Public Charity

METROPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT & CONVENTION AUTHORITY

Based in OMAHA, NE, METROPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT & CONVENTION AUTHORITY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $99.6M in revenue, $96.9M in expenses, $136.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 2 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $686K.

EIN: 911846837 OMAHA, NE Economic Development NTEE: S30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$99.6M
Total Expenses$96.9M
Total Assets$136.5M
Grant Records2
Funding Total$686K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

MECA'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND UNSURPASSED SERVICE THAT ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL EVENTS AND WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT. AS WE WORK TO CREATE A POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT, WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF ETHICS AND STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE, INSTILLING PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

Where $100 goes at Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority

How Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $93 for programs

$93
Supplement to schedule o describing the financial highlights of the organization's primary program services
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 980,000 guests; 242,000 guests; 41 events
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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.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Ben Gray
VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Claire Alt
CHAIRWOMAN Diane Duren
CFO Diane Mills
VICE CHAIRMAN Jay Noddle
VP PARKS Katherine Bassett-Raymond

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$674,800 1 grant
Economic Development
$10,913 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $99.6M $96.9M $136.5M
2024 $101.6M $93.7M $134.4M
2023 $164.6M $160.6M $147.7M
2022 $136.1M $133.5M $162.0M
2021 $95.5M $90.0M $158.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $95.5M to $99.6M (+4%), with total assets most recently reported at $136.5M.

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