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San Francisco Opera Guild

Public charity · Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 94-1189846 Website

The San Francisco Opera Guild was organized to provide opera education, develop and encourage audiences and provide fundraising, volunteer assistance and generate broad-based support for the san francisco opera association.

San Francisco Opera Guild at a glance

In short: San Francisco Opera Guild gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,000
-81.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,000
-81.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,000
Total assets
$7,353,126
+2.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who San Francisco Opera Guild funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

San Francisco Opera Assoc: $8KSan Francisco Opera Assoc$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was San Francisco Opera Assoc ($8K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

San Francisco

How San Francisco Opera Guild gives

  • Giving fell 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2025) to $606K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
San Francisco Opera Assoc San Francisco, CASupport for the SF Opera Programs$8,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$7,353,126$2,142,900$2,171,274$8,0001$337,235
2024$7,176,566$1,786,188$1,796,370$43,0001$197,190
2023$6,789,504$2,057,512$1,592,831$12,5001$189,817
2022$6,200,463$1,826,130$1,444,023$10,0001$188,626
2021$6,980,145$1,005,884$968,076$122,4831$132,790
2020$6,059,439$3,361,152$2,514,955$554,5141$53,507
2019$5,983,043$2,601,724$2,525,505$606,1141$165,591

About San Francisco Opera Guild

Based on IRS filings

San Francisco Opera Guild is a public charity, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K. Net investment income was $337K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

San Francisco Opera Guild is led by Susan Malott, Executive Director since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 81 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Susan Malott

    Executive Director

    Managing Director → Executive Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $100K (2019) → $157K (2025)

  • Courtney Labe

    President

    Committee Chair → President Elect, 2022

    President Elect → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caroline Altman

    Director Education

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2020) → $137K (2025)

  • Alisa Burgess-Blajwas

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arlene Inch

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Belinda Steyer

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Benz

    Director

    Director at Large → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Celeste Lee-Bobroff

    Director

    Vice President Administrator → Director at Large, 2022

    Director at Large → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claire Fluhr

    Director

    Treasurer → Governance, 2022

    Governance → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Birka-White

    Director

    Director → Governance Chai, 2024

    Governance Chai → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emely Weissman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • France Szeto

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francesca Amann

    Director

    Director → Vice President Education, 2020

    Vice President Education → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregg Mattner

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Kahn

    Director

    Penn Chap President → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Dempster

    Director

    Director → Director at Large, 2020

    Director at Large → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linle J Froeb

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Poland

    Director

    President → Past President, 2020

    Past President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maryam Muduroglu

    Director

    President → Past President, 2023

    Past President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Boxer Zill

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Marie Ritchie

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natalia Urrutia-Hernandez

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neva Turer

    Director

    Sonoma Chp President → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Olivia Hsu Decker

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peggy Hill

    Director

    Marin Chap President → Vice President Chapters, 2020

    Vice President Chapters → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Silvia Lin

    Director

    Vice President Chapters → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Tuttle

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Toni Wolfson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Weatherford

    Director

    Secretary → Vice President Administrator, 2022

    Vice President Administrator → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • VIRGINIA Cartwright ZIEGLER

    Director

    Vice President Marketing → Strat Plan Chair, 2022

    Strat Plan Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zornitza Stefanova

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Afie Royo

    Director

    Director → Vice President Fundraising, 2022

    Vice President Fundraising → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin Osgood

    Director

    Vice President Com. Outreac → Vice President Com Outreach, 2021

    Vice President Com Outreach → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Mosser

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Bienaime

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Walske

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Huber

    Director

    Vice President Fundraising → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcia Skall

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Castellucci

    Director at Large

    Director → Director at Large, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Merrill Randol

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roman Gronkowski

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ruth Krueger

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Simi Chehrazi

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Wiseman

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jorge Maumer

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Heylin

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Monetta White

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudia Volpi

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Malkassian

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Wadhwani

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Beadle

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanum Davis Bohen

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Warren Pulley

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Liu

    Director

    Director → Director at Large, 2024

    Director at Large → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Curt Cronin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elisabeth Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Behnke

