LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO

EIN 36-6008929 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A6A0)

What they do

We Believe In The Life-changing, Transformational, Revelatory Power of Great Art and Opera. Lyric Opera of Chicago Exists to Provide A Broad, Deep, and Relevant Cultural Service to The Chicago Region and The Nation, and to Advance The Development of The Art Form of Opera By: - Producing and Performing Consistently Thrilling, World-class Opera, With A Balanced Repertoire That Encompasses Core Classics, Lesser-known Masterpieces, and New Works. - Creating A Diverse, Innovative, Wide-ranging Program of Community Engagement and Education Activities That Reaches The Widest Possible Public. - Developing Exceptional Emerging Operatic Talent.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $79.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders100 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

75.15%of revenue went to mission work79.1% of expenses · Program services

6.34%of revenue went to fundraising6.7% of expenses

$95.00spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

13.51%of revenue went to management and office costs14.2% of expenses

$3.72in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

58.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $1,197,245 for ANTHONY FREUD (GENERAL DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO/UNTIL AUG 2024). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$80,826,148

Mission workProgram services$60,737,45175.15% of revenue79.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$10,923,22713.51% of revenue14.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$5,122,6006.34% of revenue6.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$4,042,8705.00% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$76,783,27895.00% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 79.1% mission · 14.2% management · 6.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.00% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 80.2% mission · 13.4% management · 6.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 135.31% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 82.2% mission · 11.2% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 143.65% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 79.7% mission · 13.5% management · 6.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.66% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 71.7% mission · 18.8% management · 9.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.93% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 81.5% mission · 11.3% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 127.71% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 82.2% mission · 10.9% management · 6.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.30% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 82.9% mission · 11.4% management · 5.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 137.63% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$80,826,148

Expenses$76,783,278

Annual surplus $4,042,870 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$60,737,451 · 79.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$10,923,227 · 14.2% of expenses

Fundraising$5,122,600 · 6.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$80,826,148

Expenses$76,783,278

Assets$285,413,360

Income$146,689,888

Contributions$47,048,673

Mission work (program services)$60,737,451

Fundraising$5,122,600

Management and general$10,923,227

Stocks and bonds$44,481,206

Accounting fees$253,037

Investing fees$2,600,371

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ANTHONY FREUDGENERAL DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO/UNTIL AUG 2024 · 40 hrs/week $1,197,245Base $1,161,448 · Other $35,797

ENRIQUE MAZZOLAVICE-CHAIR & MUSIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $621,864

ELIZABETH HURLEYASST SECRETARY, CAO, DEPUTY GENERAL DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $586,182Base $536,324 · Other $49,858

VINCENTE MILIANTIASST TREASURER & CFOO · 40 hrs/week $373,158Base $332,145 · Other $41,013

MATTHEW OZAWACHIEF ARTISTIC OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $335,407Base $295,690 · Other $39,717

KATHLEEN SHEEHANVICE PRESIDENT FOR PRINCIPAL GIFTS/UNTIL DEC 2024 · 40 hrs/week $291,922Base $269,468 · Other $22,454

MICHAEL BLACKCHORUS DIRECTOR & HEAD OF MUSIC · 40 hrs/week $288,490Base $287,345 · Other $1,145

JENNIFER BOYDVICE PRESIDENT, PEOPLE & CULTURE · 40 hrs/week $285,455Base $258,004 · Other $27,451

BRADLEY DUNNVICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS · 40 hrs/week $245,917Base $211,127 · Other $34,790

DREW LANDMESSERFORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER & DEPUTY GENERAL DI · 15 hrs/week $159,600

JOHN MANGUMGENERAL DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO/BEG OCT 2024 · 40 hrs/week $155,598Base $145,528 · Other $10,070

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

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ANTHONY FREUDGENERAL DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO/UNTIL AUG 2024

ENRIQUE MAZZOLAVICE-CHAIR & MUSIC DIRECTOR

ELIZABETH HURLEYASST SECRETARY, CAO, DEPUTY GENERAL DIRECTOR

VINCENTE MILIANTIASST TREASURER & CFOO

MATTHEW OZAWACHIEF ARTISTIC OFFICER

KATHLEEN SHEEHANVICE PRESIDENT FOR PRINCIPAL GIFTS/UNTIL DEC 2024

MICHAEL BLACKCHORUS DIRECTOR & HEAD OF MUSIC

JENNIFER BOYDVICE PRESIDENT, PEOPLE & CULTURE

BRADLEY DUNNVICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

DREW LANDMESSERFORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER & DEPUTY GENERAL DI

