DALLAS OPERA: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: DALLAS OPERA (EIN 75-6004746)
Tax period: 2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed: 2013-05-14
IRS object ID: 201311349349301466
Schema version: 2011v1.5
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 J
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-05-14T09:20:51-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	208185533	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TRAVIS WOLFF LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15950 N DALLAS PARKWAY SUITE 600	AddressLine1
City	DALLAS	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	75248	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	756004746	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE DALLAS OPERA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	DALL	NameControl
Phone	2144431043	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2403 FLORA STREET SUITE 500	AddressLine1
City	DALLAS	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	75201	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	KEITH CERNY	Name
Title	GENERAL DIRECTOR & CEO	Title
Phone	2144431043	Phone
Date Signed	2013-05-13	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JERRI L HAMMER	Name
PTIN	P00047614	PTIN
Phone	9726611843	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	KEITH CERNY	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2403 FLORA STREET SUITE 500	AddressLine1
City	DALLAS	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	75201	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	13461821	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.DALLASOPERA.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1957	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	TX	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	PERFORMANCE OF OPERA PRODUCTIONS, AND EDUCATION AND MINORITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, AS WELL AS GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	49	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	49	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	483	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	30	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	554312	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	8981322	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	13067	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	4182132	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	104650	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	223191	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	1128	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	28430	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	673157	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	13415075	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	373645	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	9168848	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	5077	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	46746	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	1259452	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	647259	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	5634488	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1025981	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	14850082	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-352824	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-1435007	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	11636190	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	11875290	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	8147625	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	7751780	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	3488565	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	4123510	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE DALLAS OPERA IS COMMITTED TO PRODUCING OPERA OF UNCOMPROMISING QUALITY, ENRICHING THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY, AND EMBRACING ITS DIVERSE CULTURAL HERITAGE. WE PRODUCE MASTERPIECES OF THE STANDARD REPERTOIRE, PRODUCE THE WORLD'S BEST NON-TRADITIONAL OPERA AND MUSIC THEATER, AND PERPETUATE THE ART FORM BY COMMISSIONING NEW AMERICAN WORKS. AS AN INTERNATIONALLY RESPECTED OPERA COMPANY, WE ARE FURTHER COMMITTED TO DISCOVERING AND NURTURING EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED YOUNG ARTISTS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	8637763	Expense
Revenue	3646745	Revenue
Description	TWENTY FOUR PERFORMANCES OF FIVE OPERA PRODUCTIONS, FOUR PERFORMANCES OF SCHOOL OPERA PRODUCTIONS	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	2456146	Expense
Revenue	6050	Revenue
Description	MINORITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS; ADULT AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING; SEVENTEEN PERFORMANCES OF TOURING OPERA FOR CHILDREN.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenue	529337	Revenue
Description	REHEARSAL HALL RENTAL, GUILD EVENTS, SPONSORSHIP, MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Rev	529337	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense	11093909	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	1	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	1	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	1	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	1	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	1	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	1	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	170	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	483	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	49	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	49	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	1	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	1	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	1	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ADAM COX CFO	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	2144431075	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2403 FLORA STREET SUITE 500	AddressLine1
City	DALLAS	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	75201	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (201 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
ALICE BASS
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
AMY FAULCONER
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
ARLENE DAYTON
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
CAROL GLENDENNING
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
CINDY G BROWN
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
DAVID MCGINNIS
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
DIANE BRIERLEY
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
DON J MCDERMETT JR
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
DON WINSPEAR
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
ELLEN WINSPEAR
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
HAROLD M BRIERLEY
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
HOLLY MAYER
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
J DAVIS HAMLIN
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
JACK HARROD
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
JAMES R SEITZ JR
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
JANE MCGINNIS
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
JAY MARSHALL
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
JIMM BERRY
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOHN T CODY JR
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOHN W DAYTON
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOY MANKOFF
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOYCE MITCHELL
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
KERN WILDENTHAL MD
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
LINDA HART
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
LYNN MOCK
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
MARK R FLAGG
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
MARNIE WILDENTHAL
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
MARTHA R PEAK
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
MARTIN J WEILAND
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL E PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
MYRA BARKER HULL
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
NANCY A NASHER
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
NICHOLAS EVEN
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
NICOLE DABBERT
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
PETER DENKER
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
PETER TOWNSEND
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
RICHARD MASSMAN
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
RICHARD H SCHULZE
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT L CARREL
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERTO CORTEZ
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
ROGER CARROLL
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
RUBEN ESQUIVEL
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
STEVE BIRCH
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
STEVE SUELLENTROP
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
SUSAN ROBINSON
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
TASSIO CARVALHO PHD
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
TINCY MILLER
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
TOM G MAYER
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
TOM H MCCASLAND JR
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM B BLAYLOCK
DIRECTOR	0.00	X	0	0	0
ABRAHAM SALUM
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ADRIAN NORBURY
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ALAN FARROW-GILLESPIE MD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ALLEN BARRONTON
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ANNE R BROMBERG PHD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ANTONY FRANCIS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ARNOLD R MOZISEK JR
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ASTRID MERRIMAN
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
B ABBOTT SPARKS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
BARBARA DICKSON
