Public Charity

BERKSHIRE OPERA FESTIVAL INC

BERKSHIRE OPERA FESTIVAL INC, of PITTSFIELD, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $853K in revenue, $746K in expenses, $240K in total assets. 28 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $590K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 471596750 PITTSFIELD, MA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$853K
Total Expenses$746K
Total Assets$240K
Grant Records28
Funding Total$590K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

ENTERTAIN AND ENRICH THE LIVES OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS THROUGHOUT THE BERKSHIRE REGION BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE PERFORMANCES OF A BROAD RANGE OF OPERAS WITH THE HIGHEST ARTISTIC STANDARDS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$75,450
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$32,850
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$25,200
$22,500
2024
ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES
$17,850

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Officers & Directors

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER Brian Garman
DIRECTOR Ilene Bliwise
TREASURER John O'brien
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION & CO-FOUNDER Jonathon Loy
DIRECTOR Kenneth Kramer
DIRECTOR Noreen Doyle

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Top Grant Purposes

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$286,232 7 grants
General operating support
$65,600 3 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$58,200 4 grants
ARTS, CULTURE
$55,000 3 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$30,450 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $853K $746K $240K
2023 $823K $849K $159K
2022 $840K $874K $169K
2021 $836K $752K $193K
2020 $474K $459K $144K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $474K to $853K (+80%), with total assets most recently reported at $240K.

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