LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO (EIN 36-6008929)
Tax period: 2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed: 2015-05-12
IRS object ID: 201501329349304065
Schema version: 2013v4.0
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	2015-05-12T13:46:50-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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	BusinessNameLine1

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 Dr	AddressLine1
City	Chicago	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60606	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	R Brent Fisher	PersonNm
Person Title	Asst Treas/Dir Finan	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2015-05-12	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Freud Anthony	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	c/o LOC 20 N Wacker Dr	AddressLine1
City	Chicago	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60606	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$125,210,702	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
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	107	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	96	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	963	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	350	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$246,953	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$17,901,844	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$54,895,389	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,912,539	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$29,793,368	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$790,235	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,940,068	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$287,224	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,903,941	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$22,891,842	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$90,532,766	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$256,940	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,076,914	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,610,190	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$42,847,475	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$95	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$5,234	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$4,136,921	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$4,625,908	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$31,856,525	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$9,493,133	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$75,786,148	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$13,398,709	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$14,746,618	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$282,918,826	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$321,775,795	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$97,250,137	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$97,084,176	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$185,668,689	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$224,691,619	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	$63,993,978	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,076,914	GrantAmt
Revenue	$29,775,886	RevenueAmt
Desc	During the fiscal year, 67 opera performances, 29 performances of one musical, 2 concerts and 8 final dress rehearsals were produced by Lyric Opera of Chicago. These performances were attended by approximately 289,600 people.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$912,054	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$277,799	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 800 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 110,900. 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	$179,952	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$103,268	RevenueAmt
Desc	Eleven other public performances were held in the facility during the fiscal year, with total attendance of approximately 20,300.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$65,085,984	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	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	Yes (true)	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	false	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
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	293	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	1	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	963	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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	Yes (true)	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	3	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	107	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	96	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
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RB Fisher Lyric Opera of Chgo	PersonNm
Phone	3123322244	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 N Wacker Dr 860	AddressLine1
City	Chicago	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60606	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (113 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Kiphart Richard P
Chairman	2.50	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Pigott Kenneth G
President & CEO	6.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Crown Lester
Exec Cmte Chair	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Alexander James L
Vice President	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Davis Sir Andrew
Vice President	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Fleming Renee
Vice President	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ryan Shirley Welsh
Vice President	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Vance William C
Vice President	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Van Eekeren Donna
Secretary	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Carbone Paul J
Treasurer	2.50	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Abelson Katherine A
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Addington MD Whitney
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Amboian John P
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Anderson Paul F
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Barden Larry A
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Baskes Julie
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Bay Jr James N
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Berlin Melvin
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Buchbinder Gilda
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Bulley III Allan E
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Cameron Marion A
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Carpenter David W
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Christen Timothy L
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Colburn Richard W
