YOUNG PATRONESSES OF THE OPERA INC
Mission Statement
YPO’s mission is to promote opera education in our community. As a non-profit organization, we fulfill this mission through our numerous educational programs. Our organization brings professional, mini-opera performances (In-School Opera) to over 20,000 elementary school children annually. In February 2016 our In-School Opera celebrated its 40th anniversary. Additionally, YPO presents a Girl Scout Workshop, where over 120 Girl Scouts earn their opera “patch” each year. We also hold an annual Teacher’s Workshop, which trains Miami-Dade County music teachers in ways to incorporate opera into the classroom. This training results in their students learning valuable lessons in history, literature, theater, creative and critical writing, as well as in music appreciation. We also held our biannual YPO “Voice Competition” on April 8, 2017, and awarded over $40,000 in scholarships to aspiring young singers. YPO also develops and publishes our own “Opera Funtime” books. Each book includes some of the music and plot of a famous opera. We have recently incorporated new technology, to make them more user- friendly. These books are distributed free of charge to elementary school children in Miami-Dade and Broward County.
Financial Overview — FY 2025
Compared with Peers
FY 2025| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
82.8% | 81.9% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
17.2% | 13.8% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
0.0% | 0.0% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Fundraising efficiency
Fundraising expenses / gross fundraising income
· lower is better
|
0.0% | 27.9% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
61.8 mo | 9.5 mo |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
0.0% | 1.5% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
90.7% | 77.8% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
-1.5% | 6.6% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
-21.0% | 5.9% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
22.6% | 2.4% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $190K | $147K | $756K | 82.8% | 0 |
| 2024 | $192K | $186K | $698K | 88.6% | 0 |
| 2023 | $161K | $193K | $668K | 82.2% | 0 |
| 2022 | $129K | $74K | $711K | 60.7% | 0 |
| 2021 | $78K | $42K | N/A | — | 0 |
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