2025-04-09T12:53:07-05:00 2024-08-31 311119890 Barnes Dennig & Co LTD 150 East Fourth Street Cincinnati OH 45202 990 2023-09-01 310549044 CINCINNATI OPERA ASSOCIATION INC CINC 5137685500 1243 ELM ST MUSIC HALL CINCINNATI OH 45202 Christpher Milligan General Director & CEO 5137685500 2025-04-02 1 0 Paula Hume P00537516 5132418313 2025-04-02 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Christopher Milligan 1243 ELM ST MUSIC HALL CINCINNATI OH 45202 9905082 0 X www.cincinnatiopera.org X 1935 OH To enrich and connect the community through diverse opera experiences. 49 49 123 111 15209 0 4884448 4226372 1612844 1752219 716566 1829145 16466 48403 7230324 7856139 0 0 0 0 4961997 5236251 0 260625 1073622 3966341 4608115 8928338 10104991 -1698014 -2248852 38235884 39368279 2945583 2734856 35290301 36633423 X The second oldest opera company in America, Cincinnati Opera presents dynamic opera productions every summer in Cincinnati's historic Music Hall. Cincinnati Opera is dedicated to educating, entertaining, and inspiring audiences by presenting opera performances, school tours, and community programs for adults and children that meet the highest standards of artistic excellence. 0 0 7643043 1752219 Cincinnati Opera, the nation's second-oldest opera company, marked its 104th anniversary with a spectacular summer season at historic Music Hall. Running throughout June and July, the season featured three mainstage productions: a new staging of Mozart's darkly comic Don Giovanni, a fresh take on Verdi's romantic tragedy La Traviata, and the world stage premiere of Paul McCartney and Carl Davis's Liverpool Oratorio.The season also included Studio Sessions, an intimate series of three cabaret-style performances curated by celebrated opera artists, offering audiences a close-up experience of operatic artistry.Cincinnati Opera extended its reach with free and low-cost community programs. Highlights included Opera in the Park, a free concert in Washington Park featuring season stars, the Cincinnati Opera Chorus, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; a Community Open Dress Rehearsal at Music Hall, in which community partners were invited to Music Hall to experience an opera rehearsal along with fun music-related activities; and a Sensory-Friendly Rehearsal, providing an inclusive opera experience for individuals with sensory sensitivities.Year-round, Cincinnati Opera offers programs designed to engage and connect with students, families, and the opera-curious, inspiring a lifelong love of opera across all ages and backgrounds. 7643043 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 137 0 1 123 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 49 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 OH X X Jennifer DuBois 5137685502 1243 Elm Street Cincinnati OH 45202 Melanie M Chavez President 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Liz Kathman Grubow Chairman 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Ronald T Bates President-Elect 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Bitter Treasurer 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Charles E Baverman III Secretary 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Katherine Anderson Trustee-Start 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Boris Auerbach Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Flavia Bastos PhD Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia Beggs Trustee-Exit 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ryan Bergstrom Trustee-Exit 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Elaine Billmire MD Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas F Boat MD Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Walter Bruyninckx Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Otto M Budig Jr Treasurer-Exit 09/20/23 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Vivienne Carlson Trustee-Exit 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Michael L Cioffi Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sheila Cole Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Peter G Courlas Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Alva Jean Crawford Secretary-Exit 09/20/23 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Eric Dauer Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Alexander Donath MD Trustee-Exit 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 James T Fitzgerald Vice President-Exit 09/20/23 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Ralph A Giannella MD Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Hahn Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Suzanne Hasl Trustee-Exit 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Julie Heard Trustee-Exit 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Donald E Hoffman Vice President-Exit 09/20/23 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Gary T Doc Huffman Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jason Jackman Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Anne Jaroszewicz Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Kevin C Jones Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Yemisi O Jones MD Trustee-Start 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mona Kerstine Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Amber Kincaid Trustee-Exit 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Judith Coleman Kinebrew Vice President-Exit 09/20/23 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Maya LaLonde Trustee-Exit 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Katie Lanni Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Nanci Wilks Lanni Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Lynn Larson Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ashleigh Marable Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Michael A Marrero Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Everett McCorvey Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Julia B Meister Trustee-Exit 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 David Motch Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Christine E Neyer Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Robert W Olson Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Reena Dhanda Patil MD Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Angela Powell Walker Vice President-Exit 09/20/23 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael L Powell Trustee-Start 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Nicholas W Puncer Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jason Riveiro Trustee-Start 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Regina Carswell Russo Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 G James Sammarco MD Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ruthann Sammarco Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Harry Santen Trustee-Exit 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Edward B Silberstein MD Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Murray Sinclaire Jr Vice President-Exit 09/20/23 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Bradbury Skidmore MD Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Douglas Skidmore Trustee-Exit 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 James Stapleton Vice President-Exit 09/20/23 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Susan R Strick MD Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Tricia Suit