AMERICAN FRIENDS OF GRANGE PARK OPERA FOUNDATION
EIN 82-3377744 · Arts & Culture (A20)
What they do
THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION is to RAISE MONEY IN SUPPORT of THE ARTS and to THAT END, CONTRIBUTES to ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MISSION is FOSTERING PERFORMAING ARTS. GRANGE PARK OPERA IN THE UK is ONE SUCH DONEE ORGANIZATION.GRANGE PARK OPERA is A UK CHARITY and RECEIVES NO GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY. MORE THAN 30,000 PEOPLE HAVE VISITED THE THEATRE IN THE LAST TWO SEASONS. IN ITS 20 YEARS, GRANGE PARK OPERA HAS:APPEARED AT THE 2015 BBC PROMS PRESENTED SUPERSTARS INCLUDING BRYN TERFEL, JOSEPH CALLEJA, JOYCE DI DONATO, SIMON KEENLYSIDE GIVEN MORE THAN 500 PERFORMANCES and AIRED LESSER-KNOWN WORKS INCLUDING THAS, DON QUICHOTTE (MASSENET), CARMLITES (POULENC) ENCHANTRESS (TCHAIKOVSKY)PIONEEREED YOUNG AUDIENCES; NURTURED YOUNGER ARTISTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS;
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LEE CERVANTES MILLBERNTREASURER
MARIE VEEDERPRESIDENT
NOREEN DOYLESECRETARY
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2020
- Location
- PO BOX 60, TACONIC, CT 06079-0060
- County
- Litchfield
- In care of
- % MARIE VEEDER
- Primary officer
- MARIE VEEDER, PRESIDENT
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- DANIEL B CAPOBIANCO
- NTEE classification
- Arts & Culture (A20)
- IRS tax category
- Arts & Culture
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2020