New York · Nonprofit
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA AND BALLET INC
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA AND BALLET INC (New York) receives grants from 25 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,092,934 to it, the largest being THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION ($755,323). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.4M
- Funders on record
- 25
- Grants received
- $2.1M
- Net assets
- $2.8M
What American Friends of the Paris Opera and Ballet Inc does
Mission
To solicit funds to support the paris opera and promote french-american artistic exchange. (see schedule o).inaddition to underwriting touring and productions that prominently feature the work of american artists, afpob helps nurture the next generation of dancers, singers and audience members through student exchanges, scholarships and educational programs.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
Our primary mission is to share the many treasures of the paris opra directly with the american audiences and foster cultural and artistic exchanges between the united states and france. Since its inception, afpob has facilitated numerous tours by the paris opra, the opra ballet, and the acadmie as well as arranged u.s. Appearances by artists affiliated with the paris opra. Concurrently, afpob has brought many works to paris, showcasing american artists such as jrme robbins, trisha brown, william christie, peter sellars, and robert wilson. Additionally, afpob regularly organizes trips to paris for its patrons, providing them with an opportunity to immerse themselves in france's cultural richness, along with traveling exhibitions, soires, and galas.one of our core objectives is to build cultural bridges between the paris opera, american audiences, and artists. Today, afpob embodies the significance of promoting franco-american friendship and cultural exchange between these two countries through the arts. We achieve this through a vibrant and dynamic program of artistic and educational exchanges, patrons' trips, and special events throughout the year.we offer individuals the…
$1,337,831 spentof which $1,190,394 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2023 Form 990. Program spending in total: $1,337,831.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $1.4M to $2.8M (+98%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
92% of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA AND BALLET INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Olivia Tournay Flatto
Chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 11 funders, grant income fell $350k → $141k.
7 of 25 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 23% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA AND BALLET INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA AND BALLET INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 36% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 78% · 2018 52% · 2019 69% · 2020 36% · 2021 45% · 2022 68% · 2023 43% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
30% of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA AND BALLET INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 40% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA AND BALLET INC draws 66% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 8 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $483k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA AND BALLET INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
96% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
73%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA AND BALLET INC?
- AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA AND BALLET INC (New York) receives grants from 25 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,092,934 to it, the largest being THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION ($755,323). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA AND BALLET INC have?
- IRS filings report 25 organizations giving $2,092,934 in grants to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA AND BALLET INC, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA AND BALLET INC?
- THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $755,323 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARIS OPERA AND BALLET INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 25 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing