2026-04-15T16:23:52+00:00 2025-05-31 135381590 BDO USA 1601 FORUM PL FL 9 WEST PALM BEACH FL 334018101 990 2024-06-01 596001597 GREATER MIAMI OPERA INC GREA 3058541643 1501 BISCAYNE BLVD 210 MIAMI FL 33132 MARIA TODARO GENERAL DIRECTOR AND CEO 3058541643 2026-04-15 true JAKE COOK P01240455 5616881600 2026-04-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARIA TODARO 1501 BISCAYNE BLVD 210 MIAMI FL 33132 5685900 false X WWW.FGO.ORG X 1949 FL SEE SCHEDULE O 23 19 0 200 0 4013641 4525980 1139681 1145409 0 0 -17924 -12795 5135398 5658594 0 0 0 1796422 2083786 0 0 243094 2177609 2683759 3974031 4767545 1161367 891049 113488 229538 2283419 1508420 -2169931 -1278882 THE MISSION OF GREATER MIAMI OPERA IS TO ENRICH PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH AN AWARENESS AND DEEPER APPRECIATION OF OPERA. BY EXPANDING ITS REACH TO DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT MIAMI AND FORT LAUDERDALE AND WIDER AUDIENCES ABROAD CREATING A CULTURAL DESTINATION. TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION, WE PRODUCE WORLD-CLASS OPERA, WE CHAMPION NEW WORKS, WE BUILD NEW AUDIENCES, WE EDUCATE AND ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE NURTURE THE FINEST OPERA ARTISTS, ARTISANS, AND ADMINISTRATORS OR EACH GENERATION. BY DOING SO, WE STRENGTHEN THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY. false false 3714322 0 1145409 PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF OPERAS IN THEIR ORIGINAL LANGUAGES TO THE PUBLIC. APPROXIMATELY 13,000 IN ATTENDANCE. 3714322 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 23 19 true false false false false false false true true false false false false true true true true true false false false false FL X X MARIA TODARO 3058541643 1501 BISCAYNE BLVD STE 210 MIAMI FL 33132 LARRY KAMIN SECRETARY/DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT B GLICK CPA TREASURER/DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X X 0 0 0 TINA VIDAL-DUART CHAIR/DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X X 0 0 0 ANDREY ILYASOV DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 ARLENE H MENDELSON DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 CHANG OH TURKMANI DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 DR CLAES WAHLESTEDT DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 ELLIOT KROWE DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/2025) 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 FIDELMA FARINAS-COBAS DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/2024) 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 GIACOMO BOSSA DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 JOHN KEELER DIRECTOR (AS OF 03/2025) 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH GULINO DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/2024) 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 MARCELO DE SANTIS DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/2025) 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 NANCY JEAN DAVIS DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 NARENDRA KINI DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/2025) 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 PATRICE TEDESKO DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA GUINN DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/2025) 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 PER LOOF DIRECTOR/CHAIR EMERITUS 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 RADMILA LOLLY DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 ROBERT C GANG ESQ DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 ROBERT DINERSTEIN DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 SANDRA SAVINI DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 THOMAS HEISLER DIRECTOR (THRU 02/2025) 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 VICTOR H MENDELSON DIRECTOR 0.4 0.6 X 0 0 0 MARIA TODARO GENERAL DIRECTOR AND CEO (AS OF 06/2024) 1.0 39.0 X 0 166212 10539 SUSANA DIAZ DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 1.0 39.0 X 0 105724 11303 TANYA BYNG CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER (THRU 02/2025) 1.0 39.0 X 0 102480 9561 0 374416 31403 0 false true false 0 11421 1188677 3325882 4525980 PERFORMANCE TICKET SALES AND FEES 711190 1086539 1086539 OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE 711190 58870 58870 0 0 0 0 1145409 0 0 0 0 14511 11421 27306 -12795 -12795 0 0 0 0 0 5658594 1145409 0 -12795 X 1680616 1246511 304492 129613 272438 240075 22728 9635 130732 99306 21693 9733 741 0 741 0 66945 0 66945 0 947359 787560 91813 67986 15329 7634 7695 0 576522 476385 90805 9332 29427 