Public Charity

PALM BEACH OPERA INC

PALM BEACH OPERA INC, of WEST PALM BEACH, FL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $7.3M in revenue, $6.3M in expenses, $9.5M in total assets. 112 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 591060864 WEST PALM BEACH, FL Opera NTEE: A6A Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.3M
Total Expenses$6.3M
Total Assets$9.5M
Grant Records112
Funding Total$4.6M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

PALM BEACH OPERA IS DEDICATED TO PRODUCING LIVE OPERA AT AN INTERNATIONAL STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE, ENRICHING THE LIVES OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES WITH A DIVERSE OFFERING OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND TO TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF OPERA STARS.

Where $100 goes at Palm Beach Opera Inc

How Palm Beach Opera Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$76 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $76 for programs

$63
Pbo's core programs are fully staged world-class opera productions featuring internationally acclaimed soloists, conductors, directors, and designers, as well as a professional orchestra, chorus, and stage crew
83% of program spending
$8
Pbo offers three artist training programs
11% of program spending
$3
Pbo's education and community engagement programs are delivered to a broad segment of the community through free presentations and activities designed to broaden awareness and enthusiasm for opera…
3% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 7,000 individuals; 6,000 children

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.

Officers & Directors

FORMER DIREC David Walker
DIRECTOR Dr Donna Kesselman Raggio
YOUNG ARTIST Dr Marsha Laufer
DIRECTOR Dr Peter Mccombs
DIRECTOR Dr Robert Biscup
VICE PRESIDE Dr Robert Desnick

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,885,772 58 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,421,083 37 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$358,250 1 grant
Animal Welfare
$170,950 2 grants
Unspecified
$725,100 14 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.3M $6.3M $9.5M
2024 $5.0M $6.4M $8.9M
2023 $4.2M $5.7M $10.2M
2021 $3.2M $4.2M $5.6M
2020 $4.3M $5.2M $6.2M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.3M to $7.3M (+69%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.5M.

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

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