2022-11-14T17:03:28-06:00 2022-06-30 990 2021-07-01 452324535 OPERA PROJECT COLUMBUS INC OPER 6143417011 PO BOX 14185 COLUMBUS OH 43214 CYNTHIA RUCCIA PRESIDENT 6143417011 2022-11-14 CYNTHIA RUCCIA 999009999 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CYNTHIA RUCCIA PO BOX 14185 COLUMBUS OH 43214 283590 0 X OPERAPROJECTCOLUMBUS.COM X 2011 OH LOCALLY-PRODUCED OPERAS THAT SUPPORT CENTRAL OHIO TALENT AND ENRICH COLUMBUS AUDIENCES 5 5 0 25 0 0 221208 276490 4520 7030 49 70 -5348 0 220429 283590 0 1000 0 0 23484 5400 0 0 1068 134430 374341 157914 380741 62515 -97151 249548 153539 0 1142 249548 152397 X WE SEEK OUT, FIND, AND NURTURE RAW AND EMERGING OPERATIC TALENT AS WE REINVENT THE ART FORM TO APPEAL TO CONTEMPORARY AUDIENCES. WE ALSO AIM TO GROW AND RAISE THE STANDARDS OF THE CENTRAL OHIO ARTS COMMUNITY BY INFUSING IT WITH OUR UNIQUE BRAND OF OPERA. 0 0 347171 1000 7030 THE DIVERSITY PROJECT HAS INCREASED THE SIZE OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUDIENCE TO 20-30% OF THE TOTAL AUDIENCE. GRANTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN SINGERS TO MAKE PROFESSIONAL AUDITION VIDEOS AND FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING. THE AMOUNT OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN SINGERS AND ORCHESTRA MEMBERS HAS INCREASED AS WELL. HOWEVER, THE CROWN JEWEL IS THAT OPC HAS UNEARTHED OPERA MASTERPIECES WRITTEN BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMPOSERS, PERFORMED THEM, CREATED HALF-HOUR VIDEOS, AND ARE DISTRIBUTING THEM TO MUSIC PROGRAMS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO NORMALIZE THIS FORGOTTEN MUSIC. THE PROJECT IS CALLED "I, TOO, SONG AMERICA."MAY 2022: THE FIRST SESSION OF THE OPC OPERA ACADEMY WITH STUDENTS FROM THIRTEEN DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL OHIO. THIS IS CENTRAL OHIO'S ONLY ACADEMY DEVOTED TO LEARNING HOW TO PLAY IN AN OPERA ORCHESTRA AND THE FINER POINTS OF PLAYING IN A PIT ORCHESTRA.THIS FISCAL YEAR SAW THE RETURN TO THE THEATER AFTER THE CHALLENGES OF THE PANDEMIC. THREE SHOWS COMPRISED THE 2021-2022 SEASON:NOVEMBER 2021: "TO SEE AGAIN THE STARS" - A PROGRAM OF OPERATIC FAVORITES CURATED BY OUR MAESTRO SICILIANI TO REFLECT THE ORDEAL WE ALL WENT THROUGH WITH THE SHUTDOWNS, THE ISOLATION, THE FEAR, THE DEATH AND ALSO ALL OF THE JOYS OF LIFE THAT WE CAN NOW CELEBRATE.MARCH 2022: "GREAT AMERICAN OPERA: MENOTTI AND GERSHWIN" - A VERY CREATIVE RENDITION OF "THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF" INTERSPERSED WITH SELECTIONS FROM PORGY AND BESS AND FORMATTED AS A RADIO SHOW.JUNE 2022: "DON PASQUALE" - THE FINAL PRODUCTION OF THE SEASON WAS THE CLASSIC OPERA BUFFA DON PASQUALE BY GAETANO DONIZETTI WITH ALL OF THE BELLS AND WHISTLES. 347171 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 80 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X NEIL STEFFENS 6143417011 PO BOX 14185 COLUMBUS OH 43214 CYNTHIA RUCCIA PRESIDENT 20.00 X X 0 0 0 MEGAN WETZEL SECRETARY 10.00 X X 5400 0 0 ALLEN BAKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AL WADDELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWN KENNEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIANA SAMUELS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOBI FURMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 5400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37515 238975 276490 TICKETS 711130 6255 6255 REGISTRATION 711130 775 775 7030 70 70 283590 7030 0 70 1000 1000 5400 4050 540 810 1925 1925 36364 20980 15200 184 11711 11711 2439 2439 2847 1877 970 21701 21701 26959 26959 7347 7347 1372 1372 PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN P 228841 228841 SUPPLIES FOR PERFORMANC 22226 22226 MUSIC FEES 7826 7826 BILLING & BANK FEES 2331 2331 452 378 74 380741 347171 32502 1068 55793 2917 193755 150622 249548 153539 1142 0 1142 X 249548 152397 249548 152397 249548 153539 -97151 0 X 0 0 0 X 150561 195557 375701 221208 276490 1219517 150561 195557 375701 221208 276490 1219517 712928 506589 121 121 1219638 72956 0.41540 0.41700 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A THIRD PARTY ACCOUNTANT AND WAS PRESENTED TO THE REST OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATOR, VOCAL ARTIST MANAGER AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, THE BOARD PRESIDENT INFORMALLY SURVEYED ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR IN SIZE AND SCOPE TO FIND A REASONABLE COMPENSATION. THIS WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD, WHO DETERMINED COMPENSATION BASED ON THE GATHERED INFORMATION AND THE BUDGET CONTRAINTS. WHEN DISCUSSIONS TOOK PLACE ABOUT COMPENSATING A BOARD MEMBER FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES RENDERED, THE RESPECTIVE PERSON WOULD RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE CONVERSATION. MINUTES WERE TAKEN AT EACH OF THESE MEETINGS AND KEPT FOR RECORDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST, THE PRESIDENT WILL MAKE AVAILABLE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS ELECTRONICALLY.