Sonoma City Opera in Sonoma, California (CA)

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Sonoma City Opera
Employer Identification Number (EIN)680039037
Name of OrganizationSonoma City Opera
In Care of NameThomas A Haeuser
Address484 East Napa Street, Sonoma, CA 95476
Websitehttp://www.sonomacityopera.org
ActivitiesCommunity theatrical group
SubsectionCharitable Organization
Ruling Date03/1985
DeductibilityContributions are deductible
FoundationOrganization that normally receives no more than one third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes
OrganizationCorporation
Exempt Organization StatusUnconditional Exemption
Tax Period2011
Assets$1 to $9,999
Income$1 to $9,999
Filing Requirement990 - Required to file Form 990-N - Income less than $25,000 per year
Asset Amount$1,141
Amount of Income$1,867
Form 990 Revenue Amount$1,867
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)Arts, Culture and Humanities: Opera


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Amount of income in 2011: $1,867
This organization: 

 $1,867
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 $326,346

Assets in 2011: $1,141
This organization: 

 $1,141
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 $157,818

Expenses in 2011: $1,639
Sonoma City Opera: 

 $1,639
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 $318,256

Income to expenses ratio in 2011: 1.1
This organization: 

 1.1
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 1.1

Expenses allocated to program services in 2007: 92.8%
Sonoma City Opera: 

 92.8%
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 78.6%

Grants share in income in 2011: 98.9%
Sonoma City Opera: 

 98.9%
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 54.6%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2011

Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances (for 2011)
Total revenue$1,867
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received$1,846
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts$0
Membership dues and assessments$0
Investment income$0
Gain from sale of assets other than inventory$0
Net income from gaming and fundraising events$0
Gross profit from sales of inventory$0
Other revenue$21
Total expenses$1,639
Total net assets$1,141
Excess for the year$228
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year$913
Other changes in net assets or fund balances$0
Balance Sheets (for 2011)
Total assets$1,141
Total liabilities$0
Net assets or fund balances$1,141
Other Information (for 2011)
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year from business activitiesNo
Initiation fees and capital contributions$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities$0
Reason for Public Charity Status (for 2011)
The organization is not a private foundation because it is:An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 33 1/3 % of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions - subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 33 1/3 % of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
200220032004200520062007
Total revenue$108,716$72,790$83,329$78,138$279,816$82,307
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received$94,095$56,760$44,400$56,377$199,970$78,310
Contributions to donor advised funds$0$0
Direct public support$91,595$54,260$41,900$56,377$140,233$69,829
Indirect public support$0$0$0$0$0$0
Government contributions (grants)$2,500$2,500$2,500$0$59,737$8,481
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts$13,142$14,421$13,962$13,684$71,485$3,616
Membership dues and assessments$0$0$0$0$0$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments$94$591$397$785$2,699$341
Dividends and interest from securities$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net rental income or (loss)$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gross rents$0$0$0$0$0$0
Less: rental expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other investment income$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory$0$0$0$0$0$0
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities$1,385$1,018$24,570$6,962$4,866$40
Gross revenue$2,635$1,239$28,421$15,690$13,409$40
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses$1,250$221$3,851$8,728$8,543$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances$0$0$0$0$0$0
Less: cost of goods sold$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other revenue$0$0$0$330$796$0
Total expenses$50,124$57,669$71,206$31,034$366,748$108,208
Program services$49,296$53,170$65,596$20,445$346,607$100,400
Management and general$378$4,202$5,610$6,249$15,410$5,428
Fundraising$450$297$0$4,340$4,731$2,380
Payments to affiliates$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year$60,050$75,171$87,294$134,547$47,615$21,714
Excess or (deficit) for the year$58,592$15,121$12,123$47,104$-86,932$-25,901
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year$1,458$60,050$75,171$87,294$134,547$47,615
Other changes in net assets or fund balances$0$0$0$149$0$0
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2007)
TotalProgram servicesManagement and generalFundraising
Total functional expenses$108,208$100,400$5,428$2,380
Grants paid from donor advised funds$0
Other grants and allocations$0
Specific assistance to individuals$0
Benefits paid to or for members$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.$3,000$3,000$0$0
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.$0$0$0$0
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)$0$0$0$0
Salaries and wages of employees not included above$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributions not included above$0$0$0$0
Employee benefits not included above$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxes$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising fees$0$0$0$0
Accounting fees$0$0$0$0
Legal fees$0$0$0$0
Supplies$229$0$229$0
Telephone$1,221$0$1,221$0
Postage and shipping$1,315$0$1,315$0
Occupancy$7,075$7,075$0$0
Equipment rental and maintenance$3,355$3,355$0$0
Printing and publications$5,583$3,289$0$2,294
Travel$1,051$1,051$0$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings$0$0$0$0
Interest$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion, etc.$0$0$0$0
Other expenses not covered above$85,379$82,630$2,663$86
Balance Sheets
200220032004200520062007
Total assets$60,050$75,171$87,294$134,547$47,615$21,714
Cash - non-interest-bearing$165$360$3,940$39,187$39,738$6,035
Savings and temporary cash investments$59,885$74,811$83,354$95,360$7,877$15,679
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts$0$0$0$0$0$0
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts$0$0$0$0$0$0
Grants receivable$0$0$0$0$0$0
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees$0$0$0$0$0$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)$0$0
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts$0$0$0$0$0$0
Inventories for sale or use$0$0$0$0$0$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0$0$0$0$0$0
Investments - publicly-traded securities$0$0
Investments - other securities$0$0$0$0$0$0
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation$0$0$0$0$0$0
Investments - other$0$0$0$0$0$0
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other assets, including program-related investments$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0
Grants payable$0$0$0$0$0$0
Deferred revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees$0$0$0$0$0$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0
Mortgages and other notes payable$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances$60,050$75,171$87,294$134,547$47,615$21,714
Total net assets or fund balances$60,050$75,171$87,294$134,547$47,615$21,714
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
200220032004200520062007
Total revenue$0$0$0$0$279,816$82,307
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements$0$0$0$0$279,816$82,307
Other expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net unrealized gains on investments$0$0$0$0$0$0
Donated services and use of facilities$0$0$0$0$0$0
Recoveries of prior year grants$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0
Investment expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0$0$0$0
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
200220032004200520062007
Total expenses$0$0$0$0$366,748$108,208
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements$0$0$0$0$366,748$108,208
Other revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0
Donated services and use of facilities$0$0$0$0$0$0
Prior year adjustments$0$0$0$0$0$0
Losses$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0
Investment expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0$0$0$0
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees
Average hours per week devoted to positionCompensationContributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation plansExpense account and other allowances
10$3,000$0$0
Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings4
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?Yes
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?No
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?No
Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?No
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?No
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?No
Direct and indirect political expenditures$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?No
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members$0
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures$0
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices$0
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?
Initiation fees and capital contributions$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?No
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?No
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?No
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 20060
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2007)
Unrelated business incomeExcluded by section 512, 513, or 514Related or exempt function income
Business codeAmountExclusion codeAmount
Total$0$0$82,307
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1000000$000$0$3,616
Program service revenue 2000000$000$0$11,383
Program service revenue 3000000$000$0$40,200
Program service revenue 4000000$000$0$17,246
Program service revenue 5000000$000$0$8,481
Medicare/Medicaid payments000000$000$0$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies000000$000$0$0
Membership dues and assessments000000$000$0$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments000000$000$0$341
Dividends and interest from securities000000$000$0$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property000000$000$0$0
not debt-financed property000000$000$0$0
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property000000$000$0$0
Other investment income000000$000$0$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory000000$000$0$0
Net income or (loss) from special events000000$000$0$40
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory000000$000$0$0
Other revenue000000$000$0$1,000
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2007)
EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entityPercentage of ownership interestTotal incomeEnd-of-year assets
0%$0$0
0%$0$0
0%$0$0
0%$0$0
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2007)
CompensationContributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensationExpense account and other allowances
$0$0$0
$0$0$0
$0$0$0
$0$0$0
$0$0$0
Total number of other employees paid over $50,0000
Statements About Activities (for 2007)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities$0
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?No
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?No
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?No
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?No
The total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year$0
The total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year$0
Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it is
Support Schedule
200120022003200420052006
Total$10,634$109,967$58,589$70,845$70,845$0
Gifts, grants, and contributions received$4,268$94,095$44,229$56,376$56,376$0
Membership fees received$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose$6,257$15,778$13,962$13,684$13,684$0
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975$47$94$398$785$785$0
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above$0$0$0$0$0$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf$0$0$0$0$0$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other income$62$0$0$0$0$0
Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2007)
Total exempt purpose expenditures$0
Total lobbying expenditures$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)$0
Other exempt purpose expenditures$0
Lobbying nontaxable amount$0
Grassroots nontaxable amount$0
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9Long Beach Opera507 Pacific Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802-2302CA1979-07$1,518,491
10Lamplighters Music Theatre469 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94107-1316CA1964-08$1,139,453
11Bakersfield Civic Light Opera Association1931 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301-4417CA1974-03$1,107,098
12Sacramento Opera Association3811 J St, Sacramento, CA 95816-5520CA1966-01$878,955
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Alaska1
Alabama2
Arizona1
California45
Colorado3
Connecticut8
District of Columbia3
Delaware1
Florida15
Georgia5
Hawaii1
Iowa2
Idaho2
Illinois11
Indiana2
Kansas2
Louisiana3
Massachusetts11
Maryland4
Maine2
Michigan3
Minnesota4
Missouri4
Mississippi2
Montana2
North Carolina4
North Dakota2
Nebraska1
New Hampshire5
New Jersey7
New Mexico2
Nevada1
New York31
Ohio10
Oklahoma2
Oregon4
Pennsylvania9
South Carolina3
Tennessee3
Texas10
Utah2
Virginia4
Vermont1
Washington4
Wisconsin7
West Virginia1
Total252

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