LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY

EIN 95-2096402 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A6A0)

What they do

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.

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Of every $100 spent, about $78.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders100 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

73.25%of revenue went to mission work78.7% of expenses · Program services

10.36%of revenue went to fundraising11.1% of expenses

$93.10spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

9.50%of revenue went to management and office costs10.2% of expenses

$2.32in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

64.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $1,001,078 for CHRISTOPHER G KOELSCH (EX. OFFICIO DIR., PRES. & CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$50,290,780

Mission workProgram services$36,836,10973.25% of revenue78.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$4,775,2309.50% of revenue10.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$5,207,80410.36% of revenue11.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$3,471,6376.90% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$46,819,14393.10% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 78.7% mission · 10.2% management · 11.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.10% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 81.3% mission · 10.0% management · 8.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.72% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 81.6% mission · 8.9% management · 9.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 125.26% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 78.3% mission · 11.3% management · 10.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.50% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 67.2% mission · 17.8% management · 15.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 63.32% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 81.1% mission · 11.7% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 112.34% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 84.0% mission · 8.4% management · 7.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.52% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 83.9% mission · 8.1% management · 8.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.38% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$50,290,780

Expenses$46,819,143

Annual surplus $3,471,637 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$36,836,109 · 78.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$4,775,230 · 10.2% of expenses

Fundraising$5,207,804 · 11.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$50,290,780

Expenses$46,819,143

Assets$108,556,318

Income$51,872,659

Contributions$32,260,976

Mission work (program services)$36,836,109

Fundraising$5,207,804

Management and general$4,775,230

Stocks and bonds$17,860,461

Accounting fees$93,765

Investing fees$107,663

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CHRISTOPHER G KOELSCHEX. OFFICIO DIR., PRES. & CEO · 40 hrs/week $1,001,078Base $974,878 · Other $26,200

JOHN P NUCKOLSEVP, CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $510,904Base $496,469 · Other $14,435

KATHLEEN A RUIZVP, CFO · 40 hrs/week $361,669Base $303,904 · Other $57,765

RUPERT H F HEMMINGSVP, ARTISTIC PLANNING · 40 hrs/week $353,249Base $320,961 · Other $32,288

DIANE RHODES BERGMANVP, MARKETING, COMM & TECH SERVICES · 40 hrs/week $314,835Base $263,814 · Other $51,021

JILL K BOYDVP, HR & LABOR RELATIONS · 40 hrs/week $263,089Base $251,028 · Other $12,061

PATRICIA C MCLEODSR DIRECTOR OF DEVT. (THRU 11/4/24) · 40 hrs/week $247,125Base $230,948 · Other $16,177

CHUL PARKSR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES · 40 hrs/week $222,029Base $204,137 · Other $17,892

PAUL HOPPERSR DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC PLANNING · 40 hrs/week $206,010Base $196,577 · Other $9,433

ANDREA FUENTESVP, LA OPERA CONNECTS · 40 hrs/week $188,725Base $179,775 · Other $8,950

JEFFREY KLEEMANTECHNICAL DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $176,423Base $162,513 · Other $13,910

KELLY TRAVISSTAGEHANDS - AUDIO CREW · 40 hrs/week $167,282

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (100)

CHRISTOPHER G KOELSCHEX. OFFICIO DIR., PRES. & CEO

JOHN P NUCKOLSEVP, CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER

KATHLEEN A RUIZVP, CFO

RUPERT H F HEMMINGSVP, ARTISTIC PLANNING

DIANE RHODES BERGMANVP, MARKETING, COMM & TECH SERVICES

JILL K BOYDVP, HR & LABOR RELATIONS

PATRICIA C MCLEODSR DIRECTOR OF DEVT. (THRU 11/4/24)

CHUL PARKSR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

PAUL HOPPERSR DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC PLANNING

ANDREA FUENTESVP, LA OPERA CONNECTS

JEFFREY KLEEMANTECHNICAL DIRECTOR

KELLY TRAVISSTAGEHANDS - AUDIO CREW

TEHVON D FOWLER-CHAPMANFORMER VP, LA OPERA CONNECTS

ALEXANDER FURLOTTIDIRECTOR

ALEXIS DEUTSCH-ADLERDIRECTOR

ALI LEEMANNDIRECTOR (AS OF 9/17/24)

ALICE COULOMBEDIRECTOR (THRU 9/12/24)