Trustee-Start 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Ann Taylor Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 John M Tew Jr MD Vice President-Exit 09/20/23 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Brian Tiffany Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Catharina Toltzis PhD Trustee-Exit 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sheila Williams Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Stanford T Williams Jr Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ronna K Willis Vice President-Exit 09/20/23 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Jeannine Winkelmann Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Peg Wyant Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Anne Zaring Vice President-Exit 09/20/23 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Mario Zuccarello MD Trustee-Exit 09/20/23 2.00 X 0 0 0 Christopher A Milligan General Director & CEO 50.00 X 241336 0 19245 Joseph F Peacock Chief Philanthropy Officer 50.00 X 124436 0 6440 Jennifer M DuBois Chief Financial Officer 50.00 X 100543 0 7431 Evans J Mirageas Artistic Director 50.00 X 237315 0 16569 703630 0 49685 4 0 1 0 Cincinnati Arts Association 650 Walnut Street Cincinnati OH 45202 Rent and Building Services 1376375 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra 1241 Elm Street Cincinnati OH 45202 Orchestra Services 867490 Terra Firma - Reinhold LLC 6281 Tri-Ridge Blvd Loveland OH 45140 Rent 342422 Clark Schaefer Strategic HR 10856 Reed Hartman Hwy 225 Blue Ash OH 45242 HR Services 175269 4 683850 312086 186770 3043666 25402 4226372 Event Revenue 711190 1560402 1560402 Set Rental Income 711190 138824 138824 Education Outreach 711190 23450 23450 Artistic Revenue 711190 11288 11288 Merchandise Income 711190 11255 11255 7000 7000 1752219 1015915 15209 1000706 2616874 1803644 813230 813230 813230 244183 312086 245299 -1116 -1116 Miscellaneous 900099 49519 49519 49519 7856139 1752219 15209 1862339 753315 369475 166972 216868 4014380 3220727 559065 234588 32675 17186 11518 3971 244869 141484 76655 26730 191012 110181 50307 30524 4556 4556 155120 155120 260625 260625 276354 122759 65909 87686 391652 306530 85122 100558 13790 82636 4132 133351 93345 20003 20003 677309 630332 37481 9496 546916 521326 19691 5899 27259 23354 3905 61379 49103 9207 3069 Production & Artistic 1760151 1760151 Other expenses 200108 9659 117353 73096 Scenery 148190 148190 Education Programs 105451 105451 19761 7948 11813 10104991 7643043 1388326 1073622 1803470 427176 1186137 1133904 175221 12220 49565 67263 6469751 6363555 98525 106196 22045152 23951099 9722953 11001269 633804 353472 2521057 2315680 38235884 39368279 335562 380637 40000 2570021 2354219 2945583 2734856 X 9144415 7896210 26145886 28737213 35290301 36633423 38235884 39368279 X -2248852 2328978 1262996 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4272301 5141492 5916368 4884448 4214559 24429168 4272301 5141492 5916368 4884448 4214559 24429168 4343601 20085567 806800 768531 795701 921633 1015915 4308580 3505 2577 49519 55601 28793349 5524050 0.69760 0.69530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 22045152 383208 3579183 2056444 23951099 22075675 100000 1662306 1792829 22045152 25881875 100000 -2788005 1022011 96184 22075675 22646744 406023 4796044 1657572 309364 25881875 21376927 231957 2212930 1175070 22646744 0.37130 0.62870 0 0 4746749 4746749 0 1723002 1616806 106196 106196 Beneficial Interest in Assets 11001269 F 11001269 Operating Lease Right of Use Assets 2315680 2315680 Lease Liability 2354219 2354219 X 11699812 2328978 6400 1508295 3843673 7856139 0 7856139 10356690 6400 245299 251699 10104991 0 10104991 Part V, Line 4: Endowment funds are invested in accordance with an Investment Policy approved by the Board of Trustees and its Investment Committee. A portion of the Opera's endowment fund is restricted by donor stipulation. Limited distributions from unrestricted endowment funds are made to support operations in accordance with an annual spending rate approved by the Board. Part X, Line 2: The Opera is exempt from income taxes under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code and a similar provision of Ohio Law. However, the Opera is subject to federal income tax on any unrelated business income. The Opera's IRS Form 990 is subject to review and examination by federal and state authorities. The Opera believes it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and therefore, does not have any uncertain income tax positions that are material to the financial statements. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Loss on uncollectible pledges -15,320. Special Event Expense 245,299. Change in Beneficial Interest Perpetual Trust 1,278,316. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Special Event Expense 245,299. X X X X X X 1 Community Counselling Service Co LLC 155 North Wacker Suite 1790 Chicago IL 60606 Consults on endowment campaign 0 9632 260625 -250993 9632 260625 -250993 OH Opera Gala 225264 94460 130804 119471 To Sir With Love 295325 203910 91415 97900 4 35680 13716 21964 27928 556269 312086 244183 245299 245299 -1116 X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Christopher A Milligan General Director & CEO 238836 0 0 0 2500 0 7620 0 11625 0 260581 0 0 0 Evans J Mirageas Artistic Director 232315 0 0 0 5000 0 7311 0 9258 0 253884 0 0 0 Part I, Line 1a The membership was for the Queen City Club. Meetings and business lunches are held there. X 4 13589 FMV X Fundraising Items 14 11813 Cost 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Bradley Skidmore and Douglas Skidmore have a family relationship. James Sammarco and Ruthann Sammarco have a family relationship. Nanci Lanni and Katie Lanni have a family relationship. Edward Silberstein and Eric Dauer have a family relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A draft of this Form 990 was reviewed at a meeting of the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees. The form was also emailed via a secured link to each voting member of the Board of Trustees for review and comment before it was filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Chair of the Finance Committee, in consultation with the Board President, review periodically any financial interests disclosed in the conflict of interest statements completed by Trustees and key employees and report the results of the review to the Finance Committee, which determines whether the transaction, agreement or arrangement to which it relates should be permitted to go forward or continue or should be terminated or precluded. That determination is reported to the Executive Committee of the Board, which has the authority to accept, reject or modify it. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Governance and Personnel Committee of the Board determines the CEO's compensation, based on performance, local competitive rates and national industry salary data. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization's Articles of Incorporation, Code of Regulations, Conflict of Interest Policy and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part XI, line 9: Loss on uncollectible pledges -15,320. Change in Beneficial Interest in Perpetual Trust 1,278,316. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: No changes to the process in the current year. Opera the Rhine LLC 1243 Elm Street Cincinnati OH 45202 811539474 Lessee of Reinhold Drive Warehouse OH 0 0 Cincinnati Opera Association Inc