LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY (EIN 95-2096402)
Tax period: 2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed: 2019-05-14
IRS object ID: 201901349349308930
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-05-14T16:08:56-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KPMG LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	550 S Hope St Suite 1500	AddressLine1Txt
City	Los Angeles	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90071	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	952096402	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% CARL M RIES	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	LOSA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2139727652	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	135 NORTH GRAND AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90012	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CARL RIES	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2139727219	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-05-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Carey McKee	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01281067	PTIN
Phone	2139724000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-05-14	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	167.68.102.5	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id	95488420191345000012	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2019-05-14	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	4C50ADEA132E82CFA03F0E70DAD47461E3E8F4C4	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	4C50ADEA132E82CFA03F0E70DAD47461E3E8F4C4	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Carl M Ries	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	135 N GRAND AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90012	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$58,817,354	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	LAOPERA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1983	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE LOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY (LA OPERA) IS A NON-PROFIT ENTITY ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL TO ENJOY THE RICH EMOTIONAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCE OF OPERA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	85	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	78	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1065	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	511	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$73,515	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$29,386,562	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$40,920,068	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$12,815,358	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$14,472,677	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,603,376	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,370,525	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$304,174	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$377,460	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$43,501,122	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$56,385,810	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$8,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$8,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$25,768,128	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$26,042,378	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$153,917	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$211,854	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$3,471,072	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$16,335,260	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$16,802,765	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$42,265,305	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$43,064,997	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,235,817	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$13,320,813	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$79,888,255	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$91,977,439	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$24,496,094	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$21,301,445	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$55,392,161	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$70,675,994	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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. See Schedule O.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$30,849,267	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$12,528,841	RevenueAmt
Desc	OPERA From July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, the Company produced 38 performances of six operas for nearly 108,000 people, including 40,000 attending preshow educational talks.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,983,315	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,799,038	RevenueAmt
Desc	OTHER ARTISTIC PROGRAMS The organization presents opera in a variety of media and at a variety of locations to expand and engage the LA Opera audience, and promote the art form. These activities include the Off Grand Initiative, the Young Artist Program as well as a recital with world renowned opera singers.See Schedule O.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,278,721	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$8,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$144,798	RevenueAmt
Desc	Education and Community Outreach Throughout the year, LA Opera produced over 34 unique Education and Community programs, for students, children, families, and senior citizens across the Los Angeles region. Over 4,400 school students attended dress rehearsals at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion. Almost 6,500 students and seniors attended main stage performances through our Community Circle program at little or no cost.See Schedule O.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$36,111,303	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	Yes (true)	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	239	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1065	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	85	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	78	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CARL M RIES	PersonNm
Phone	2139727652	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	135 N GRAND AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	900123013	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (100 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Marc I Stern
Chairman	10.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Carol F Henry
Chairman of Executive Committe	10.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bernard A Greenberg
Vice Chairman	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Warner W Henry
Vice Chairman	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Sebastian Paul Musco
Vice Chairman	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Eugene P Stein
Vice Chairman (As of 6/14/18 )	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Marilyn Ziering
Vice Chairman	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Ronus
Treasurer	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Marvin S Shapiro
Secretary	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Geraldine Alden PhD
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Patricia N Artigas
