Public Charity

THE ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS

THE ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $4.7M, expenses of $4.5M, total assets of $54.2M. Imperigo tracks 31 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $830K.

EIN: 231352001 PHILADELPHIA, PA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.7M
Total Expenses$4.5M
Total Assets$54.2M
Grant Records31
Funding Total$830K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS (AVA) IS TO BE THE WORLD'S PREMIER INSTITUTION FOR TRAINING YOUNG ARTISTS AS INTERNATIONAL OPERA SINGERS. THROUGH RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION AND COACHING, AND BY PRESENTATIONS OF RESIDENT ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN FULLY

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alice Chase
DIRECTOR Barbara Donnelly Bentivoglio
DIRECTOR (THRU SEPT 2024) Charlotte Watts
DIRECTOR Christine Batchelor
MUSIC DIRECTOR Christofer Macatsoris
CFO Constantina Christou

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$231,875 9 grants
OPERATIONS
$111,560 2 grants
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$110,000 2 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000 2 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$52,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.7M $4.5M $54.2M
2024 $6.3M $4.5M $50.2M
2023 $5.3M $4.8M $46.5M
2022 $5.1M $4.2M $44.4M
2021 $5.5M $3.6M $52.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $5.5M to $4.7M (-15%), with total assets most recently reported at $54.2M.

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