Public Charity

PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT

PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT is a Public Charity headquartered in LOS ANGELES, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.6M revenue, $1.0M expenses, $1.6M total assets. 23 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $566K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 453321212 LOS ANGELES, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$1.0M
Total Assets$1.6M
Grant Records23
Funding Total$566K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO REIMAGINE OPERA AS AN AFFORDABLE ADVENTURE BY MAKING UNFORGETTABLE, ENTERTAINING PERFORMANCES ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. THE ORGANIZATION PRESENTS INNOVATIVE PRODUCTIONS AND COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING, PRIMARILY IN CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST LOS ANGELES, TO EXPAND ACCESS TO OPERA AND ENGAGE DIVERSE AUDIENCES.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Bettyna Bluwal
PRESIDENT Bruce Merritt
DIRECTOR Doris Shimabukuro
TREASUERER Eric Hayne
DIRECTOR Felix Racelis
DIRECTOR Jennifer Diener

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$236,355 9 grants
ARTS
$156,000 4 grants
ARTS, CULTURE
$115,000 3 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$32,191 3 grants
INNOVATIONS
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.6M $1.0M $1.6M
2024 $1.0M $950K $1.0M
2023 $972K $845K $856K
2022 $540K $533K $172K
2021 $303K $354K $114K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $303K to $1.6M (+442%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.6M.

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