Director (As of 4/16/18)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James R Asperger
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Haig S Bagerdjian
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Beatrice Bennett
Director (Thru 6/14/18)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Adele H Binder
Director (Thru 6/14/18)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Paul Bloch
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Alex K Bouzari
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dr Iman H Brivanlou
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dr Carol E Cass
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marlene Chavez
Director (As of 10/3/17)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joyce Chernick
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James Conlon
EX.OFF.DIR. SEE SCH.J, PT. III	20.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$974,089	$0	$170,678
Robert T Cook
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mark H Dalzell
Director (Thru 6/14/18)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Alexis Deutsch-Adler
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Placido Domingo
DIRECTOR. SEE SCH. J, PT. III	20.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$845,141	$0	$445,000
Leslie A Dorman
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Geoff Emery
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Penelope Foley
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Don Erik Franzen
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dr Michael A Friedman
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Alexander Furlotti
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Craig Garner
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kiki Ramos Gindler
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ruth R Gold
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas Gottschalk
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Diane Gray
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Monica Gutierrez-Roper
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Cornelia Haag-MolkentellerPhD
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Hany Haddad
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mary Hayley
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Catherine H Helm
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mrs John F Hotchkis
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Tim C Johnson
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Richard Jones
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dr Harold L Karpman
Director (Thru 6/13/18)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lawrence A Kern
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gayle Kirschbaum
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas F Kranz
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Edward A Landry
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lauren B Leichtman
Director (As of 4/16/18)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Keith R Leonard Jr
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sean Madnani
Director (As of 4/16/18)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Claude Mann
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Patty McKenna
Director (As of 12/31/17)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Bryan Moeller
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Carlos A Mollura
Director (Thru 6/14/18)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dr Leslie A Pam PhD
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Linda Pascotto
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Linda Pierce
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Harold B Ray
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Courtney Reum
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Brindell Roberts Gottlieb
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Barry A Sanders
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lionel Sauvage
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Heinrich Schelbert
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
R Carlton Seaver
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lisa See
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joan Seidel
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dr Chester Semel
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marilyn Shapiro
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Susan Shapiro
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Eric L Small
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James Thurmond Smithgall
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Deanie Stein
Director (As of 10/3/17)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mrs Dorothy B Straus
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dr James H Strauss
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Barbara Augusta Teichert
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sandra Terner
Director (As of 6/14/18)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Paul D Tosetti
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Brigitta B Troy
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Chris Walker
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Regina Weingarten
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Geoffrey P Wharton
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Alyce Williamson
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Andrew Xu
Director (As of 10/3/17)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Zev Yaroslavsky
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ellen Zetcher
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ann Ziff
Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Christopher Koelsch
EX.OFFICIO DIR, PRES & CEO	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$535,000	$0	$13,892
John Nuckols
Executive Vice President	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$301,423	$0	$6,202
Faith Raiguel
Vice President, CFO	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$210,000	$0	$9,674
Diane Rhodes Bergman
VICE PRESIDENT, MKTG & COMM	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$223,462	$0	$9,967
Rupert Hemmings
V.P., ARTISTIC PLANNING	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$223,038	$0	$14,687
Stacy C Brightman
V.P., ED. & COMM. ENGAGEMENT	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$130,000	$0	$7,986
Patricia McLeod
Senior Director, Development	40.0	0.0			$170,000	$0	$13,312	Yes (X)
Grant Gershon
Resident Conductor	25.0	0.0			$169,904	$0	$3,755	Yes (X)
Fran Maldonado-Rizzi
Director of Public Relations	40.0	0.0			$151,582	$0	$13,541	Yes (X)
Jeff Kleeman
Technical Director	40.0	0.0			$150,673	$0	$10,498	Yes (X)
Steven L Williams
Head Electrician	40.0	0.0			$147,118	$0	$32,579	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$4,231,430	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$751,771	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	31	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	Yes (true)	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
AMADEUS MUSIC PRODUCTION CORP
1 PENN PLAZA SUITE 2615	NEW YORK	NY	10019	DIR/CONDUCTOR	$974,089
MARINGO USA LLC
425 E 58TH ST 21F	NEW YORK	NY	10022	DIR/PERFORMANCE FEES	$774,308
DANJON REALTY LLC
1880 CENTURY PARK EAST 1600	LOS ANGELES	CA	90067	COSTUME SHOP RENT	$244,671
112 BEVERLY LLC
936 CRENSHAW BLVD 100	LOS ANGELES	CA	90019	COSTUME SHOP RENT	$206,544
SPECIAL OCCASIONS EVENT PLANNING
357 S ROBERTSON BLVD	BEVERLY HILLS	CA	90211	EVENT PLANNING	$200,195

