LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO (EIN 36-6008929)
Tax period: 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed: 2016-05-13
IRS object ID: 201601349349306445
Schema version: 2014v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-05-13T18:01:44-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	366008929	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Lyric Opera of Chicago	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LYRI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3123322244	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 N Wacker Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Roberta Lane	PersonNm
Person Title	Asst Treasurer/CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2016-05-10	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-08-17 19:52:53Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Freud Anthony	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 N Wacker Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$137,078,064	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.lyricopera.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1954	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Lyric Opera of Chicago exists to provide a broad, deep, and relevant cultural service to the Chicago region and the nation, and to advance the development of the art form of opera.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	105	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	99	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	999	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	350	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$844,698	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$54,895,389	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$54,197,015	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$29,793,368	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$27,051,784	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,940,068	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,806,093	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,903,941	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,371,047	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$90,532,766	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$85,425,939	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,076,914	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$995,789	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$42,847,475	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$46,513,169	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$5,234	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$289,611	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$5,217,848	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$31,856,525	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$32,368,063	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$75,786,148	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$80,166,632	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$14,746,618	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$5,259,307	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$321,775,795	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$330,113,593	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$97,084,176	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$97,676,642	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$224,691,619	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$232,436,951	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	We believe in the life-changing, transformational, revelatory power of great art and opera. Lyric Opera of Chicago exists to provide a broad, deep, and relevant cultural service to the Chicago region and the nation, and to advance the development of the art form of opera by: - Producing and performing consistently thrilling, world-class opera, with a balanced repertoire that encompasses core classics, lesser-known masterpieces, and new works. - Creating a diverse, innovative, wide-ranging program of community engagement and education activities that reaches the widest possible public. - Developing exceptional emerging operatic talent.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$64,258,751	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$995,789	GrantAmt
Revenue	$25,710,109	RevenueAmt
Desc	DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 69 OPERA PERFORMANCES, 26 PERFORMANCES OF ONE MUSICAL, 2 CONCERTS AND 8 FINAL DRESS REHEARSALS WERE PRODUCED BY LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO. THESE PERFORMANCES WERE ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 268,400 PEOPLE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,059,944	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$862,285	RevenueAmt
Desc	LYRIC UNLIMITED, AN INITIATIVE OF LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO, OFFERS A MULTIFACETED PROGRAM OF EXPANDED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ARTISTIC INITIATIVES AND INCLUDES LYRIC'S LONGSTANDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. LYRIC SEEKS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHICAGO-AREA CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE ARTS EDUCATION, WHICH FOCUSES ON CULTIVATING A LIFELONG APPRECIATION OF OPERA AND CREATING AUDIENCES FOR THE FUTURE. LYRIC'S SCHOOL PROGRAMS EMBRACE ARTS EDUCATION AS A CORE SUBJECT AND PROMOTE CROSS-CURRICULAR INTEGRATION WHILE FULFILLING STATE LEARNING STANDARDS. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS PROVIDE EDUCATION ON A VARIETY OF LEVELS, FROM NOVICE TO EXPERT, WHICH HEIGHTEN THE OPERA-GOING EXPERIENCE. MORE THAN 900 YOUTH AND ADULT PROGRAMS WERE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. MOST OF THESE ACTIVITIES TOOK PLACE AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. ATTENDANCE FOR THESE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TOTALED APPROXIMATELY 126,200. PLEASE NOTE, AS REQUIRED BY THE INSTRUCTIONS, THE REVENUE DISCLOSED HERE DOES NOT INCLUDE CONTRIBUTED REVENUE FOR THESE PROGRAMS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$422,181	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$518,539	RevenueAmt
Desc	PRESENTATION AND EVENTS HELD IN THE FACILITY DURING THE FISCAL YEAR WAS COMPRISED OF 29 EVENTS WITH TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 16,400 PEOPLE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$67,740,876	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (true)	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	351	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	2	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	999	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	105	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	99	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (true)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (true)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Roberta Lane	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3123322244	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 N Wacker Drive No 860	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (115 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Richard P Kiphart
Chairman, Interim President/CEO	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
David T Ormesher
President & CEO, partial year from April 15, 2015	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Kenneth G Pigott
President & CEO, partial year to Feb 13, 2015	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Lester Crown
Exec Cmte Chair	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
James L Alexander
Vice-President	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Renee Fleming
Vice-President	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Sir Andrew Davis
Vice-President	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Shirley Welsh Ryan
Vice-President	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
William C Vance
Vice-President	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Paul J Carbone
Treasurer	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Donna Van Eekeren