JOHN MANGUMGENERAL DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO/BEG OCT 2024

ALLAN DREBINTRUSTEE/UNTIL DEC 2024

ALLAN B MUCHINTRUSTEE/UNTIL MAY 2025

ALLAN E BULLEY IIITRUSTEE

AMY CARBONETRUSTEE

ANNA PAGLIATRUSTEE

BLYTHE J MCGARVIETRUSTEE

BRENDA ROBINSONTRUSTEE

BRENDA M SHAPIROTRUSTEE

BRUCE BRAUNTRUSTEE

BRYAN TRAUBERTTRUSTEE

CHARLES DROEGETRUSTEE

CHAZ EBERTTRUSTEE

CHERRYL THOMASTRUSTEE

CHRISTINE SCHYVINCKTRUSTEE

CRAIG C MARTINTRUSTEE

DAN DRAPERTRUSTEE

DAN GROSSMANTREASURER

DAVID ORMESHEREXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR

DENISE GARDNERTRUSTEE

DON M RANDELTRUSTEE

DONNA VAN EEKERENSECRETARY

DORRI MCWHORTERTRUSTEE

ERIC S SMITHVICE-CHAIR

ETHEL C GOFENTRUSTEE

FRANCESCA CORNELLITRUSTEE

FRANK B MODRUSONTRUSTEE

GARY HAASETRUSTEE

GREGORY JONESTRUSTEE

GREGORY J OLEARYTRUSTEE

H GAEL NEESONTRUSTEE

JAMES E FELLOWESTRUSTEE

JAMES L ALEXANDERVICE-CHAIR

JANE CHUTRUSTEE

JANE DIRENZO PIGOTTTRUSTEE

JEFFREY C NEALTRUSTEE

JENNIE HUANG BENNETTTRUSTEE

JODI HOCHBERGER RUBENSTEINTRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2025

JOHN ROBAKTRUSTEE

JOHN E BUTLERTRUSTEE

JONATHAN LEWISTRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2025

JOSE L PRADOTRUSTEE

JOSEF LAKONISHOKTRUSTEE

JOSEPH RUBINELLI JRTRUSTEE

KAREN FREEMAN-WILSONTRUSTEE

KAREN Z GRAY-KREHBIELTRUSTEE

KATHERINE A ABELSONTRUSTEE

KEVIN SMITHTRUSTEE

KIP KELLEY IITRUSTEE

LAURA DEFELICETRUSTEE

LESTER CROWNTRUSTEE

LINDA K MYERSTRUSTEE

LOIS EISENTRUSTEE

LORI A KOMISARTRUSTEE

LOUISE BERNARDTRUSTEE

MARIA GREENTRUSTEE

MARION CAMERON-GRAYTRUSTEE

MARSHA CRUZANTRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2025

MARSHA SERLINTRUSTEE

MARY STOWELLTRUSTEE/BEG MAY 2025

MATTHEW A FISHERTRUSTEE

MATTHEW J PARRTRUSTEE

MELVIN GRAYTRUSTEE

MIMI MITCHELLTRUSTEE

NANCY SANTITRUSTEE

NANCY SEARLETRUSTEE

NASRIN THIERERTRUSTEE

NEIL KAWASHIMATRUSTEE

OLIVIA TYRRELLTRUSTEE

OLUFUNMILAYO I OLOPADE MDTRUSTEE

ORIT CARPENTERTRUSTEE

PENELOPE R STEINERTRUSTEE

PHIL LUMPKINTRUSTEE

RALPH HASBUNTRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2025

RICHARD RYANTRUSTEE

RICHARD W COLBURNTRUSTEE

RICHARD W SHEPROTRUSTEE

ROBERT B FORDTRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2025

ROBERT J MCCULLENTRUSTEE

ROBERTA L WASHLOWTRUSTEE

SAMIR MAYEKARTRUSTEE

SANTINO BIBBOTRUSTEE

SARAH GARVEYTRUSTEE

SCOTT SANTITRUSTEE

SHARON F OBERLANDERTRUSTEE

SHIRLEY W RYANVICE-CHAIR

STEPHEN KAPLANTRUSTEE/UNTIL MAY 2025

STEVEN L FRADKINTRUSTEE

SYLVIA NEILCHAIR

TANYA POLSKYTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1957
Location: 20 N WACKER DR STE 860, CHICAGO, IL 60606-2899
County: Cook
In care of: John Mangum
Primary officer: John Mangum, General Director, President, & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(312) 332-2244

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CROWE LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A6A0)