ALICIA CLARKLIFE TRUSTEE

ALYCE WILLIAMSONLIFE TRUSTEE

ANDREA PESSINODIRECTOR

ANDREW XUDIRECTOR

ANN ZIFFDIRECTOR

BARBARA BURTINDIRECTOR

BARBARA AUGUSTA TEICHERTDIRECTOR

BARRY A SANDERSDIRECTOR

BERNARD A GREENBERGVICE CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

BRIGITTA B TROYDIRECTOR

CAROL F HENRYCHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

CATHERINE H HELMDIRECTOR

CHARLOTTE SCHOENMANNDIRECTOR (AS OF 3/18/25)

CHRIS WALKERDIRECTOR

CLAUDE MANNDIRECTOR

CORNELIA HAAG-MOLKENTELLERPHDDIRECTOR

DEANIE STEINDIRECTOR

DIANE GRAYDIRECTOR

DON E FRANZENLIFE TRUSTEE

DR ANNETTE ERMSHARDIRECTOR

DR ELLEN G STRAUSS PHDDIRECTOR

DR IMAN H BRIVANLOUDIRECTOR

DR LESLIE A PAM PHDDIRECTOR

DR MICHAEL A FRIEDMANDIRECTOR

DR VINA SPIEHLERDIRECTOR

ELLEN ZETCHERDIRECTOR

ERIC L SMALLDIRECTOR

EUGENE P STEINVICE CHAIRMAN

FRANK BAXTERLIFE TRUSTEE

GARY MURPHYDIRECTOR

GEOFF EMERYDIRECTOR

GEOFFREY P WHARTONDIRECTOR

GILLIAN WAGNERDIRECTOR

GREGORY NAVADIRECTOR

HAIG S BAGERDJIANDIRECTOR

HAROLD B RAYDIRECTOR

HEINRICH SCHELBERTDIRECTOR

JAMES CONLONEX. OFFICIO DIR., MUSIC DIRECTOR

JAMES MULALLYDIRECTOR

JAMES R ASPERGERDIRECTOR

JANET CIRIELLODIRECTOR

JENNIFER MCCORMICKDIRECTOR

JOAKIM ZETTERBERGDIRECTOR

JOAN HOTCHKISLIFE TRUSTEE

JOAN SEIDELDIRECTOR

JUAN CARLOS GONZALEZDIRECTOR

KATHLEEN K EBERHARDTDIRECTOR

KEITH R LEONARDCHAIRMAN

LAWRENCE A KERNDIRECTOR

LESLIE A DORMANVICE CHAIRMAN

LINDA MAYDIRECTOR (AS OF 12/11/24)

LINDA PASCOTTODIRECTOR

LINDA PIERCEDIRECTOR

LINDA SHAHEENDIRECTOR

LIONEL SAUVAGEDIRECTOR

LISA BRATKOVICHDIRECTOR

LISA SEEDIRECTOR

MARC I STERNHONORARY CHAIRMAN

MARILYN SHAPIRODIRECTOR

MARILYN ZIERINGVICE CHAIRMAN

MARLENE CHAVEZDIRECTOR

MARVIN SHAPIRODIRECTOR

MIMI TECHENTINDIRECTOR

MONICA GUTIERREZ-ROPERDIRECTOR

MONIQUE KAGANDIRECTOR

MR AHSAN AIJAZDIRECTOR

MR BRIAN BROOKSDIRECTOR

MRS CHAZ EBERTDIRECTOR

MRS JANET STANFORDDIRECTOR

MS JANET C JONESDIRECTOR

NICOLAS HAMATAKEDIRECTOR

NORA MANELLADIRECTOR

OLIVIA NEECEDIRECTOR (AS OF 12/11/24)

PATRICIA N ARTIGASDIRECTOR

PATTY MCKENNADIRECTOR

PAUL BLOCHDIRECTOR

PAUL D TOSETTISECRETARY

PENELOPE FOLEYTREASURER

R CARLTON SEAVERDIRECTOR

REGINA WEINGARTENVICE CHAIRMAN

RIAN JOHNSONDIRECTOR

RICHARD JONESDIRECTOR

RICHARD TROOPLIFE TRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1960
Location: 135 NORTH GRAND AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 900123013
County: Los Angeles
In care of: KATHLEEN RUIZ
Primary officer: KATHLEEN RUIZ, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(213) 972-7652

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A6A0)