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Cole Michael P
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Couto Vinay
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Crowe John V
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Cruzan Marsha
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DeCross Derek
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Drake Ann
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Edelman John D
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Edlis Stefan T
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Eichelberger Sheri A
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Eisen Lois
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Farrell W James
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ferguson Mark E
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ferro Jr Michael W
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Field Lawrence I
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Fisher Russell W
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Florian Sonia
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gidwitz Ronald J
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gillis Ruth Ann M
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gledhill Brent W
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gofen Ethel C
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gottlieb Howard L
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gray Avrum
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gray Melvin
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Green Maria C
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gross Dietrich M
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Hay Mary Pat
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Heagy Thomas C
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Hightman Carrie J
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Hirschfield Eric L
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Hurvis J Thomas
Trustee	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jones Gregory K
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jordan II John W
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Knowles Nancy W
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lakonishok Josef
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Levy Richard A
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Livingston Robert A
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mabie James W
Trustee	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Martin Craig C
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
McBreen Maura Ann
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
McCullen Robert J
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
McGarvie Blythe J
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
McKenna Andrew J
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Modruson Frank B
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Morrison Robert S
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Muchin Allan B
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Myers Linda K
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Neal Jeffrey C
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Neil Sylvia
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Norgan Ken R
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Oberlander Sharon F
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Oleniczak John W
Trustee	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Olopade Olufummilayo
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ormesher David T
Trustee	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Osborn William A
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Parr Matthew J
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Piller Bruce J
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Randel Don M
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Reyes J Christopher
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Reynolds III Thomas A
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Roche Collin E
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rosenkranz Ricardo
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rouse Edward B
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rubinelli Jr Joseph O
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sandner John F
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Saran Claudia M
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Schreiber Rodd M
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Schreuder Jana R
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Serlin Marsha
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Shapiro Brenda M
Trustee	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Smith Eric S
Trustee	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Szokol Pam
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thierer Mark A
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas Cheryl T
Trustee	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Tilton Glenn
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Tolan Mary A
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Wagner Mark A
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Washlow Roberta L
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
White Miles D
Trustee	0.50	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Freud Anthony
Gen Dir & COO	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$616,057	$0	$49,236
Landmesser Drew
Deputy Gen Dir	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$372,092	$0	$50,910
Selander Mary L
Asst Secretary	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$298,763	$0	$36,600
Mathieson Mayer Susan
Asst Secretary	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$304,080	$0	$52,328
Fisher R Brent
Asst Treasurer	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$183,248	$0	$52,701
Jabin Christopher
Dir Institutl Giv	40.00	0.00			$254,671	$0	$19,193	Yes (X)
Reilly Jr William
Master Carpenter	40.00	0.00			$220,470	$0	$61,731	Yes (X)
Reynolds Michael C
Master Electrician	40.00	0.00			$197,890	$0	$55,714	Yes (X)
Christopher Paul
Head A/V Technicia	40.00	0.00			$183,350	$0	$51,628	Yes (X)
Barker Michael
Head Flyman	40.00	0.00			$176,141	$0	$49,320	Yes (X)
Richard Dowsek
Retired Dir of Finance/Admin	20.00	0.00			$126,621	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,933,383	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$479,361	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	86	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Calihan Catering
833 W Haines	Chicago	IL	60622	Catering	$837,711
Fleming Ross Inc
200 West 86th St	New York	NY	10024	Singer/Creative Cnsl	$769,789
Sirad Inc
215 W Washington St	Chicago	IL	60606	Conductor/Music Dir	$578,823
Jewell Events Catering
424 N Wood St	Chicago	IL	60022	Catering	$575,076
Allied Live LLC
5 Penn Plaza	New York	NY	10001	Advertising Agency	$557,720

