CIRCUS AND CIRKUS SMIRKUS DIRECTOR MARK LONERGAN IN COLLABORATION WITH ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LOUIS BURKOT AND GENERAL DIRECTOR EVANS HAILE. PROFESSIONAL CIRCUS ARTISTS WERE FEATURED ALONGSIDE OPERA NORTH'S RESIDENT ARTISTS AND ORCHESTRA. -GEORGES BIZET'S CARMEN: CONDUCTED BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LOUIS BURKOT AND DIRECTED BY ALEXANDER MARK SHEERIN, FEATURING OPERA NORTH'S RESIDENT ARTISTS AND ORCHESTRA. -RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CAROUSEL: DIRECTED BY EVAN PAPPAS AND CONDUCTED BY LOUIS BURKOT, FEATURING GUEST PRINCIPAL ARTISTS, RESIDENT ARTISTS, AND THE OPERA NORTH ORCHESTRA. -JAZZ ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON: AN AFTERNOON OF JAZZ FAVORITES UNDER THE TENT ON THE LAWN AT BLOW-ME-DOWN FARM FEATURING CELEBRATED LOCAL JAZZ ARTISTS. THE 2023 SUMMERFEST SEASON, RETURNING TO FULL POST-PANDEMIC PRODUCTION, DREW NEARLY 5,000 VISITORS TO THE FARM FOR A RANGE OF PERFORMANCES ENCOMPASSING CIRCUS, OPERA, MUSICAL THEATER, AND JAZZ.
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH THE PANDEMIC FORCED A PAUSE ON OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN AREA SCHOOLS OVER THE PAST YEAR. EIGHT YOUNG SINGERS FROM THE UPPER VALLEY MUSIC CENTER (LEBANON, NH) WERE INVITED TO JOIN OPERA NORTH THIS SUMMER FOR THE CHILDREN'S CHORUS IN CARMEN. WE DEVELOPED A SERIES OF SUCCESSFUL VIRTUAL EDUCATION EVENTS AIMED AT ADULT AUDIENCES, INCLUDING A "LOVE SONGS" (A VALENTINE-THEMED CONCERT), A CONVERSATION WITH TWO FORMER RESIDENT ARTISTS RETURNING TO ON IN THE 2023 SEASON AS STAGE DIRECTORS, AND A VIRTUAL VOCAL COACHING CONDUCTING BY LOUIS BURKOT TO WHICH THE PUBLIC WAS INVITED TO WATCH. EACH EVENT WAS ALSO RECORDED AND COULD BE ACCESSED AT PATRONS' CONVENIENCE. THIS VIRTUAL FORMAT WAS AN ESPECIALLY SUCCESSFUL ONE FOR THESE KINDS OF EVENTS, ALLOWING US TO BROADEN OUR AUDIENCE BEYOND THOSE GEOGRAPHICALLY PROXIMATE TO THE EVENT LOCATION. OPERA NORTH'S NATIONAL IMPACT IS MOST KEENLY SEEN THROUGH ITS RESIDENT ARTIST PROGRAM. OVER THE COMPANY'S HISTORY, OVER 800 SINGERS, PIANISTS, CONDUCTORS, AND DIRECTORS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS IMPORTANT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITY. SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF RESIDENT ARTIST PROGRAM ALUMNI HAVE GONE ON TO PERFORM IN THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS OPERA HOUSES, LEAD OPERA COMPANIES AND ORCHESTRAS, AND SERVE IN ACADEMIC AND ARTISTIC ROLES IN UNIVERSITIES AND CONSERVATORIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
RENOVATION OF THE BEAMAN HOUSE AT BLOW-ME-DOWN FARM DURING THE PAST YEAR, OPERA NORTH MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN PHASE TWO OF RENOVATIONS AT THE BEAMAN HOUSE, THE FUTURE ADMINISTRATIVE BASE FOR THE NEW NATIONAL PARK FOR THE ARTS THAT WE ARE DEVELOPING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. THE WORK TO PRESERVE AND REHABILITATE THE HISTORIC BLOW-ME-DOWN FARM IN CORNISH IS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ARCHITECT ANDREW GARTHWAITE AND HIS ARCHITECTURAL FIRM HAYNES & GARTHWAITE, WITH CONTRACTOR INGRAM CONSTRUCTION. THE FIRST PHASE OF GARTHWAITE'S WORK, WHICH WAS DELAYED BY THE FEDERAL BUDGETARY SHUTDOWN AND THEN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, IS CURRENTLY ADDRESSING ISSUES RELATED TO THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE BUILDING AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORIC SITE. GARTHWAITE AND INGRAM CONSTRUCTION SPENT THE SPRING OF 2023 RENOVATING AN EXISTING RESTROOM IN THE MAIN HOUSE TO CREATE AN ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM. ADDITIONAL SITE WORK THIS PAST YEAR INCLUDED REPAIRING THE TIMBER SILLS, PAINTING THE EXTERIOR, REPAIRING THE PORCHES, AND REPAIRING THE FRAMING, TRIM, SIDING, WINDOWS AND FLASHING, AS NEEDED. PHASE TWO WAS SUPPORTED, IN LARGE PART, THROUGH GRANTS FROM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE'S LAND AND COMMUNITY HERITAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM, THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS CULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM, AND THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION. ADDITIONALLY, CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEGUN WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NORTHERN BORDERS REGIONAL COMMISSION AND USDA'S RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ABOUT FUNDING FOR NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE - ESPECIALLY PUBLIC RESTROOM.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Barbara Butler President | OfficerTrustee | 15 | $0 |
