Public Charity

CHICAGO OPERA THEATER

CHICAGO OPERA THEATER is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.2M revenue, $2.6M expenses, $1.3M total assets. 34 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237354963 CHICAGO, IL Opera NTEE: A6A Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.2M
Total Expenses$2.6M
Total Assets$1.3M
Grant Records34
Funding Total$2.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Chicago Opera Theaters mission is to enrich the lives of those who live, work and play in Chicago by bringing rarely produced and contemporary operas to life, supporting gifted emerging artists, and providing hands-on experiences with opera that entertain, empower creativity, and cultivate a lasting and meaningful connection to the arts.

Where $100 goes at Chicago Opera Theater

How Chicago Opera Theater divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$64
Production
83% of program spending
$7
Professional artist development
9% of program spending
$6
Education programs
8% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 580 students
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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

2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$243,150
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$30,000
2024
CULTURE & ARTS
$27,500
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$26,500
2024
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 34 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

President Allen Heinemann
Director David Mcneel
Director Dorothy Osborn
Director Henry Fogel
Director Katerri Kelly
GENERAL DIR. Lawrence Edelson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$1,426,650 12 grants
General Support
$581,575 19 grants
Education
$57,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$32,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.2M $2.6M $1.3M
2024 $2.1M $2.7M $1.5M
2023 $2.7M $3.4M $2.2M
2022 $4.1M $3.1M $3.2M
2021 $2.7M $2.4M $1.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.7M to $2.2M (-19%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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