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LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY

EIN: 95-2096402Los Angeles, CAZIP: 90012
A6A0 - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

TO SERVE THE PUBLIC BY PRODUCING WORLD-CLASS OPERA THAT PRESERVES, PROMOTES AND ADVANCES THE ART FORM WHILE EMBODYING THE DIVERSITY, SPIRIT AND ARTISTIC SENSIBILITY UNIQUE TO LOS ANGELES. WE ENVISION AN ENGAGED AND ENLIGHTENED COMMUNITY IN WHICH (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ALL MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECTIVELY ENJOY THE RICH AESTHETIC, EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCE OF OPERA.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$46.6M$0$105.6M
2022$39.7M$0$100.3M

Compensation

2023

CHRISTOPHER G KOELSCH
Ex. Officio Dir., Pres. & CEO
chief executive officer
$691,099
$490,000
$0
$1,239,626
JOHN P NUCKOLS
Evp, Chief Strategic Officer
chief executive officer
$385,691
$143,750
$0
$566,955
RUPERT H F HEMMINGS
Vp, Artistic Planning
vice president
$313,758
$0
$0
$355,155
KATHLEEN A RUIZ
Vp, CFO
chief financial officer
$279,700
$0
$0
$339,634
DIANE RHODES BERGMAN
Vp, Marketing, Comm & Tech Services
vice president
$244,018
$0
$0
$294,405
JILL K BOYD
Vp, HR & Labor Relations
vice president
$236,733
$0
$0
$248,571
PATRICIA C MCLEOD
Sr Director of Development
chief development officer
$209,379
$0
$0
$239,595
CHUL PARK
Sr Director of Technology Services
highest compensated employee
$195,345
$0
$0
$219,442
TEHVON D FOWLER-CHAPMAN
Vp, La Opera Connects (thru 02/24)
vice president
$189,735
$0
$0
$207,165
KELLY TRAVIS
Opera Head Video
highest compensated employee
$178,677
$0
$0
$178,677
SCOTT SHEPHERD
Stagehands Carpenter
highest compensated employee
$168,880
$0
$0
$168,880
ROBERT C KLEIN
Stagehands Opera Head
highest compensated employee
$163,752
$0
$0
$163,752
ANDREA FUENTES
Vp, La Opera Connects (as of 02/24)
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$126,746
JAMES CONLON
Ex. Officio Dir., Music Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARC I STERN
Honorary Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
KEITH R LEONARD
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
CAROL F HENRY
Chairman, Executive Committee
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
BERNARD A GREENBERG
Vice Chairman Emeritus
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
LESLIE A DORMAN
Vice Chairman
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT RONUS
Vice Chairman
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
EUGENE P STEIN
Vice Chairman
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARILYN ZIERING
Vice Chairman
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
REGINA WEINGARTEN
Vice Chairman
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
PENELOPE FOLEY
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAUL D TOSETTI
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
MR AHSAN AIJAZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICIA N ARTIGAS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES R ASPERGER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HAIG S BAGERDJIAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FRANK BAXTER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAUL BLOCH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LISA BRATKOVICH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR IMAN H BRIVANLOU
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MR BRIAN BROOKS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BARBARA BURTIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARLENE CHAVEZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JANET CIRIELLO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALICIA CLARK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT T COOK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALICE COULOMBE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALEXIS DEUTSCH-ADLER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KATHLEEN K EBERHARDT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MRS CHAZ EBERT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GEOFF EMERY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR ANNETTE ERMSHAR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DON E FRANZEN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR MICHAEL A FRIEDMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALEXANDER FURLOTTI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JUAN CARLOS GONZALEZ
Director (as of 12/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
THOMAS GOTTSCHALK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DIANE GRAY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MONICA GUTIERREZ-ROPER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CORNELIA HAAG-MOLKENTELLERPHD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NICOLAS HAMATAKE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARY HAYLEY
Director (thru 5/24)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CATHERINE H HELM
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM CHASE HODGE-BROKENBURR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOAN HOTCHKIS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RIAN JOHNSON
Director (as of 03/24)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TIM C JOHNSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MS JANET C JONES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RICHARD JONES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MONIQUE KAGAN
Director (as of 12/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAWRENCE A KERN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
THOMAS F KRANZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHERRY LANSING
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SCOTT R LORD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NORA MANELLA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CLAUDE MANN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER MCCORMICK
Director (as of 12/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATTY MCKENNA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES MULALLY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GARY MURPHY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GREGORY NAVA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR LESLIE A PAM PHD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LINDA PASCOTTO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANDREA PESSINO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LINDA PIERCE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HAROLD B RAY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
COURTNEY REUM
Director (thru 09/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BARRY A SANDERS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LIONEL SAUVAGE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LORRAINE SAUNDERS
Director (thru 02/24)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HEINRICH SCHELBERT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
R CARLTON SEAVER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LISA SEE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TINA SEGEL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOAN SEIDEL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LINDA SHAHEEN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARILYN SHAPIRO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARVIN SHAPIRO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUSAN SHAPIRO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERIC L SMALL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR VINA SPIEHLER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TERRY STANFILL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHIRLEY STARKE-WALLACE
Director (thru 04/24)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DEANIE STEIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR ELLEN G STRAUSS PHD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MIMI TECHENTIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BARBARA AUGUSTA TEICHERT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RICHARD TROOP
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRIGITTA B TROY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GILLIAN WAGNER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHRIS WALKER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GEOFFREY P WHARTON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALYCE WILLIAMSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANDREW XU
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ZEV YAROSLAVSKY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELLEN ZETCHER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOAKIM ZETTERBERG
Director (as of 12/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANN ZIFF
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MRS JANET STANFORD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

