Public Charity

San Diego Opera Association

Based in SAN DIEGO, CA, San Diego Opera Association operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $7.9M in revenue, $8.6M in expenses, $12.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 88 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $6.4M.

EIN: 956044429 SAN DIEGO, CA Opera NTEE: A6A Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.9M
Total Expenses$8.6M
Total Assets$12.9M
Grant Records88
Funding Total$6.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

MISSION: THE MISSION OF SAN DIEGO OPERA IS TO DELIVER EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCES AND EXCITING, ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES, FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE AND EXPRESSIVE POWER OF THE HUMAN VOICE. AS PART OF ITS MISSION TO MAKE OPERA ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, SAN DIEGO OPERA OFFERS EXTENSIVE OPERA EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WHICH SERVE ADULTS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND NORTHERN MEXICO, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN.VISION: THE SAN DIEGO OPERA WILL BE RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY AS A LEADING EXAMPLE OF ADAPTABILITY, INNOVATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY, PROMOTING DIVERSITY ON STAGE, IN OUR REPERTOIRE, AND IN OUR STAFF AND LEADERSHIP, WITH A COMMITMENT TO THE WORLD.

Where $100 goes at San Diego Opera Association

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

$80 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$78
During the year ended june 30, 2025, San Diego opera produced three main stage productions each production with three performances at San Diego civic theater coupled with one…
97% of program spending
$2
As part of its mission to make opera accessible to all, San Diego opera offers extensive opera education and outreach programs, which serve adults and school children in…
3% of 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 Beau Haugh
Director Brett Macleod
VP FINANCE Brett Mcclain
RES. CONDUCTOR Bruce Stasyna
Director Carol Lazier
Secretary Clarice Perkins

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,515,059 52 grants
Arts & Culture
$2,278,324 28 grants
Education
$95,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$36,750 1 grant
Unspecified
$450,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.9M $8.6M $12.9M
2024 $6.7M $7.8M $13.5M
2023 $7.2M $11.1M $13.2M
2022 $9.6M $7.8M $16.9M
2021 $6.7M $6.2M $16.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.7M to $7.9M (+18%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.9M.

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

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