Opera San Jose Incorporated
To produce emotionally thrilling entertainment that engages and reflects our diverse silicon valley community while developing the next generation of opera talent.
Opera San Jose Incorporated at a glance
- Total assets
- $12,204,310
- +10.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,319,668
- +25.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $320,000
- -59.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,339,070
- +2.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Opera San Jose Incorporated funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $276K.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,204,310 | $7,319,668 | $6,339,070 | — | — | $320,000 |
| 2024 | $11,074,563 | $5,849,294 | $6,190,187 | — | — | $798,078 |
| 2023 | $11,574,079 | $5,896,573 | $6,306,436 | — | — | $162,140 |
| 2022 | $12,036,831 | $5,708,046 | $5,086,225 | — | — | $162,752 |
| 2021 | $12,606,207 | $4,136,604 | $2,691,316 | — | — | $74,525 |
| 2020 | $8,719,212 | $4,520,860 | $4,558,451 | $276,103 | 1 | $63,073 |
| 2019 | $8,516,453 | $4,082,423 | $5,204,710 | — | — | $80,868 |
About Opera San Jose Incorporated
Based on IRS filings
Opera San Jose Incorporated is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $320K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Opera San Jose Incorporated is led by Cathy R. Lazarus, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cathy R. Lazarus
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawna Lucey
General Director
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$93K (2022) → $240K (2025)
Charles F. Hanes
Director
Vice President Finance → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gillian Moran
Director
Board Chair → President, 2021
President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
H. Andrea Neves
Director
Director → Co-Vp Development, 2020
Co-Vp Development → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanne McCann
Director
Vice President & Giving → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer A. R. Hsu
Director
Board Secretary → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peggy Heiman
Director
Vice President & Nominating → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mimi Carlson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Crow
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Heineke
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pravesh Mehra
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Scott
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Chambers-Bray
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Bornski
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nilab Hessabi
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Oceane Li
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paige Sweetin
Chief Operating Officer
Development Director → Managing Director - Inst Strategy, 2024
Managing Director - Inst Strategy → Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$110K (2023) → $89K (2025)
Jane Decker
Secretary
Director → Secretary & Director, 2024
Secretary & Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael H. Kalkstein
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence Kern
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Phyllis Cascade Bismanovsky (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: James D. Williams (2020–2024) — CFO
- Former: Julie Edgcomb (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kathryn Preissner (2024) — Managing Director - Artistic, Music & Prod
- Former: Larry Kern (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Neric Jorgensen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Khori Dastoor (2020–2022) — General Director
- Former: Brian Ward (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Vijay Vaidyanathan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Claire Padien-Havens (2021) — Development Director
- Former: Frank Fiscalini (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gerard Seelig (2019–2020) — Vice President Audit
- Former: Larry Hancock (2019–2020) — Former General Director
- Former: Laurie Warner (2019–2020) — Vice President Governance
- Former: Marilyn Sefchovich (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Melody Walsh (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Richard Dorsay MD PhD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: William R Lambert (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Aaron Nicholson (2020) — Marketing & Develop. Director
- Former: Bonnie Williams (2019) — Org Liaison
- Former: Fred Heiman (2019) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $240K, to Shawna Lucey (General Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Opera San Jose Incorporated
How large is Opera San Jose Incorporated?
Opera San Jose Incorporated reported $12.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.3M.
What is Opera San Jose Incorporated?
Opera San Jose Incorporated is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Jose, CA. It holds $12.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Opera San Jose Incorporated operate?
Opera San Jose Incorporated has awarded grants in California.
What is Opera San Jose Incorporated's EIN?
Opera San Jose Incorporated's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0009773. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 2, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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