Public Charity

NEW ORLEANS OPERA ASSOCIATION

NEW ORLEANS OPERA ASSOCIATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in NEW ORLEANS, LA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $3.0M, expenses of $3.1M, total assets of $2.5M. Imperigo tracks 37 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.1M.

EIN: 720272897 NEW ORLEANS, LA Opera NTEE: A6A Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.0M
Total Expenses$3.1M
Total Assets$2.5M
Grant Records37
Funding Total$4.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE NEW ORLEANS OPERA ASSOCIATION (NOOA) IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ALL PEOPLE BY PRODUCING OPERA OF THE HIGHEST ARTISTIC QUALITY AND PROVIDING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES. THE ORGANIZATION'S VISION IS CONNECTING ALL PEOPLE WITH THE JOY OF OPERA.

Where $100 goes at New Orleans Opera Association

How New Orleans Opera Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $81 for programs

$81
The association presented three fully staged opera productions and one concert during the fiscal year
All 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

DIRECTOR Adelaide W Benjamin
DIRECTOR Adrea Heebe
DIRECTOR Ann Owens
DIRECTOR Arthur A Crais Jr
DIRECTOR Babs Deacon
DIRECTOR Bianca Spears

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$3,663,186 17 grants
General Support
$318,537 14 grants
Human & Social Services
$8,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$147,892 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.0M $3.1M $2.5M
2024 $2.3M $3.4M $2.4M
2023 $4.0M $3.4M $2.8M
2022 $2.8M $2.4M $2.3M
2021 $2.1M $1.7M $1.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.1M to $3.0M (+46%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.5M.

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

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