Mission
Professional production of opera for the public, and education about opera and the performing arts for audiences of all ages.
Public Charity
Opera Southwest
Opera Southwest, of Albuquerque, NM, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.7M in revenue, $1.7M in expenses, $1.7M in total assets. 32 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $775K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 237314812
Albuquerque, NM
Opera
NTEE: A6A
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$1.7M
Total Assets$1.7M
Grant Records32
Funding Total$775K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Opera Southwest
How Opera Southwest divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$86
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $86 for programs
$86
Production of fully-staged opera and education about opera and the performing arts
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Annual Support
$24,781
GENERAL SUPPORT
$78,168
SUPPORT THE PERFORMING ARTS.
$30,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$19,650
Annual Support
$16,249
Showing up to 5 of 32 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Secretary
Alaric Babej
Director
Ann M Conway
Executive Dir.
Anthony Zancanella
Director
Cecilia Violetta Lopez
Director
David Foster
Director
David Robbins
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $1.0M | $990K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $641K | $376K | $1.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $641K to $1.7M (+162%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.