Case Study: San Francisco Opera achieves streamlined financial reporting, forecasting, and account management with Sage 500 ERP (Sage ERP)

Applause for Sage 500 ERP at San Francisco Opera

San Francisco Opera engaged Sage and implemented Sage 500 ERP to replace an outdated accounting system. The nonprofit stages 10–11 productions and 80+ performances per season, and finance needed advanced reporting, forecasting, and revenue/cost tracking across 18 departments, 82 subdepartments, 11 productions and hundreds of accounts for a $56 million operation.

Sage deployed Sage 500 ERP financial modules, providing a table-driven chart of accounts that manages 20,000+ active accounts and enables customized, timely reporting. The solution produced automated monthly financial statements (versus annual reports previously), precise cost-per-production tracking, faster anomaly detection, and improved forecasting—yielding more strategic financial management, comprehensive auditing support, and better operational oversight.

San Francisco Opera

Mark Gorman

Controller