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US nonprofit · EIN 911174712 · Seattle, WAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 911174712) - 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 time served.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), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SOUNK), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Seattle Opera Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$1.5m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$32m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$32m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
5.9 years on average
Staff
0
10 volunteers
Left since last filing
2
20% of the board
Voting members
10
reported in Part VI
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Seattle Opera Foundation's network

10 people5 organisationsi10 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (9) 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

10 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 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Anne RedmanCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Ellen EvansBoard Member2020
6 yrs
James D Cullen (also filed as James Cullen)Treasurer2018
8 yrs
John SullivanBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Joshua Rodriguez (also filed as Josh Rodriguez)Board Member2020
6 yrs
Milkana BraceBoard Member2025
1 yr
Moya VazquezVice President2018
8 yrs
Robyn GradBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Steven C Phelps (also filed as Steven Phelps)President2018
8 yrs
Susanna MorganBoard Member2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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
Steven C PhelpsPresident3$0
Moya VazquezVice President3$0
Anne RedmanSecretary3$0
James D CullenTreasurer3$0
Milkana BraceBoard Member3$0
Ellen EvansBoard Member3$0
Robyn GradBoard Member3$0
Susanna MorganBoard Member3$0
Joshua RodriguezBoard Member3$0
John SullivanBoard Member3$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Seattle Opera Foundation
EIN
911174712
Address
363 Mercer St, Seattle, WA, 98109-4600
State
Washington
Mission
To support seattle opera in pursuing its exempt purpose through contribution support. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A6AI 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
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1982
Principal officer
Steven Phelps (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 1982
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
SOUNK (contributions deductible)

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Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedOPERA PERFORMANCESeattle Opera

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAnne Redman
≥8years on the filingsJames D Cullen
≥8years on the filingsMoya Vazquez
≥8years on the filingsSteven C Phelps

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
$32m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$32m
Contributions and grants received
$268k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$1.4m
Employees
0
Volunteers
10

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.6m$1.5m$86k
2023$2.5m$1.5m$986k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Seattle OperaProgram support$1.4m