Program areas at WGO
Rojo: this concert was geared to honor Wichita's latino community, featuring music and dance of mexico, spain, and south and central america. We featured a local mexican folk dance troupe of 25 children and brought in singers from uruguay. We gave away 100 tickets to underserved members of our latin community.
Barber of seville - a classic Opera production featuring artists of national prominence that made their Wichita debuts as well as bringing back wsu alumni to the stage.
Susannah -a coproduction with Wichita state university Opera theater, this production featured current wsu talent combined with alumni in celebration of samuel ramey's 80th birthday and was the first of many efforts to build community relationships with other arts organizations and university Opera programs.
Who funds Wichita Grand Opera (WGO)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at WGO
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Andrew Hernandez | Director of Operations | | 2022-12-19 |
| Lisa Klaskin | CPA , Director of Finance / Director of Finance / Director / Treasurer | $13,500 | 2023-06-30 |
| Whitney Reader | Music Director | | 2022-12-19 |
| John Boyer | Treasurer | $0 | 2024-05-13 |
| Jonathan W Reader | General Director | $60,000 | 2023-06-30 |
| ...and 11 more key personnel |
Financials for WGO
| Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $337,519 | $190,980 | 76.7% |
| Program services | $28,733 | $93,918 | -69.4% |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $1,580 | $46,253 | -96.6% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $39,705 | $0 | 999% |
| Total revenues | $407,537 | $331,151 | 23.1% |
Organizations like WGO
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Opera Naples | 501(c)(3) | Naples, FL | $1,373,279 |
| Tulsa Opera | 501(c)(3) | Tulsa, OK | $1,882,533 |
| Salt Marsh Opera Company | 501(c)(3) | Stonington, CT | $298,566 |
| Indianapolis Opera | 501(c)(3) | Indianapolis, IN | $1,113,610 |
| Opera San Antonio | 501(c)(3) | San Antonio, TX | $1,635,976 |
| St Petersburg Opera Company | 501(c)(3) | St Petersburg, FL | $1,797,453 |
| Annapolis Opera Company | 501(c)(3) | Annapolis, MD | $870,125 |
| Opera Roanoke | 501(c)(3) | Roanoke, VA | $380,673 |
| North Carolina Opera | 501(c)(3) | Raleigh, NC | $1,427,583 |
| Lamplighters Music Theatre | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $854,795 |
Data update history
August 9, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
July 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
July 11, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsOperas and symphoniesTheatersCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
MembershipsFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 300 W Douglas Ave Suite 325
- Wichita, KS 67202
- Metro area
- Wichita, KS
- County
- Sedgwick County, KS
- Website URL
- wichitagrandopera.org/Â
- Phone
- (316) 262-8054
- Facebook page
- WichitaGrandGOperaÂ
- Twitter profile
- @wgoperaÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 48-1239185
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2000
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A6A: Opera
- NAICS code, primary
- 711110: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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