Program areas at Kentucky Opera
After a 2 year hiatus due to the pandemic shutdown orders, Kentucky Opera resumed mainstage productions on a reduced scale with increased audience and production safety precautions. Outdoor programs continued into the fall. Kentucky Opera produced a fully staged holiday program featuring the local chorus, completing the mainstage season with 2 small-scale operas. Additionally, Kentucky Opera hosted the workshop for this little light of mine, the story of fannie lou hamer; this new work was co-commissioned with santa fe Opera. Online programming for adults and children continued.
Kentucky Opera is committed to creating a more just and compassionate world through the arts. Kentucky Opera's board and staff continues to invested in equity training with metrics and plans to increase service to specific, diverse groups of our community. These plans will guide Kentucky Opera as it continues to build a sense of belonging for more people from communities not historically served through Opera.
Kentucky Opera was notified that their office building was being sold by the landlord (fund for the arts), and needed to locate a new facility. Kentucky Opera's administrative offices and production operations moved to 708 magazine street. This new Opera center houses a rehearsal hall, classrooms, costume shop, and props storage, and will also serve as an active civic center with artistic and educational programming.
Who funds Kentucky Opera
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Kentucky Opera
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Barbara Lynne Jamison | General Director and Chief Executive Officer | $0 | 2023-05-15 |
| Philip Koester | Chief Revenue and Advancement Officer | | 2021-02-19 |
| Patrick Joel Martin | Director of Marketing and Communications | | 2022-11-23 |
| Lisa Hasson | Music Director of Sandford Studio Artist Program | | 2021-02-19 |
| Sandra Wu | Director of Artistic Production | | 2021-02-19 |
| ...and 5 more key personnel |
Financials for Kentucky Opera
| Revenues | FYE 05/2022 | FYE 05/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,453,048 | $1,626,319 | -10.7% |
| Program services | $177,201 | $0 | 999% |
| Investment income and dividends | $90,857 | $38,615 | 135.3% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $300 | $900 | -66.7% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $339,430 | $127,031 | 167.2% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $6,586 | $6,066 | 8.6% |
| Total revenues | $2,050,260 | $1,798,931 | 14% |
Organizations like Kentucky Opera
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| San Diego Opera Association | 501(c)(3) | San Diego, CA | $9,586,984 |
| Arizona Opera Company | 501(c)(3) | Phoenix, AZ | $6,725,476 |
| Opera Colorado | 501(c)(3) | Englewood, CO | $6,329,194 |
| Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) | 501(c)(3) | Honolulu, HI | $2,939,876 |
| Nashville Opera Association | 501(c)(3) | Nashville, TN | $4,461,449 |
| Tulsa Opera | 501(c)(3) | Tulsa, OK | $1,223,735 |
| Opera San Jose Incorporated | 501(c)(3) | San Jose, CA | $4,136,604 |
| Civic Light Opera (CLO) | 501(c)(3) | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,903,885 |
| Santa Barbara Opera Association | 501(c)(3) | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,403,340 |
| Toledo Opera Association | 501(c)(3) | Toledo, OH | $1,254,776 |
Data update history
June 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 15, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
June 12, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 10, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsOperas and symphoniesTheatersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 708 Magazine St
- Louisville, KY 40203
- Metro area
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
- Website URL
- kyopera.org/Â
- Phone
- (502) 584-4500
- Facebook page
- KentuckyOperaÂ
- Twitter profile
- @kentuckyoperaÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 61-6013111
- Fiscal year end
- May
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1952
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A6A: Opera
- NAICS code, primary
- 711110: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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