CHRISTOPHER KOELSCH
Ex.officio Dir, Pres & CEO
chief executive officer
$397,391
$361,500
$0
$783,807
JAMES CONLON
Ex.off.dir. See Sch. J Pt. III
board member
$619,867
$0
$0
$696,784
JOHN NUCKOLS
Executive Vice President
executive vice president
$346,090
$112,188
$0
$468,802
RUPERT HEMMINGS
V.p., Artistic Planning
officer (unspecified)
$302,869
$0
$0
$337,192
KATHLEEN RUIZ
V.p., CFO
chief financial officer
$236,899
$20,000
$0
$277,662
JILL BOYD
Vp, Human Resources
vice president
$225,933
$20,000
$0
$255,963
DIANE RHODES BERGMAN
Vice President, Mktg & Comm
vice president
$234,573
$0
$0
$253,183
JOSHUA WINOGRADE
Senior Director, Artisitc
highest compensated employee
$203,107
$0
$0
$236,267
PATRICIA MCLEOD
Sr. Director Development
chief development officer
$190,160
$0
$0
$215,520
CHUL PARK
Director, Technology Services
highest compensated employee
$180,294
$0
$0
$203,956
ERIC BORNEMAN
Sr. Director of Marketing
director (operational)
$153,582
$0
$0
$170,275
KELLY TRAVIS
Opera Head, Video
highest compensated employee
$153,479
$0
$0
$160,179
TEHVON FOWLER CHAPMAN
V.p., Ed. & Comm. Engagement
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$45,133
PATTY MCKENNA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DON E FRANZEN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GERALDINE ALDEN PHD
Director (Thru 7/16/22)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MONICA GUTIERREZ-ROPER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TODD CALVIN
Director (Thru 6/14/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BERNARD A GREENBERG
Vice Chairman Emeritus
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES MULALLY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARY HAYLEY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TIM C JOHNSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARILYN SHAPIRO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR MICHAEL A FRIEDMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
R CARLTON SEAVER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM CHASE HODGE-BROKENBURR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOAN SEIDEL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARVIN SHAPIRO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LINDA SHAHEEN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANDREA PESSINO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALICE COULOMBE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR LESLIE A PAM PHD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CATHERINE H HELM
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOAN HOTCHKIS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SCOTT R LORD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHRIS WALKER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LINDA PIERCE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GREGORY NAVA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELLEN ZETCHER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BARBARA BURTIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARC I STERN
Honorary Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
BARBARA AUGUSTA TEICHERT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHERRY LANSING
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MR AHSAN AIJAZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GEOFFREY P WHARTON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BARRY A SANDERS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
EUGENE P STEIN
Vice Chairman
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRIGITTA B TROY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAWRENCE A KERN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR VINA SPIEHLER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALEXIS DEUTSCH-ADLER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MR BRIAN BROOKS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RICHARD TROOP
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NICOLAS HAMATAKE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARLENE CHAVEZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALICIA CLARK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CORNELIA HAAG-MOLKENTELLERPHD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DEANIE STEIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DIANE GRAY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
THOMAS GOTTSCHALK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT RONUS
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
LISA SEE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JANET CIRIELLO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LESLIE A DORMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TERRY STANFILL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAUL D TOSETTI