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	29	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$2,429,898	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$60,208	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$52,405,283	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,916,199	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$54,895,389	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Educational Activities	711190	$255,283	$255,283
Production Rentals	711190	$229,692	$229,692
Rntl-Othr Musical Perfs	711190	$103,268	$103,268
Ticket Hndlg/Exchg Fees	711190	$467,820	$467,820
Ticket Sales	711190	$28,693,983	$28,693,983

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$43,322	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$43,322	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$29,793,368	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,256,551	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$47,823	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,208,728	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$34,377,164	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$7,100	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$32,696,707	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$4,040	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,680,457	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$3,060	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,683,517	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,060	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$1,680,457	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$1,075,797	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$2,429,898	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$1,730,011	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$654,214	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$654,214	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$17,400	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$4,625	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,775	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$12,775	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$1,062,188	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$242,553	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$819,635	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$20,632	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$37,347	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$761,656	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Dining Spaces	900099	$1,001,275	$1,001,275
Facilities Events Fees	900099	$339,893		$339,893
Party Reception Income	532000	$205,598	$93,675		$111,923

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$178,979	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$49,860	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$129,119	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,725,745	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$90,532,766	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$30,156,953	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$246,953	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,233,471	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	$1,076,914	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,076,914	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,805,193	TotalAmt
Program Services	$590,041	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$564,261	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$650,891	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,843,691	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,536,142	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,525,138	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,782,411	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,728,121	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,472,395	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$155,302	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$100,424	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,997,072	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,531,709	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$316,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$148,663	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,473,398	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,089,162	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$234,509	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$149,727	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,094	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,094	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$50,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,234	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$5,234	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$908,581	TotalAmt
Management And General	$895,890	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,691	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,395,622	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,684,303	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$254,943	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$456,376	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,306,809	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,306,809	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,539,506	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,042,711	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$201,637	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$295,158	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$587,192	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,684	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$558,508	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$596,959	TotalAmt
Program Services	$596,959	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,775,149	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,546,896	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$165,012	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$63,241	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$921,125	TotalAmt
Program Services	$632,819	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$197,951	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$90,355	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,599	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,359	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,165	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,075	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,123,374	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,080,899	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,563	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,912	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,254,220	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,162,934	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$91,286	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$701,012	TotalAmt
Program Services	$448,887	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$252,125	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Production Exp- Purch/Rntl etc	$5,695,742	$5,695,742
Donated Opera Books/Photos/CDs	$227,915	$227,915
Radio Syndication Fees	$163,500	$163,500
Amortization of Gift Annuities	$107,210		$107,210

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$447,416	TotalAmt
Program Services	$130,110	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,753	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$253,553	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,786,148	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,085,984	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,563,243	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,136,921	FundraisingAmt

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

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,755,547	BOYAmt
EOY	$702,796	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,118,113	BOYAmt
EOY	$576,320	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,715,285	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,360,273	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,624,896	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,133,021	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,020	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,172	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,132,625	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,926,127	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$102,416,244	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$54,534,014	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,000,620	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,882,230	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,584,187	BOYAmt
EOY	$84,931,931	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$108,933,733	BOYAmt
EOY	$123,208,925	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,800	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,000	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$282,918,826	BOYAmt
EOY	$321,775,795	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,133,192	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,455,325	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,514,188	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,737,636	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,902,757	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,191,215	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$97,250,137	BOYAmt
EOY	$97,084,176	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,040,996	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,952,506	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,007,882	BOYAmt
EOY	$91,402,195	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,619,811	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,336,918	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185,668,689	BOYAmt
EOY	$224,691,619	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$282,918,826	BOYAmt
EOY	$321,775,795	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$14,746,618	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$24,964,406	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$688,094	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	$23,882,388	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$24,818,861	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$31,898,109	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$17,901,844	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$54,895,389	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$153,396,591	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$23,882,388	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$24,818,861	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$31,898,109	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$17,901,844	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$54,895,389	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$153,396,591	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$10,529,823	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$142,866,768	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,193,399	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,330,166	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,393,307	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$523,961	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,304,895	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,745,728	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,060,966	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,152,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,622,341	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$560,121	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,170,265	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,566,493	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$176,708,812	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$109,044,177	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.80850	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.79290	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Additional Supplemental Information - Support Schedule	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	In 2013 Lyric Opera changed its fiscal year end from April 30 to June 30. The Support Schedule periods for Part II are: 2009 (5/1/10-4/30/11), 2010 (5/1/11-4/30/12), 2011 (5/1/12-4/30/13), 2012 (5/1/13-6/30/13, short year) and 2013 (7/1/13-6/30/14).	ExplanationTxt

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
Additions During Year	$52,094	AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year	$52,094	DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	false	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$36,889,986	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$43,168	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$7,487,441	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,779,435	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$213,102	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$42,428,058	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.51090	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.48910	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	false	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

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	$89,334,601	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$47,711,342	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$41,623,259	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,037,446	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,410,660	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,626,786	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,347,620	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,412,012	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$935,608	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$47,882,230	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities	$123,208,925	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Annuities Payable	$908,251
Interest Rate Swap Contract	$9,282,964