Secretary	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Anthony Freud
General Director	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$619,686	$0	$53,980
Katherine A Abelson
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MD Whitney Addington
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John P Amboian
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Paul F Anderson
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Larry A Barden
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Julie Baskes
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Melvin Berlin
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James N Bay Jr
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gilda Buchbinder
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Allan E Bulley III
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marion A Cameron
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David W Carpenter
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Timothy L Christen
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Richard W Colburn
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael P Cole
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Vinay Couto
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John V Crowe
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marsha Cruzan
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Derek DeCross
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ann Drake
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John D Edelman
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Stefan T Edlis
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sheri A Eichelberger
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lois Eisen
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
W James Farrell
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mark E Ferguson
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael W Ferro Jr
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Russell W Fisher
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sonia Florian
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ronald J Gidwitz
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ruth Ann M Gillis
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Brent W Gledhill
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ethel C Gofen
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Howard L Gottlieb
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Avrum Gray
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Melvin Gray
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dietrich M Gross
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Maria C Green
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mary Pat Hay
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas C Heagy
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Eric L Hirschfield
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Carrie J Hightman
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J Thomas Hurvis
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gregory K Jones
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John W Jordan II
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Nancy W Knowles
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Josef Lakonishok
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Richard A Levy
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert A Livingston
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James W Mabie
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Craig C Martin
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Maura Ann McBreen
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert J McCullen
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Blythe J McGarvie
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert S Morrison
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Andrew J McKenna
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Frank B Modruson
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Allan B Muchin
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Linda K Myers
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey C Neal
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sylvia Neil
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ken R Norgan
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sharon F Oberlander
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John W Oleniczak
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Olufummilayo Olopade
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William A Osborn
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Matthew J Parr
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Don M Randel
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J Christopher Reyes
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas A Reynolds III
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Collin E Roche
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ricardo Rosenkranz
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Edward B Rouse
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joseph O Rubinelli Jr
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John F Sandner
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Claudia M Saran
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rodd M Schrieber
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jana R Schreuder
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marsha Serlin
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Brenda M Shapiro
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Eric S Smith
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Pam Szokol
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mark A Thierer
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Miles D White
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Cheryl T Thomas
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mark A Wagner
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Roberta L Washlow
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Anne N Reyes
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Franco Tedeschi
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rick Fezell
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Alexandra Dousmanis-Curtis
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jane DiRenzo Pigott
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sarah Billinghurst Solomon
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kip Kelley II
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mary L Selander
Asst Secretary	40.00		Yes (X)	$382,221	$0	$42,658
Drew Landmesser
Deputy General Director	40.00		Yes (X)	$335,721	$0	$56,067
Roberta Lane
Asst Treasurer, partial year from June 30, 2015	40.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
R Brent Fisher
Asst Treasurer, partial year to June 30, 2015	40.00		Yes (X)	$203,472	$0	$53,577
Lisa Middleton
Director of Marketing	40.00			$198,057	$0	$32,538	Yes (X)
Jr William Reilly
Master Carpenter	40.00			$223,043	$0	$63,959	Yes (X)
Michael C Reynolds
Master Electrician	40.00			$223,516	$0	$63,571	Yes (X)
Paul Christopher
Head A/V Technician	40.00			$195,290	$0	$55,574	Yes (X)
Michael Barker
Head Flyman	40.00			$202,080	$0	$57,360	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,583,086	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$479,284	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	88	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	Yes (true)	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
ALLIED LIVE LLC
55 Cambridge Parkway Suite 200	Cambridge	MA	02142	ADVERTISING AGENCY	$1,117,857
CALIHAN CATERING
833 W HAINES	CHICAGO	IL	60622	CATERING	$989,732
SIRAD INC
215 W WASHINGTON ST	CHICAGO	IL	60606	CONDUCTOR/MUSIC DIR	$875,159
JEWELL EVENTS CATERING
424 N WOOD ST	CHICAGO	IL	60022	CATERING	$746,803
IMG Artists LLC
152 West 57th Street 5th Floor	New York	NY	10019	CREATIVE TALENT AGENCY	$617,959