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
BARRY W COWAN
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
BETTIE DANCY FRANCIS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
BILL BOOZIOTIS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
BOB MIDYETT
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
BRUCE CALDER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
BRYAN H JONES
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
C H MOORE
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
CW FLYNN
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
CAREN H PROTHRO
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
CAROL M BARGER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
CHARLES R GIBBS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
CINDY FELD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
CONNIE KLEMOW
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
DARRYL D POUNDS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
DAVID GOLDFARB
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
DEBBIE SHIVERS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
DEBORAH HANKINSON
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
DEBRA WITTER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
DIANNE PATTERSON
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
E ANTHONY COPP PHD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ELAINE C BLAYLOCK
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
EMILY JEFFERSON
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ERIC W BUETHER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
FRANCES E PHILLIPS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
FRED M PENN
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
GEOFFREY OSBORN
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
GEORG I W SCHAEFFLER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
GEORGE W WHARTON
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
GLORIA MCCALL SNEAD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
GREG SWALWELL
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
GROVER HARTT III
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
HARRIET GIBBS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
HARRIET H JEFFERS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
HOWARD HALLAM
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
J BAXTER BRINKMANN
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
J MCDONALD WILLIAMS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JACK LEMPKE
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JACKIE MILLER STEWART
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JACQUELINE GEORGE
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JAMES C HOLCOMB JR
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JAMES E WILEY JR
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JAMES R ERWIN
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JAMES W MCKELLAR
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JANE A WETZEL
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JARRELL R MILBURN
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JEAN ANN TITUS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JEAN TSAO CHANG
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JEFFREY ADELGLASS MD FACS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JEFFREY WILDIN
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JENNY LEWIS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JERALD BALDRIDGE
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOAN S REISCH PHD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOANNA WALLER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOANNE L BOBER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOHN COLLINS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOHN E SEDDELMEYER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOHN FORD LACY
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOHN M HALEY MD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOHN R TAYLOR JR
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOLIE HUMPHREY
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOSEPH I WORSHAM
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOSIAH DANIEL
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
JULIE BUETHER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
KAKI HOPKINS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
KAREN ALMOND
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
KENNETH B TRAVIS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
KRISTA CREWS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
LEIGH ANNE HAUGH
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
LINDA PITTS CUSTARD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
LINDA SMITH
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
LIZA FARROW-GILLESPIE
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
LOUIS K NAVIAS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
LYNN FRANK
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
LYNN O'NEIL
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
M LEIGH BARTLETT
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
MARILYN B SMITH
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
MARION ROTHSTEIN
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
MARK C SCAMMEL CPA
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
MARLA C MUNS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
MARLA JACKS BRIGGLE
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
MARTEN F KLOP
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
MARTHA ALLDAY
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
MARTHA MCCARTY KIMMERLING
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
MARY VIRGINIA TUINSTRA
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL A SAVIN MD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
MRS FRED A SECKER SR
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
NANCY JAGMIN DICKERMAN
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
NANCY DEDMAN
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
NATALIE DAVENPORT-HAWKINS PHD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
PAMELA FIELD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
PAT ROSENTHAL
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
PATRICIA M HUTCHESON
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
PATRICIA VILLAREAL
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
PATSY DONOSKY
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
PHYLLIS MCCASLAND
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
R LYNN MARKLE MD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
RANDY D PIERSON
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
RICHARD A ILLMER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
RICHARD DICKERMAN
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT ALLDAY
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT DUPUY
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT L HULL
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT L ROTHSTEIN
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT M BRACKBILL
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT W HALEY MD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ROGENE RUSSELL
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
RUTH L BISON
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
SANDRA S TUCKER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
SARAH R SEDDELMEYER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
SARAH TITUS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
SCOTT CHASE
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
SCOTT S TRULOCK
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
SHERRY HAYSLIP
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
SHULA NETZER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
STEPHEN B L PENROSE
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
STEPHEN YEVICH
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
STEVE LAGERSTROM
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
SUSAN GEYER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
TAMMY HANSON
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
TANYA S ROBERTS
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
TERRY COOK
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
TERRY G CONNER
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
TERRY L BARRETT
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
TIMOTHY G EWING
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
TOM DUNNING
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
TOM LEATHERBURY NEW
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
TORI MALLAD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
TRAMMELL S CROW
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
TUCEAN WEBB
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
TUCKER PRESSLY
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
VICTOR WALES
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
VIRGINIA PAYNE
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM J HENDRIX
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM L SCHILLING
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM R BOGART
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
WILLIS C MADDREY MD
TRUSTEE	0.00	X	0	0	0
ADAM W COX
CFO	40.00		151500	0	16060	X
JENNIFER SCHUDER
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER/DIRECTOR COMMUNITY OUTREAC	40.00		111353	0	10842	X
JONATHAN PELL
DIR ART ADM	40.00		128068	0	28421	X
KEITH CERNY
GENERAL DIRECTOR & CEO	40.00		430000	0	99049	X
GRAEME JENKINS
MUSIC DIR	40.00		325800	0	18000	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1146721	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	172372	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	5	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	1	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
DALLAS STAGE SCENERY
3917 WILLOW ST	DALLAS	TX	75226	STAGE SCENERY SERVICE	269145
MATCHBOX STUDIO
3013 CANTON STREET	DALLAS	TX	75226	PRINTING	233561
LAW OFFICES OF FUNSTEN & FRANZEN
9595 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 305	BEVERLY HILLS	CA	90212	ARTISTIC COMMISSION	225000
MOROCH
3625 N HALL ST 1100	DALLAS	TX	75219	ADVERTISING	204040
