Nonprofit · EIN 36-6008929
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
Tax-exempt · CHICAGO, IL 60606
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $80,826,148 | $76,783,278 | $4,042,870 | $285,413,360 | $85,563,175 | $199,850,185 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $57,126,433 | $77,300,001 | -$20,173,568 | $266,250,685 | $81,306,151 | $184,944,534 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $59,745,832 | $85,822,656 | -$26,076,824 | $269,846,836 | $83,947,725 | $185,899,111 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $47,048,673
- of which government grants
- $626,676
- Program service revenue
- $15,070,068
- Investment income
- $15,531,147
- Net rental income
- $2,346,068
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $11,754,507
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$578,473
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $886,031
- Other revenue
- $3,176,260
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,627,651
- Other salaries and wages
- $32,751,424
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $47,378,371
- Professional fundraising fees
- $74,129
- Legal fees
- $374,206
- Accounting fees
- $253,037
- Occupancy
- $2,788,241
- Travel
- $784,432
- Depreciation
- $4,218,132
- Program services (functional)
- $60,737,451
- Management and general (functional)
- $10,923,227
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,122,600
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $266,250,685
- Total assets, end of year
- $285,413,360
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $85,563,175
- Net assets, end of year
- $199,850,185
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $36,712,832
- Publicly traded securities
- $44,481,206
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $70,964,946
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $128,885,239
- Gross unrelated business income
- $520,264
- Gross receipts
- $146,689,888
- Employees
- 990
- Volunteers
- 756
- Year formed
- 1954
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY FREUD | GENERAL DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO/UNTIL AUG 2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $1,161,448 | $35,797 |
| ENRIQUE MAZZOLA | VICE-CHAIR & MUSIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $621,864 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HURLEY | ASST SECRETARY, CAO, DEPUTY GENERAL DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $536,324 | $49,858 |
| VINCENTE MILIANTI | ASST TREASURER & CFOO Officer | 40 | $332,145 | $41,013 |
| MATTHEW OZAWA | CHIEF ARTISTIC OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $295,690 | $39,717 |
| KATHLEEN SHEEHAN | VICE PRESIDENT FOR PRINCIPAL GIFTS/UNTIL DEC 2024 Highest-paid employee | 40 | $269,468 | $22,454 |
| MICHAEL BLACK | CHORUS DIRECTOR & HEAD OF MUSIC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $287,345 | $1,145 |
| JENNIFER BOYD | VICE PRESIDENT, PEOPLE & CULTURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $258,004 | $27,451 |
| BRADLEY DUNN | VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $211,127 | $34,790 |
| DREW LANDMESSER | FORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER & DEPUTY GENERAL DIRECTOR Former | 15 | $159,600 | $0 |
| JOHN MANGUM | GENERAL DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO/BEG OCT 2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $145,528 | $10,070 |
| DAN GROSSMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ORMESHER | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA VAN EEKEREN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC S SMITH | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
87 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES L ALEXANDER | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY W RYAN | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SYLVIA NEIL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| ALLAN B MUCHIN | TRUSTEE/UNTIL MAY 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLAN DREBIN | TRUSTEE/UNTIL DEC 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLAN E BULLEY III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY CARBONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA PAGLIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLYTHE J MCGARVIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA M SHAPIRO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE BRAUN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN TRAUBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES DROEGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHAZ EBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHERRYL THOMAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE SCHYVINCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG C MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN DRAPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENISE GARDNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON M RANDEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DORRI MCWHORTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ETHEL C GOFEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCESCA CORNELLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK B MODRUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY HAASE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY J O'LEARY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| H GAEL NEESON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES E FELLOWES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE CHU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE DIRENZO PIGOTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY C NEAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIE HUANG BENNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JODI HOCHBERGER RUBENSTEIN | TRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN E BUTLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ROBAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN LEWIS | TRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSE L PRADO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEF LAKONISHOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH RUBINELLI JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN FREEMAN-WILSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN Z GRAY-KREHBIEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE A ABELSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN SMITH | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIP KELLEY II | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA DEFELICE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LESTER CROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA K MYERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOIS EISEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI A KOMISAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOUISE BERNARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIA GREEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARION CAMERON-GRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARSHA CRUZAN | TRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARSHA SERLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY STOWELL | TRUSTEE/BEG MAY 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW A FISHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW J PARR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELVIN GRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIMI MITCHELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY SANTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY SEARLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NASRIN THIERER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEIL KAWASHIMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OLIVIA TYRRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OLUFUNMILAYO I OLOPADE MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ORIT CARPENTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PENELOPE R STEINER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL LUMPKIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH HASBUN | TRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD RYAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD W COLBURN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD W SHEPRO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT B FORD | TRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT J MCCULLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERTA L WASHLOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAMIR MAYEKAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANTINO BIBBO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH GARVEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT SANTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON F OBERLANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN KAPLAN | TRUSTEE/UNTIL MAY 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN L FRADKIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TANYA POLSKY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIKRAM KARNANI | TRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VINAY COUTO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 112 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH HURLEY | ASST SECRETARY, CAO, DEPUTY GENERAL DIRECTOR/BEG NOV 2023 Officer | 40 | $775,173 | $47,839 |
| ANTHONY FREUD | GENERAL DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $767,456 | $41,747 |
| DREW LANDMESSER | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER & DEPUTY GENERAL DIRECTOR/UNTIL OCT 2023 Officer | 40 | $682,085 | $37,815 |
| VINCENTE MILIANTI | ASST TREASURER, CFAO/UNTIL OCT 2023, CFOO/BEG NOV 2023 Officer | 40 | $293,391 | $32,864 |
| JOE DOCKWEILER | MASTER CARPENTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $220,274 | $83,064 |
| MATTHEW OZAWA | CHIEF ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $251,623 | $35,819 |
| PAUL GUNNING | VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER/UNTIL SEP 2023 Highest-paid employee | 40 | $222,607 | $57,299 |
| MICHAEL BLACK | CHORUS DIRECTOR & HEAD OF MUSIC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $266,147 | $11,557 |
| KATHLEEN SHEEHAN | VICE PRESIDENT FOR PRINCIPAL GIFTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $247,364 | $28,815 |
| ROBERTA LANE | Former ASST TREASURER/CFAO Former | 15 | $206,549 | $6,602 |
| ENRIQUE MAZZOLA | VICE-CHAIR & MUSIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $161,653 | $0 |
| DAN GROSSMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ORMESHER | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA VAN EEKEREN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC S SMITH | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES L ALEXANDER | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY W RYAN | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SYLVIA NEIL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM C VANCE | VICE-CHAIR/UNTIL SEP 2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLAN B MUCHIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLAN DREBIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLAN E BULLEY III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY CARBONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA PAGLIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BLYTHE J MCGARVIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA M SHAPIRO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE BRAUN | TRUSTEE/BEG APR 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN TRAUBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES DROEGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAZ EBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERRYL THOMAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE SCHYVINCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG C MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN DRAPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE GARDNER | TRUSTEE/BEG APR 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON M RANDEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DORRI MCWHORTER | TRUSTEE/BEG APR 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT E HIRSCH | TRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ETHEL C GOFEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCESCA CORNELLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK B MODRUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY HAASE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY J O'LEARY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| H GAEL NEESON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J THOMAS HURVIS | TRUSTEE/UNTIL SEP 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES E FELLOWES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE CHU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE DIRENZO PIGOTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY C NEAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIE HUANG BENNETT | TRUSTEE/BEG FEB 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JODI HOCHBERGER RUBENSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN E BUTLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ROBAK | TRUSTEE/BEG APR 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN LEWIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE L PRADO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEF LAKONISHOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH RUBINELLI JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE BASKES | TRUSTEE/UNTIL SEP 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN FREEMAN-WILSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN Z GRAY-KREHBIEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE A ABELSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN SMITH | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIP KELLEY II | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA DEFELICE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE BAY | TRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESTER CROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA K MYERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOIS EISEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI A KOMISAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISE BERNARD | TRUSTEE/BEG DEC 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA GREEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARION CAMERON-GRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHA CRUZAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHA SERLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW A FISHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW J PARR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELVIN GRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIMI MITCHELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY SANTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY SEARLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NASRIN THIERER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL KAWASHIMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLIVIA TYRRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLUFUNMILAYO I OLOPADE MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ORIT CARPENTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM SZOKOL | TRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL F ANDERSON | TRUSTEE/UNTIL NOV 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PENELOPE R STEINER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL LUMPKIN | TRUSTEE/BEG SEP 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH HASBUN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD RYAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD W COLBURN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD W SHEPRO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT B FORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT J MCCULLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTA L WASHLOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMIR MAYEKAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANTINO BIBBO | TRUSTEE/BEG APR 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH GARVEY | TRUSTEE/BEG SEP 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT COZAD | TRUSTEE/UNTIL APR 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SANTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON F OBERLANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SONIA FLORIAN | TRUSTEE/UNTIL SEP 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN KAPLAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN L FRADKIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MORRISON | TRUSTEE/UNTIL JUL 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TANYA POLSKY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIKRAM KARNANI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VINAY COUTO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM A OSBORN | TRUSTEE/UNTIL JUN 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 113 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Freud | General Director, President & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $724,802 | $42,030 |
| Elizabeth Hurley | Asst Secretary, Chief Advancement Officer Officer | 40 | $472,008 | $47,161 |
| Roberta Lane | Asst Treasurer/CFAO (until Dec 2022) Officer | 40 | $445,614 | $39,133 |
| Drew Landmesser | Chief Operating Officer & Deputy General Director Officer | 40 | $439,271 | $38,720 |
| Enrique Mazzola | Vice - Chair & Music Director Trustee or director | 40 | $412,248 | $0 |
| Paul Gunning | Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer Officer | 40 | $249,861 | $38,072 |
| Kathleen Sheehan | Vice President for Principal Gifts Highest-paid employee | 40 | $236,234 | $31,579 |
| Joe Dockweiler | Master Carpenter Highest-paid employee | 40 | $190,959 | $69,797 |
| Michael Reilly | Head Stagehand Highest-paid employee | 40 | $182,844 | $61,598 |
| Michael Black | Chorus Director & Head of Music Highest-paid employee | 40 | $211,082 | $11,923 |
| Vincente Milianti | Asst Treasurer/CFAO (beg Jan 2023) Officer | 40 | $179,126 | $32,849 |
| Anna Mattson | Vice President of Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,787 | $23,960 |
| Matthew Ozawa | Chief Artistic Administration Officer Officer | 40 | $161,149 | $21,160 |
| Dan Grossman | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David Ormesher | Executive Committee Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Van Eekeren | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| James L Alexander | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Shirley W Ryan | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sylvia Neil | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| William C Vance | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Allan B Muchin | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Allan Drebin | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Allan E Bulley III | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Carbone | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew J McKenna | Trustee (Until Feb 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna Paglia | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Blythe J McGarvie | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brenda M Shapiro | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brenda Robinson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bryan Traubert | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Charles Droege | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chaz Ebert | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cherryl Thomas | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine Schyvinck | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Craig C Martin | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Draper | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Carpenter | Trustee (Until July 2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Don M Randel | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elke Rehbock | Trustee (Until Dec 2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elliot E Hirsch | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric S Smith | Vice - Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ethel C Gofen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Francesca Cornelli | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Frank B Modruson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Haase | Trustee (Beg April 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gregory J O'Leary | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gregory Jones | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| H Gael Neeson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J Thomas Hurvis | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James E Fellowes | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane Chu | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane DiRenzo Pigott | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey C Neal | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jodi Hochberger Rubenstein | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John D Nichols | Trustee (Until June 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John E Butler | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John P Amboian | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Lewis | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jose L Prado | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Josef Lakonishok | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Rubinelli Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Baskes | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Freeman-Wilson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Z Gray-Krehbiel | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Katherine A Abelson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Smith | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kip Kelley II | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Larry A Barden | Trustee (Until Oct 2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura DeFelice | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Laurie Bay | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lester Crown | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda K Myers | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lois Eisen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lori A Komisar | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Maria Green | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marion Cameron-Gray | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marsha Cruzan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marsha Serlin | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew A Fisher | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew J Parr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Melvin Gray | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael P Cole | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mimi Mitchell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nancy Santi | Trustee (Beg June 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nancy Searle | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nasrin Thierer | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Neil Kawashima | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Olivia Tyrrell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Olufunmilayo I Olopade MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Orit Carpenter | Trustee (Beg Dec 2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Pam Szokol | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul F Anderson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Penelope R Steiner | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ralph Hasbun | Trustee (Beg Sept 2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Ryan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard W Colburn | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard W Shepro | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert B Ford | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert J McCullen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Roberta L Washlow | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ruth Ann M Gillis | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Samir Mayekar | Trustee (Beg June 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Cozad | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Santi | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sharon F Oberlander | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sonia Florian | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen Kaplan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven L Fradkin | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Morrison | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tanya Polsky | Trustee (Beg June 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Vikram Karnani | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Vinay Couto | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| William A Osborn | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 20 N WACKER DR STE 860, CHICAGO, IL 60606-2899
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- John Mangum, 20 N Wacker Drive 860, Chicago, IL 60606
- Signed the 990
- John Mangum, General Director, President, & CEO
- Phone
- (312) 332-2244
- Website
- www.lyricopera.org
- Return prepared by
- CROWE LLP
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 40 OPERA PERFORMANCES AND 8 CONCERT/RECITAL PERFORMANCES WERE PERFORMED BY LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO. THESE PERFORMANCES WERE ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 118,269 PEOPLE.Expenses $58,889,615 · revenue $15,067,236
- LYRIC UNLIMITED, AN INITIATIVE OF LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO, OFFERS A MULTIFACETED PROGRAM OF EXPANDED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ARTISTIC INITIATIVES AND INCLUDES LYRIC'S LONGSTANDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. LYRIC SEEKS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHICAGO-AREA CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE ARTS EDUCATION, WHICH FOCUSES ON CULTIVATING A LIFELONG APPRECIATION OF OPERA AND CREATING AUDIENCES FOR THE FUTURE. LYRIC'S SCHOOL PROGRAMS EMBRACE ARTS EDUCATION AS A CORE SUBJECT AND PROMOTE CROSS-CURRICULAR INTEGRATION WHILE FULFILLING STATE LEARNING STANDARDS. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS PROVIDE EDUCATION ON A VARIETY OF LEVELS, FROM NOVICE TO EXPERT, WHICH HEIGHTEN THE OPERA-GOING EXPERIENCE. 44 YOUTH AND ADULT PROGRAMS WERE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ATTENDANCE FOR THESE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TOTALED APPROXIMATELY 28,219. PLEASE NOTE, AS REQUIRED BY THE INSTRUCTIONS, THE REVENUE DISCLOSED HERE DOES NOT INCLUDE CONTRIBUTED REVENUE FOR THESE PROGRAMS.Expenses $1,302,224 · revenue $2,134
- DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THERE WERE 9 PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS HELD IN THE FACILITY WITH TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 5,325 PEOPLE. ADDITIONALLY, DINING SPACE WAS USED BY BUILDING MANAGEMENT.Expenses $545,612 · revenue $20,059
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-6008929
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1957
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $285,413,360
- Income (IRS master file)
- $146,689,888
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $80,826,148 | $76,783,278 | $285,413,360 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $57,126,433 | $77,300,001 | $266,250,685 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $59,745,832 | $85,822,656 | $269,846,836 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $78,366,900 | $70,260,752 | $283,616,223 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-6008929).
Questions about LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
- What is the EIN of LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO is 36-6008929.
- Is LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.
- Are donations to LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names John Mangum.
- Who are the officers and directors of LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 102 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,161,448 (ANTHONY FREUD, GENERAL DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO/UNTIL AUG 2024).
- How much revenue does LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $80,826,148, expenses of $76,783,278 and total assets of $285,413,360 at year end.
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