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Employees Detroit Opera Wayne Brown

Wayne Brown

Key employee

Chief Executive Officer at Detroit Opera

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$264,907
2024

Total compensation

Wayne Brown has been listed as an employee of Detroit Opera in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Wayne Brown has increased by 2.7% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$264,907
+2.2%
Chief Executive Officer
2024
$257k org
40 hrs/wk
$9k other
--
$259,203
+1.9%
President and Chief Executive Officer
2023
$252k org
40 hrs/wk
$8k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Wayne Brown to:

2024

Other employees at Detroit Opera

Yuval Sharon
Production Director
$227,544
$219,504 from orgNo related comp$8,040 other
Patty Isacson Sabee
President and Chief Executive Officer
$200,000
$200,000 from orgNo related compNo other comp
Patricia Walker
Chief Adminstrative Office
$164,958
$156,918 from orgNo related comp$8,040 other
Christine Holloway
Associate Artistic Director
$164,918
$156,878 from orgNo related comp$8,040 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Detroit Opera 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Detroit Opera 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Detroit Opera 990 published

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