BOSTON LYRIC OPERA COMPANY INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
BOSTON LYRIC OPERA COMPANY INC (EIN 04-2469627)
Tax period
2010-07-01 to 2011-06-30
Filed
2011-11-07
IRS object ID
201123119349300692
Schema version
2010v3.4
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2011-11-07T15:05:12-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line121 EAST MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityWESTBOROCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01581ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN042469627EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1BOSTON LYRIC OPERA COMPANYBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlBOSTNameControl
Phone6175424912Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line111 AVENUE DE LAFAYETTEAddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code021111736ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameESTHER NELSONName
TitleGENERAL AND ARTISTIC DIRECTORTitle
Phone6175424912Phone
Date Signed2011-11-04DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameJOHN BUCKLEY CPAName
Phone5083669100Phone
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Tax Year2010TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Address ChangeXAddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer PersonESTHER NELSONNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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StateMAState
ZIP Code02111ZIPCode
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Gross Receipts6928483GrossReceipts
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Year Formation1970YearFormation
State Legal DomicileMAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionBLO IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS ARTISTICALLY EXCELLENT PRODUCTIONS OF A DIVERSE REPERTOIRE THAT ENTERTAIN AND INSPIRE AUDIENCES AND FEATURE EMERGING OPERATIC TALENT. BLO PRODUCES THREE MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS AT THE CITI PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS SHUBERT THEATRE IN BOSTON, AN OPERA ANNEX PRODUCTION IN A FOUND SPACE, AND A PRODUCTION OF A FULLY STAGED, ONE-HOUR ENGLISH VERSION OF A POPULAR OPERA FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND.BLO'S PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED, IN PART, BY GRANTS FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL AND NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body37NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
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Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Mission DescriptionTHE MISSION OF BOSTON LYRIC OPERA IS TO PRODUCE ARTISTICALLY EXCELLENT PRODUCTIONS OF A DIVERSE REPERTOIRE THAT ENTERTAIN AND INSPIRE AUDIENCES; TO FEATURE EMERGING OPERATIC TALENT; AND TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY OF ALL AGES ABOUT OPERA. BY ACHIEVING ITS MISSION, BLO ENSURES THE FUTURE OF OPERA IN BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.MissionDescription
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DescriptionCORE OPERA PRODUCTIONS:ESTABLISHED IN 1976, BLO IS THE REGION'S LARGEST AND OLDEST OPERA COMPANY PRODUCING A SEASON OF PROFESSIONAL, FULLY STAGED OPERA. HOUSED IN THE 1,500-SEAT SHUBERT THEATRE, BLO CURRENTLY STAGES SIX PERFORMANCES EACH OF THREE MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS. OVER 20,000 ATTEND THE MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES ANNUALLY. IN THE 2009-2010 SEASON, BLO ADDED A FOURTH PRODUCTION, CALLED OPERA ANNEX, A FULLY-STAGED OPERA DESIGNED FOR AN ALTERNATIVE SPACE OUTSIDE THE TRADITIONAL OPERA THEATER. THE COMPANY OFFERS A DIVERSE REPERTOIRE RANGING FROM THE MOST POPULAR OPERAS TO RARELY PERFORMED AND/OR NEW WORKS.Description

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DescriptionEDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:BOSTON LYRIC OPERA'S EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OFFER AN ARRAY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN ABOUT AND TO EXPERIENCE OPERA. BLO HAS PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES INCLUDING IN-DEPTH LECTURES, MULTI-WEEK COURSES, FREE CONCERT PERFORMANCES IN THE COMMUNITY AND FREE PRE-PERFORMANCE TALKS FOR ADULTS; FREE DRESS REHEARSAL PASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; AND HALF-PRICE TICKETS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE COMPANY'S FLAGSHIP YOUTH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM BRINGS OPERA TO SCHOOL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND. THROUGH ITS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH INCLUDING STUDY GUIDES, PERFORMANCE PREVIEWS, AND FULLY-STAGED, ONE-HOUR VERSIONS OF POPULAR OPERAS SUNG IN ENGLISH, BLO HAS DEVELOPED A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AND ENGAGING WAY TO INTRODUCE OPERA TO STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES. THIS INVALUABLE PROGRAM HELPS TO FILL THE GAP CREATED BY CUTS TO MUSIC AND ARTS EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN THE 2009-2010 SEASON, BLO ADDED SIGNATURE SERIES, A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS THAT OFFERS AN EXPLORATION OF OPERA THROUGH DIFFERENT ART FORMS (THEATER, LITERATURE, CINEMA, VISUAL ART) AT THE MFA.; OPEN HOUSE, WHEN BLO OPENED THE DOORS OF THE SHUBERT THEATRE-AND-OPERA-FOR A FREE DAY OF PERFORMANCES, ACTIVITIES, BACKSTAGE TOURS AND MORE TO ADULTS, KIDS, OPERA AFICIONADOS AND NEWCOMERS.Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (38 entries)

