Metropolitan Opera Association Inc: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“Performance of opera to the public.”
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Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated
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Part IV line 26 answered yes.
Form 990 Part IV, line 26; Schedule L Part IIFor each dollar donated, Metropolitan Opera Association spent 8¢ on fundraising.
Fundraising ÷ $179.8M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXThe charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
Media presentation of opera performances, live performances broadcast in high definition to movie theaters throughout the world, domestic and international live audio transmissions of performances on radio and the met's website. Past performances broadcast on television, radio stations and the internet globally. Media presentations reached an audience of approximately 10 million.
Presentation of events other than opera where the met either presents or co-presents the event or licenses the opera house to third parties. The attendance at these events, principally ballet, was approximately 140,000 people per year.
Other program activities including merchandising, development of young artists through the lindemann young artist development program, and the laffont competition and concert.
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2025.
Reportable pay in FY ending Jul 2025, from the charity and related organizations.
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Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Music Director, received $2,035,560 in reportable compensation in FY ending Jul 2025, 0.6% of Metropolitan Opera Association's $325.3M in spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jul 2025), Part VIIMetropolitan Opera Association reported 85.1% of FY ending Jul 2025 spending as programs, 4.3% as fundraising and 10.6% as management.
Form 990 (FY ending Jul 2025), Part IXNet assets were $168.2M at the end of FY ending Jul 2025, about 6.2 months of spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jul 2025), Part XIts latest Form 990 triggered 1 of our twelve screening rules: loans to or from officers, directors or key employees. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.
Form 990 (FY ending Jul 2025)Amir Arani, “Metropolitan Opera Association: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/metropolitan-opera-association/