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Parker

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenzie Ferguson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynne Edminster

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Scacco

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Block

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aquila Farrell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Betty Yu

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diana Romanov

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Grimes

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Sorensen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lilian Chi Tsai

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Omar Guo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Prestson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rainebeau Matijas

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia Schreuder Kalev

    Treasurer

    Executive Director Fund Chair → Director, 2022

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Farah Makras

    Vice President Fundraising

    Director → Vice President Fundraising, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Mudge

    Governance Ch

    Past President → Director, 2020

    Director → Governance Ch, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Erickson

    Vice President Chapters

    Vice President Development → Director, 2022

    Director → Vice President Chapters, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rita Milner

    Vice President Development

    Nominating Committee → Nominatingchair, 2021

    Nominatingchair → Vice President Development, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sigrun Graeff

    Vice President Marketing

    Director → Vice President Marketing, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cawley Carr

    Vice President Education

    Director → Vice President Education, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ina Stangenes

    Vice President Administrator

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Vice President Administrator, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Colendich

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natasha Dalzell-Martinez

    Vice President Com Outreach

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (52)
  • Former: Annie Calonico Schieding (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Beatrice Wood (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Caely Cusick (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Danielle Lane (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ena Chan Cratsenburg (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jesus Diaz (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jorge Jaramillo (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Judith Renard (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Laura Sagues Barr (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Irena Matijas (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lin Huber (2024) — Director
  • Former: Lynne Edmininster (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sylvia Russell (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Zabelle (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kathie Lowry (2022–2023) — Vice President Associates
  • Former: Barbara Traisman (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cynthia Livermore (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Diana Kissil (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: James Heagy (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Karen Bruehl (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Romana Bracco (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Vera Carpeneti (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ester Jennings (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Marilyn Cabak (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Maya Meux (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Nafiseh Lindberg (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Shannon Cronan (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Susan Tamagni (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Juanita Kizor (2020–2021) — Vice President Associates
  • Former: Marie Lipman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Margaret Wadhwani (2021) — Director
  • Former: Natasha Dalzell Martinez (2021) — Director
  • Former: Anne Marie Massocca (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Deborah Sagues (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Maria Pitcairn (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Susan O'Brien (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Christopher Weissman (2020) — Director
  • Former: Afsaneh Akhtari-Smith (2019) — Director
  • Former: Carla Zuber (2019) — Director
  • Former: Carol Simmons (2019) — Director
  • Former: Celeste Woo (2019) — Nominating Cmte
  • Former: Chandra Rudd (2019) — Director
  • Former: Eve Wertsch (2019) — Vice President Associate Directors
  • Former: Holly Suich (2019) — Director
  • Former: Ileana Facchini (2019) — Vice President Development
  • Former: Irene Kivitz (2019) — Director
  • Former: Joan C Cucek (2019) — Director
  • Former: Julie Coplon (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kathryn A. Huber (2019) — Director
  • Former: Patricia Ferrin Loucks (2019) — Director
  • Former: Pietro Bonnano (2019) — Director
  • Former: Roberta Holden (2019) — Director

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

Susan Malott — Executive Dir.: $157KSusan MalottExecutive Dir.$157KCaroline Altman — Director Education: $137KCaroline AltmanDirector Education$137K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $157K, to Susan Malott (Executive Dir.). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about San Francisco Opera Guild

How much does San Francisco Opera Guild give each year?

San Francisco Opera Guild gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $43K across 1 grant.

How large is San Francisco Opera Guild?

San Francisco Opera Guild reported $7.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.

Where does San Francisco Opera Guild operate?

San Francisco Opera Guild has awarded grants in California.

What is San Francisco Opera Guild's EIN?

San Francisco Opera Guild's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-1189846. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 25, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 11, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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