2024-05-09T17:21:11-07:00 2023-06-30 823782880 Mary G Sormeley CPA 560 Day Ave Ridgefield NJ 07657 990 2022-07-01 133081486 AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS INC AMER 7183984024 138 SOUTH OXFORD ST 3B BROOKLYN NY 11243 Charles Jarden Board member 2024-05-09 true Charles Jarden 999009999 true Mary G Sormeley P01469548 2018328922 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Kevin R Myers 138 SOUTH OXFORD ST 3B BROOKLYN NY 11243 505348 false X AOPOPERA.ORG X 1980 NY To develop and present new and innovative works of lyric theater, provide a creative home to emerging and established artists, and engage contemporary communities in a transformative operatic experience. 9 9 15 5 0 965824 460572 16175 31988 -277 558 19102 12230 1000824 505348 0 0 265619 128257 0 78697 644140 510236 909759 638493 91065 -133145 361576 216246 195553 183695 166023 32551 To develop and present new and innovative works of lyric theater, provide a creative home to emerging and established artists, and engage contemporary communities in a transformative operatic experience. false false 451283 31988 Eat the Document - Piano Vocal Workshop and presentation with Amanda + James in Brooklyn, NY. Featuring 8 singers and 2 instrumentalists, the work was performed for an invited audience of 50 guests. Letters That You Will Not Get - World Premiere of a new opera at Irondale Theater in Brooklyn, NY across 6 nights. Composed by Kirsten Holness, with a libretto by Kate Holland and Susan Werbe, this opera features an all women or gender non-conforming cast, crew and creative team. Over 500 people attended the world premiere. Music as the Message - Live, interactive, virtual series created and hosted by Emmy-winning soprano Adrienne Danrich that debuted in November 2020. Inspired by Adrienne's program HOLD ON: A Vigil for Broken Spirits (held in June 2020, in response to the George Floyd protests), MaM celebrates the power of music to unify and inspire healing, love and community. For each episode, AOP partners with a charity to raise funds and increase visibility for both entities (i.e. UnLocal, providing legal support to NYC immigrant communities; Gift-Passion-Purpose Project, providing music scholarships and mentorships to underrepresented communities). It Takes a Village! is the latest episode which was performed in-person and digitally on November 20, 2022. The AOP/NYU Tisch Opera Lab - Training program partnered with the Tisch School of the Arts for aspiring Opera composers and librettists, staged two performances in May 2023 with 3 30-minute operas inspired by the lives, histories and geographies of Walt Whitman and Audre Lorde, two queer poets with deep roots in New York City.Precipice - Composed by Rima Fand, libretto by Karen Fisher, conceived and designed by Susan Zeeman Rogers. Told as an object theatre/chamber opera, Precipice sets an intimate story against epic natural landscapes, created with hand-made paper dioramas and live feed video. Precipice received a public premiere in April 2023 in partnership with Hunter Opera Theater at Lang Hall, with over 100 people in attendance. Composes & the Voice - AOP's bi-annual training program, held 2 concerts in January 2023 in both Brooklyn and Manhattan for upwards of 100 attendees. The concert featured selections of scenes written and composed by members of the program. This performance featured 6 resident singers, 2 stage directors and 2 music directors, in addition to the 9 participants in the program. 451283 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 72 0 true 15 true false false false false true false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false true true true false false false NY X CHARLES JARDEN 7183984024 138 S OXFORD ST 3B BROOKLYN NY 11243 Charles Jarden Board member 1.00 0.00 X 4000 0 0 Christina B Murphy Board member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony Roth Costanzo Board member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Moulton Faux Co-President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 J David Jackson Board member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 W Wilson Jones Board member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Kalow Co-Pres/Treasur 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kevin R Myers Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Norman Ryan Board member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 4000 0 false false false 0 178050 282522 460572 Box office income 711110 3488 3488 Co-production income 711110 28500 28500 31988 558 558 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fiscal sponsorship fees 711110 8000 8000 Miscellaneous 900099 4230 4230 12230 505348 44218 558 X 0 0 0 0 14000 7000 5600 1400 0 105143 63776 34767 6600 0 0 9114 3936 4612 566 0 0 13034 13034 0 0 0 359252 289761 10700 58791 3383 3013 370 6057 1898 2435 1724 4587 4587 0 21762 6529 13057 2176 11481 10032 1449 0 0 0 0 525 525 17029 4222 12422 385 Production costs 55064 55064 Miscellaneous 12678 2752 7653 2273 Dues and subscriptions 4808 2750 1889 169 Events and benefits 576 550 26 0 638493 451283 108513 78697 283324 69018 5246 45535 35952 65010 0 0 0 0 0 6632 7113 17646 17646 525 0 26336 26010 0 0 0 3561 3560 361576 216246 48517 23832 146100 156027 936 3836 195553 183695 X -35074 -160282 201097 192833 166023 32551 361576 216246 -133145 -327 X true X false false false X 643326 640594 529925 965824 460572 3240241 89545 38353 9461 16175 31988 185522 0 0 0 732871 678947 539386 981999 492560 3425763 15000 35596 6500 29019 86115 0 15000 35596 6500 29019 86115 3339648 898 820 1444 -172 558 3548 0 898 820 1444 -172 558 3548 0 16304 12686 18997 12230 60217 733769 696071 553516 1000824 505348 3489528 0.95700 0.97030 0.00100 0.00080 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 17646 17646 Fiscally sponsored projects 3836 3836 X Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is a not-for-profit corporation exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and has been designated as a corporation which is not a private foundation. Management has evaluated all income tax positions and concluded that no disclosures relating to uncertain tax positions are required in the financial statements. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board of Directors reviews financial reports and tax filings before they are finalized and submitted. Fom 990 was subject to review by designated board members and management. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Organization's manual details the conflict of interest policy. Each employee and member is required to read it. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Documents are available to the public upon request.