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$10,191,215	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Line 1b: Why is organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contrib	Lyric Opera acts as custodian of all assets and paymaster for payments for the Ryan Opera Center, to facilitate better controls and cost effectiveness.
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.	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 return 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.
Part X : FIN48 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, 2014 and 2013. There are no on-going federal, state or local tax audits, however, the Opera's tax returns for 2011 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	Program Services	Artistic/Production costs	$2,012,000
North America	Program Services	Artistic/Production costs	$162,000
East Asia & The Pacific	Program Services	Artistic/Production costs	$4,000
South Asia	Program Services	Artistic/Production costs	$2,000
Central Amer & Caribbean	Investments		$56,587,000
Europe	Management/General		$3,000
North America	Management/General		$1,000
Europe	Fundraising-see page 5		$208,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$58,979,000	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$58,979,000	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	Part I - Additional Supplemental Information	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	3(8). 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)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	false	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	Opera Ball	NameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1	$669,680	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$587,330	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$82,350	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$11,427	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$115,174	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$12,602	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$120,396	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2	Fantasy of the Opera	NameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2	$625,403	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$521,650	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$103,753	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$31,365	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$61,283	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$12,400	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$121,183	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	10	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$2,210,612	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$1,320,918	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$889,694	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$42,126	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$267,611	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$795	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$933,649	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$3,505,695	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$2,429,898	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$1,075,797	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$84,918	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$444,068	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$25,797	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$1,175,228	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$1,730,011	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$654,214	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteer Labor Bingo	false	VolunteerLaborBingoInd
Volunteer Labor Pull Tabs	false	VolunteerLaborPullTabsInd
Gross Revenue Other Gaming	$17,400	GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Gaming	$4,625	OthDirectExpnssOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming	Yes (true)	VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming	0.91000	VolunteerLaborOtherGamingPct
Gross Revenue Total Gaming	$17,400	GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Gaming	$4,625	OthDirectExpnssTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming	$4,625	DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary	$12,775	NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming Conducted	IL	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
Licensed	Yes (true)	LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc	false	LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With Nonmembers	Yes (true)	GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity	false	MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility	1.00000	GamingOwnFacilityPct

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

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

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	c/o Lyric Opera 20 N Wacker Dr	AddressLine1
City	Chicago	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60606	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev	false	CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Gaming Manager Person	Janice Shucart	GamingManagerPersonNm
Gaming Manager Services Prov	License renewal	GamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is Employee	Yes (X)	GamingManagerIsEmployeeInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr	Yes (true)	CharitableDistributionRqrInd
Distributed	$12,775	DistributedAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

STM01

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. $2.4 million of charitable contibutions were collected (Schedule G, Part II, line 2) for a true net income of $1.8 million collected at these events.Part III, line 16: Janice Shucart renews the Lyric Opera of Chicago's gaming license every year. No compensation is reported as this is an incidental part of her job.

Part III, Line 17b - Distributions Required Under State Law

IL $12775

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	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 North Wacker Drive	AddressLine1
City	Chicago	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60606	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	362796630	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(c)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$1,076,914	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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.	ExplanationTxt

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
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	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
Rebuttable Presumption Proc	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Barker Michael
Head Flyman	$176,141	$33,467	$15,853	$225,461
Christopher Paul
Head A/V Technicia	$183,350	$35,033	$16,595	$234,978
Fisher R Brent
Asst Treasurer	$183,248	$42,972	$9,729	$235,949
Freud Anthony
Gen Dir & COO	$580,411	$33,949	$15,287	$665,293	$35,646
Jabin Christopher
Dir Institutl Giv	$254,671		$19,193	$273,864
Landmesser Drew
Deputy Gen Dir	$323,876	$42,648	$8,262	$423,002	$48,216
Mathieson Mayer Susan
Asst Secretary	$281,010	$44,246	$8,082	$356,408	$23,070
Reilly Jr William
Master Carpenter	$220,470	$41,889	$19,842	$282,201
Reynolds Michael C
Master Electrician	$197,890	$37,806	$17,908	$253,604
Richard Dowsek
Retired Dir of Finance/Admin	$99,996			$126,621	$26,625
Selander Mary L
Asst Secretary	$292,813	$35,946	$654	$335,363	$5,950