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	42	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Fundraising	$6,805,898	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$260,431	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$47,130,686	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$4,285,934	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$54,197,015	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Ticket Sales	711190	$25,880,310	$25,880,310
Ticket Hndlg/Exchg Fees	711190	$462,072	$462,072
Tour Income	711190	$214,229	$214,229
Production Rentals/Co-production Income	711190	$218,715	$218,715
Sale of Costumes	711190	$130,896	$130,896

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$145,562	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$145,562	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$27,051,784	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,329,203	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$383,192	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,946,011	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$48,225,112	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$1,200	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$47,706,639	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$42,783	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$518,473	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$41,583	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$476,890	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$41,583	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$518,473	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$2,698,475	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$6,805,898	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$3,720,475	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,022,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$1,022,000	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$1,026,343	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$182,228	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$844,115	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,126	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$61,403	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$780,586	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Dining Spaces	900099	$885,907	$885,907
Facilities Events Fees	900099	$78,606		$78,606
Party Reception Income	900099	$489,802	$128,059		$361,743

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$94,617	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$38,360	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$56,257	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,548,932	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$85,425,939	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$27,090,933	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$844,698	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,293,293	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$995,789	TotalAmt
Program Services	$995,789	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,805,016	TotalAmt
Program Services	$397,617	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$613,962	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$793,437	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,744,658	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,069,368	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,802,706	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,872,584	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,440,244	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,102,212	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$214,210	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$123,822	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,702,834	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,336,386	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$199,370	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$167,078	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,820,417	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,420,005	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$237,192	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$163,220	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,975	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,353	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,622	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,300	TotalAmt
Management And General	$57,300	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$289,611	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$289,611	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,060,110	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,051,675	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,435	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,923,316	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,478,264	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$410,769	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,283	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,857,938	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,750,363	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,196	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$95,379	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,685,434	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,182,648	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$232,128	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$270,658	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$566,992	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,983	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$505,009	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$979,262	TotalAmt
Program Services	$979,262	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,869,009	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,620,969	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$174,917	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$73,123	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$954,817	TotalAmt
Program Services	$698,972	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$152,729	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$103,116	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,082	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,008	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,484	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,590	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,071,001	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,024,324	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,118	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,559	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,509,011	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,404,643	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$104,368	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$603,381	TotalAmt
Program Services	$407,167	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$194,649	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,565	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Other - Production Costs	$4,057,582	$4,057,582
Other - Purchases/Rentals	$350,695	$311,968	$5,533	$33,194
Other - Charge Card Fees	$550,754	$469,741	$83	$80,930
Other - Catering	$1,142,835	$471,073	$47,669	$624,093

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$998,569	TotalAmt
Program Services	$429,179	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$131,219	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$438,171	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,166,632	TotalAmt
Program Services	$67,740,876	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,207,908	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,217,848	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$702,796	BOYAmt