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$3,094,711	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$1,363,193	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$36,462,164	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$21,075,035	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$40,920,068	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Ticket Sales and Fees	711190	$12,528,841	$12,528,841
RECITALS	611710	$1,129,208	$1,129,208
OFF-GRAND INCOME	711190	$491,181	$491,181
Outreach Income	711190	$144,798	$144,798
PRODUCER FEES	711190	$98,662	$98,662

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$79,987	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$79,987	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$14,472,677	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,370,932	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,370,932	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,833,008	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$11,250	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,829,055	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$15,610	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,953	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$4,360	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$407	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$407	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$100,761	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$3,094,711	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$586,879	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$486,118	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$486,118	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
REFUND OF PRIOR YEAR OVERPAYMENTS	900099	$71,781	$71,781
WORKERS COMPENSATION REBATE	900099	$36,533	$36,533
403b Forfeiture Funds	900099	$344	$344

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$108,658	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$56,385,810	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$14,472,677	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$993,065	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,604,407	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,077,107	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$219,675	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$307,625	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,514,514	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,192,011	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$810,692	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,511,811	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,353,916	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,310,688	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,404	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,824	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,851,838	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,680,221	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$52,715	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$118,902	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,717,703	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,499,358	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$87,913	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$130,432	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,903	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,727	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$806	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$370	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$143,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$143,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$211,854	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$211,854	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,282	TotalAmt
Management And General	$66,282	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,717,064	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,550,207	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$135,302	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,555	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,696,080	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,616,920	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,726	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$75,434	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$472,638	TotalAmt
Program Services	$311,086	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$79,968	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$81,584	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$176,145	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,761	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$122,157	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$227	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$194,592	TotalAmt
Program Services	$194,592	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,384,407	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,114,007	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$270,400	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,062,802	TotalAmt
Program Services	$909,657	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$92,079	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$61,066	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,144	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,210	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,154	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,780	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$493,697	TotalAmt
Management And General	$493,697	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$305,244	TotalAmt
Program Services	$154,432	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$150,812	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$277,973	TotalAmt
Management And General	$274,840	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,133	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Physical Production Costs	$2,559,763	$2,546,475	$6,783	$6,505
Other Consulting Fees	$1,084,136	$908,620	$116,618	$58,898
Special Programs	$928,545	$173,511	$72,080	$682,954
Credit Card Discounts	$456,194	$372,605		$83,589

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$743,156	TotalAmt
Program Services	$405,108	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$263,519	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$74,529	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,064,997	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,111,303	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,482,622	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,471,072	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$740,571	BOYAmt
EOY	$465,058	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,603,896	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,656,200	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$194,903	BOYAmt
EOY	$177,440	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,447,987	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,538,335	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$8,239,398	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$7,089,735	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$925,419	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,149,663	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,190,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,111,523	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,784,555	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,879,220	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,888,255	BOYAmt
EOY	$91,977,439	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,821,692	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,940,926	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,707,735	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,993,852	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,966,667	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,116,667	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,000,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,250,000	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,496,094	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,301,445	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$9,841,766	BOYAmt
EOY	-$9,553,894	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,766,240	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,923,489	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,467,687	BOYAmt
EOY	$57,306,399	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,392,161	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,675,994	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,888,255	BOYAmt
EOY	$91,977,439	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$13,320,813	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,089,460	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$873,560	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$47,132,944	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$28,208,395	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$34,743,589	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,386,562	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$40,920,068	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$180,391,558	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$14,780,948	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,110,681	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$14,278,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,815,358	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,472,677	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$67,458,084	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$61,913,892	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$39,319,076	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$49,022,009	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$42,201,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$55,392,745	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$247,849,642	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$27,457,221	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,283,185	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,219,504	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,338,311	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$25,331,823	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$95,630,044	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$27,457,221	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,283,185	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,219,504	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,338,311	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$25,331,823	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$95,630,044	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$152,219,598	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$860,166	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$513,939	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$218,394	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,601,569	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,370,932	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,565,000	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$860,166	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$513,939	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$218,394	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,601,569	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,370,932	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,565,000	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$340,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$499,499	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$333,393	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$301,665	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$209,419	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,684,926	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$63,115,008	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$40,332,514	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$49,573,796	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$44,105,154	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$56,973,096	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$254,099,568	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.59906	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.62892	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01796	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01785	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$19,190,924	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$216,512	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,415,258	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	-$1,714,493	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$22,537,187	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$17,009,252	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,176,090	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,542,504	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$5,536,922	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$19,190,924	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$15,562,617	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,632,284	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$550,972	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$634,677	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$17,009,252	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$13,996,165	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,861,493	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$259,312	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$554,353	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$15,562,617	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$12,216,859	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$697,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,666,737	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$584,431	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$13,996,165	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.90309	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.09691	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$690,429	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$463,063	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$227,366	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,185,577	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,317,607	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$867,970	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$363,392	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$309,065	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$54,327	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,149,663	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MUSIC CTR FDTN UNITIZED INV PL	Desc
Book Value	$23,111,523	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$23,111,523	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INT PERPETUAL TRUST	$15,620,111
BENEFICIAL INT REMAINDER TRUST	$19,170,643
DEPOSITS	$70,102
FABRIC INVENTORY	$18,364

