Opera Noir Inc

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2017 · Form 990EZ · revenue $34K · expenses $45K · assets $5K

EIN
77-0503778
Address
PO Box 1933, Orinda, CA 94563
Website
http://www.operanoir.org
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary
Ruling date
-
IRS status
Exemption revoked May 15, 2021 for not filing a return three years in a row (automatic revocation; posted August 9, 2021) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Opera Noir Inc.'s Mission is to promote cultural diversity in the classical arts. The Company is committed to preseving and performing the works of African American composers and artists in addition to performing traditional European classical 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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Rosalynn Smith-Clark Executive Dir.2013-2017 $8,572$94,869 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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
Dave Clark Director2013-2017 2 $0 reported 1
Roberta Jenkins Director2013-2017 2 $0 reported 1
Dr Rollington Ferguson Director2013-2017 2 $0 reported 1
Antonio Manning Director2013-2017 2 $0 reported 1
Michelle Woods Director2013-2017 2 $0 reported 1
Jeffrey Wright PT ATC Director2013-2017 2 $0 reported 1
Gregory Pierre Cox (former) DIRECTOR2013-2014 2 $0 reported 1
Cynathya Mouton (former) DIRECTOR2013 2 $0 reported 1
David Spencer (former) DIRECTOR2013 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2017 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $9K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rosalynn Smith-Clark Executive Dir.40 $8,572-- $8,5721
Dave Clark Director2 $0-- $01
Roberta Jenkins Director2 $0-- $01
Dr Rollington Ferguson Director2 $0-- $01
Antonio Manning Director2 $0-- $01
Michelle Woods Director2 $0-- $01
Jeffrey Wright PT ATC Director2 $0-- $01
2016 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $13K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rosalynn Smith-Clark Executive Dir.40 $12,800-- $12,8001
Dave Clark Director2 $0-- $01
Roberta Jenkins Director2 $0-- $01
Dr Rollington Ferguson Director2 $0-- $01
Antonio Manning Director2 $0-- $01
Michelle Woods Director2 $0-- $01
Jeffrey Wright PT ATC Director2 $0-- $01
2015 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $32K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROSALYNN SMITH-CLARK executive Director40 $32,300-$0 $32,3001
Dave Clark Director2 $0-$0 $01
ROBERTA JENKINS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
DR ROLLINGTON FERGUSON DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ANTONIO MANNING DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MICHELLE WOODS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JEFFREY WRIGHT PT ATC Director2 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROSALYNN SMITH-CLARK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $20,197-$0 $20,1971
DAVE CLARK DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
GREGORY PIERRE COX DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ROBERTA JENKINS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
DR ROLLINGTON FERGUSON DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ANTONIO MANNING DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MICHELLE WOODS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JEFFREY WRIGHT PT ATC DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $21K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROSALYNN SMITH-CLARK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $21,000-$0 $21,0001
DAVE CLARK DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
GREGORY PIERRE COX DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ROBERTA JENKINS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
DR ROLLINGTON FERGUSON DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ANTONIO MANNING DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
CYNATHYA MOUTON DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
DAVID SPENCER DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MICHELLE WOODS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JEFFREY WRIGHT PT ATC 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
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$34,430$44,595 $5,240$5,240 $28,791- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,949$55,728 $15,405$15,405 $61,949- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$120,271$112,216 $9,184$9,184 $120,271- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,606$87,913 $1,129$1,129 $88,460- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$160,071$162,234 $436$436 $160,071- ---

Funders of this organization

12 grantors reported grants to this organization, $289,017 in all, tax years 2009 to 2021. 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
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2009, 2011 2$107,500 2011$60,000
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DIGNITY HEALTH Public charity Exact 2015-2016 2$48,500 2016$23,500
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KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS Public charity Exact 2011, 2016 2$33,500 2016$24,000
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ERIS AND LARRY FIELD FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Opera Noir Inc” 2015-2017, 2019 4$30,000 2019$5,000
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EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2014 1$24,000 2014$24,000
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JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OPERA NOIR INC” 2010 1$20,000 2010$20,000
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KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC Public charity Exact 2017 1$9,000 2017$9,000
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SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$6,000 2016$6,000
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2015 1$5,000 2015$5,000
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THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OPERA NOIR INC” 2012 1$4,500 2012$4,500
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OPERA NOIR INC” 2013 1$1,000 2013$1,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OPERA NOIR INC” 2020-2021 2$17 2021$11
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
OPERA MODO INCMIA6A $29,562$22,994 President$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
OPERA INDEX INCNYA6A $309,496$117,075 TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue within 10x
BARN OPERA INCVTA20 $210,088$219,018 ARTISTIC DIRECT$29,792 Similar name, revenue within 10x
OPERA OMAHA INCNEA6A $3,224,742$5,105,300 GENERAL DIRECTOR$175,000 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
OPERA NAPLES INCFLA6A $3,154,094$2,288,108 ARTISTIC & M$231,476 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
OPERA IDAHO INCIDA6A $1,069,532$1,284,592 Executive Dir.$95,270 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 6 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).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$2,435,83710 32017–2024 OPERA NAPLES INC; OPERA IDAHO INC; OPERA OMAHA INC
ROBERT B DAUGHERTY FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,085,00010 12016–2024 OPERA OMAHA INC
SHERWOOD FOUNDATION Private foundation$844,00015 12010–2025 OPERA OMAHA INC
PETER KIEWIT FOUNDATION Private foundation$732,5006 12020–2024 OPERA OMAHA INC
NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT DAF sponsor$683,93815 12010–2024 OPERA OMAHA INC
IDAHO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$625,08913 12012–2024 OPERA IDAHO INC
COLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$342,06018 12011–2024 OPERA NAPLES INC
JEWISH FEDERATION OF OMAHA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$306,62510 12009–2024 OPERA OMAHA INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$271,19111 42014–2024 OPERA OMAHA INC; OPERA INDEX INC; OPERA NAPLES INC; OPERA IDAHO INC
J ARON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$215,0005 12019–2023 OPERA NAPLES INC
JULIE MORSMAN SCHROEDER FOUNDATION Private foundation$175,0006 12020–2025 OPERA OMAHA INC
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$162,35010 32017–2024 OPERA NAPLES INC; OPERA IDAHO INC; OPERA OMAHA INC
NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$149,0004 12021–2024 OPERA OMAHA INC
ALLAN & ANN MACTIER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$145,0007 12018–2024 OPERA OMAHA INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$80,6004 12018–2021 OPERA IDAHO 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.

2017 · Form 990EZ · $44,595 spent · pay $8,572 · grants $0 · events $45,162
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,608 55.2%
Fees to independent contractors $10,290 23.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $8,572 19.2%
Printing, publications, postage $640 1.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $485 1.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$45,162reported apart
Total$44,595100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $55,728 spent · pay $12,800 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,046 62.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $12,800 23.0%
Fees to independent contractors $4,899 8.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,096 3.8%
Printing, publications, postage $887 1.6%
Total$55,728100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $112,216 spent · pay $32,425 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $64,682 57.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $32,425 28.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,095 7.2%
Fees to independent contractors $6,759 6.0%
Printing, publications, postage $255 0.2%
Total$112,216100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $87,913 spent · pay $20,197 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $55,448 63.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $20,197 23.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,261 6.0%
Fees to independent contractors $5,097 5.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,910 2.2%
Total$87,913100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $162,234 spent · pay $21,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $119,427 73.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $21,000 12.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,051 7.4%
Fees to independent contractors $7,350 4.5%
Printing, publications, postage $2,406 1.5%
Total$162,234100%

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