KORNFERRY INTERNATIONAL
2101 CEDAR SPRINGS RD 450	DALLAS	TX	75201	RECRUITING SERVICE	109000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	5	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants	151971	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	8829351	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	8981322	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
TICKET SALES - OPERA	711190	3652795	3652795
SET AND COSTUME RENTAL	711190	145507	145507
GUILD EVENT REVENUE	711190	135529	135529
SPONSORSHIP REVENUE	711190	125000	125000
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	114966	114966

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	8335	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	8335	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	4182132	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	223191	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$223,191	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	75176	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	46746	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	28430	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$28,430	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	13415075	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	4182132	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$251,621	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7919550	Total
Program Services	6449204	ProgramServices
Management And General	1011807	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	458539	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	75336	Total
Program Services	32967	ProgramServices
Management And General	30582	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	11787	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	581184	Total
Program Services	489978	ProgramServices
Management And General	56961	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	34245	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	592778	Total
Program Services	494217	ProgramServices
Management And General	53853	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	44708	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	210467	Total
Management And General	210467	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	114118	Total
Management And General	114118	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	46746	Total
Fundraising	46746	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1388890	Total
Program Services	1348586	ProgramServices
Management And General	9091	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	31213	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1444100	Total
Program Services	612251	ProgramServices
Management And General	206842	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	625007	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	513414	Total
Program Services	407814	ProgramServices
Management And General	105600	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	237823	Total
Program Services	184483	ProgramServices
Management And General	46133	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7207	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	183339	Total
Management And General	183339	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	357429	Total
Management And General	357429	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	74434	Total
Management And General	74434	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
SETS, PROPS, COSTUMES,	913387	913387
CREDIT CARD & STOCK FEE	148846	148846
GENERAL DIRECTOR SEARCH	36065		36065
MUSIC EXPENSE	12176	12176

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14850082	Total
Program Services	11093909	ProgramServices
Management And General	2496721	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1259452	Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1285194	BOY
EOY	233377	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2398390	BOY
EOY	3678216	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	237619	BOY
EOY	130430	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	611648	BOY
EOY	964990	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	9166367	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	2298090	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7103339	BOY
EOY	6868277	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11636190	BOY
EOY	11875290	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	422630	BOY
EOY	692551	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2663984	BOY
EOY	1818195	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5061011	BOY
EOY	5241034	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8147625	BOY
EOY	7751780	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1316435	BOY
EOY	-146622	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2172130	BOY
EOY	4270132	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3488565	BOY
EOY	4123510	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11636190	BOY
EOY	11875290	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-1435007	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	2069952	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Both	X	FinancialStatementBoth
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	8301419	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	6857517	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	11034252	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	6547290	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	7942457	CurrentTaxYear
Total	40682935	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	8301419	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	6857517	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	11034252	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	6547290	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	7942457	CurrentTaxYear
Total	40682935	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	40682935	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	188824	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	235710	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	241906	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	140580	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	223191	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1030211	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	41713146	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	27840603	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.97530	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.97130	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	13186922	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	12814025	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	1897096	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	112166	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	30547	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	27755330	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	7711709	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	4803421	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	1068847	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	392050	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	5005	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	13186922	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	4278472	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	2896207	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	654394	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	117329	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	35	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	7711709	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	4142783	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	1174940	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-819844	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	207139	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	12268	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	4278472	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.25000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.71000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.04000	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	1	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	1	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	158600	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	158600	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2715130	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1246007	Depreciation
Book Value	1469123	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	5180014	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	330283	Depreciation
Book Value	4849731	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	562479	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	296169	Depreciation
Book Value	266310	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	550144	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	425631	Depreciation
Book Value	124513	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	6868277	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
JP MORGAN LINE OF CREDIT	$1,741,034
LOAN FROM FOUNDATION	$3,500,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	5241034	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	13415075	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	14850082	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-1435007	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Other	$2,069,952	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	2069952	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	634945	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	13415075	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F990	0	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	13415075	RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	13415075	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	14850082	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F990	0	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	14850082	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	14850082	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:	PART V, LINE 4:	THE INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OPERA.