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$34,879,220	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$58,830,573	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,089,460	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$517,287	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$920,202	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$2,526,949	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$56,303,624	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$66,282	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$15,904	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$82,186	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$56,385,810	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$43,546,740	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$517,287	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$46,642	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$563,929	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$42,982,811	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$66,282	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$15,904	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$82,186	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$43,064,997	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
ENDOWMENT FUNDS - EXPENDITURES AND REPAYMENTS FOR FACILITIES & PROGRAMS	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 1E, COLUMN A TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATIONS $ 785,507 PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED REPAYMENTS (2,500,000) ------------- TOTAL OTHER EXPENDITURES FOR FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS $(1,714,493) INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS TO PROVIDE A RELIABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO ITS PROGRAMS WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS. TO SATISFY THE LONG-TERM RATE-OF-RETURN OBJECTIVES, THE OPERA RELIES ON A TOTAL RETURN STRATEGY IN WHICH INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH BOTH CAPITAL APPRECIATION (REALIZED AND UNREALIZED) AND CURRENT YIELD (INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS). IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF THE OPERA, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS ESTABLISHED A SPENDING RATE POLICY WHERE THE ENDOWMENT SHALL ANNUALLY DISTRIBUTE A PERCENTAGE OF THE 12-QUARTER ROLLING AVERAGE FAIR VALUE ENDING ON MARCH 30 OF THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. IN 2018, THE PERCENTAGE RATE USED WAS 5%. FOR FUNDS WITH DONOR-IMPOSED ASSET ALLOCATIONS OR DISTRIBUTIONS, THE DISTRIBUTIONS CONFORM TO THE DONOR'S EXPRESSED WISHES. THIS SPENDING RATE POLICY IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERA'S OBJECTIVE TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS HELD IN PERPETUITY OR FOR A SPECIFIED TERM AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REAL GROWTH THROUGH NET GIFTS AND INVESTMENT RETURN.
REVENUE ON AUDITED FINANCIALS, NOT ON FORM 990	Form 990, Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST $ 920,202 REVENUE ON FORM 990, RECLASSIFIED FROM AUDITED FINANCIALS FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B Gross up Sale of Securities Gain netted against Exp $ 3,953 Gross up of Visit Patron/Aria Inc net against Exp $ 6,951 In-Kind Goods not recorded on financials $ 5,000 ------------ TOTAL $ 15,904
EXPENSES ON AUDITED FINANCIALS, NOT ON FORM 990	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D Write-off of Uncollectible Pledges $ 46,642 EXPENSES ON FORM 990, NOT AUDITED FINANCIALS FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4B Gross up Sale of Securities Gain netted against Exp $ 3,953 Gross up of Visit Patron/Aria Inc net against Exp $ 6,951 In-Kind Goods not recorded on financials $ 5,000 ------------ TOTAL $ 15,904

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
SDA TELESERVICES INC
5757 WEST CENTURY BLVD STE 300	LOS ANGELES	CA	90045	TELEFUNDING	false	$373,887	$205,622	$168,225
THEATER DIRECT INC
4213 BURBANK BLVD	BURBANK	CA	91505	TELEMRKTING	false	$53,328	$6,232	$47,096

