Public Charity

THE SANTA FE OPERA

THE SANTA FE OPERA is a Public Charity headquartered in SANTA FE, NM. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $35.1M revenue, $31.8M expenses, $191.2M total assets. 136 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $10.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 850131810 SANTA FE, NM Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$35.1M
Total Expenses$31.8M
Total Assets$191.2M
Grant Records136
Funding Total$10.8M
Filing Years2020–2024

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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR A Charles Forte
DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT (THRU 2/10/2023) Allison H Swenson
SECRETARY Bruce Chemel
DIRECTOR Bruce Ross
DIRECTOR Carey R Ramos
DIRECTOR Cheryl L Willman

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$3,940,028 9 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$1,028,103 3 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,022,173 24 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$793,203 8 grants
OPERATIONS
$750,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
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
2020 $24.5M $16.4M $137.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $24.5M to $35.1M (+43%), with total assets most recently reported at $191.2M.

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