NEW YORK CITY OPERA WAS FAMOUSLY DUBBED "THE PEOPLE'S OPERA" BY MAYOR FIORELLO LAGUARDIA AT ITS FOUNDING IN 1943. MORE THAN 70 YEARS LATER, CITY OPERA CONTINUES ITS HISTORIC MISSION TO INSPIRE AUDIENCES WITH INNOVATIVE AND THEATRICALLY COMPELLING OPERA, NURTURE THE WORK OF PROMISING AMERICAN ARTISTS, AND BUILD NEW AUDIENCES THROUGH AFFORDABLE TICKET PRICES AND EXTENSIVE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Executive compensation
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2023
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
General Dire Officer (Unspecified) | $10k $11k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 10 unpaid individuals.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2023, the highest total compensation at NEW YORK CITY OPERA equaled 0.4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for arts, culture & humanities organizations is 11%.
Based on 17,098 arts, culture & humanities organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Funded by
Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.
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Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.
Common questions about NEW YORK CITY OPERA
What are NEW YORK CITY OPERA's revenue and expenses?
In 2023, NEW YORK CITY OPERA reported $1.7M in total revenue and $2.3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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