Public Charity

THE SANTA FE OPERA

THE SANTA FE OPERA is a Public Charity headquartered in SANTA FE, NM. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $42.1M revenue, $32.4M expenses, $214.0M total assets. 139 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $11.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 850131810 SANTA FE, NM Opera NTEE: A6A Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$42.1M
Total Expenses$32.4M
Total Assets$214.0M
Grant Records139
Funding Total$11.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO FURTHER THE OPERATIC ART FORM BY PRESENTING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY IN A VARIED REPERTOIRE OF NEW AS WELL AS RARELY PERFORMED AND STANDARD WORKS, TO ENSURE EXCELLENCE OF OPERA'S FUTURE THROUGH ITS APPRENTICE PROGRAMS FOR ARTISTS, TECHNICIANS AND ARTS ADMINISTRATORS, AND TO FOSTER AND ENRICH AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR OPERA IN THE COMMUNITY BY OUTREACH TO A DIVERSE PUBLIC.

Where $100 goes at The Santa Fe Opera

How The Santa Fe Opera divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$70
One of the nation's most important summer festivals, The Santa Fe Opera is praised for its innovative repertory and high standards of excellence
94% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 69,168 attendees; 36 performances
$4
During the opera's 2025 fiscal year, community engagement programs served approximately 25,000 individuals in-person and virtually, including over 20,000 adults and 3,000 youths in person
6% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 25,000 individuals; 20,000 adults; 465 volunteers
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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 A Charles Forte
DIRECTOR Amy Sarah Mccombs
SECRETARY Bruce Chemel
DIRECTOR Bruce Shields Ross
DIRECTOR Carey R Ramos
DIRECTOR Cherryl Peterman

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$9,028,859 91 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,521,453 31 grants
Education
$179,289 7 grants
Economic Development
$25,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$520,500 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $42.1M $32.4M $214.0M
2024 $35.1M $31.8M $191.2M
2023 $37.3M $31.0M $168.4M
2022 $33.1M $31.2M $155.9M
2021 $58.6M $26.8M $178.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $58.6M to $42.1M (-28%), with total assets most recently reported at $214.0M.

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

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