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Cincinnati Opera Association

CINCINNATI, OH

Website

Total revenue

$7.9M

Total expenses

$10.1M

Net assets

$36.6M

Grants received

$7.8M

98 grants

EIN

310549044

Tax year

2023

Mission

To enrich and connect the community through diverse opera experiences.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$4.2M
Program service revenue$1.8M
Investment income$1.8M
Other revenue$48K
Total revenue$7.9M

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$5.2M
Fundraising$1.1M
Other expenses$4.6M
Total expenses$10.1M
Total assets$39.4M
Net assets$36.6M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Christopher A Milligan

General Director & CEO

Board

$241K

50 hrs/wk

Joseph F Peacock

Chief Philanthropy Officer

Board

$124K

50 hrs/wk

Jennifer M DuBois

Chief Financial Officer

Board

$101K

50 hrs/wk

Charles E Baverman III

Secretary

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

Katherine Anderson

Trustee-Start 09/20/23

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Boris Auerbach

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Flavia Bastos PhD

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Patricia Beggs

Trustee-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Ryan Bergstrom

Trustee-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Elaine Billmire MD

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Thomas F Boat MD

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Walter Bruyninckx

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Otto M Budig Jr

Treasurer-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Vivienne Carlson

Trustee-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Michael L Cioffi

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Sheila Cole

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Peter G Courlas

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Alva Jean Crawford

Secretary-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

Eric Dauer

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Alexander Donath MD

Trustee-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

James T Fitzgerald

Vice President-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

Ralph A Giannella MD

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Barbara Hahn

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Suzanne Hasl

Trustee-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Julie Heard

Trustee-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Donald E Hoffman

Vice President-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

Gary T Doc Huffman

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Jason Jackman

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Anne Jaroszewicz

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Kevin C Jones

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Yemisi O Jones MD

Trustee-Start 09/20/23

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Mona Kerstine

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Amber Kincaid

Trustee-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Judith Coleman Kinebrew

Vice President-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

Maya LaLonde

Trustee-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Katie Lanni

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Nanci Wilks Lanni

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Lynn Larson

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Ashleigh Marable

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Michael A Marrero

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Everett McCorvey

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Julia B Meister

Trustee-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

David Motch

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Christine E Neyer

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Robert W Olson

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Reena Dhanda Patil MD

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Angela Powell Walker

Vice President-Exit 09/20/23

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

Michael L Powell

Trustee-Start 09/20/23

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Nicholas W Puncer

Trustee

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Evans J Mirageas

Artistic Director

Staff

$237K

50 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Cincinnati Arts Association