EOY	$798,010	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$576,320	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,457,150	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,360,273	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,913,969	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,133,021	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,008,865	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,172	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,448	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,926,127	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,889,806	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$105,810,384	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$57,869,746	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$47,882,230	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,940,638	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$84,931,931	BOYAmt
EOY	$75,622,826	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$123,208,925	BOYAmt
EOY	$122,424,881	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,000	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$321,775,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$330,113,593	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,455,325	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,704,129	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,737,636	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,157,034	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$65,700,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,700,000	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$159,532	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,191,215	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,955,947	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$97,084,176	BOYAmt
EOY	$97,676,642	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$107,952,506	BOYAmt
EOY	$102,772,337	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$91,402,195	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,089,835	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,336,918	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,574,779	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$224,691,619	BOYAmt
EOY	$232,436,951	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$321,775,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$330,113,593	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$5,259,307	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$2,616,491	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$130,466	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$24,818,861	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$31,898,109	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,901,844	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$54,895,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$54,197,015	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$183,711,218	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$24,818,861	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$31,898,109	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,901,844	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$54,895,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$54,197,015	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$183,711,218	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$6,888,829	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$176,822,389	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,330,166	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,393,307	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$523,961	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,304,895	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,074,070	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,626,399	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,152,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,622,341	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$560,121	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,170,265	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,593,352	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$15,098,879	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$208,436,496	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$111,074,442	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.8483	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.8085	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule A, Part II Support Schedule

In 2013 Lyric Opera changed its fiscal year end from April 30 to June 30. The Support Schedule periods for Part II are: 2011 (5/1/10-4/30/12), 2012 (5/1/12-4/30/13), 2012 (5/1/13-6/30/13, short year), 2013 (7/1/13-6/30/14). and 2014 (7/1/14-6/30/15).

Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income

DESCRIPTION - FUNDRAISING EVENTS, COLUMN A - 2022326.0, COLUMN B - 921545.0, COLUMN C - 245217.0, COLUMN D - 1075797.0, COLUMN E - 2698475.0, COLUMN F - 6963360.0; DESCRIPTION - GAMING EVENTS, COLUMN A - 24447.0, COLUMN B - 23600.0, COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - 17400.0, COLUMN E - 0.0, COLUMN F - 65447.0; DESCRIPTION - INVENTORY SALES, COLUMN A - 1186246.0, COLUMN B - 622905.0, COLUMN C - 187112.0, COLUMN D - 946674.0, COLUMN E - 952713.0, COLUMN F - 3895650.0; DESCRIPTION - DINING SPACES, COLUMN A - 437754.0, COLUMN B - 858644.0, COLUMN C - 81172.0, COLUMN D - 1001275.0, COLUMN E - 885907.0, COLUMN F - 3264752.0; DESCRIPTION - OTHER, COLUMN A - 482027.0, COLUMN B - 195647.0, COLUMN C - 46620.0, COLUMN D - 129119.0, COLUMN E - 56257.0, COLUMN F - 909670.0;

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	Yes (true)	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance	$0	BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year	$51,277	AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year	$51,277	DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance	$0	EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	false	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$49,589,868	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$237,861	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,437,419	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,843,533	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$243,228	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$49,178,387	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$43,529,952	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$717,107	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$7,494,297	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,896,590	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$254,898	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$49,589,868	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$42,338,710	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,896,279	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$316,688	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$352,893	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$35,456	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$43,529,952	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$39,896,727	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$10,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,707,217	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,076,056	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$199,178	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$42,338,710	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$42,428,058	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$22,511	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$655,904	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,775,870	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$122,068	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$39,896,727	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.0	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.52	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.48	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$696,577	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$696,577	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$89,661,783	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$50,373,600	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$39,288,183	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,104,404	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,007,077	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,097,327	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,347,620	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,489,069	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$858,551	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$47,940,638	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
