OSWEGO OPERA THEATER INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $8K · expenses $22K · assets $11K

EIN
22-2234087
Address
PO BOX 3039, OSWEGO, NY 13126-0739
NTEE code
A6AZ
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 1979 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
PAMELA KUCZAWA (its 2024 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

PERFORMANCES & RECITALS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 28 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

28 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Marilynn Smiley DIRECTOR2018-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Eve Phillips VICE PRESIDENT2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Adam Fine TREASURER2025 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Lour Bjorkman SECRETARY2025 2 $0 reported 1
Nicholas Gentile DIRECTOR2025 2 $0 reported 1
Sarah Galvin DIRECTOR2025 2 $0 reported 1
Krystal Wadsworth DIRECTOR2025 2 $0 reported 1
Gina Mazzoli DIRECTOR2025 2 $0 reported 1
Katie Donovan SECRETARY2025 2 $0 reported 1
John Kares Smith (former) DIRECTOR2018-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Vanouse (former) DIRECTOR2018-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Gay Williams (former) TREASURER2018-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Angela Russell (former) SECRETARY2019-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Selma Sheridan (former) DIRECTOR2019-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Kay Stone (former) DIRECTOR2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
David Dambrosio (former) DIRECTOR2021 2 $0 reported 1
Johanna Henry (former) DIRECTOR2018-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Rebecca Horning (former) DIRECTOR2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Audrey Hurley (former) DIRECTOR2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Alan Martin (former) DIRECTOR2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Constantine Sideris (former) DIRECTOR2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Marcia Sideris (former) DIRECTOR2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Jeseph Stabb (former) DIRECTOR2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1
lAUREL ARTZ (former) DIRECTOR2018 2 $0 reported 1
Michael Nupuf (former) CO-PRESIDENT2018 4 $0 reported 1
Kathy Perkins (former) DIRECTOR2018 2 $0 reported 1
Robert Perkins (former) DIRECTOR2018 2 $0 reported 1
Carol Fox (former) DIRECTOR2018 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARILYNN SMILEY DIRECTOR4 $0-$0 $01
ADAM FINE TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
EVE PHILLIPS VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARY LOUR BJORKMAN SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
NICHOLAS GENTILE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
SARAH GALVIN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
KRYSTAL WADSWORTH DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
GINA MAZZOLI DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
KATIE DONOVAN SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARILYNN SMILEY PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
JOHN KARES SMITH DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARY VANOUSE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
GAY WILLIAMS TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
ANGELA RUSSELL SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
SELMA SHERIDAN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
EVE PHILLIPS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARY KAY STONE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARILYNN SMILEY PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
JOHN KARES SMITH DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARY VANOUSE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
GAY WILLIAMS TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
ANGELA RUSSELL SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
SELMA SHERIDAN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
EVE PHILLIPS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARY KAY STONE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARILYNN SMILEY PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
JOHN KARES SMITH DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARY VANOUSE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
GAY WILLIAMS TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
ANGELA RUSSELL SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
SELMA SHERIDAN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
DAVID DAMBROSIO DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
EVE PHILLIPS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARY KAY STONE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 13 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHANNA HENRY DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARILYNN SMILEY PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
JOHN KARES SMITH VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARY VANOUSE SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
GAY WILLIAMS TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA HORNING DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
AUDREY HURLEY DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ALAN MARTIN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ANGELA RUSSELL DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
SELMA SHERIDAN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
CONSTANTINE SIDERIS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARCIA SIDERIS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JESEPH STABB DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 13 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHANNA HENRY DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARILYNN SMILEY PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
JOHN KARES SMITH VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARY VANOUSE SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
GAY WILLIAMS TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA HORNING DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
AUDREY HURLEY DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ALAN MARTIN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ANGELA RUSSELL DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
SELMA SHERIDAN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
CONSTANTINE SIDERIS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARCIA SIDERIS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JESEPH STABB DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHANNA HENRY DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARILYNN SMILEY CO-PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
