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OPERA ON TAP
BROOKLYN, NY · EIN 204554125 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE A6A · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$444K
expenses
$463K
net assets
$-531K
employees
8
volunteers
5
program ratio
67%
mission · from form 990

TO BRING TRADITIONAL OPERA AND NEWLY COMMISSIONED OPERA TO NEW AUDIENCES IN NON-TRADITIONAL VENUES AND TO GIVE OPERA PERFORMANCE SINGING OPPORTUNITIES. TO TEACH THE BEAUTY OF OPERA TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

profile · synthesized from sources

Opera on Tap brings traditional and newly commissioned opera to new audiences through performances in non-traditional venues and provides opera performance opportunities for singers. The organization also teaches the art of opera to elementary school children through its educational programming. It develops innovative performance formats, including virtual and immersive productions.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2021

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $4K
    Immersive Opera Project - investment in new forms of performance media. No performances in this area took place because of the pandemic. The expenses paid in 2021 relate to production expenses for future projects
  2. #2 $97K
    The Playground Operas program is a school day program that immerses students in the creation, production and performance of an opera. With the pandemic, Opera on Tap has produced virtual programming with the same objective. We offer the program free to Title I schools, and charge a fee to other schools to help underwrite the free programming.
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Immersive Opera Project
Invests in new forms of performance media, including commissioning and producing original operatic works such as "Looking at You," with a focus on innovative audience engagement
The Playground Operas
School-day program that immerses elementary students in the creation, production, and performance of original operas; offered free to Title I schools and at a fee to other schools
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Youth Theater Arts Education 1 activity
    • Delivers opera education programs to elementary school students
      Provides a school-day program that engages elementary school students in creating, producing, and performing operas, offered virtually during the pandemic and free of charge to Title I schools.
  • Original Music-Theater and Opera Production 1 activity
    • Produces and commissions original immersive opera performances
      Commissions and produces original operas, including "Looking at You" in 2019, and incurs production expenses for future immersive opera projects involving new forms of performance media; no performances were held in 2021 due to the pandemic.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$444K
Contributions & grants$324K73%
Program service revenue$86K19%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$33K
expenses
Total expenses$463K
Program expenses67%
Admin / overhead18%
Fundraising15%
Salaries & benefits$209K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$91K
Cash$91K
Investments$0
Liabilities$622K
Net assets$-531K
Liquid reserves2.4 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -24.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Anne Hiatt President, Executive & Artistic Director 40 $113K
board members · 11
  • David Gordon — Chair
  • Donna Epstein — Treasurer/Secretart
  • Isabel Walcott-Draves — Director (resigned November 22, 2024)
  • Jason Asbury — Director
  • Katherine Delaney — Director (resigned July 8, 2024)
  • Lucia Rivieccio — Director
  • Naomi Andre — Director (resigned March 13, 2025)
  • Rachel Duval — Director
  • Ramona Ponce — Ramona Ponce
  • Salima Ira Swain — Director
  • Tanya Jones — Director
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Cross-Subsidized Education Model
    methodology: cross-subsidized-education-program
    By charging fees to wealthier or private schools, we fund free opera education programming for Title I schools, because this financial redistribution model enables equitable access to the arts regardless of school funding level.
  • Non-Traditional Venue Engagement
    methodology: non-traditional-venue-engagement
    By presenting opera in non-traditional venues, we expand access to new audiences who may not engage with opera in formal theater settings, because lowering the cultural and physical barriers to entry increases public receptivity and participation.