Hedged Equities- Non-Publicly	$25,230,506	F
Absolute Return- Non-Publicly Trad	$36,889,525	F
Equities- Non-Publicly Traded	$41,945,437	F
Real Assets- Non-Publicly Traded	$13,864,444	F
Assets Held in Trust	$4,494,969	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$122,424,881	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Annuities Payable	$934,632
Interest Rate Swap Contract	$10,021,315

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$10,955,947	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part IV, Line 1b Agent, trustee, custodian, or other intermediary arrangement	Lyric Opera acts as custodian of all assets and paymaster for payments for the Ryan Opera Center, to facilitate better controls and cost effectiveness.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds	The Opera's endowment is comprised of donor-restricted endowment funds. Related net assets are classified and reported based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. The Opera's Board of Directors has approved a spending policy which allows for the transfer of 5% of the trailing twelve quarter balance of the managed portfolio at December 31 of the previous fiscal year, including endowment balances, to be used to support operations and fund debt service. The spending rate approximates the returns objective of the fund allowing for the preservation of purchasing power and growth of the managed portfolio through investment returns in excess of the objective and new gifts.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote	The Opera is exempt from federal income taxes under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Opera has concluded there were no material uncertain tax positions nor does the Opera expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change in the next 12 months. The Opera would recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax positions in interest and income tax expense, respectively. However, the Opera has no amounts accrued for interest or penalties as of June 30, 2015 and 2014. There are no on-going federal, state or local tax audits, however, the Opera's tax returns for 2012 and subsequent years remain open to examination.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	ARTISTIC/PRODUCTION COSTS	$4,136,304
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Program Services	ARTISTIC/PRODUCTION COSTS	$232,362
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	ARTISTIC/PRODUCTION COSTS	$91,036
Russia and Neighboring States	Program Services	ARTISTIC/PRODUCTION COSTS	$139,884
Central America and the Caribbean	Investments	NA	$56,587,282
East Asia and the Pacific	,Management & General - misc.	NA	$160
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	,Program Services	Marketing consulting	$236,169
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Fundraising	NA	$207,136

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$61,630,333	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$61,630,333	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (true)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule F, Part I, Line 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	TO ENCOURAGE BOARD AND SPONSORSHIP DEVELOPMENT, LYRIC OPERA SPONSORS AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN OPERATIC AND CULTURAL EVENTS IN A FOREIGN LOCALE. EXPENSES FOR LODGING, MEALS, AND EVENTS ARE PAID BY LYRIC AND REIMBURSED BY THE ATTENDING BOARD MEMBERS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Artsmarketing Services Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	260 King St E	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	Suite 500	AddressLine2Txt
City	Toronto	CityNm
Province Or State	Ontario	ProvinceOrStateNm
Country	CA	CountryCd
Foreign Postal	M5A 4L5	ForeignPostalCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	Telemarketing	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	false	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$162,515	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$289,611	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	-$127,096	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$162,515	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$289,611	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$127,096	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	60th Anniversary Gala	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$3,562,408	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$3,424,356	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$138,052	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$75,259	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$167,253	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$29,508	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$329,530	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	Wine Auction	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$3,467,327	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$2,006,179	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$1,461,148	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$103,457	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$184,506	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$1,209	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$869,315	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	10	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$2,474,638	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$1,375,363	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$1,099,275	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$50,749	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$307,601	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$37,611	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$1,564,477	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$9,504,373	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$6,805,898	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$2,698,475	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$229,465	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$659,360	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$68,328	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$2,763,322	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$3,720,475	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$1,022,000	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule G, Part II Line 11 Net Income	Part II: The mechanics of Schedule G require that we remove charitable contributions collected at the special event, in order to determine income or loss on events. $6.8 million of charitable contributions were collected (Schedule G, Part II, line 2) for a true net income of $5.8 million collected at these events.
Schedule G, Part I, Line 2b Column (iv), line 1	Not included in the revenue total are nearly $1.8 million in confirmed planned gifts generated by the calling campaign. These gifts are not recognized as revenue in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Also, additional prospects have been identified through the calling campaign.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Patrick G & Shirley W Ryan Opera Center	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 N Wacker Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	362796630	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(c)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$995,789	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	opera school	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Description Of Procedure For Monitoring Use Of Grant Funds	All Ryan Opera Center expenses are paid through Lyric Opera of Chicago. Procedures are in place to monitor expenses to ensure they are used for purposes consistent with Lyric's mission.
Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	All Ryan Opera Center expenses are paid through Lyric Opera of Chicago. Procedures are in place to monitor expenses to ensure they are used for purposes consistent with Lyric's mission.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Anthony Freud
General Director	$575,217	$0	$0	$0	$44,469	$0	$34,889	$0	$19,091	$0	$673,666	$0	$0	$0
Mary L Selander
Asst Secretary	$343,258	$0	$0	$0	$38,963	$0	$39,135	$0	$3,523	$0	$424,879	$0	$0	$0
Drew Landmesser
Deputy General Director	$281,255	$0	$0	$0	$54,466	$0	$44,200	$0	$11,867	$0	$391,788	$0	$0	$0
R Brent Fisher
Asst Treasurer, partial year to June 30, 2015	$189,903	$0	$0	$0	$13,569	$0	$44,325	$0	$9,252	$0	$257,049	$0	$0	$0
Lisa Middleton
Director of Marketing	$198,057	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,703	$0	$18,835	$0	$230,595	$0	$0	$0
Jr William Reilly
Master Carpenter	$223,043	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$42,986	$0	$20,973	$0	$287,002	$0	$0	$0
Michael C Reynolds
Master Electrician	$223,516	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$42,684	$0	$20,887	$0	$287,087	$0	$0	$0
Paul Christopher
Head A/V Technician	$195,290	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$37,284	$0	$18,290	$0	$250,864	$0	$0	$0
Michael Barker
Head Flyman	$202,080	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$38,575	$0	$18,785	$0	$259,440	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions	To encourage Board and Sponsorship development, Lyric Opera sponsors an annual event for certain board members and their significant others to participate in operatic and cultural events in a foreign locale. Both the General Director and the Director of Development, along with their spouses, attend and are an integral daily part of this event. None of the costs are taxed to the employees, as the trip is for bona fide business purposes for Lyric Opera.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees	In accordance with the terms of his contract when hired, Lyric Opera reimburses Mr. Freud for his health club dues, which are a taxable benefit.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan	The following members of management were participants in the a Section 457 Management Deferred Compensation Plan and received company paid contributions in 2014, as follows: Anthony Freud - $17,500 Drew Landmesser - $17,500 Mary L Selander - $17,500 R. Brent Fisher - $13,569

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Illinois Finance Authority	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	861091967	BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP	noneavail	CUSIPNum
Bond Issued	2008-08-18	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$3,500,000	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	Purchase, construct & equip ad	PurposeDesc
Defeased	false	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	false	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds	$3,500,000	TotalProceedsAmt
Capitalized Interest	$6,382	CapitalizedInterestAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	$70,000	IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures	$3,423,618	CapitalExpendituresAmt
Substantial Completion	2009	SubstantialCompletionYr
Current Refunding	false	CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding	false	AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (true)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (true)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property	false	OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements	false	AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop	false	MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements	false	AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Concerning UBI	0.0001	PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use	0.0001	TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test	false	BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop	false	ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd	Yes (true)	ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	false	Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet	false	RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate	Yes (true)	ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due	false	NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue	false	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	false	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	Yes (true)	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	Yes (true)	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule K, Part IV, Line 2b Rebate Exception	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Lyric Opera met the 18 month spending exception.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (5 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
A DAVIS-MUSIC DIRCONDUCT
TRUSTEE	$883,250	CONTRACTED CONSULTANT	false
R FLEMING-CONSULTSINGER
TRUSTEE	$179,985	CONTRACTED CONSULTANT	false
R COLBURN- TRUSTEE WTTW
TRUSTEE	$208,848	WTTW-NORMAL COURSE OF	false
J SCHREUDER-COONORTHERN
TRUSTEE	$317,460	NORTHERNTR-NORM COURSE	false
E SMITH-MG DIR CHASE INVST
TRUSTEE	$232,533	CHASE-NORMAL COURSE OF	false

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	102	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$3,733,020	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	Auction Items	156	$545,068	Other