lAUREL ARTZ DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL NUPUF CO-PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
KATHY PERKINS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT PERKINS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JOHN KARES SMITH VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARY VANOUSE SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
GAY WILLIAMS TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
CAROL FOX DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2026-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,612$22,204 $10,952$10,952 $5,520$1,691 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,663$8,971 $82,761$82,761 $26,663$23,000 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,300$58,100 $42,069$42,069 $46,200$15,100 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,385$32,476 $33,869$33,869 $41,107$1,875 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,340$16,141 $18,960$18,960 $7,580$2,097 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,395$32,414 $17,761$17,761 $21,595$6,588 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,767$44,031 $19,780$19,780 $2,000$15,684 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $2,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
RICHARD S SHINEMAN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OSWEGO OPERA THEATER INC” 2022 2$2,000 2022$2,000
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OPERA CONNECTICUT INCCTA6A $9,644$10,860 President and Secretary$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
OPERA DEL WEST INCMAA6A $4,921$9,023 President$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
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VERDI OPERA THEATRE OF MICHIGANMIA6A $14,119$13,530 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
ABILENE OPERA ASSOCIATION INCTXA6A $14,488$8,635 President$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
ART CITY OPERAPAA6A $7,321$1,208 President & Artistic Director$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
OPERA ACADEMY OF CALIFORNIACAA6A $13,409$14,204 Director$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
HOLY FAMILY CANTONESE OPERA INCCAA6A $7,812$6,920 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
ART OF OPERA A FOUNDATIONCAA6A $5,010$680 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
RIVERSIDE OPERA GUILDCAA6A $9,330$8,321 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
OPERATIVO HOUSTONTXA6A $7,597$4,071 Founding Director$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE VOICE INCTXA6A $10,000$9,636 Board Chair$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
GREAT LOS ANGELES CHINESE OPERA AMATEUR SOCIETYCAA6A $10,670$38,111 CEO$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
PEACH STATE OPERA COMPANYGAA6A $8,730$18,122 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
VALISSIMA INSTITUTE INCPAA6A $5,350$12,233 President$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
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AQUILON MUSIC FESTIVALORA6A $10,792$9,696 Director$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
YUSARTISTRYPAA6A $5,457$5,846 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 2x
THE OPERA COLLECTIVE INCNYA6A $26,818$14,151 DIRECTOR$4,027 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 5x, same state
QI SHU FANGS PEKING OPERA ASSOCIATION INCNYA6A $24,600$29,743 President$2,410 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 5x, same state
INTERNATIONAL VOCAL ARTS INSTITUTE INCNYA6A $1,982$10,592 President$0 Same NTEE code A6A, revenue within 5x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF S F MARIN PENINSULA & SONOMA COUNTIES DAF sponsor$547,8006 12012–2018 GOLDEN GATE OPERA
REA CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$315,0003 12019–2022 PERMIAN BASIN OPERA
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RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor$200,00010 12013–2024 NEW YORK OPERA SOCIETY INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$154,56212 52019–2025 CITY LYRIC OPERA INC; SOUTH BEND LYRIC OPERA; GUILD OPERA COMPANY INC; TACONIC OPERA INC and 1 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$117,50010 72015–2024 OPERA INDEX INC; KYRENIA OPERA INC; GOLDEN GATE OPERA; THE OPERA FOUNDATION INC and 3 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$111,97512 92016–2024 OPERA FORT COLLINS INC; MARTINA ARROYO FOUNDATION INC; AMORE OPERA INC; KYRENIA OPERA INC and 5 more
OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$110,0002 12022–2023 OPERA THEATER OF OREGON
ATHENA FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$95,5006 12015–2024 THE LITTLE OPERA THEATRE OF NY INC
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF UTAH DAF sponsor$63,2366 12019–2024 BRONX OPERA COMPANY INC
GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$52,0002 12023–2024 HOUSTON GRAND OPERA GUILD INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$50,0005 12020–2024 NEW YORK OPERA SOCIETY INC
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$50,0003 12020–2022 GUILD OPERA COMPANY INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO INC DAF sponsor$49,3006 12011–2023 NICKEL CITY OPERA INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $22,204 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,204 100.0%
Total$22,204100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $8,971 spent · pay $4,790 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $4,790 53.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,181 46.6%
Total$8,971100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $58,100 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $58,100 100.0%
Total$58,100100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $32,476 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,476 100.0%
Total$32,476100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $16,141 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,141 100.0%
Total$16,141100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $32,414 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,627
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,923 98.5%
Printing, publications, postage $491 1.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$5,627reported apart
Total$32,414100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $44,031 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,471 98.7%
Printing, publications, postage $560 1.3%
Total$44,031100%

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