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FROM 99 WORKS THAT WERE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION, EXCERPTS FROM TEN DIVERSE OPERAS WERE SHOWCASED. 711130 481087 37115 NEW YORK CITY OPERA'S EDUCATION PROGRAM - NEW YORK CITY OPERA'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHED 5,000 STUDENTS FROM MORE THAN 30 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, STUDENTS IN OUR OPERA IS ELEMENTARY PROGRAM, ATTENDED A FULL STAGE PERFORMANCE AT THE DAVID H KOCH THEATER. THE OPERA AND LITERACY PROGRAM (GRADES 6-8) ENGAGED IN AN INDEPTH STUDY OF MOZART'S DON GIOVANNI AND PUCCINI'S MADAMA BUTTERFLY, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP (GRADES 9-12) FOCUSED ON DON GIOVANNI, CULMINATING WITH A PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OWN ORIGINAL ARIAS. IN THE "OPERA IS INSTRUMENTAL" AND "HIGH SCHOOL VOCAL SEMINAR PROGRAMS", 75 HIGH SCHOOL-AGE INSTRUMENTALISTS AND VOCALISTS RECEIVED INTENSIVE COACHING FROM NEW YORK CITY OPERA'S MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC STAFF. NEW YORK CITY OPERA ALSO FORGED A NEW COLLABORATION WITH THE INTERSCHOOL ORCHESTRAS OF NEW YORK. 24004274 true true false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false true true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 58 0 505 true false false false false false true true false false false 33 33 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CT NJ NY X PETER GEE 2128705599 20 LINCOLN CENTER PLAZA NEW YORK NY 10023 MS SUSAN L BAKER 10.0 X X 0 0 0 MR MARK W NEWHOUSE 2.0 X X 0 0 0 MR JAMES C MARLAS 2.0 X X 0 0 0 MR ROY L FURMAN 2.0 X X 0 0 0 MRS MARY SHARP CRONSON 2.0 X X 0 0 0 PRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF GREECE 2.0 X 0 0 0 MR JOHN E BAUMGARDNER JR 2.0 X 0 0 0 DR SANFURD G BLUESTEIN 2.0 X 0 0 0 MR JACQUES BOUHET 2.0 X 0 0 0 MRS CATHERINE GILLIS CARMODY 2.0 X 0 0 0 MISS JOYCE CASTLE 2.0 X 0 0 0 MRS EMILIE ROY COREY 2.0 X 0 0 0 MS CAROLINE CRONSON 2.0 X 0 0 0 MS BROOKE HAYWARD DUCHIN 2.0 X 0 0 0 MRS EDMEE DE M FIRTH 2.0 X 0 0 0 MR MICHAEL E GELLERT 2.0 X 0 0 0 MS NOMI GHEZ 2.0 X 0 0 0 MS JOAN GRANLUND 2.0 X 0 0 0 MS SUSAN ZISES GREEN 2.0 X 0 0 0 MR LEWIS B KADEN 2.0 X 0 0 0 MR HOWARD S KELBERG 2.0 X 0 0 0 MR W LOEBER LANDAU 2.0 X 0 0 0 MRS HELEN LITTLE 2.0 X 0 0 0 MS LYNN J LOACKER 2.0 X 0 0 0 MR JESSE ROBERT LOVEJOY 2.0 X 0 0 0 MR CHARLES I PETSCHEK 2.0 X 0 0 0 MR MARC POWELL 2.0 X 0 0 0 MR JONATHAN SHEFFER 2.0 X 0 0 0 MR ELLIOTT K SLADE III 2.0 X 0 0 0 MRS JAMES C SLAUGHTER 2.0 X 0 0 0 MS PAMELA THOMAS-GRAHAM 2.0 X 0 0 0 MR HERBERT M WACHTELL 2.0 X 0 0 0 MR MARTIN J OPPENHEIMER 2.0 X 0 0 0 GEORGE STEEL 40.0 X 355000 0 52560 LARRY DAUGHTRY 40.0 X 119008 0 34175 PETER GEE 40.0 X 96639 0 24396 GEORGE MANAHAN 40.0 X 280000 0 47204 ROBERT MEYA 40.0 X 143333 0 27085 CHARLES GILES 40.0 X 136142 0 35618 EDWARD YIM 40.0 X 136022 0 24802 DAVID TITCOMB 40.0 X 200112 0 48068 KEVIN MURPHY 40.0 X 156000 0 37443 MICHAEL GARY 40.0 X 138650 0 26173 PASCAL NADON 40.0 X 112000 0 25226 GERARD MORTIER X 167500 0 10503 JANE GULLONG X 109950 0 20527 2150356 0 413780 12 true true false PATTERSON BELKNAP WEBB TYLER 133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10036 ATTORNEY 124868 1 3101593 1290149 9536998 230148 13928740 RENTAL/ALLOCATED NYST INCOME 711130 1329842 1329842 PROGRAM TICKET SALES 711130 3284392 3284392 EDUCATION PROGRAM FEES 711130 37115 37115 DHKT REIMBURSEMENT TO NYCO 711130 3862728 3862728 8514077 276275 276275 0 0 4872658 4885858 -13200 -13200 -13200 222550 3101593 475496 -252946 -252946 0 978252 255396 722856 722856 0 23175802 8514077 732985 0 0 0 0 2054821 1437347 294974 322500 0 12408727 10398457 1131203 879067 1769766 1095642 436947 237177 1974705 1691707 142050 140948 1864400 1538654 205590 120156 0 165589 165589 0 0 77605 77605 0 453467 382386 45174 25907 1386910 1275073 111837 631344 365236 151308 114800 84263 84263 50893 50893 