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LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO (EIN 36-6008929)
Tax period
2011-05-01 to 2012-04-30
Filed
2013-03-14
IRS object ID
201310739349300526
Schema version
2011v1.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Timestamp2013-03-14T11:29:12-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-04-30TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type990ReturnType
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionLyric Opera of Chicago's primary exempt purpose is to sponsor, produce and encourage opera and musical performances as an exclusively charitable organization. During the year approximately 393,500 people attended Lyric's operas, educational programs and other musical events.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionLyric Opera of Chicago's primary exempt purpose: to sponsor, produce and encourage opera and musical performances as an exclusively charitable organization in and about Chicago; to engage in the study of opera, music, and the fine arts and to give instructions in music and fine arts.MissionDescription
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DescriptionDuring the fiscal year, 72 performances, 2 student matinees, 1 concert, 1 free outdoor concert and 8 final dress rehearsals were produced by Lyric Opera of Chicago. These performances were attended by approximately 264,000 people.Description

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DescriptionLyric's education department 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.A total of 613 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 115,400.Description

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (113 entries)

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY12637579EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

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EOY65700000EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY12972250EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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BOY109090425BOY
EOY92925546EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY49476456BOY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY159459277EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
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Federal Grant Audit PerformedfalseFederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years33573941CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years23039121CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years22483091CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year23882388CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year24818861CurrentTaxYear
Total127797402Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years23039121CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year23882388CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year24818861CurrentTaxYear
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total4626698AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170123170704PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years2797168CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years2844616CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years2529524CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2193399CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year2352364CurrentTaxYear
Total12717071Total

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support140514473TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc139408772GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.87660PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.85960PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee EtctrueAgentTrusteeEtc
Additions During Year91904AdditionsDuringYear
Distributions During Year91904DistributionsDuringYear
Included On FSfalseIncludedOnFS

Current Year CurrentYear

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Beginning Of Year Balance42428058BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions22511Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-655904InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures1775870OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses122068AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance39896727EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance36889986BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions43168Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses7487441InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures1779435OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses213102AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance42428058EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance22279157BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions368696Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses7558320InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures-6786924OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses103111AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance36889986EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.56930PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0.43070TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgstrueEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule RfalseAreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis696577OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value696577BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis88397212OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation42655019Depreciation
Book Value45742193BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis7480775OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation4481915Depreciation
Book Value2998860BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis2347620OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1245053Depreciation
Book Value1102567BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings50540197TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Of Book Value Securities105745070TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
Interest Rate Swap Contract$12,161,444
Annuities Payable$810,806
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts12972250TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue54279633TotalRevenue
Total Expenses63813863TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-9534230ExcessOrDeficitForYear
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Other-$6,145,232OtherAmount
Total Adjustments-12264395TotalAdjustments
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Revenue Subtotal53662828RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included616805InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt616805RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99054279633TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt63590801TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities131077DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included262666OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990393743ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal63197058ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2616805InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt616805ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99063813863TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Part XPart X : FIN48 FootnoteThe 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 April 30, 2012 and 2011. There are no on-going federal, state or local tax audits, however, the Opera's tax returns for 2009 and subsequent years remain open to examination.
Part XIII, Line 2dPart XIII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SSpecial Events- Expenses on Financials $-33456 Cost of Goods Sold $168211 Cost of Goods Sold-Form 990T Concessions $3075 Opera Center Net Revenue (sep Form 990) $32932 Opera Center Govt Contribs (sep Form 990 $91904
Part XI, Line 8Part XI, Line 8: Other Changes in Net Assets or Fund BalancesUnrealized Loss- Interest Rate Swap Contract $ -5617438 Change in Severance Plans Valuation $ -527794
Part V, Line 4Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.4.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 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.1e.The reclassification of $8,612,427 resulted from the adoption of UPMIFA and the related new audit disclosure requirements. This change is reflected in column C, line 1e.
Part IV, Line 1bPart IV, Line 1b: Why is organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contribLyric Opera acts as custodian of all assets and paymaster for payments for the Ryan Opera Center, to facilitate better controls and cost effectiveness.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (6 entries)