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	PART X:	ON JUNE 1, 2009, THE OPERA ADOPTED THE FASB GUIDANCE FOR RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WILL BE RECOGNIZED IN INCOME TAX EXPENSES, IF APPLICABLE. AT JUNE 31, 2012, NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND, THEREFORE, NO AMOUNTS WERE RECOGNIZED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2012.
PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED FUNDS 3,165,298. CONTRIBUTIONS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS -1,067,295. PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT -28,051. TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 8: 2,069,952.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	X	MailSolicitations
Email Solicitations	X	EmailSolicitations
Phone Solicitations	X	PhoneSolicitations
In Person Solicitations	X	InPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfGovtGrants
Special Fundraising Events	X	SpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref Fundraising	0	AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Name Of Organization NameOfOrganization

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TAYLAR DEVELOPMENT LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	219 N MILWAUKEE ST 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	MILWAUKEE	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	53202	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	TELEFUNDING	Activity
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFunds
Gross Receipts	75176	GrossReceipts
Amount Retained By Contractor	46746	AmountRetainedByContractor
Net To Organization	28430	NetToOrganization

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	75176	TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors	46746	TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization	28430	TotalNetToOrganization

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	X	HousingAllowanceOrResidence
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	1	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	1	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	0	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	0	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	0	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	0	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (4 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
ADAM W COX
151500	0	0	0	0	0	16060	0	0	0	167560	0	0	0
JONATHAN PELL
128068	0	0	0	0	0	25123	0	3298	0	156489	0	0	0
KEITH CERNY
430000	0	0	0	0	0	89801	0	9248	0	529049	0	0	0
GRAEME JENKINS
325800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18000	0	343800	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 1A	ReturnReference
Explanation	GRAEME JENKINS IS PROVIDED HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR HIS STAY WHILE IN THE UNITED STATES	Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Description	IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS	Description
Number Of Contributions	2	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	283193	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV OF SERVICES RENDERED/ADVERTISING COSTS	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation	IdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	RELATED DIRECTORS: DIANE AND HAROLD BRIERLEY, ARLENE AND JOHN DAYTON, HOLLY AND TOM MAYER, DAVID AND JANE MCGINNIS, KERN AND MARNIE WILDENTHAL, DONALD AND ELLEN WINSPEAR
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES SOME DECISIONS MADE BY THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE RETURN PRIOR TO SENDING IT TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SIGNED BY ALL BOARD AND TRUSTEE MEMBERS, AS WELL AS ALL KEY STAFF. IF A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT DEALING WITH A RELATED PARTY ARISES, IT IS REVIEWED BY A DESIGNATED COMMITTEE FOR APPROPRIATENESS AND ARMS-LENGTH PROPERTIES. THIS PROCESS HELPS ENSURE THAT ALL ACTIVITIES ARE HANDLED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERA'S CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPANY REVIEWS RELAVANT DATA FOR ALL EXECUTIVE HIRINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	PRIOR TAX RETURNS ARE LOCATED ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE, WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. GUIDESTAR GATHERS AND PUBLICIZES INFORMAITON ABOUT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:	CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED FUNDS 3,165,298. CONTRIBUTIONS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS -1,067,295. PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT -28,051. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 2,069,952.	CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C	THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE RETURN PRIOR TO SENDING IT TO THE IRS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE DALLAS OPERA FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2403 FLORA STREET SUITE 500	AddressLine1
City	DALLAS	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	75201	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Activities	TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE DALLAS OPERA AS ENDOWMENT	PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status	LINE 7	PublicCharityStatus
Controlled Org	0	ControlledOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	0	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	1	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	0	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	0	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	0	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	0	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	0	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	1	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	1	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	0	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	0	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	0	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg