Palm Beach Opera Inc
Donations deductiblePalm Beach Opera Inc's network
15 people4 organisationsi15 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 27 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 15 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Donna Kesselman Raggio | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dr Peter McCombs | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dr Robert Biscup | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mr Charles Gottesman | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mr Marc S Solomon | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mr Peter A Hoffman | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mr Robert Iommazzo | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mr Sanford M Baklor | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mr Steve Acunto | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mr Todd Lazenby | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mrs Ann Fromer | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mrs Anne Sternlicht | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mrs Erika Franke Brown | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mrs Patricia Falkenberg | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mrs Paulette Koch | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
26 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| ARI Rifkin | Vice Preside | 2024 |
| David Walker | Former Direc | 2024 |
| Dr Marsha Laufer | Young Artist | since 2020 |
| Dr Robert Desnick | Vice Preside | since 2024 |
| James Barbato | General Dire | since 2024 |
| Mr Charles Gottesman | Vice Preside | since 2020 |
| Mr David Brodsky | Treasurer | since 2023 |
| Mr David Genser | Chairman | since 2020 |
| Mr David Walker | General/Arti | since 2020 |
| Mr Dennis K Williams | Vice Preside | since 2020 |
| Mr Jeffrey Alderton | Vice Preside | since 2020 |
| Mr Joseph Cremona | Director Fin | 2023 |
| Mr Marc E Wise | Secretary/Tr | since 2020 |
| Mr Nathan Leventhal | President | since 2020 |
| Mr Sanford Fisher | Vice Preside | since 2020 |
| Mr Todd Lazenby | Vice Preside | since 2021 |
| Mr William G Brown | Vice Preside | since 2020 |
| Mrs ARI Rifkin | Vice Preside | since 2020 |
| Mrs Ingrid Kosowsky | Company secretary | 2025 |
| Mrs Jacqueline McCabe | Governance C | 2025 |
| Mrs Judith Kaufman | Philanthropy | 2025 |
| Ms Ingrid Kosowsky | Vice Preside | since 2021 |
| Ms Jacqueline McCabe | Executive Co | 2024 |
| Ms Judith Kaufman | Vice Preside | 2024 |
| Ms Judtih Kaufman | Vice Preside | 2023 |
| Ms Judy Kaufman | Vice Preside | 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 May 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Walker | Former Direc | $213k | $8k | ||
| James Barbato | General Dire | $164k | $9k | ||
| Mr David Genser | Chairman | $0 | |||
| Mr Dennis K Williams | President | $0 | |||
| Mrs Ingrid Kosowsky | Secretary | $0 | |||
| Mr David Brodsky | Treasurer | $0 | |||
| Mr William G Brown | Vice Preside | $0 | |||
| Dr Robert Desnick | Vice Preside | $0 | |||
| Mr Sanford Fisher | Vice Preside | $0 | |||
| Mrs Judith Kaufman | Philanthropy | $0 | |||
| Dr Marsha Laufer | Young Artist | $0 | |||
| Mrs Jacqueline McCabe | Governance C | $0 | |||
| Mrs Ari Rifkin | Vice Preside | $0 | |||
| Mr Steve Acunto | Director | $0 | |||
| Mr Sanford M Baklor | Director | $0 | |||
| Dr Robert Biscup | Director | $0 | |||
| Mrs Erika Franke Brown | Director | $0 | |||
| Mrs Patricia Falkenberg | Director | $0 | |||
| Mrs Ann Fromer | Director | $0 | |||
| Mr Charles Gottesman | Director | $0 | |||
| Mr Peter A Hoffman | Director | $0 | |||
| Mr Robert Iommazzo | Director | $0 | |||
| Mrs Paulette Koch | Director | $0 | |||
| Mr Todd Lazenby | Director | $0 | |||
| Dr Peter McCombs | Director | $0 | |||
| Dr Donna Kesselman Raggio | Director | $0 | |||
| Mr Marc S Solomon | Director | $0 | |||
| Mrs Anne Sternlicht | Director | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Palm Beach Opera Inc
- EIN
- 591060864
- Address
- 425 24th St, West Palm BCH, FL, 33407-5401
- State
- Florida
- Mission
- Palm beach opera is dedicated to producing live opera at an international standard of excellence, enriching the lives of the communities it serves with a diverse offering of educational programs, and to training the next generation of opera stars. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A6A0 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1962
- Principal officer
- James Barbato (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1965
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsDr Donna Kesselman Raggio
≥6years on the filingsDr Peter McCombs
≥6years on the filingsDr Robert Biscup
≥6years on the filingsMr Marc S Solomon
Latest return
year to 31 May 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 May 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $9.5m
- Total liabilities
- $1.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $8.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $5m
- Program service revenue
- $1.7m
- Employees
- 306
- Volunteers
- 15
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $5m | $6.4m | Deficit $1.4m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.