Mission
PERFORMANCE OF OPERA TO THE PUBLIC.
Public Charity
Metropolitan Opera Association Inc
Metropolitan Opera Association Inc is a Public Charity headquartered in New York, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $304.1M revenue, $325.3M expenses, $437.3M total assets. 397 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $170.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 131624087
New York, NY
Opera
NTEE: A6A
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$304.1M
Total Expenses$325.3M
Total Assets$437.3M
Grant Records397
Funding Total$170.5M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Metropolitan Opera Association Inc
How Metropolitan Opera Association Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$87
Programs
the work itself
$9
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $87 for programs
$75
Preparation and presentation of opera performances at the metropolitan opera house as well as symphonic repertory at carnegie hall
$7
Media presentation of opera performances, live performances broadcast in high definition to movie theaters throughout the world, domestic and international live audio transmissions of performances on radio and…
$3
Presentation of events other than opera where the met either presents or co-presents the event or licenses the opera house to third parties
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
General Operating Support
$112,134
ARTS AND CULTURE
$89,750
ART EDUCATION
$28,224
$12,850
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 397 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Alexa Bator Chae
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Al Roker
MANAGING DIRECTOR TO 5/14/25
Andrew Martin-Weber
CHAIRman
Ann Ziff
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Austin T Fragomen Jr
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Barbara Walkowski
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $304.1M | $325.3M | $437.3M |
| 2024 | $284.0M | $331.0M | $466.6M |
| 2023 | $303.1M | $332.3M | $506.5M |
| 2022 | $281.6M | $315.1M | $536.2M |
| 2021 | $163.8M | $132.0M | $578.2M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $163.8M to $304.1M (+86%), with total assets most recently reported at $437.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.