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STEVEN P AKIN
CHAIR5.00XX000
JANE AKIN
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LINDA CABOT BLACK
DIRECTOR1.00X000
MIGUEL DE BRAGANCA
DIRECTOR1.00X000
JOANNE WALTON DICKINSON ESQ
DIRECTOR1.00X000
SUSAN D EASTMAN
DIRECTOR1.00X000
KENNETH L FREED
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J STEPHANIE GIACALONE
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THOMAS D GILL JR
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CATHERINE E GREIN
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MIMI HEWLETT
DIRECTOR1.00X000
HORACE H IRVINE II
DIRECTOR1.00X000
SUSAN W JACOBS
DIRECTOR1.00X000
ELLEN KAPLAN
DIRECTOR1.00X000
MARIA J KROKIDAS
DIRECTOR1.00X000
ABIGAIL B MASON
DIRECTOR1.00X000
RICHARD OLNEY III
DIRECTOR1.00X000
A NEIL PAPPALARDO
DIRECTOR1.00X000
E LEE PERRY
DIRECTOR1.00X000
SHIRLEY B PERRY
DIRECTOR1.00X000
WILLIAM POUNDS
DIRECTOR1.00X000
ALICIA COONEY QUIGLEY
DIRECTOR1.00X000
DAVID W SCUDDER
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SUSAN R SHAPIRO
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RAY STATA
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WAT TYLER
DIRECTOR1.00X000
FRANK WISNESKI
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CHRISTOPHER R YENS
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TANIA ZOUIKIN
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ALAN DYNNER
DIRECTOR1.00X000
STEPHEN T KUNIAN
DIRECTOR1.00X000
MICHAEL SHANAHAN
DIRECTOR1.00X000
WAYNE DAVIS
DIRECTOR1.00X000
LOIS A LAMPSON
DIRECTOR1.00X000
KATHLEEN CREEGAN DAMASKOS
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC40.00X9798805238
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Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years3591657CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years5094373CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year3946273CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year5073385CurrentTaxYear
Total21568802Total

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years3591657CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years5094373CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year3946273CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year5073385CurrentTaxYear
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Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years109391CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years64167CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year51276CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year49813CurrentTaxYear
Total395252Total

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years647010CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years103187CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year81740CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year41088CurrentTaxYear
Total1365629Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support23329683TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc9143818GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.69330PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.63410PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance1105157BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses226584InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures-60000OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance1271711EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance996753BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses168404InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures-60000OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance1105157EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance1174405BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses-177652InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance996753EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance1.00000PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis163164OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation140834Depreciation
Book Value22330BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings22330TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionDEFERRED RENTDescription
Amount$7,788Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts7788TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue6565184TotalRevenue
Total Expenses6410354TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year154830ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments158326NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments158326TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS313156ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt7079056TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments158326NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities139499DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues227400OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990525225RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal6553831RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included11353InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt11353RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9906565184TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt6765900TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities139499DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included227400OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990366899ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal6399001ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included211353InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt11353ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9906410354TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

