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Organizations Arts, Culture & Humanities Seattle Opera

Seattle Opera

Fiscal year ending 2016. Filed on May 12, 2017.

1020 John St
PO Box S/b 60000
Seattle, Washington 98109

Seattle Opera (EIN: 91-0760426) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2016 IRS Form 990 filing, Seattle Opera, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 8 out of 649 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $195,126. The highest compensated employee at Seattle Opera is Aidan Lang with fiscal year 2016 compensation of $298,612.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$25,980,653

Expenses

$23,446,530

Employee compensation

$13,225,841
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Aidan Lang
General Director
$298,612
$270,856 No related comp$27,756
Kelly H Tweeddale
EXEC Director (PA
$253,532
$210,459 No related comp$43,073
Richard A Johnson
Chief Financial Officer
$208,733
$187,047 No related comp$21,686
Lisa A Bury
Development
$191,425
$170,683 No related comp$20,742
Alvin A Henry
Marketing Director
$189,691
$168,804 No related comp$20,887
Robert D Schaub
Technical Director
$157,211
$138,109 No related comp$19,102
Vincent Feraudo
Production D
$145,602
$127,416 No related comp$18,186
Charles T Buck
Master Carpe
$116,202
$100,872 No related comp$15,330

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

A Richard Gemperle
Vice President
Brenda Bruns
Trustee
Brendan Murphy
Trustee
Brian Marks
Vice President
Bruce Johnson
Trustee
Bruce McCaw
Vice President
Carolyn Eagan
Trustee
Charles Cosse
Trustee
Diana Gale
Vice President
Gary Houlahan
Trustee
Gregory Chan
Trustee
James Cullen
Vice President

Contractors

Smg Dba Savormccaw Hall
Catering
$290,097
Nbbj
Architect
$211,979

Mission Statement

TO THRILL, INSPIRE AND EDUCATE THROUGH THE SHARED EXPERIENCE OF OPERA. SEATTLE OPERA IS VITAL TO THE DYNAMIC CULTURAL AND CIVIC LIFE OF OUR REGION AND TO THE EVOLUTION OF OPERA ACROSS THE WORLD.

Revisions to this organization profile

December 5, 2025:
2025 Seattle Opera 990 filed
April 1, 2025:
2024 Seattle Opera 990 filed
May 1, 2024:
2023 Seattle Opera 990 filed

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