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$427,215	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$211,854	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$215,321	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	17/18 OPEN GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$173,730	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$213,573	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	-$39,843	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$92	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$66,452	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$16,850	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$115,083	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	17/18 PD 50	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$2,649,242	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$2,523,938	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$125,304	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$46	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$112,099	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$9,875	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$266,382	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$372,500	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$357,200	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$15,300	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$3,195,472	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$3,094,711	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$100,761	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$138	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$178,551	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$26,725	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$381,465	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$586,879	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$486,118	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	RIGOLETTO POSTER ART DESIGN CONTEST	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	3	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$8,000	CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method Used	N/A	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	N/A	NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO DOMESTIC INDIVIDUALS	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINES 1 & 2 IN 2018, THE OPERA HELD A POSTER CONTEST FOR THE OPERA RIGOLETTO. THE CONTEST WAS FUNDED BY SUPPORT FROM THE GROW @ ANNENBERG (ANNENBERG FOUNDATION), AND WAS OPEN TO ENROLLED COLLEGE ART & DESIGN STUDENTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THREE UNRESTRICTED CASH PRIZES WERE AWARDED TO THE WINNERS. SINCE THERE WERE NO AWARD RESTRICTIONS, NO MONITORING OF THE USE OF THE FUNDS WAS NECESSARY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
James Conlon
EX.OFF.DIR. SEE SCH.J, PT. III	$974,089	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$30,000	$0	$140,678	$0	$1,144,767	$0	$0	$0
Placido Domingo
DIRECTOR. SEE SCH. J, PT. III	$774,308	$0	$0	$0	$70,833	$0	$445,000	$0	$0	$0	$1,290,141	$0	$0	$0
Christopher Koelsch
EX.OFFICIO DIR, PRES & CEO	$350,000	$0	$185,000	$0	$0	$0	$5,400	$0	$8,492	$0	$548,892	$0	$0	$0
John Nuckols
Executive Vice President	$301,423	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,400	$0	$802	$0	$307,625	$0	$0	$0
Faith Raiguel
Vice President, CFO	$210,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,200	$0	$5,474	$0	$219,674	$0	$0	$0
Diane Rhodes Bergman
VICE PRESIDENT, MKTG & COMM	$223,462	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,469	$0	$5,498	$0	$233,429	$0	$0	$0
Rupert Hemmings
V.P., ARTISTIC PLANNING	$223,038	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,461	$0	$10,226	$0	$237,725	$0	$0	$0
Patricia McLeod
Senior Director, Development	$170,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,400	$0	$9,912	$0	$183,312	$0	$0	$0
Grant Gershon
Resident Conductor	$169,904	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,398	$0	$357	$0	$173,659	$0	$0	$0
Fran Maldonado-Rizzi
Director of Public Relations	$151,582	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,032	$0	$10,509	$0	$165,123	$0	$0	$0
Jeff Kleeman
Technical Director	$150,673	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,013	$0	$7,485	$0	$161,171	$0	$0	$0
Steven L Williams
Head Electrician	$147,118	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,941	$0	$15,638	$0	$179,697	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

COMPENSATION INFORMATION

Form 990, Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a FIRST CLASS TRAVEL EXPENSES OF PLACIDO DOMINGO AND JAMES CONLON ARE REIMBURSED BY THE OPERA WHEN NECESSARY FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. THE AMOUNTS ARE PAID TO THE CORPORATE EMPLOYERS OF DOMINGO AND CONLON AND TREATED AS REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSE PURSUANT TO AN ACCOUNTABLE PLAN. LIMITED TRAVEL IS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF CONLON'S FAMILY SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS. TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID FOR CONLON'S FAMILY ARE INCLUDED AS REPORTABLE COMPENSATION ON THE 1099 ISSUED TO AMADEUS MUSIC PRODUCTION CORPORATION.

FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II

TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR PLACIDO DOMINGO IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2017 INCLUDES GENERAL DIRECTOR FEES OF $430,833 (OF WHICH $70,833 IN FEES WERE DEFERRED FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2016), AS WELL AS $303,000 IN PERFORMANCE/CONDUCTING FEES, AND $40,475 IN DIRECTOR FEES FOR MARTA DOMINGO (SEE SCHEDULE L FOR FURTHER DISCLOSURE). GENERAL DIRECTOR FEES OF $425,000 AND PERFORMANCE FEES OF $20,000 WERE DEFERRED TO CALENDAR YEAR 2018. ANY PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY DOMINGO, PER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OPERA AND HIS COMPANY MARINGO, LLC (A COMPANY UNRELATED TO LA OPERA) WERE MADE TO MARINGO, LLC. TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR JAMES CONLON IN CALENDAR YEAR 2017 INCLUDES MUSIC DIRECTOR FEES OF $325,000, AS WELL AS CONDUCTING FEES OF $643,000 AND YAP COACHING FEES OF $2,200. CONDUCTING FEES OF $30,000 WERE DEFERRED TO CALENDAR YEAR 2018. CONLON ALSO RECEIVED TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENTS OF $3,889 WHICH IS INCLUDED IN HIS 1099 REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. ANY PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY CONLON PER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OPERA AND HIS COMPANY AMADEUS MUSIC PRODUCTION CORP (A COMPANY UNRELATED TO LA OPERA) WERE MADE TO AMADEUS MUSIC PRODUCTION CORP.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (6 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxt	Loan PurposeLoanPurposeTxt	Loan To OrganizationLoanToOrganizationInd	Original PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmt	Balance DueBalanceDueAmt	DefaultDefaultInd	Board Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd	Written AgreementWrittenAgreementInd
ROBERT RONUSSEE NOTE
BOARD MEMBER	OPERATIONS	Yes (X)	$7,000,000	$4,000,000	false	false	Yes (true)
ROBERT RONUS
BOARD MEMBER	OPERATIONS	Yes (X)	$1,050,000	$16,667	false	false	Yes (true)
MARILYN ZIERING
BOARD MEMBER	OPERATIONS	Yes (X)	$100,000	$33,333	false	false	Yes (true)
BERNARD GREENBERG
BOARD MEMBER	OPERATIONS	Yes (X)	$50,000	$16,667	false	false	Yes (true)
SELIM ZILKHA
BRD FMLY MBR	OPERATIONS	Yes (X)	$100,000	$33,333	false	false	Yes (true)
FRANK BAXTER
FRMR BRD MBR	OPERATIONS	Yes (X)	$50,000	$16,667	false	false	Yes (true)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$4,116,667	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARTA DOMINGO	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	SPOUSE OF GENERAL DIR	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$40,475	TransactionAmt
Transaction	COMP FOR DIR, COSTUME, SC	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