ExplanationExplanation
PARTS XII & XIII - OTHER REVENUE AND EXPENSES CONSIST OF SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH INCOME ON THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE.
PART V, #4 - BLO HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS. ENDOWMENT ASSETS INCLUDE THOSE ASSETS OF DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS THAT THE ORGANIZATION MUST HOLD IN PERPETUITY. UNDER THIS POLICY, AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE PRIMARY LONG-TERM FINANCIAL OBJECTIVE IS TO PRESERVE THE REAL (I.E. INFLATION ADJUSTED) VALUE OF THE ENDOWMENT INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO. THIS OBJECTIVE IS MEASURED ON AN INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM BASIS (THREE, FIVE AND TEN YEARS). THE SECONDARY FINANCIAL OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROVIDE WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF MODERATE RISK 1) ANNUAL INCOME, DEFINED AS TOTAL RETURN FROM INTEREST, DIVIDENDS AND APPRECIATION IN EXCESS OF INFLATION, AND 2) LONG-TERM GROWTH OF THE ASSETS. TO SATISFY ITS OBJECTIVES, BLO RELIES ON A TOTAL RETURN STRATEGY IN WHICH INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH BOTH CAPITAL APPRECIATION (REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS) AND CURRENT YIELD (INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS). BLO TARGETS A DIVERSIFIED ASSET ALLOCATION THAT INCLUDES EQUITIES AND FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS WITHIN PRUDENT RISK CONSTRAINTS. BLO HAS ADOPTED AN INVESTMENT SPENDING POLICY RELATED TO ITS ENDOWMENT ASSETS THAT INCORPORATES THE TRANSFER OF UP TO 5% OF THE VALUE OF ENDOWMENT ASSETS TO THE OPERATING BUDGET, SUBJECT TO ECONOMIC AND OTHER FACTORS: GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, THE EXPECTED TOTAL RETURN ON INVESTMENTS FROM INCOME AND APPRECIATION, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES.
BLO FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES STANDARD WHICH REQUIRES BLO TO REPORT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES, AND TO ADJUST ITS ASSETS AND LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCORDINGLY. AS OF JUNE 30, 2011, BLO DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS TO REPORT. INFORMATION RETURNS FILED FOR THE PRIOR THREE YEARS REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND MASSACHUSETTS TAX AUTHORITIES. BLO DOES NOT EXPECT THAT THE AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WILL CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsXMailSolicitations
Email SolicitationsXEmailSolicitations
Phone SolicitationsXPhoneSolicitations
In Person SolicitationsXInPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsXSolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsXSolicitationOfGovtGrants
Special Fundraising EventsXSpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref Fundraising1AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Name Of Organization NameOfOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TAYLAR DEVELOPMENTBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1219 N MILWAUKEE ST 5TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityMILWAUKEECity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53202ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityTELEPHONE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNActivity
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFunds
Gross Receipts59853GrossReceipts
Amount Retained By Contractor20720AmountRetainedByContractor
Net To Organization39133NetToOrganization
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts59853TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors20720TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization39133TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed StatesMALicensedStates

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1GALANameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1266632GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1219932CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event146700GrossRevenueEvent1
Food And Beverage Event156601FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event111059EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event130339OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2SIGNATURE SERIESNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event268168GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event244077CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event224091GrossRevenueEvent2
Food And Beverage Event219395FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event27184OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events4TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events97747GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events25727CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events72020GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events73613FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events670EntertainmentOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events28539OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total432547GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total289736CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events142811GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events149609FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events11729EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events66062OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events227400DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary-84589NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonESTHER NELSONNamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org208186BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org0BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org0DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org208186TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions16NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990443327NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesSELLING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. ONCE IT IS APPROVED, THE FULL BOARD IS PROVIDED WITH THE FORM 990 FOR FINAL REVIEW BEFORE FILING.
BOSTON LYRIC OPERA COLLECTS CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ANNUALLY FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND FROM STAFF MEMBERS WITH SIGNIFICANT DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND/OR GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
BOSTON LYRIC OPERA USES SEVERAL INFORMATION SOURCES TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION. THESE SOURCES INCLUDE SURVEY OF SALARY INFORMATION FOR POSITION EQUIVALENTS IN SELECTED MA CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, OPERA AMERICA DATA ON SALARIES FROM ITS MOST RECENT SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEY AND INDEPENDENT RESEARCH BY AN INDEPENDENT HR EXECUTIVE.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A
BOSTON LYRIC OPERA DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSSETS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 158,326.FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:

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