Public Charity

THE OPERA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL OHIO

THE OPERA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL OHIO, of COLUMBUS, OH, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.7M in revenue, $1.7M in expenses, $1.5M in total assets. 112 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 311020676 COLUMBUS, OH Opera NTEE: A6A Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$1.7M
Total Assets$1.5M
Grant Records112
Funding Total$4.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

OPERA COLUMBUS ENRICHES CENTRAL OHIO BY EDUCATING, ENLIGHTENING, AND ENTERTAINING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS THROUGH THE LIVE MUSIC THEATRE EXPERIENCE BY EMPLOYING A DIVERSE AND FAR-FLUNG SUPPLY OF CREATIVE TALENT, IDEAS AND ARTISTICE ENERGIES.

Where $100 goes at The Opera Association of Central Ohio

How The Opera Association of Central Ohio divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$61
Productions
85% of program spending
$9
Education programs
12% of program spending
$2
Vocal competition
3% of program spending
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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

2025
GRANTS TO PROMOTE ART AND CULTURE IN COLUMBUS, OH
$326,729
2024
GRANTS TO PROMOTE ART AND CULTURE IN COLUMBUS, OH
$319,749
2024
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
$257,161
2024
GRANT TO CONSTRUCT & MAINTAIN CAPITAL ASSETS VITAL TO THEIR MISSION
$135,000
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$11,350

Showing up to 5 of 112 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VP / FINANCE Allison Steiner
GOVERNANCE C Andrew King
TRUSTEE Arthur Gh Bing
TRUSTEE Benjamin Tracy
PAST PRESIDE Bill Miller
DEVELOPMENT Bob Philips

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$4,276,986 97 grants
General Support
$283,517 13 grants
Unspecified
$57,990 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.7M $1.7M $1.5M
2024 $1.5M $1.6M $1.4M
2023 $1.2M $1.3M $1.3M
2022 $1.3M $1.4M $1.3M
2021 $1.4M $1.1M $1.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4M to $1.7M (+22%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.5M.

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

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