LOANS FROM INTERESTED PERSONS

FORM 990, SCHEDULE L, PART II, COLUMN (A) THE LOAN WITH ROBERT RONUS FOR $7,000,000 IS A LOAN FROM HIS DONOR ADVISED FUND. FORM 990, SCHEDULE L, PART II, COLUMN (F) LOANS FROM DONORS OR BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT REQUIRE FINANCE COMMITTEE OR FULL BOARD APPROVAL. THE BOARD CHAIR APPROVES ALL SUCH TRANSACTIONS AS WELL AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS

SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE 1 MARTA DOMINGO IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED OPERA DIRECTOR. HER SELECTION AS DIRECTOR FOR A REVIVAL OF HER PRODUCTION OF TALES OF HOFFMANN WAS BASED ON HER REPUTATION AND SKILL, AND WAS DISCLOSED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY MRS. DOMINGO TO THE OPERA ARE MADE TO MARINGO USA, LLC. AMOUNTS PAID ARE ALSO REPORTED ON PART VII, SECTION B, AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	21	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,833,008	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	AVG VAL DATE DONATED	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp

Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$19,170,643	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	Wine	1	$66,384	RETAIL COST
Yes (X)	Cosmetics	1	$5,000	RETAIL COST

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS	Form 990, Schedule M, Part I, Column B THIS COLUMN REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. EACH INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION MAY CONTAIN MORE THAN ONE ITEM.
METHOD OF DETERMINING REVENUES	SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 9 CONTRIBUTED PROPERTY IS RECORDED AS INCOME AT THE FAIR VALUE OF THE PROPERTY ON THE DATE OF DONATION. THE FAIR VALUE OF PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES IS BASED ON QUOTED MARKET PRICES.
METHOD OF DETERMINING NONCASH CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS	SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 11 THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF TRUST INTERESTS IS BASED ON APPRAISAL OF REAL PROPERTY HELD IN A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN REMAINDER TRUST.

