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US nonprofit · EIN 730643311 · Tulsa, OKiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 730643311) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Tulsa Opera Inc's network

23 people11 organisationsi23 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (23). Violet dotted lines (12) 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

23 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 17 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 23 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Georgenia Van Tuyl ChairPersonnel Chair2023
3 yrs
Kate Davis ChairDevelop. Chair2018
8 yrs
Scott Filstrup ChairEndowment Chair2018
8 yrs
Amanda LovelaceLegal Counsel2021
5 yrs
Anna NorbergDirector2019
7 yrs
Austin BirnieDirector2020
6 yrs
Ceretha Terrell-CauseyDirector2018
8 yrs
Christine McQueenDirector2019
7 yrs
Janet LevitDirector2023
3 yrs
Kelly KirbyTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Ken McConnellCEO2022
4 yrs
Leonard PatakiVice President2018
8 yrs
Lori Decter WrightDirector2023
3 yrs
Marlene McAllisterDirector2023
3 yrs
Martin WingDirector2021
5 yrs
Peggy HelmerichDirector2018
8 yrs
Phena HacketDirector2023
3 yrs
Phil ArmstrongDirector2023
3 yrs
Roy Skip TeelMember at Large2023
3 yrs
Susan YoungDirector2018
8 yrs
Steven Walton (also filed as Steve Walton)President2020
6 yrs
Tara O'Mahony (also filed as Tara Omahony)Company secretary2022
4 yrs
Tim CargileDirector2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 23 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Greg WeberGeneral Director2018
Ken McConnellGeneral Director and CEOsince 2019

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Lori Decter WrightCEO40$128k
Lauren SteinerSecretary0$0
Steve WaltonPresident1$0
Leonard PatakiPresident1$0
Kelly KirbyDirector1$0
Maureen BrownDirector1$0
Scott FilstrupEndowment Chair1$0
Peter Paul OtisDirector1$0
Roy Skip TeelMember at Large1$0
Hon Terrence L MichaelDirector1$0
Phil ArmstrongDirector1$0
Rodney S HanleyDirector1$0
Tim CargileTreasurer1$0
Phena HacketDirector1$0
Peggy HelmerichDirector1$0
Christine McQueenDirector1$0
Anna NorbergDirector1$0
Ceretha Terrell-CauseyDirector1$0
Martin WingVice President1$0
Susan YoungDirector1$0
Anna FoglemanDirector0$0

About

Legal name
Tulsa Opera Inc
EIN
730643311
Address
1610 S Boulder Ave, Tulsa, OK, 74119-4408
State
Oklahoma
Mission
Tulsa opera, inc. Operates in the state of oklahoma for the primary purpose of furthering the appreciation of music, particularly opera, for the general public, including mainstage productions. In addition to these productions, tulsa opera conducts various educational programs. (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
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1948
Principal officer
Lori Decter Wright (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1960
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsKate Davis
≥8years on the filingsScott Filstrup
≥8years on the filingsCeretha Terrell-Causey
≥8years on the filingsKelly Kirby

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.3m
Total liabilities
$225k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.1m
Contributions and grants received
$4m
Program service revenue
$141k
Employees
152
Volunteers
37