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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.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.	ExplanationTxt

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	BusinessNameLine1

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 add'l Civic Opera Bldg space	PurposeDesc
Defeased	false	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd

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	$3,436,382	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	0.00500	PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use	0.00500	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
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

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (6 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
A Davis-Music DirConduct
Trustee	$710,148	Contracted Consultant	false
R Fleming-ConsultSinger
Trustee	$713,675	Contracted Consultant	false
R Colburn- Trustee WTTW
Trustee	$228,190	WTTW-normal course of biz	false
J Schreuder-PresPFNorthrn
Trustee	$132,513	NorthernTr-norm course biz	false
E Smith-Mg Dir Chase Invst
Trustee	$366,167	Chase-normal course of biz	false
G Tilton-Chr Midwst Chase
Trustee	$366,167	Chase-normal course	false

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	77	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,642,699	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV date rec'd	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (5 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	Auction items	97	$27,545	Donor est
Yes (X)	Office furnitur	10	$8,040	Donor est
Yes (X)	Costume items	1	$1,500	Donor est
Yes (X)	CDs, music scor	1510	$8,500	Donor est
Yes (X)	Opera materials	531	$227,915	Appraisal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	5	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (true)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 32, Hire and Use of Third Parties	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Lyric Opera of Chicago hired Auctions By Cellular to coordinate and process electronic bidding on their devices for the auction portion of the Fantasy of the Opera event.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et	John P. Amboian, Lester Crown, Michael W. Ferro, Jr., Richard P. Kiphart, Andrew J. McKenna and J. Christopher Reyes- business relationshipMichael P. Cole and Collin E. Roche- business relationshipLester Crown, W. James Farrell, Michael W. Ferro and Miles D. White- business relationshipLester Crown and Ruth Ann M. Gillis- business relationshipLester Crown and William A. Osborn- business relationshipLester Crown, Eric S. Smith and Glenn F. Tilton- business relationshipMarsha Cruzan, Ronald J. Gidwitz and Ruth Ann M. Gillis- business relationshipMarsha Cruzan, Ruth Ann M. Gillis and Marsha Serlin- business relationshipW. 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 relationshipW. James Farrell and Robert S. Morrison- business relationshipW. James Farrell, William A. Osborn, Glenn Tilton and Miles D. White- business relationshipMichael W. Ferro, Jr. and J. Christopher Reyes -business relationshipBrent W. Gledhill, Richard P. Kiphart and James W. Mabie- business relationshipJohn W. Jordan, II, J. Christopher Reyes and Shirley Welsh Ryan- business relationshipAndrew J. McKenna, J. Christopher Reyes, Shirley Welsh Ryan and John F. Sandner- business relationshipAndrew J. McKenna and Miles D. White- business relationshipWilliam A. Osborn and J. Christopher Reyes- business relationship
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	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 email, to all Members of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Audit Committee prior to filing electronically with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	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: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key 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 nine independent board members, reviewed the fiscal 2014 compensation arrangements on May 14, 2013. 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 recommendations was reflected in the Board meeting minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	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.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases	Change in Severance Plans' Valuation = -$332709
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases	Ryan Opera Center- Net Assets, from consolidated = -$60000
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases	Unrealized Loss- Interest Rate Swap Contract = -$295385
Form 990, Part I	In 2013, Lyric Opera of Chicago changed its fiscal year end from April 30 to June 30. Throughout the Form 990, any "Prior Year" information is for the two month period May 1, 2013 - June 30, 2013 only.
Form 990, Part V, Line 1a- 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	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 of the Board of Directors is charged under their Charter with the responsibility to review and establish objectives relevant to the General Director's 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.