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EL PASO OPERA FOUNDATION

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2018 · Form 990EZ · revenue $0 · expenses $37K · assets $946

EIN
74-2901653
Address
PO BOX 5106, EL PASO, TX 79953-5106
Website
WWW.EPOPERA.ORG
NTEE code
T110
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 1999 (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 (supporting organization) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Supporting organization, 509(a)(3)
Principal officer
MICHAEL WHITE (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

MISSION IS TO BRING PROFESSIONAL OPERA PRODUCTIONS THAT ARE UNDERSTANDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND ENJOYABLE TO ALL THE RESIDENTS OF EL PASO, TEXAS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES; AND TO SPONSOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL INTRODUCE BOTH YOUTH AND ADULT POPULATIONS TO THE WORLD OF GREAT VOCAL MUSIC.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 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
Michael White VICE PRESIDENT2010-2018 1 $0 reported 2
Ernesto Herrera PRESIDENT2011-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Wilma Salzman TREASURER2010-2018 1 $0 reported 2
Jennifer Cedillo BOARD MEMBER2010-2018 1 $0 reported 2
Ricardo Fernandez BOARD MEMBER2012-2018 1 $0 reported 2
Chris Kleberg (former) MEMBER2012-2014 1 $0 reported 2
Lesley Gosling (former) SECRETARY2010-2014 1 $0 reported 1
Miguel Murguia (former) TREASURER2010 1 $0 reported 1
Terrie Sirious (former) MEMBER2010 1 $0 reported 1
Ernie Herrera (former) MEMBER2010 1 $0 reported 1
David Grabarkewitz (former) GENERAL DIRECTOR2010 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNESTO HERRERA PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL WHITE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
WILMA SALZMAN TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
JENNIFER CEDILLO BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
RICARDO FERNANDEZ BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNESTO HERRERA PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
MICHAEL J WHITE VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $02
WILMA SALZMAN TREASURER1 $0-- $02
RICARDO FERNANDEZ MEMBER1 $0-- $02
JENNIFER CEDILLO MEMBER1 $0-- $02
2015 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNESTO HERRERA PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
MICHAEL J WHITE VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $02
WILMA SALZMAN TREASURER1 $0-- $02
RICARDO FERNANDEZ MEMBER1 $0-- $02
JENNIFER CEDILLO MEMBER1 $0-- $02
2014 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNESTO HERRERA PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
MICHAEL J WHITE VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $02
LESLEY GOSLING SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
WILMA SALZMAN TREASURER1 $0-- $02
JENNIFER CEDILLO MEMBER1 $0-- $02
RICARDO FERNANDEZ MEMBER1 $0-- $02
CHRIS KLEBERG MEMBER1 $0-- $02
2013 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNESTO HERRERA PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J WHITE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
LESLEY GOSLING SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
WILMA SALZMAN TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
JENNIFER CEDILLO MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
RICARDO FERNANDEZ MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
CHRIS KLEBERG MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
2012 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNESTO HERRERA PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J WHITE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
LESLEY GOSLING SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
WILMA SALZMAN TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
JENNIFER CEDILLO MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
RICARDO FERNANDEZ MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
CHRIS KLEBERG MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
2011 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J WHITE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
LESLEY GOSLING SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
WILMA SALZMAN MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
JENNIFER CEDILLO MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
ERNESTO HERRERA MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL J WHITE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
MIGUEL MURGUIA TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
LESLEY GOSLING SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
TERRIE SIRIOUS MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
WILMA SALZMAN MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
JENNIFER CEDILLO MEMBER1 $0-$0 $02
ERNIE HERRERA MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
DAVID GRABARKEWITZ GENERAL DIRECTOR1 $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
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$36,990 $946$946 -- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,000- $87,932$87,932 $25,000- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,000$3,157 $62,932$62,932 $1,000- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$200- $65,089$65,089 $200- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $72,809$64,889 $0- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$300$0 $61,889$61,889 $300- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$500$0 $61,589$61,589 $500- ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$162$0 $61,089$61,089 -- ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $10,000 in all, tax years 2018 to 2019. 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
SANDERS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EL PASO OPERA FOUNDATION” 2018-2019 2$10,000 2019$5,000
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Where the money went

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $36,990 spent · pay $0 · grants $36,990 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $36,990 100.0%
Total$36,990100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $3,157 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $3,157 100.0%
Total$3,157100%

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