THE OPERA FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
THE OPERA FOUNDATION INC (EIN 13-3377138)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2020-12-05
IRS object ID
202003409349300600
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2020-12-05T09:56:24-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1MICHAEL LABOSCOBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN133377138EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Opera Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlOPERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2126648843PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1co Mannheim LLC 712 5th AveAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonBernhard KoeppPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMichael LaBosco CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00955079PTIN
Phone5169875219PhoneNum
Preparation2020-12-05PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
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Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerBernhard KoeppPrincipalOfficerNm

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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Elizabeth Walbroel
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FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Total$431,236TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (8 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
James LeyEurope1$4,000wire\check
Tyler ZimmermanEurope1$4,000wire\check
Rebecca PedersenEurope1$4,000wire\check
Gina PerregrinoEurope1$4,000wire\check
GABRIEL WERNICKEurope1$16,000wire\check
MATTHEW COSSACKEurope1$16,000wire\check
KARIS TUCKEREurope1$16,000wire\check
Kevin RomeroEurope1$4,000wire\check
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Dinner DanceEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$101,919GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$101,919GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$53,495OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$101,919GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$101,919GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$53,495OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$53,495DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$48,424NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 6Trustees & Officers; ten in total
Pt VI, Line 7aMust be approved by group detailed above
Pt VI, Line 7bMajor governance decisions are approved by group detailed above.
Pt VI, Line 8aMajor decsions are documented with contemporaneous minutes.
Pt VI, Line 8bNot applicable; there are no individual committees.
Pt VI, Line 10bNot applicable.
Pt VI, Line 11bA copy of Form 990 is reviewed by current officers prior to filing.

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