Liabilities / Assets
61st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 61% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 56-2167677 • 501(c)3 • Asheville, NC
Profile
Building a professional opera company in Asheville and presenting an educational
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
61st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 61% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 62% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
66th percentile
Higher net margin than 66% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
22nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
14th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$27,191
Down $15,243 (-36%) from 2016
Liabilities
Down$48
Down $32,374 (-100%) from 2016
Net Assets
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Down$112,856
Down $157,609 (-58%) from 2016
Expenses
Down$99,235
Down $163,496 (-62%) from 2016
Net Income
Up$13,621
Up $5,887 (+76%) from 2016
Most recent year
2017 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.
The latest 2017 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2016 below.
Asheville Lyric Opera stages original productions of opera and lyric theatre to enrich,
Asheville Lyric Opera stages original productions of opera and lyric theatre to enrich, engage, and educate. We serve patrons and the community through collaborations and outreach with organizations and schools from Asheville and the surrounding region.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $25,023 | $25,566 | ▲ $543 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $11,687 | $16,297 | ▲ $4,610 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $1,053 | $571 | ▼ $482 |
| Total Assets | $37,763 | $42,434 | ▲ $4,671 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Unsecured Notes Loans Payable | $25,030 | $25,030 | → $0 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $10,455 | $7,392 | ▼ $3,063 |
| Total Liabilities | $35,485 | $32,422 | ▼ $3,063 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $2,278 | $10,012 | ▲ $7,734 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $2,278 | $10,012 | ▲ $7,734 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $37,763 | $42,434 | ▲ $4,671 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $571 | $11,750 | $12,321 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Starkey | Gen. Director to 10/15/16 | FT | $48,194 | $48,194 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Clive Possinger Iii | President |
| Dr Robert Moffatt | Vice President |
| Allen Kellam | Board Member |
| Glen Cox | Board Member |
| Perry Sprawls | Board Member |
| Sheila Krisopolis | Board Member |
| Teresa Cantrell | Board Member |
| Victoria Remishofsky | Board Member |
| Betsy Loughran | Secretary |
| Jay Copley | Treasurer |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $204,533 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $58,198 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $12,702 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $24,097 | $14,458 | $9,638 | $48,193 |
| Advertising | $29,836 | $0 | $0 | $29,836 |
| Occupancy | $10,173 | $2,511 | $2,007 | $14,691 |
| Other Expenses | $10,569 | $0 | $0 | $10,569 |
| Travel | $8,088 | $596 | $0 | $8,684 |
| Office Expenses | $4,670 | $3,573 | $320 | $8,563 |
| Fees for Services Management | $0 | $6,262 | $0 | $6,262 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | $5,870 | $0 | $0 | $5,870 |
| Payroll Taxes | $2,292 | $1,106 | $737 | $4,135 |
| Insurance | $1,628 | $543 | $0 | $2,171 |
| Fees for Services Other | $0 | $1,679 | $0 | $1,679 |
| Interest | $0 | $1,150 | $0 | $1,150 |
| Fees for Services Legal | $0 | $1,044 | $0 | $1,044 |
| All Other Expenses | $214 | $647 | $0 | $861 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $362 | $121 | $0 | $483 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $216,339 | $33,690 | $12,702 | $262,731 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Fundraising Gross Income | $25,700 |
| Fundraising Direct Expenses | $13,708 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Event | Gross Receipts | Gross Revenue | Direct Expenses | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opera Gala | $25,700 | $25,700 | $3,650 | $22,050 |
| Total Events | $25,700 | $25,700 | $13,025 | $12,675 |
“The 990 is prepared by independent accountants, reviewed by management, presented to the board for review, proposed revisions and final approval.”
“Annually conflict of interest statements are required to be signed byeach board member. The statements affirm that the policy has been read &either that no conflict of interest exits or discloses any such conflict.”
“In the annual budgeting process, the board approves a budget line foraggregate salary expense. Thereafter, individual salaries and salaryincreases for employees are determined by the general director. Theboard of directors sets the general director's salary after aperformance review and a check of comparable salary information for nonprofit organizations with similar budgets.”
“Forms 1023 and 990 are available upon request.”
“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.”
“Artist Training Fees”
“Auditions”
“Box Office Charges”
“Fall Opera Expenses”
“Outreach Fees”
“Opera Guild Expense”
“Summer Show Expenses”
“Travel - Production Expenses”
“Computer Expenses”
“Insurance”
“Marketing”
“Membership Fee”
“Miscellaneous”
“Office Expenses”
“Travel - Adminstrative”
“Fixed Assets - Net 1053.”
“Accounts Payable 8776.”
“Payroll Liabilities 1678.”
“Bank Line of Credit 25030.”
“Asheville Guild Opera Recital Expenses 49. 49. 0. 0.”
“Licenses and Permits 275. 165. 110. 0.”
“Membership Fees 537. 0. 537. 0.”
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc | 0 | ALO ALSO FACILITATES THE SHOWING OF METROPOLITAN OPERA HD BROADCASTS AT A MOVIE THEATRE IN ASHEVILLE. THERE WERE 11 BROADCASTS IN 2016. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE 990 IS PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW, PROPOSED REVISIONS AND FINAL APPROVAL. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | ANNUALLY CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED BYEACH BOARD MEMBER. THE STATEMENTS AFFIRM THAT THE POLICY HAS BEEN READ &EITHER THAT NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXITS OR DISCLOSES ANY SUCH CONFLICT. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | IN THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS, THE BOARD APPROVES A BUDGET LINE FORAGGREGATE SALARY EXPENSE. THEREAFTER, INDIVIDUAL SALARIES AND SALARYINCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL DIRECTOR. THEBOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE GENERAL DIRECTOR'S SALARY AFTER APERFORMANCE REVIEW AND A CHECK OF COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR BUDGETS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | Forms 1023 and 990 are available upon request. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | Artist Training Fees |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | Auditions |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | Box Office Charges |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | Fall Opera Expenses |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 9 | Outreach Fees |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 10 | Opera Guild Expense |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 11 | Summer Show Expenses |
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