897909 516641 380618 650 405435 393912 470 11053 0 25935 24972 963 3062 226 2836 0 303759 225439 78320 96153 32735 63418 ALLOCATION FROM CCMD 5015462 3641593 1373869 MISCELLANEOUS 553066 336036 209034 7996 PATRON CULTIVATION 43072 43072 PRODUCTION MATERIAL 533588 513062 16896 3630 30799931 24004274 4698296 2097361 24471 46431 2271521 1388856 4294369 4179192 823694 88178 349081 269269 773203 714301 2510280 1833102 901117 677178 11827842 10100655 2921073 169008 24186371 17633068 1784050 2345490 1395415 952655 4109121 4680816 7288586 7978961 X -37664100 -42858682 6173540 4124444 48388345 48388345 16897785 9654107 24186371 17633068 X false true true X false X 18780000 20416000 15732000 13958000 13928740 82814740 14316000 14731000 13060000 1897000 9715290 53719290 33096000 35147000 28792000 15855000 23644030 136534030 3659000 3558000 3801000 5514000 3427522 19959522 3659000 3558000 3801000 5514000 3427522 19959522 116574508 6335000 7677000 4098000 198000 276275 18584275 6335000 7677000 4098000 198000 276275 18584275 -9000 -9000 39431000 42824000 32890000 16044000 23920305 155109305 0.75156 0.00000 0.11981 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 48388344 48388344 48474005 85661 48388344 1.00000 false false 1333823 1122982 210841 1176457 710120 466337 677178 0 PAYROLL RELATED LIABILITIES 4598124 CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES 44384 DEPOSITS - MISCELLANEOUS 38308 4680816 23175802 30799931 -7624129 378621 378621 -7245508 24438431 378621 153116 730892 1262629 23175802 23175802 31683939 153116 730892 884008 30799931 30799931 PART V, LINE 4 THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT IS TO PROVIDE A SUSTAINED AND RELIABLE LEVEL OF REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE NEW YORK CITY OPERA'S MISSION. THE SPENDING RATE ALLOCATION FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO HELP OFFSET BASIC ARTISTIC AND PRODUCTION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCING OPERA, I.E. ORCHESTRA, CHORUS, SETS AND COSTUMES. DESIGNATED OR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO HELP FUND SPECIFIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS VOX: COMTEMPORARY AMERICAN OPERA LAB AND CITY OPERA EDUCATION, OR TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC ARTISTIC INITIATIVES, SUCH AS SPECIAL FUNDS FOR VISITING ARTIST, THE CREATION OF ARTIST AWARDS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CHAIRED/ENDOWED POSITIONS IN THE ORCHESTRA. SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2d SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES, NETTED AGAINST REVENUE PER TAX RETURN, INCLUDED IN EXPENSES PER AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF $475,496. COSTS OF GOODS SOLD, NETTED AGAINST REVENUE PER TAX RETURN, INCLUDED IN EXPENSES PER AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF $255,396. SCHEDULE D, PART XIII, LINE 2d SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES, NETTED AGAINST REVENUE PER TAX RETURN, INCLUDED IN EXPENSES PER AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF $475,496. COSTS OF GOODS SOLD, NETTED AGAINST REVENUE PER TAX RETURN, INCLUDED IN EXPENSES PER AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF $255,396. FIN 48 DISCLOSURE IN FISCAL YEAR 2010, NEW YORK CITY OPERA, INC. ("CITY OPERA")HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ASC 740-10-05 RELATING TO ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. DUE TO CITY OPERA'S GENERAL TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, ASC 740-10-05 IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 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REVIEW OF FORM 990 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 11 THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT BEFORE DISTRIBUTION TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. UPON APPROVAL BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT WHICH TIME EACH MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE PROCEDURE AND SIGN THE ATTACHED CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IN WHICH THEY MUST ACKNOWLEDGE AND SET FORTH ANY EXCEPTIONS TO THE POLICY. THE POLICY AND ACKNOWLEDGED CONFLICTS ARE REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE WILL BRING TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION ANY MATTERS THAT ARISE FROM THESE ACTIVITES. COMPENSATION PRACTICES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTIONS 15A & 15B COMPENSATION OF THE GENERAL MANAGER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED TO BE A REASONABLE EXPENSE LEVEL BY A BOARD DESIGNATED COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF VOTING BOARD MEMBERS WHO DO NOT POSSESS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT. COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON CONSIDERATION OF COMPARATIVE DATA FROM SIMILARLY STRUCTURED ORGANIZATIONS AND BUDGETARY ANALYSIS. THE COMMITTEE PROVIDES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON CONSIDERATION OF COMPARATIVE DATA FROM SIMILARLY STRUCTURED ORGANIZATIONS AND BUDGETARY ANALYSIS. FORM 8868 EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE FOR AN EXEMPT CORPORATION CITY OPERA'S APPLICATIONS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME TO FILE FOR AN EXEMPT ORGANZATION, FORMS 8868, WERE PAPER FILED. BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY MARY SHARP CRONSON IS THE MOTHER-IN-LAW OF DIRECTOR CAROLINE CRONSON. DIRECTORS CHARLES PETSCHEK AND MICHAEL GELLERT ARE DISTANT COUSINS. DIRECTORS JAMES MARLAS IS THE PRIMARY SHAREHOLDER OF SANDY ALEXANDER, INC., A PRINTING COMPANY THAT PROVIDES IN-KIND PRINTING SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION. IRS FILINGS AND TAX COMPLIANCE PART V, LINE 2A THE EMPLOYEES OF NEW YORK CITY OPERA, INC. ("CITY OPERA")ARE REPORTED AND PAID UNDER THE EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF CITY CENTER MUSIC AND DRAMA ("CCMD"). CCMD ADMINISTERS THE PAYROLL PROCESS ON CITY OPERA'S BEHALF AND CITY OPERA REIMBURSES CCMD FOR ALL COMPENSATION PAID. COMPENSATED OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE J FOR REPORTING PURPOSES. CCMD ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES TO CITY OPERA IN CONNECTION WITH ITS OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DAVID H. KOCH THEATER AND OTHER ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES PROVIDED TO CITY OPERA UNDER A MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE AGREEMENT. CITY OPERA HAS A COMMON PAY MASTER WITH CCMD. SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM SERVICES PART III, LINE 2 IN FISCAL YEAR 2010, NEW YORK CITY OPERA ("CITY OPERA") RETURNED TO THE RENOVATED DAVID H KOCH THEATER TO RESUME MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS AFTER A LIMITED SEASON OF CONCERTS DURING THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. CITY OPERA'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS WERE SUCCESSFULLY EXPANDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2010, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF FIVE PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS TO ITS SCHOOL PROGRAMS; PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRE-PROFESSIONAL INSTRUMENTAL GROUPS: INTERSCHOOL ORCHESTRA OF NEW YORK, GEMINI YOUTH ORCHESTRA, AND NEW YORK YOUTH ORCHESTRA; AND ADDED PUBLIC AND ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING A NEW OPERA SERIES AT THE SCHOMBURG CENTER AND OTHER VENUES. FAMILY PROGRAMS WERE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A CONCERT FEATURING THE CITY OPERA CHILDREN'S CHORUS, YOUTH ORCHESTRA ON THE PROMENADE, AND A FAMILY MATINEE LECTURE DEMONSTRATION HOSTED BY GEORGE STEEL. FORM 990 PART VI, SECTION C LINE 19 PUBLIC INSPECTION THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.