Amber Mcgonis Treasurer | OfficerTrustee | 6 | $0 |
Nancy Sevcenko Secretary | OfficerTrustee | 1 | $0 |
Gary Brooks Trustee | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
Lauran Corson Trustee | Trustee | $0 | |
Leane Garland Trustee | Trustee | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $0 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $56,000 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $388,037 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $1,755 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $444,037 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $201,579 |
Investment income | $432 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $3,186 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | $10,365 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $659,599 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $50,000 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $16,000 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $241,099 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $0 |
Other employee benefits | $0 |
Payroll taxes | $22,895 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $0 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $8,890 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Other | $50,717 |
Advertising and promotion | $0 |
Office expenses | $28,948 |
Information technology | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $113,014 |
Travel | $29,976 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $0 |
Interest | $4,586 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $1,544 |
Insurance | $23,184 |
All other expenses | $0 |
Total functional expenses | $848,726 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $79,946 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $364 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $23,500 |
Accounts receivable, net | $0 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $0 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $8,916 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $273,059 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $0 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $50 |
Total assets | $385,835 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $66,613 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $0 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $120,000 |
Other liabilities | $0 |
Total liabilities | $186,613 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $144,322 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $54,900 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $385,835 |
Organization Name | Assets | Revenue |
---|---|---|
Boston Lyric Opera Company Inc Boston, MA | $20,393,253 | $6,377,028 |
College Light Opera Company Inc Falmouth, MA | $8,701,777 | $1,470,717 |
White Snake Projects Inc Brookline, MA | $157,792 | $935,015 |
Berkshire Opera Festival Pittsfield, MA | $159,177 | $822,556 |
Opera North Lebanon, NH | $385,835 | $659,599 |
Opera Maine Portland, ME | $220,938 | $471,319 |
Opera Company Of Middlebury Inc Middlebury, VT | $198,433 | $491,326 |
Claremont Opera House Inc Claremont, NH | $338,582 | $291,765 |
Guerilla Opera Inc Boston, MA | $30,607 | $0 |
Boston Opera Collaborative Jamaica Plain, MA | $42,102 | $0 |
Boston Midsummer Opera Inc Boston, MA | $22,956 | $0 |
Family Opera Inc Cambridge, MA | $79,365 | $0 |
Vermont Opera Project North Clarendon, VT | $1 | $0 |
Foundation For Modern Opera Worcester, MA | $1,964 | $26,015 |
Raylynmor Opera Keene, NH | $47,577 | $0 |
Greater Worcester Opera Inc West Boylston, MA | $32,261 | $0 |
Longwood Opera Inc Needham, MA | $4,145 | $0 |
Seaglass Theater Company Inc New Bedford, MA | $15,070 | $0 |
Opera Del West Inc East Falmouth, MA | $17,302 | $0 |
Opera Boston Inc C/O Gregory Bulger Dover, MA | $17,877 | $0 |