RegionRegionNumber Of OfficesNumberOfOfficesNumber Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployeesType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTotal ExpendituresTotalExpendituresSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided
Europe00Fundraising-see page 5317000
North America00Management/General1000
Europe00Management/General37000
Central Amer & Caribbean00Investments51266000
North America00Program Services22000Artistic/Production costs
Europe00Program Services419000Artistic/Production costs
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Amount Spent52062000SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent52062000TotalAmountSpent
No Recipient Over5 KXNoRecipientOver5K
Transfer To Foreign CorptrueTransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign CorpfalseOwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnership
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierAdditional Supplemental InformationIdentifier
ExplanationTo 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.Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agreement Ref FundraisingfalseAgreementRefFundraising

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1Wine AuctionNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event13479703GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event12476923CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event11002780GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event195375RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1173347FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event11410EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event11459031OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2Fantasy of the OperaNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2722989GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2601801CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2121188GrossRevenueEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event233956RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event270633FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Entertainment Event210850EntertainmentEvent2
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Charitable Contrib Other Events1745869CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events898358GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events97888RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events378835FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events13020EntertainmentOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events910401OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
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Charitable Contributions Total4824593CharitableContributionsTotal
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Rent Facility Costs Total Events227219RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events622815FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events25280EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events2549899OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events3425213DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary-1402887NetIncomeSummary

Gaming Information GamingInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteer Labor BingofalseVolunteerLaborBingo
Volunteer Labor Pull TabsfalseVolunteerLaborPullTabs
Gross Revenue Other Gaming24447GrossRevenueOtherGaming
Other Direct Expenses Other Gaming100OtherDirectExpensesOtherGaming
Volunteer Labor Other GamingtrueVolunteerLaborOtherGaming
Volunteer Labor Prcnt Other Gaming0.91000VolunteerLaborPrcntOtherGaming
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Other Direct Expenses Total Gaming100OtherDirectExpensesTotalGaming
Direct Expense Summary Gaming100DirectExpenseSummaryGaming
Net Gaming Income Summary24347NetGamingIncomeSummary
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedILStatesWhereGamingConducted
LicensedtrueLicensed
License Suspended EtcfalseLicenseSuspendedEtc
Gaming With NonmemberstrueGamingWithNonmembers
Member Of Other EntityfalseMemberOfOtherEntity
Percentage Of Gaming Own Facility1.00000PercentageOfGamingOwnFacility

Name Of Gaming Rec Keeper Bus NameOfGamingRecKeeperBus

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Janice ShucartBusinessNameLine1

Address Of Gaming Rec Keeper US AddressOfGamingRecKeeperUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1c/o Lyric Opera 20 N Wacker DrAddressLine1
CityChicagoCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60606ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contract With3rd Party For Gam RevfalseContractWith3rdPartyForGamRev
Charitable Distrib RequiredtrueCharitableDistribRequired
Amount Distributed24347AmountDistributed

Form990 Schedule G Part IV Form990ScheduleGPartIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Part III, Line 17b - Distributions Required Under State LawIL $24347
Schedule G - Additional InformationThe mechanics of Schedule G require that we remove charitable contributions collected at the special event, in order to determine income or loss on events. $4.8 million of charitable contributions were collected (Schedule G, Part II, line 2) for a true net income of $3.4 million collected at these events.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records MaintainedtrueRecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Patrick G & Shirley W Ryan Opera CenterBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 North Wacker DriveAddressLine1
CityChicagoCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60606ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient362796630EINOfRecipient
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant920701AmountOfCashGrant
Amount Of Non Cash Assistance0AmountOfNonCashAssistance
Purpose Of Grantopera schoolPurposeOfGrant
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants1TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations0TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedIdentifier
ExplanationAll 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.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire PlantrueSupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp ArrangementfalseEquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related OrgsfalseCompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing OrgfalseCompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate OrgsfalseCompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractException
Rebuttable Presumption ProcedurefalseRebuttablePresumptionProcedure

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (12 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg
Selander Mary L
23552838500313161002306346
Reynolds Michael
1638953094014818209653
Reilly Jr William
167628165003460116571235300
Mathieson Mayer Susan
18833138500357967881270508
Mason William
404218385004348216386502586
Landmesser Drew
174713225694117312561251016
Freud Anthony
202171220004954429125200000
Fleming Renee
496397214496611
Fisher R Brent
12345522000174529123172030
Dowsek Richard
25535138500416501002336503
Davis Sir Andrew
883956883956
Barker Michael
1527832881313800195396

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Illinois Finance AuthorityBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Issuer EIN861091967IssuerEIN
CUSIP NumbernoneavailCUSIPNumber
Date Issued2008-08-18DateIssued
Issue Price3500000IssuePrice
Description Of PurposePurchase, construct & equip add'l Civic Opera Bldg spaceDescriptionOfPurpose
DefeasedfalseDefeased
On Behalf Of IssuerfalseOnBehalfOfIssuer

