Mission
Merola Opera Program is a San Francisco-based training program for opera singers, pianists, and stage directors.
Public Charity
Merola Opera Program
Based in San Francisco, CA, Merola Opera Program operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $9.5M in revenue, $4.0M in expenses, $49.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 56 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.1M.
EIN: 946084831
San Francisco, CA
Opera
NTEE: A6A
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.5M
Total Expenses$4.0M
Total Assets$49.0M
Grant Records56
Funding Total$2.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Merola Opera Program
How Merola Opera Program divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$70
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$13
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $70 for programs
$24
The Merola Opera Program:the Merola Opera Program is a nationally recognized summer training program that selects approximately 30 emerging opera artists from over 1,300 applicants aged 20 to…
$23
The program integrates training in vocal style, role interpretation, acting, stagecraft, movement, conducting, prompting, languages, and career development, with a special focus on holistic artist preparation
$23
Merola provides this training entirely free to participants, funded through the support of individual donors, foundations, and granting agencies
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
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$80,786
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$74,960
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
$52,730
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$30,500
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP AND ARTIST SPONSORSHIP
$20,000
Showing up to 5 of 56 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Aaron Fan
Director
Adam Arthur Bier
Chair
Barbara Bruser Clark
Vice President
Beatrice Gomory
Director
Camille Chan
Director
Carlos Penikis
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9.5M | $4.0M | $49.0M |
| 2024 | $7.8M | $4.0M | $45.6M |
| 2023 | $5.3M | $3.8M | $39.3M |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $3.9M | $35.7M |
| 2021 | $7.0M | $3.2M | $44.1M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $7.0M to $9.5M (+36%), with total assets most recently reported at $49.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.