Yes (X)	Opera musical scores	3	$706	Other
Yes (X)	Operathon premiums	37	$7,140	Other

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	3	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Securities - Publicly traded: stock donations received Other: contributions Other: contributions Other: contributions	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (13 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part V, Line 1a NUMBER REPORTED IN BOX 3 OF FORM 1096	LYRIC OPERA PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND MAINTAINS THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE RYAN OPERA CENTER. ALL VENDORS, INCLUDING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, FOR BOTH LYRIC OPERA AND THE RYAN OPERA CENTER ARE PAID THROUGH LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process used to establish compensation of top management official	THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL DIRECTOR INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: THE GENERAL DIRECTOR WAS HIRED IN APRIL 2011 WITH A 5 YEAR CONTRACT, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2016. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF TEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO ARE DEEMED INDEPENDENT, WAS CHARGED UNDER THEIR CHARTER WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW AND ESTABLISH OBJECTIVES RELEVANT TO THE GENERAL DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION, EVALUATE THE GENERAL DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE IN LIGHT OF THOSE OBJECTIVES, AND RECOMMEND TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THE GENERAL DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION LEVEL BASED ON THIS EVALUATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons	JOHN P. AMBOIAN, LESTER CROWN, MICHAEL W. FERRO, JR., RICHARD P. KIPHART, ANDREW J. MCKENNA AND J. CHRISTOPHER REYES - Business relationship, MICHAEL P. COLE AND COLLIN E. ROCHE - Business relationship, LESTER CROWN, W. JAMES FARRELL, MICHAEL W. FERRO AND MILES D. WHITE - Business relationship, LESTER CROWN AND RUTH ANN M. GILLIS - Business relationship, LESTER CROWN AND WILLIAM A. OSBORN - Business relationship, LESTER CROWN AND ERIC S. SMITH - Business relationship, MARSHA CRUZAN, RONALD J. GIDWITZ AND RUTH ANN M. GILLIS - Business relationship, MARSHA CRUZAN, RUTH ANN M. GILLIS AND MARSHA SERLIN - Business relationship, W. JAMES FARRELL, RONALD J. GIDWITZ, ANDREW J. MCKENNA, ROBERT S. MORRISON, WILLIAM A. OSBORN, J. CHRISTOPHER REYES, JOHN F. SANDNER AND MILES D. WHITE - Business relationship, W. JAMES FARRELL AND ROBERT S. MORRISON - Business relationship, W. JAMES FARRELL, WILLIAM A. OSBORN AND MILES D. WHITE - Business relationship, MICHAEL W. FERRO, JR. AND J. CHRISTOPHER REYES - Business relationship, BRENT W. GLEDHILL, RICHARD P. KIPHART AND JAMES W. MABIE - Business relationship, JOHN W. JORDAN, II, J. CHRISTOPHER REYES AND SHIRLEY WELSH RYAN - Business relationship, ANDREW J. MCKENNA, J. CHRISTOPHER REYES, SHIRLEY WELSH RYAN AND JOHN F. SANDNER - Business relationship, ANDREW J. MCKENNA AND MILES D. WHITE - Business relationship, WILLIAM A. OSBORN AND J. CHRISTOPHER REYES - Business relationship
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders	Each person, firm or corporation donating $500 or more to the Corporation in any 10-month period from July 1 of any calendar year through April 30 of the following calendar year shall become a Member for the 12-month period beginning on the May 1 immediately following the end of such 10-month period and ending on the following April 30. Each person, firm or corporation donating $500 or more to the Corporation in any 2-month period from May 1 of any calendar year through June 30 of the same calendar year shall become a Member for the 12-month period beginning on the July 1 immediately following the end of such 2-month period and ending on the following June 30. The General Director or Executive Committee shall designate each Member as Aria, Platinum, Grand, Golden Grand, Silver Grand, Premier Benefactor, Bravo Circle, Impresario, Friend, Sustainer or such other designation as the General Director or Executive Committee shall determine based upon amount of contribution. The General Director or Executive Committee shall set and increase or decrease, from time to time, the respective amounts required for each designation. The various designations shall not affect the voting and other legal rights of Members under the Illinois General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body	Each Member shall be entitled to one vote at each Annual Meeting for the election of Directors and on such other matters as are submitted to a vote of the Members. Each Member shall have the right to vote in person, by proxy or by e-mail or other electronic means for as many persons as there are Directors to be elected. No cumulative voting shall be permitted.