Nonprofit · EIN 62-1119830
NASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37209
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,430,585 | $3,630,776 | $799,809 | $18,426,287 | $198,259 | $18,228,028 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,977,173 | $3,342,600 | $634,573 | $17,061,439 | $353,603 | $16,707,836 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,897,436 | $3,133,026 | -$235,590 | $12,710,301 | $169,204 | $12,541,097 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,252,937
- of which government grants
- $127,468
- Program service revenue
- $410,555
- Investment income
- $505,853
- Net rental income
- $155,672
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $263,384
- Net income from fundraising events
- $65,136
- Other revenue
- $261,240
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $213,184
- Other salaries and wages
- $823,921
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,225,567
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $130,461
- Occupancy
- $196,833
- Depreciation
- $298,827
- Program services (functional)
- $2,239,075
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,127,422
- Fundraising (functional)
- $264,279
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $17,061,439
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,426,287
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $198,259
- Net assets, end of year
- $18,228,028
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,460,724
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,909,640
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,902,746
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,325,282
- Gross receipts
- $7,875,714
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 165
- Year formed
- 1981
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HOOMES | CEO & ARTIST Officer | 40 | $208,308 | $9,813 |
| NICHOLAS MCCLAY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALI JEFFERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK EWING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH BARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS BIRREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMON CISNEROS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA CONLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HARRIS-SLISKOVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLIVIA HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA HIMMELFARB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LARA HUGHES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN HOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMIE LEDDIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DAVID MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| HEATHER O'CONNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| GARY PARKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| LIZ SALLAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WHETSELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HOOMES | CEO & ARTIST Officer | 40 | $124,488 | $9,813 |
| NICHOLAS MCCLAY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALI JEFFERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK EWING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH BARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS BIRREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA BOVENDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMON CISNEROS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY FREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA CONLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLIVIA HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA HIMMELFARB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN HOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARA HUGHES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY PARKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY HEWETT SCARBOROUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ SALLAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HARRIS SLISKOVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WHETSELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| STACY WIDELITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HOOMES | CEO & ARTIST Officer | 35 | $192,267 | $11,501 |
| CHERYL CARR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS MCCLAY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK EWING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALI JEFFERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE BARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BECKHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK BIRREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA BOVENDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMON CISNEROS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA CONLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY FREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM HAROLDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN HOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARA HUGHES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA INGRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER O'CONNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH PAPEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY PARKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY PEARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY WEISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WHETSELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANICE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3622 REDMON ST, NASHVILLE, TN 37209-4827
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN HOOMES, 3622 REDMON STREET, NASHVILLE, TN 37209
- Signed the 990
- JOHN HOOMES, CEO & ARTISTIC DIR.
- Phone
- (615) 832-5242
- Website
- WWW.NASHVILLEOPERA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BLANKENSHIP CPA GROUP PLLC
Mission
TO BRAVELY IMAGINE THE POWER AND PASSION OF OPERA AND WHO CAN SING AND ENJOY IT.
Program accomplishments
- FOUNDED IN 1981, NASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION'S (NOA) 45-YEAR HISTORY IN NASHVILLE HAS SOLIDIFIED ITS ROLE AS A CORNERSTONE OF THE CITY'S ARTISTIC LEGACY. NOA IS THE LARGEST OPERA COMPANY IN TENNESSEE AND ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE SOUTHEAST. NOA ADVANCES ITS MISSION IN THREE WAYS: MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS (3-4 PER SEASON), OUTREACH PROGRAMS (TAKING OPERA OUT OF THE PHYSICAL THEATER AND INTO THE COMMUNITY FREE OF CHARGE), AND ARTIST TRAINING (THE HBCU FELLOWSHIP AND THE MARY RAGLAND EMERGING ARTISTS). THESE PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 75,000 PEOPLE IN 2025; 89% OF THE PEOPLE WHO ENGAGE WITH NASHVILLE OPERA DO SO AT NO COST TO THEM; SINCE 2022 52% OF TICKET- BUYERS HAVE BEEN FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES.Expenses $2,239,075 · grants $2,000 · revenue $410,555
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 62-1119830
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $18,426,287
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,875,714
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $4,430,585 | $3,630,776 | $18,426,287 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $3,977,173 | $3,342,600 | $17,061,439 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $2,897,436 | $3,133,026 | $12,710,301 | XML |
| 990-T | July 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2022 | $4,461,449 | $2,566,718 | $12,660,729 | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 62-1119830).
Questions about NASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of NASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION is 62-1119830.
- Is NASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to NASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names JOHN HOOMES.
- Who are the officers and directors of NASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $208,308 (JOHN HOOMES, CEO & ARTIST).
- How much revenue does NASHVILLE OPERA ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,430,585, expenses of $3,630,776 and total assets of $18,426,287 at year end.
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