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Proceeds3500000TotalProceeds
Capitalized Interest6382CapitalizedInterest
Issuance Costs From Proceeds70000IssuanceCostsFromProceeds
Capital Expenditures3436382CapitalExpenditures
Year Of Subst Completion2009YearOfSubstCompletion
Current RefundingfalseCurrentRefunding
Advance RefundingfalseAdvanceRefunding
Final Allocation MadetrueFinalAllocationMade
Adequate Books And Recds MaintaindtrueAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Owning Bond Financed PropertyfalseOwningBondFinancedProperty
Any Lease ArrangementsfalseAnyLeaseArrangements
Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyfalseMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty
Any Research AgreementsfalseAnyResearchAgreements
Percentage Of Prvt Business Re UBI0.00300PercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBI
Total Private Business Use0.00300TotalPrivateBusinessUse
Post Issuance Compliance ProcdrstruePostIssuanceComplianceProcdrs

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8038 T FiledfalseForm8038TFiled
Variable Rate IssuefalseVariableRateIssue
Hedge Identified In Books And RecdsfalseHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds
Gross Proceeds Invested In GICfalseGrossProceedsInvestedInGIC
Gross Proceeds InvestedfalseGrossProceedsInvested
Exception To RebatetrueExceptionToRebate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fed Tax Requirements ComplianceXFedTaxRequirementsCompliance

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part III Form990ScheduleLPartIII

Name Of Interested Business NameOfInterestedBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Ryan Opera CenterBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship With OrganizationSee Supplemental InformationRelationshipWithOrganization
Amount Of Grant920701AmountOfGrant
Type Of AssistanceOperational supportTypeOfAssistance

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (7 entries)

RelationshipRelationshipAmount Of TransactionAmountOfTransactionDescription Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransactionSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
E Smith- Mg Dir Chase Invstment Ban
Trustee458202Chase-normal course of bizfalse
J Schreuder- Pres Pers FinNorthrn T
Trustee183829NorthernTr-norm course bizfalse
T Jenkins- EVP Head US Privt BkHarr
Trustee168832Harris Bk-norm course bizfalse
R Gillis- Exec VP Exelon Corp
Trustee317969Exelon-normal course bizfalse
R Colburn- Trustee WTTW
Trustee228356WTTW-normal course of bizfalse
R Fleming-Creative ConsultantSinger
Trustee597076Contracted Consultantfalse
A Davis-Music DirConductor
Trustee721901Contracted Consultantfalse

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationPart III, 1(b). The Ryan Opera Center does not meet the definition of "related organization" for purposes of reporting on IRS Form 990, Schedule R. However, the Executive Director and CFO of Lyric Opera are board members of the Ryan Opera Center. As a result, the grant provided to the Ryan Opera Center is reported here on Schedule L, Part III.Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions70NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9901389790NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV date rec'dMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxDescriptionDescriptionNumber Of ContributionsNumberOfContributionsNoncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
XProps/music etc74687Donor est
XOffice furnitur226819Donor est
XAuction items415751533Donor est
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC GiftstrueReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties UsedtrueThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPart I, Line 32, Hire and Use of Third PartiesIdentifier
ExplanationLyric Opera of Chicago hired events.org to coordinate and process electronic bidding on their devices for the auction portion of both Wine Auction and Fantasy of the Opera events. Professional auctioneers were hired to sell the wine and other live auction items during the Wine Auction event, held February 10, 2012.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Form 990, Part V, Line 1a- Form 1096Lyric 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 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableLyric 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 VI, Line 19
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees15b. 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 2012 compensation arrangements on March 7, 2011 and again on April 11, 2011. 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 15b
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsLyric 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 12c
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review ProcessThe 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 11
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, EtKatherine A. Abelson, Julie Baskes, Richard Dowsek, Anthony Freud, Melvin Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Kiphart, William Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Pigott, William C. Vance and Donna Van Eekeren- business relationshipW. James Farrell, William A. Osborn, Glenn Tilton and Miles D. White- business relationshipJ. Thomas Hurvis and Richard P. Kiphart- business relationshipRichard P. Kiphart and James W. Mabie- business relationshipSir Andrew Davis, Trustee and Music Director and Conductor for Lyric Opera of Chicago, is married to Gianna Rolandi, Director for the Ryan Opera Center.Form 990, Part VI, Line 2