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
HAIG S BAGERDJIAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALEXANDER FURLOTTI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUSAN SHAPIRO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LORRAINE SAUNDERS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARILYN ZIERING
Vice Chairman
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES THURMOND SMITHGALL
Director (Thru 2/6/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERIC L SMALL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CAROL F HENRY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT T COOK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CLAUDE MANN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
THOMAS F KRANZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR ELLEN G STRAUSS PHD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
REGINA WEINGARTEN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ZEV YAROSLAVSKY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LIONEL SAUVAGE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KATHLEEN K EBERHARDT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRYAN MOELLER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR IMAN H BRIVANLOU
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GEOFF EMERY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR ANNETTE ERMSHAR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KEITH R LEONARD
Chairman of Exec Committee
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
LISA BRATKOVICH
Director (As of 3/8/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MS JANET C JONES
Director (As of 9/16/22)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NORA MANELLA
Director (As of 3/8/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GARY MURPHY
Director (As of 6/14/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TINA SEGEL
Director (As of 6/14/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MIMI TECHENTIN
Director (As of 6/14/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PENELOPE FOLEY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MRS JANET STANFORD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SANDRA TERNER
Director (Thru 10/10/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAUL BLOCH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALYCE WILLIAMSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HEINRICH SCHELBERT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
COURTNEY REUM
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANN ZIFF
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GILLIAN WAGNER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FAYE WILSON
Director (Thru 2/6/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MRS CHAZ EBERT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES R ASPERGER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FRANK BAXTER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RICHARD JONES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICIA N ARTIGAS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANDREW XU
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LINDA PASCOTTO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHIRLEY STARKE-WALLACE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HAROLD B RAY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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Similar sector (A)Very similar revenue ($50.1M vs $46.6M)Same state (California)
BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE

Berkeley, CA

$42.9M revenue
Similar sector (A)Very similar revenue ($42.9M vs $46.6M)Same state (California)
CORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS

San Francisco, CA

$54.3M revenue
Similar sector (A)Similar revenue ($54.3M vs $46.6M)Same state (California)Similar median compensation ($237k vs $244k)
JUNIPERO SERRA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

San Juan Capistrano, CA

$38.6M revenue
Similar sector (A)Similar revenue ($38.6M vs $46.6M)Same state (California)Similar median compensation ($221k vs $244k)
USS MIDWAY MUSEUM

San Diego, CA

$39.8M revenue
Similar sector (A)Similar revenue ($39.8M vs $46.6M)Same state (California)Comparable compensation levels
AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION

San Francisco, CA

$51.9M revenue
Similar sector (A)Similar revenue ($51.9M vs $46.6M)Same state (California)
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER

Los Angeles, CA

$23.4M revenue
Similar sector (A)Comparable revenue ($23.4M vs $46.6M)Same state (California)Similar median compensation ($237k vs $244k)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings (2022-2023).