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REVENUE LESS EXPENSES	FORM 990, PART I, LINE 19 CONSISTENT WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FORM 990, LINE 19 REFLECTS REVENUE LESS EXPENSES FOR ALL NET ASSET CLASSES. REVENUE LESS EXPENSES FROM UNRESTRICTED OPERATIONS WAS $4,339,848 AND $287,872 IN 16-17 AND 17-18, RESPECTIVELY. ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, CONTINUED FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 WE ENVISION AN ENGAGED AND ENLIGHTENED COMMUNITY IN WHICH ALL MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECTIVELY ENJOY THE RICH AESTHETIC, EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCE OF OPERA.
PROGRAM SERVICE, CONTINUED	Form 990, Part III, Line 4b OFF GRAND LA OPERA OFF GRAND IS DESIGNED TO BRING PERFORMANCES TO A BROADER GEOGRAPHIC AREA, INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR AUDIENCE AND EXPAND THE RANGE OF EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE TO EXISTING AUDIENCES. EACH YEAR THE COMPANY PRODUCES A COMMUNITY OPERA THAT COMBINES THE TALENTS OF PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS WITH NON-PROFESSIONAL ADULTS AND CHILDREN TO PRODUCE FAMILY-FRIENDLY AND FREE PUBLIC OPERA PERFORMANCES. THE COMPANY CO-PRODUCES CONTEMPORARY OPERA AT VARIOUS PERFORMANCE VENUES AND PARTNERS WITH OTHER LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO PRESENT CONCERT PERFORMANCES OF CURRENT SEASON OPERAS. OFF GRAND PERFORMANCES AND PROGRAMS REACHED OVER 6,400 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. IN ITS FOURTH YEAR, THE SIMULCAST PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, BROADCAST CARMEN LIVE IN HIGH-DEFINITION TO THE BIG SCREEN AT THE SANTA MONICA PIER AND EXPOSITION PARK ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2017 FREE OF CHARGE TO AN AUDIENCE OF ALMOST 5,000. DOMINGO-COLBURN-STEIN YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM THE YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM SEEKS TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP THE CAREERS OF PROMISING SINGERS AND PIANISTS. THIS RESIDENCY PROGRAM PROVIDES EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE THROUGH MAIN-STAGE ROLES, COVER ROLES, CONCERTS AND OTHER PRODUCTIONS. DURING THE YEAR, ELEVEN ARTISTS WERE GIVEN 58 MAIN-STAGE ASSIGNMENTS (ROLES, COVERS) AND PERFORMED IN MORE THAN 22 RECITALS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. CATHEDRAL PROJECT DURING THE YEAR THE COMPANY PRESENTED TWO PERFORMANCES OF JONAH AND THE WHALE AT THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS. A TOTAL OF 481 COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES WERE ENGAGED AS SINGERS AND MUSICIANS. THESE PERFORMANCES WERE PRESENTED FREE OF CHARGE TO APPROXIMATELY 6,945 ATTENDEES. RADIO BROADCASTS LA OPERA HAS A SERIES OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL RADIO BROADCASTS. THE NATIONALLY SYNDICATED 2017-2018 SERIES INCLUDED BROADCASTS OF 5 OPERAS ON 329 STATIONS, WITH AN ESTIMATED LISTENERSHIP OF 2.64 MILLION. LA OPERAS BROADCAST SEASON FEATURED BIZET'S CARMEN, VERDI'S NABUCCO, BELLINI'S NORMA, HEGGIE'S MOBY DICK, AND A DOUBLE BILL OF LEONCAVALLO'S PAGLIACCI AND PUCCINI'S GIANNI SCHICCHI.
PROGRAM SERVICE, CONTINUED	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C IN SCHOOL OPERA BROUGHT WEEKLY WORKSHOPS TO 25 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WHERE OVER 1,200 STUDENTS LEARNED TO PERFORM IN AND PRODUCE OPERA. THEY THEN PERFORMED THE OPERA AT THEIR SCHOOL ALONGSIDE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS FOR AUDIENCES TOTALING ALMOST 11,000 OF FELLOW STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. VOICES FOR TOLERANCE, A YEAR-LONG PROGRAM FOR ALMOST 500 STUDENTS, PROVIDED WEEKLY SESSIONS THAT TEACH CHORAL MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE, AS WELL AS DISCUSS DIVERSITY AND TOLERANCE. MORE THAN 3,300 STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND FAMILY WATCHED THE FINAL PERFORMANCES. ALMOST 4,000 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ATTENDED FINAL DRESS REHEARSALS AT THE DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION, WHICH INCLUDED WORKSHOPS BY MUSICIANS AND PRODUCTION STAFF. OPERA PREP AND OPERA FOR EDUCATORS OFFERED OVER 133 TEACHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A BROAD FOUNDATION OF OPERA TO BE USED IN WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS. OTHER EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE HEALTHCARE PROJECT WHICH FILLED THE HALLS OF 14 HOSPITALS AND SENIOR HOMES, AND WAS LIVE-STREAMED TO 1,520 HOSPITAL ROOMS; LA OPERA AT THE LIBRARY; THE ZARZUELA PROJECT; AND SENIOR DRESS REHEARSALS, AMONG MANY OTHER PROGRAMS. LA OPERA'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS BROUGHT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY GROUPS TO MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES AT LITTLE OR NO COST, AND ENGAGED MANY THOUSANDS OF OTHERS IN A NUMBER OF OTHER PROGRAMS, IN TOTAL REACHING OVER 138,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. LA OPERA HELD A POSTER CONTEST OPEN TO STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THREE CASH PRIZES WERE AWARDED. FUNDING WAS PROVIDED BY GROW AT ANNENBERG.
VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS EMPOWERED TO EXERCISE ALL THE DUTIES OF THE BOARD BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND WHEN THE BOARD IS NOT IN SESSION, EXCEPT THOSE MATTERS PRECLUDED UNDER SECTION 5212 OF THE CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW.
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP	Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 THERE IS ONE MARRIED COUPLE ON THE BOARD: WARNER & CAROL HENRY.
REVIEW OF THE FORM 990	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11a and 11b THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND PRESIDENT OF THE LA OPERA, AND EDITED IF REQUIRED. PRIOR TO PRESENTATION TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE DRAFT AND PROPOSES EDITS, IF REQUIRED. IT IS THE PRACTICE OF THE LA OPERA TO CIRCULATE THE PUBLIC INSPECTION COPY, WITHOUT SCHEDULE B (CONFIDENTIAL DONOR LIST), TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR DISCUSSION, REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. FURTHER, THE PUBLIC INSPECTION COPY WITHOUT SCHEDULE B IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD SUBSEQUENT TO FILING BY ELECTRONIC OR OTHER MEANS.
MONITORING AND ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE BOARD. ANY PROPOSED TRANSACTION WHERE THERE IS, OR MAY BE, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH A BOARD MEMBER IS DISCUSSED AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. ANNUALLY, A PERSONALIZED LETTER TO EACH BOARD MEMBER, SIGNED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, IS CIRCULATED SPECIFICALLY REQUESTING REVIEW OF THE POLICY, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE LETTER ALONG WITH A QUESTIONNAIRE. A RESPONSE TO A QUESTIONNAIRE IS REQUESTED TO BE SENT TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS DISCUSSED WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE PRESIDENT. THE CHAIRMAN OR THE PRESIDENT DECIDE IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT EXISTS AND IF IT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A SIMILAR POLICY EXISTS, AND PROCESS IS CONDUCTED, WITH KEY EMPLOYEES WITH A QUESTIONNAIRE SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A AND 15B THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD MEETS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION, OR CHANGE IN COMPENSATION, OF THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS, AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES: " GENERAL DIRECTOR " MUSIC DIRECTOR " PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER " CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER " VICE PRESIDENTS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF BOARD MEMBERS INDEPENDENT WITH REGARD TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. IN ITS EFFORTS TO COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES FAIRLY FOR THEIR SERVICES, THE COMMITTEE UTILIZES THE FOLLOWING IN DETERMINING APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF COMPENSATION: " COMPENSATION SURVEYS OR STUDIES OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS " INDUSTRY GROUP SURVEYS (OPERA AMERICA) " FORM 990 OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS ARE APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENTS AND THE DATE APPROVED , MEMBERS PRESENT DURING THE MEETING AND THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT, THE COMPARABILITY DATA RELIED UPON AND HOW IT WAS OBTAINED, AND ANY ACTIONS TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF THE TRANSACTION BY ANYONE WHO IS OTHERWISE A MEMBER OF THE AUTHORIZED BODY BUT WHO HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTION. A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETING WAS HELD ON JANUARY 24 2018 AND APRIL 26, 2018 WHICH REVIEWED AND APPROVED COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018.
PROCESS FOR DISCLOSING GOVERNING DOCUMENTS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE LA OPERA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, TAX EXEMPTION LETTER AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE WWW.LAOPERA.ORG.
RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS	Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 CHANGE IN VALUE BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN 920,202 PERPETUAL TRUST UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES ON RECEIVABLES (46,642) ------------- TOTAL $ 873,560
SCHEDULE B CONTRIBUTIONS	FORM 990, SCHEDULE B CONSISTENT WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FORM 990, ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE REPORTED ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS. CONTRIBUTIONS ITEMIZED IN SCHEDULE B INCLUDE NEW GIFTS (BOTH CASH AS WELL AS PLEDGES NOT RECOGNIZED IN PRIOR YEARS). ALSO INCLUDED ARE CHANGES IN DISCOUNT TO RECOGNIZE NEW AND EXISTING LONG TERM PLEDGES AT PRESENT VALUE. THE TOTAL CHANGE IN DISCOUNT IS $1,009,916.
COMPENSATION OF THE FIVE HIGHEST PAID IND. CONTRACTORS	FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION B, LINE 1 THE AMOUNTS LISTED BELOW FOR AMADEUS MUSIC PRODUCTION CORP AND MARINGO USA, LLC ARE PAYMENTS, AT THEIR BEHEST, FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY JAMES CONLON AND PLACIDO DOMINGO, RESPECTIVELY. SEE SCHEDULE J FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.