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Opera Santa Barbara

EIN 770347413 · CA · NTEE A99 · revenue $1,863,432 · FY 2023-06-30

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63rd percentile

We compared this Executive Director / CEO's pay to 35 similar arts, culture & humanities nonprofits of about the same size, adjusted for CA cost of living and inflation.

KOSTIS PROTOPAPAS · reported title "ARTISTIC AND GENERAL DIREC" — selected as the highest-paid individual; verify the role.

How we chose them
Every comparable organization in the band — 35 in total — matched by Same NTEE sector (A99), nationwide + budget 0.71–1.4× revenue, and selected by rule, not hand-picked. Peer pay is normalized to CA cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities) and to the subject's filing year (CPI-U). Full methodology →
OrganizationStateRevenueTotal compFiling
Senior Living Foundation Of The DC $1,859,445 $73,665 990 →
Chorus America DC $1,841,756 $160,779 990 →
Rancho Los Cerritos Foundation CA $1,896,404 $138,588 990 →
New Jersey Council For The Humanities NJ $1,802,274 $159,448 990 →
A Reason To Survive CA $1,800,258 $122,629 990 →
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