Charity profile · Historical source record

Lyric Opera of Chicago

EIN 36-6008929Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Sponsoring, producing and encouraging opera and musical performances

The Lyric Opera of Chicago, originally known as The Lyric Theatre of Chicago, was founded in 1954 by Carol Fox, Lawrence V. Kelly, and Nicola Rescigno. Its artistic standards are universally admired, and it has consistently offered its patrons a world-class roster of singers, conductors, directors, designers, choreographers, and dancers in a wide-ranging repertoire. More than 274,000 tickets were sold for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2008-2009 season which included 82 performances of nine operas. The Civic Opera Building is the permanent home of Lyric Opera of Chicago. Its 3,563-seat capacity makes it the second-largest opera auditorium in North America.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.58Overall score
out of 100

90.21Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$60,866,121

Total expenses · USD$86,475,933

Program expenses

$72,293,879.99 recorded amount

83.6%

Fundraising expenses

$5,188,555.98 recorded amount

6.0%

Administrative expenses

$8,820,545.17 recorded amount

10.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Anthony Freud
Recorded compensation: $711,543.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.82%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Lyric Opera of Chicago
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Lyric Opera of Chicago, originally known as The Lyric Theatre of Chicago, was founded in 1954 by Carol Fox, Lawrence V. Kelly, and Nicola Rescigno. Its artistic standards are universally admired, and it has consistently offered its patrons a world-class roster of singers, conductors, directors, designers, choreographers, and dancers in a wide-ranging repertoire. More than 274,000 tickets were sold for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2008-2009 season which included 82 performances of nine operas. The Civic Opera Building is the permanent home of Lyric Opera of Chicago. Its 3,563-seat capacity makes it the second-largest opera auditorium in North America.
`ein` EIN	36-6008929
`tot_exp` Total expenses	86475933.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.102
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.06
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.836
`fscore` Financial score	90.21
`leader` Recorded leader	Anthony Freud
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	711543.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.008199999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Sponsoring, producing and encouraging opera and musical performances
`name` Charity name	Lyric Opera of Chicago
`tot_rev` Total revenue	60866121.0
`score` Overall score	89.58
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	72293879.98799999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	5188555.9799999995
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	8820545.166

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-6008929
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.