SAN DIEGO OPERA ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
SAN DIEGO OPERA ASSOCIATION (EIN 95-6044429)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-03-05
IRS object ID
202040659349301604
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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MissionMissionThe mission of San Diego Opera is to deliver exceptional vocal performances and exciting, accessible programs to diverse audiences, focusing on community engagement and the transformative power of live performance.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.VisionThe San Diego Opera will be recognized internationally as a leading example of adaptability, innovation and sustainability in the operatic arts, promoting diversified programming and unique performance venues with world-class and emerging talent.MissionDesc
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DescSan Diego Opera Association (San Diego Opera) is a not-for-profit corporation incorporated in the State of California and organized for the primary purpose of delivering exceptional vocal performances and exciting, accessible programs to diverse audiences, focusing on community engagement and the transformative power of live performance. 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.During the year ended June 30, 2019, San Diego Opera produced three main stage productions for a total of twelve performances. San Diego Opera also presented one recital and two productions in their new series, Detour for a total of six performances of works outside of traditional grand opera, performed at the Balboa Theatre and at Patrick Henry High School. During the year ending June 30, 2018, San Diego Opera produced three main stage productions for a total of twelve performances throughout the eight-month season (October - May). San Diego Opera also presented two Detour performances and a special concert event at the Balboa Theater. Operas are produced and staged completely by San Diego Opera and feature internationally renowned artists. The chorus and stage crew are drawn from the local community, and San Diego Symphony is contracted as the orchestra. San Diego Opera has a scenic studio that builds sets and costumes for many of its productions and for theatrical arts organizations and commercial purposes around the country.Desc
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KEVIN AHERN
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JAMES A MERRITT MD
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ROGER G MILLS MD
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CANDACE M CARROLL
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DAVID BRENNER MD
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PAUL P AZZI
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THOMAS SHIFTAN MD
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SARAH B MARSH-REBELO
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TERESA FISCHLOWITZ
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RICHARD J ULEVITCH PHD
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JOANN CLARK
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ZANDRA RHODES
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LINDA SPUCK
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JOAN HENKELMANN
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KARL HOSTETLER MD
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RISE WALTER
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PATRICK MUHLEN-SCHULTE
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,478,814BOYAmt
EOY$7,812,932EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,828,995BOYAmt
EOY$11,969,923EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$507,942BOYAmt
EOY$267,798EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,831,213BOYAmt
EOY$1,438,774EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,343BOYAmt
EOY$76,328EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,417,498BOYAmt
EOY$1,782,900EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,148,333BOYAmt
EOY$1,196,998EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,983,389BOYAmt
EOY$1,376,154EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,279,775BOYAmt
EOY$7,613,871EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,411,497BOYAmt
EOY$10,187,023EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,828,995BOYAmt
EOY$11,969,923EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$811,572ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$36,046NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,174,430CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,265,622CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,871,420CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,914,057CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,288,930CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,514,459TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,174,430CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,265,622CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,871,420CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,914,057CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,288,930CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,514,459TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,878,416SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$22,636,043PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$223,949CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$235,845CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$235,677CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,685CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,158CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$708,314TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$279,752CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$279,752TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,607CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,674CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,816CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$92,708CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$107,805TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$28,610,330TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$22,538,637GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.79120PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.96410PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,279,775BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,370,376ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$190,787InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$227,067OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,613,871EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,194,795BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$312,254InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$227,274OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,279,775EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,900,508BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$521,865InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$227,578OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,194,795EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,211,931BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$88,494InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$222,929OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,900,508EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,442,659BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$19,714InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$211,014OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,211,931EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (true)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$597,068OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$566,945DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,123BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$30,123TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities$7,812,932TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFICIENCY IN CGA$40,801
POOLED INCOME FUND LIABILITY$35,527
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$76,328TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,032,835TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$36,046NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$286,769DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$150,352OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$401,075RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,631,760RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,631,760TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,257,309TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$286,769DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$150,352OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$437,121ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,820,188ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,820,188TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.The intended use of the SD Operas endowment funds is to provide general operating support from annual investment gains.
