Public Charity

NORTH CAROLINA OPERA

Based in RALEIGH, NC, NORTH CAROLINA OPERA operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.6M in revenue, $1.8M in expenses, $565K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 32 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $385K.

EIN: 311486222 RALEIGH, NC Opera NTEE: A6A Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$1.8M
Total Assets$565K
Grant Records32
Funding Total$385K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF NORTH CAROLINA OPERA IS TO ENHANCE THE CULTURAL LIFE IN THE TRIANGLE BY PRESENTING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY PROFESSIONAL OPERA PERFORMANCES, DEVELOPING AND INCREASING AN APPRECIATION OF THE OPERA ART FORM IN THE AREA, AND PROVIDING LOCAL ARTISTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR TALENT.

Where $100 goes at North Carolina Opera

How North Carolina Opera divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$79
North Carolina Opera's mainstage productions are fully-staged, semi-staged and concert performances of both classical and contemporary operatic repertoire, featuring both internationally acclaimed and promising local artists
99% of program spending
$1
North Carolina Opera offers outreach performances to both schoolchildren and adults
1% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Amanda Bambrick
BOARD MEMBER Bill Rustin
VICE CHAIR Brigette Wilds
BOARD MEMBER Bryan Gilliam
SECRETARY Carl Nold
BOARD MEMBER Cathy Stuart

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$226,365 20 grants
Arts & Culture
$146,374 11 grants
Unspecified
$12,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.6M $1.8M $565K
2024 $1.5M $1.6M $712K
2023 $1.4M $1.6M $763K
2022 $2.0M $1.5M $893K
2021 $584K $523K $458K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $584K to $1.6M (+170%), with total assets most recently reported at $565K.

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