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	The Lyric Opera of Chicago Form 990 and Schedules are prepared and reviewed by Lyric staff. A review is then performed by our Tax Advisor. The Tax Advisor oversees the discussion and review of the Form 990 with members of the Lyric Opera Audit Committee, along with appropriate Lyric staff. The entire Form 990 and Form 990-T package is sent along with a summary memo, via e-mail, to all Members of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Audit Committee prior to filing electronically with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	Lyric Opera maintains a Conflict of Interest Policy which applies to all Directors, officers of auxiliary organizations authorized by the Opera, as well as senior management and other designated members of the staff. The Policy requires each person to whom the policy applies to complete an annual disclosure questionnaire which identifies a business or financial interest of that person which is planning to engage in a business transaction with the Opera, or has engaged in a business transaction with the Opera during the preceding year. The Policy forbids such individuals from voting on or using their personal influence in connection with such transactions. In the event the Opera does conduct business with a related party, the financial terms of those relationships are reported annually to the Audit Committee, whose members must be independent per the terms of its charter. The Opera requires each full-time non-union employee to conduct themselves in accordance with the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, approved by the Opera's Board of Directors, and to sign an annual statement acknowledging their understanding of this Code.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	The process of determining compensation of other officers or key employees (anyone earning more than $150,000) included the following: 1) The Compensation Committee, made up of ten independent board members, reviewed the fiscal 2015 compensation arrangements on May 13, 2014. This process is done annually. 2) Comparability data included benchmark comparisons from peer industry organizations based on size of revenue and operating budget as well as scope of management responsibility. Compensation surveys sponsored by professional/trade organizations were also reviewed. 3) Recommendations, as well as any deliberation, were documented in the Compensation Committee minutes. A report to the Board with respect to compensation recommendation was reflected in the Board meeting minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	Lyric Opera of Chicago posts audited financial statements on its website. Governing documents and conflicts of interest policy are not required disclosures pursuant to IRC Sec. 6104. These documents are not available to the public at this time.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 2f Other Program Service Revenue	Educational Activities - Total Revenue: 57222, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 57222, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; Miscellaneous - Total Revenue: 88340, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 88340, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ;
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 11d Other Miscellaneous Revenue	Advertising Income - Total Revenue: 36000, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: 36000, Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; Space Rental - Total Revenue: 2360, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: 2360, Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; Coat Check Revenue - Total Revenue: 29546, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: 29546; Prior Year Adjustments - Total Revenue: 26711, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: 26711;
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees	Artists/Singers - Total Expense: 4875735, Program Service Expense: 4875735, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Artistic Consultants - Total Expense: 1103339, Program Service Expense: 1103339, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Choreographers - Total Expense: 107514, Program Service Expense: 107514, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Conductors - Total Expense: 1016500, Program Service Expense: 1016500, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Consultants - Total Expense: 309646, Program Service Expense: 44717, Management and General Expenses: 264929, Fundraising Expenses: ; Stage Directors - Total Expense: 452674, Program Service Expense: 452674, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Graphic Designers - Total Expense: 116128, Program Service Expense: 79995, Management and General Expenses: 1850, Fundraising Expenses: 34283; Payroll Processing Fees - Total Expense: 38823, Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: 38823, Fundraising Expenses: ; Production Designers - Total Expense: 589549, Program Service Expense: 589549, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Search Fees - Total Expense: 105167, Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: 105167, Fundraising Expenses: ; Speaker Fees - Total Expense: 16450, Program Service Expense: 16450, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Surtitle Commisssions - Total Expense: 22900, Program Service Expense: 22900, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Music Commissions - Total Expense: 73000, Program Service Expense: 73000, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Telemarketing Fees - Total Expense: 95891, Program Service Expense: 95891, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ;
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	Change in Severance Plans' Valuation - 556608; Unrealized Loss - Interest Rate Swap Contract - -738351; Ryan Opera Center Support from consolidated statements - 51277;