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteSan Diego Opera is a public charity and is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code except on net income derived from unrelated business activities. San Diego Operas unrelated business activity did not generate taxable income and no tax liability has been recorded at June 30, 2019 and 2018. San Diego Opera believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. San Diego Opera is not a private foundation.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990SHOP OVERHEAD EXPENSES $150352
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SSHOP OVERHEAD EXPENSES $150352

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$618,358GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$172,348CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$446,010GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$124,398FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$8,798OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2OTHER FUNDRAISING EVENTSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$31,345GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$31,345GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$45,143FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$19,264OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$649,703GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$172,348CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$477,355GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$169,541FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$28,062OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$197,603DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$279,752NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
DAVID BENNETT
GEN DIRECTOR$199,710$7,958$7,305$214,973
RISE WALTER
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$145,760$3,046$12,055$160,861

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)AIRTIME1$138,000FMV
GALA ITEMS$8,798FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, EtCAROL LAZIER (WHO SERVES AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS) AND JAMES A. MERRITT, M.D. (WHO SERVES ON THE BOARD AS VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE) HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderDONATIONS OF $100 OR MORE QUALIFIES A DONOR FOR MEMBERSHIP WITH THE ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing BodyMEMBERS VOTE FOR DIRECTORS PER THE ORGANIZATION BYLAWS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or ShareholdersPer San Diego Operas Bylaws, Members are required to vote on the election of the Board of Directors, election of the Audit Committee, amendments to the Articles of Incorporation, voluntary dissolution of the Association, and any other matter which legally requires approval by the membership. The Members must also approve any amendments to the bylaws which materially or adversely affect the rights of members as to voting, dissolution or transfer of membership; amend or repeal the Associations Objectives and Purposes; specify or change the number of Directors allowed or required; or the maximum or minimum number of Directors, or change from a fixed to a variable number of Directors or vice-versa; or amend or repeal the method of amending the bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessSAN DIEGO OPERA ASSOCIATIONS PROCESS TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 IS AS FOLLOWS:A. AFTER PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990 BY THE CFO AND THE AUDIT FIRM, A DRAFT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND INPUT. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, SELECTED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND ELECTED EACH YEAR BY THE MEMBERSHIP, IS COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHOSE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS BRING APPROPRIATE EXPERTISE TO THIS PROCESS. THE ASSOCIATIONS VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE IS ALSO A NON-VOTING MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.B. The Audit committee reviews and approves the 990. The 990 is distributed to the Board of Directors before publication, in compliance with IRS guidelines. The Board of Directors are encouraged to provide input and make inquiries as they deem necessary. C. SHOULD ANY REVISIONS BE NECESSARY, THE UPDATED DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO BOTH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND FULL BOARD FOR FINAL REVIEW. IT IS PROVIDED TO THEM IN AMPLE TIME TO PERMIT THEM TO REVIEW THE CHANGES, TO ASK QUESTIONS AND / OR MAKE FINAL SUGGESTIONS BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThe organization maintains a Code of Conduct that includes, among other provisions, a Conflict of Interest policy. That policy covers all of the organization's officers, directors, board members and staff. The policy is circulated to all covered persons, each of whom is required to disclose any facts or relationships that could give rise to a conflict of interest, and to sign that disclosure after acknowledging that he or she has carefully read and considered the questions. While the policy requires each covered person to disclose voluntarily any transaction or relationship that he or she believes to result in a conflict of interest, the organization's officers, directors, board members and staff are also instructed to report any violation of the policy to management and/or the Governance Committee of the Board. The Board of Directors makes the final determination as to whether a conflict exists, and reviews the relevant facts if a conflict arises. If any covered person has a conflict, he or she is prohibited from participating in both the deliberation process and the decision-making process with respect to the relevant transaction. Further, each covered person is required to update his or her disclosure statement immediately if at any time during their service to the organization there occurs an event, change or development that would require an additional disclosure.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe Finance Committee negotiated the compensation and benefits for the General Director in June of 2015 which resulted in a written employment contract. The employment contract was also approved by the Board of Directors. In setting the General Directors compensation and benefits, the Finance Committee utilized the form 990 of other organizations and compensation surveys. No Increase was given during FY 2018-19, so no new evaluation was made.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesNo Increase was given during FY 2018-19, so no new evaluation was made.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableSan Diego Opera Association makes its audited financials, corporate bylaws, board of directors governance guidelines, conflict of interest policy and committee charters available on its website.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAN DIEGO OPERA ASSOC ENDOWMENT TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 804358AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60680ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN330519746EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORT SDOPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status509(A)3 - OTHERPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1233 A STREET SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORT SDOPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeTRUSTEntityTypeTxt
Share Of EOY Assets$411,467ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (true)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (true)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAN DIEGO OPERA ASSOC ENDOWMENT TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypesTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$168,218InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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