54 22457 6916 2127 2127 0 0 682646 533021 149625 0 237204 224366 9143 3695 39130 33538 0 5592 4316 0 4316 0 7939 6695 1244 0 65934 57481 8453 0 MISCELLANEOUS 8140 -431 7979 592 0 0 0 0 4767545 3714322 810129 243094 131348 10778 0 0 0 0 0 504258 406068 102710 98190 0 0 0 0 113488 229538 429350 367264 0 0 1854069 1141156 2283419 1508420 X -2169931 -1278882 -2169931 -1278882 113488 229538 891049 0 X false false false X 1671079 1810535 3643185 4013641 4525980 15664420 0 0 1671079 1810535 3643185 4013641 4525980 15664420 4849330 10815090 0 8778 5844 2355 0 16977 0 0 998881 0 0 0 998881 16680278 4160585 0.64838 0.72750 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income DESCRIPTION - GRANTS ALLOCATED FROM RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, COLUMN A - 0.0, COLUMN B - 998881.0, COLUMN C - 0.0, COLUMN D - 0.0, COLUMN E - 0.0, COLUMN F - 998881.0; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 444258 406068 38190 60000 60000 98190 Federal Income Taxes DUE TO AFFILIATES 1141156 1141156 AOD 18806 9395 9411 27306 VANISHING VOICES 7126 2026 5100 0 0 0 0 0 0 25932 11421 14511 27306 27306 -12795 false false false false false false false false false MARIA TODARO GENERAL DIRECTOR AND CEO (AS OF 06/2024) 0 166212 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10539 0 176751 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 ARRANGEMENT USED TO ESTABLISH THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL'S COMPENSATION FLORIDA GRAND OPERA, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION OF GREATER MIAMI OPERA, INC., USES THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL DIRECTOR AND CEO: - WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT - APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE Form 990, Part I, Line 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO ENRICH PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH AN AWARENESS AND DEEPER APPRECIATION OF OPERA. GREATER MIAMI OPERA AIMS TO BE A DRIVING FORCE OF CULTURAL GROWTH IN SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ART FORM IN THE WORLD - OPERA. OUR WORLD-CLASS OPERATIC PRODUCTIONS ARE ALL-INCLUSIVE ARTISTIC OFFERINGS THAT INCORPORATE POWERFUL VOICES, INSPIRED MUSICAL PERFORMANCE, ENTRANCING DANCE, CAPTIVATING SET DESIGN, AND MORE. WE STRIVE TO BRING EACH ELEMENT OF THIS MULTI-FACETED SPECTACLE TO LIFE ON STAGE, WHILE HAVING A POSITIVE IMPACT AND IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. THE COMPANY'S REACH STANDS ON FOUR MAIN PILLARS: ARTISTIC INTEGRITY, TALENT DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION. OUR ARTISTIC INTEGRITY HINGES ON OFFERING A MIXED OPERATIC SELECTION OF CLASSICS AS WELL AS CONTEMPORARY OR NEW WORKS, SPEAKING TO THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ART FORM AS A WHOLE. WE ALSO ASPIRE TO FOSTER YOUNG, PROMISING TALENTS THROUGH OUR STUDIO ARTIST PROGRAM, CONTRIBUTING TO A SOLID FUTURE FOR THE TRADITION OF OPERA. OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOCUS ON OPENING YOUNG AUDIENCES TO THE WONDERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC THROUGH MULTIPLE APPROACHES - FROM IN-CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES TO FULL-SCALE PERFORMANCES ESPECIALLY FOCUSING ON UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a FLORIDA GRAND OPERA, A RELATED ORGANIZATION, APPOINTED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT DETERMINED AND RECOMMENDED THE SALARY FOR THE GENERAL DIRECTOR AND CEO. THE PROPOSED SALARIES WERE THEN FURTHER DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b FLORIDA GRAND OPERA, A RELATED ORGANIZATION, APPOINTED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT DETERMINED AND RECOMMENDED THE SALARY FOR THE OTHER OFFICERS. THE PROPOSED SALARIES WERE THEN FURTHER DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons VICTOR H. MENDELSON AND ARLENE H. MENDELSON - Family relationship Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CHAIR AND TREASURER PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy MANAGEMENT CLOSELY REVIEWS ALL TRANSACTIONS TO ENSURE NO CONFLICTS EXIST. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES - Total Expense: 947359, Program Service Expense: 787560, Management and General Expenses: 91813, Fundraising Expenses: 67986; FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC 1501 BISCAYNE BLVD STE 210 MIAMI FL 33132 650496477 OPERA FL 501(c)(3) 7 NA false OPERA GUILD INC OF FORT LAUDERDALE 512 NE 3RD AVE FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301 590906317 OPERA FL 501(c)(3) 7 FLORIDA GRAND OPERA INC false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false