Fort Worth, TX

FORT WORTH OPERA ASSOCIATION INC

EIN 75-0945915

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts Children & youth

Mission

Fort Worth Opera enriches people's lives with performances and programs that educate, entertain, inspire, and expand the horizons of current and future audiences.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About FORT WORTH OPERA ASSOCIATION INC

Fort Worth Opera is a professional opera company founded in 1946 and is the oldest continuously producing opera company in Texas. The organization produces a season of mainstage works, champions new operas, and engages North Texas audiences with both traditional and contemporary repertoire. Fort Worth Opera operates education and artist-development programs, including a resident artist program and school outreach initiatives, and maintains an active community engagement calendar designed to broaden access to opera across ages and backgrounds. In recent years the company has presented a mix of classic titles and new works while continuing to rebuild and expand programming and community partnerships following pandemic-era disruptions.

Notable achievements

Longstanding regional institution

Founded in 1946, the company is one of the oldest opera organizations in the United States and the longest continuously producing opera company in Texas, maintaining a multi-title season and community presence for decades.

Champion of new works

Fort Worth Opera has built a reputation for producing new and rarely performed operas and commissioning or presenting world premieres and contemporary adaptations alongside traditional repertoire.

Education and artist development

The organization operates sustained education and training initiatives—including a resident artist program and school-based Project: Opera outreach—designed to develop emerging singers and bring opera experiences to students and families in the region.

At a glance

Total assets: $1.2M
Annual revenue: $2.9M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 75-0945915
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Website: www.fwopera.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Regularly recognized by national nonprofit data services and arts funders for its artistic programming and community role; it participates in regional giving platforms and receives local grant support.

Rated and profiled by public charity evaluators and nonprofit databases that track Form 990 filings and financial transparency.

Has drawn regional and national attention for artistic risk-taking and for producing contemporary and newly commissioned operas alongside mainstream repertoire.

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