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Merola Opera Program

Public charity
Other · SAN FRANCISCO, CA · EIN 94-6084831

About

Merola Opera Program is a San Francisco-based training program for opera singers, pianists, and stage directors.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
10
Volunteers
60

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-09-30
Revenue
$7.8M
Expenses
$4.0M
Assets
$45.6M
Liabilities
$213K

Financial history

$7.8M$3.9M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $7.8M · Avg: $4.7M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$34K
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Europe
North America
East Asia/Pacific
Central America

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
Grants Given
$199K
MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM
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Address

601 VAN NESS AVE STE S
SAN Francisco, CA, 94102-324

Governance

Voting board members31
Independent members31
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %49.6%
Permanent endowment %42.7%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersNo
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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