Rent and Building Services

$1.4M

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra Services

$867K

Terra Firma - Reinhold LLC

Rent

$342K

Clark Schaefer Strategic HR

HR Services

$175K

Grants received

Showing 98 of 98

FromAmountPurposeYear
THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
$238K
PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
2024
THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
$238K
PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
2024
The Fullgraf Foundation
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2024
JOHNSON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$9K
GENERAL FUND
2024
HAMILTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
$6K
General Support
2024
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation
$250
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
$200
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
TR UW ELMA M LAPP FDN CONS
$2.3M
ANNUAL FUND
2023
Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts
$684K
Sustaining Impact Grant
2023
THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION
$625K
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR OPERA FUSION: NEW WORKS AND TO COMMISSION NEW OPERAS ABOUT POSITIVE BLACK STORIES
2023
THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
$398K
PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
2023
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$129K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
LOUISE TAFT SEMPLE FOUNDATION
$50K
GENERAL
2023
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust
$30K
Rehabilitation / Therapeutic
2023
BUSSE THOMAS W OCHR
$23K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
HAMILTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$22K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$21K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
$12K
General Support
2023
The Fullgraf Foundation
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2023
Earthward Bound Foundation
$6K
Theatrical Support
2023
THE MUELLER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
GE FOUNDATION
$1K
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
$200
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation
$100
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
TR UW ELMA M LAPP FDN CONS
$419K
ANNUAL FUND
2022
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$240K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
$130K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
CAROL ANN AND RALPH V HAILE JR
$50K
OPERA FUSION: NEW WORKS
2022
Charles H Dater Foundation Inc
$25K
2023-2024 Opera Education Programs
2022
THE FRANCES R LUTHER CHARITABLE TRUST
$25K
PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
BUSSE THOMAS W OCHR
$24K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$22K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
JOHNSON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$20K
VARIOUS PROGRAMS
2022
HAMILTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$16K
GENERAL/OPERATING
2022
The Fullgraf Foundation
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2022
ZARING FAMILY FOUNDATION
$6K
MUSIC AND ARTS SUPPORT
2022
Earthward Bound Foundation
$6K
2023 Board Campaign
2022
THE MUELLER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
Earthward Bound Foundation
$2K
Theatrical Support
2022
THE PETER AND MARY LEVIN FAMILY
$1K
IN HONOR OF TED SILBERSTEIN
2022
GE FOUNDATION
$500
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
GANNETT FOUNDATION INC
$100
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
$100
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
GANNETT FOUNDATION INC
$100
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
TR UW ELMA M LAPP FDN CONS
$378K
ANNUAL FUND
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$58K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$58K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
LOUISE TAFT SEMPLE FOUNDATION
$50K
GENERAL
2021
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$46K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
THE JEWISH FOUNDATION OF CINCINNATI
$40K
The Warsaw Cabaret
2021
PFAU CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$30K
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
2021
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$28K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
BUSSE THOMAS W OCHR
$26K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
Charles H Dater Foundation Inc
$25K
2022 Opera Education Programs
2021
The Fullgraf Foundation
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2021
THE MUELLER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
THE LAMACCHIA FAMILY FOUNDATION
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
$1K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2021
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
$120
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2021
TR UW ELMA M LAPP FDN CONS
$357K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
$265K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$54K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
CAROL ANN AND RALPH V HAILE JR
$50K
OPERA NEW WORKS
2020
Charles H Dater Foundation Inc
$25K
2021 Opera Education Programs
2020
OPERA AMERICA INC
$23K
CIVIC PRACTICE
2020
BUSSE THOMAS W OCHR
$23K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$13K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
JOHNSON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$12K
BD ASSESS/BEGGS FND
2020
The Fullgraf Foundation
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2020
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$8K
CULTURE & ARTS
2020
HAMILTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$6K
GENERAL/OPERATING
2020
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
$6K
General Support
2020
THE MUELLER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
THE LAMACCHIA FAMILY FOUNDATION
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
Mandare Foundation
$1K
OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS IN CINCINNATI
2020
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
$250
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
GANNETT FOUNDATION INC
$210
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2020
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
$120
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
$120
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
$120
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$67K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
Charles H Dater Foundation Inc
$25K
Education and Outreach Program
2019
BUSSE THOMAS W OCHR
$23K
GENERAL OPERATING
2019
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$16K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
OPERA AMERICA INC
$7K
NEW WORKS PRESENTATION
2019
OPERA AMERICA INC
$75K
INNOVATIONS
2018
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$48K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
PFAU CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$30K
GENERAL
2018
JOHNSON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$30K
GENERAL FUND
2018
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$16K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
The Fullgraf Foundation
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2018
WILLIAMS FOUNDATION
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
$500
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
$375
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$35K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$35K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017
Charles H Dater Foundation Inc
$25K
2013 Opera Programs for Youth
2017

Funded by

$7.8M from 32 funders · 98 grants · 2017–2024

Tr Uw Elma M Lapp Fdn Cons

$3.4M · 4 grants · 2020–2023

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

$1.3M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$687K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts

$684K · 1 grant · 2023

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

$625K · 1 grant · 2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$168K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Charles H Dater Foundation Inc

$125K · 5 grants · 2017–2022

Busse Thomas W Ochr

$120K · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Details

EIN310549044
NTEE codeA6A0
Subsection03
Ruling date1942-11
Formed1935
Employees123
Volunteers111
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