Public Charity

UTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA

UTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA is a Public Charity headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $28.6M revenue, $30.0M expenses, $77.3M total assets. 142 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 510145980 Salt Lake City, UT Opera NTEE: A6A Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$28.6M
Total Expenses$30.0M
Total Assets$77.3M
Grant Records142
Funding Total$9.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Mission - Connect the community through great live music. Vision - Perform, engage, inspire. The artistic leadership of the organization is committed to representing a broad range of musical styles, including traditional works, contemporary pieces, and new commissions to add to the canon of classical music. Community investment in Utah Symphony | Utah Opera strengthens our economy and enhances our quality of life. Utahns have long recognized that a person's quality of life rests, in part, on the community's commitment to the arts to inspire the human spirit and motivate the betterment of mankind. Over the years, Utah has experienced growth and prominence and continues to become established as a hub for business innovation and scientific research in the United States. Utah Symphony | Utah Opera stands as an influential cultural leader that is often cited by companies as an attraction for a successful and talented workforce to the region.

Where $100 goes at Utah Symphony & Opera

How Utah Symphony & Opera divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$49
Code 711130 SYMPHONIC CONCERTS
57% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 711,130 concerts; 80 concerts; 157,300 members
$17
Code 711110 OPERA PERFORMANCES
20% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 711,110 performances; 24 performances of four
$11
Code 711130 DEER VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL
13% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Sample Grants Received

Showing up to 5 of 142 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Abigail E Lowder
Vice Chair & Board Chair Elect Annette W Jarvis
Ex-officio, Musician Barbara Scowcroft
Trustee, Finance Committee Chair Barry Eden
Trustee Brandon Fugal
Board Chair Brian Greeff

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,746,388 64 grants
Arts & Culture
$3,612,913 40 grants
Health & Medicine
$600,000 1 grant
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$15,000 1 grant
Education
$8,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $28.6M $30.0M $77.3M
2024 $26.2M $27.6M $63.0M
2023 $25.1M $26.9M $59.4M
2022 $24.8M $24.3M $59.6M
2021 $24.6M $17.6M $65.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $24.6M to $28.6M (+16%), with total assets most recently reported at $77.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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