Arizona Opera Company

Arts and culture
Phoenix, Arizona
EIN 23-7169261
Tax-exempt since 1972

Firms paid: 7
Fees reported, 2017–2019: $270K
Fees reported in 2019: $130K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $5.5M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2019

$129,609 to 2 fundraisers · $132,487 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Arizona Opera Company paid in 2019, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Thomas MichelMarketing consultant	Marketing consultant	$116,109
Elizabeth Stewartdba Verismo CommunicationMarketing consultant	Marketing consultant	$13,500

All firms paid

Fundraisers Arizona Opera Company reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Thomas Michel	2017–2019 · 3 years	$163,157
Laura Schairer	2017	$40,000
Marketface LLC	2017–2018 · 2 years	$29,125
M J S Enterprises	2017–2018 · 2 years	$24,500
Elizabeth Stewartdba Verismo Communication	2019	$13,500

Listed as a client by:

Per firm websites

The Phoenix Philanthropy GroupCapital campaigns
C3 STRATEGIESFull-service fundraising

Form 990 Snapshot

Arizona Opera Company's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2022	$5.5M	$4.3M	$486K	—
2021	$12.0M	$10.9M	$474K	—
2020	$5.2M	$5.1M	$376K	$0K
2019	$6.7M	$5.3M	$772K	$132K
2018	$9.3M	$7.5M	$627K	$44K
2017	$9.6M	$7.7M	$545K	$97K

Fees are what Arizona Opera Company reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.