Lyric Opera Of Chicago Verification Pending

EIN 366008929 · State IL · NTEE A6A0 · Latest filing 2011

Steady State
Steady State
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Steady State

What does this mean?

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

The Path Forward

The Stewardship

Focuses on long-term sustainability and gentle cultivation of existing resources rather than forced expansion. It honors the organization's established role as a reliable anchor.

The Stewardship
The Stewardship
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Steady State ↑
Overall
48
Score
Governance
55
Score
Financial
35
Score
Program
60
Score
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Institutional Epochs

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Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2023 — — 5.4% 48 Fragile Decline Risk
2022 — — 3.1% 53 Fragile Stable Watch
2021 — — 6.8% 52 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — 5.1% 46 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2019 — — 3.3% 53 Fragile Recovery
2018 — — 2.8% 47 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2017 — — 3.3% 49 Fragile Decline Risk
2016 — — 2.8% 49 Fragile Decline Risk
2015 — — 2.1% 53 Fragile Stable Watch
2014 — — 2.0% 53 Fragile Recovery
2013 — — 1.2% 53 Fragile Decline Risk
2012 — — 3.5% 47 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2011 — — 2.5% 49 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Executive Director 1.2% of Rev
Board President 0.7% of Rev
Secretary 0.6% of Rev
Treasurer 0.5% of Rev
Board Member 0.5% of Rev
Board President 0.4% of Rev
Chorus Master 0.3% of Rev
Master Carpenter 0.3% of Rev
Former Principal Percussionist 0.3% of Rev
Treasurer 0.3% of Rev
Board Member 0.3% of Rev
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Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Executive Director 0.9% of Rev
Board Member 0.7% of Rev
Treasurer 0.7% of Rev
Secretary 0.6% of Rev
Secretary 0.5% of Rev
Assistant Concert Master 0.4% of Rev
Board President 0.4% of Rev
Principal Clarinet 0.4% of Rev
Board President 0.3% of Rev
Section Violin 0.3% of Rev
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Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Executive Director 1.1% of Rev
Chief Advancement Officer 0.6% of Rev
Treasurer 0.5% of Rev
Board Member 0.5% of Rev
Board President 0.4% of Rev
Master Electrician 0.4% of Rev
Master Carpenter 0.4% of Rev
Board President 0.3% of Rev
Head Stagehand 0.3% of Rev
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
35 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
55 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
48 / 100
Developing

The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →

Peer comparison

Compared to 195 other orgs in IL with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 28 points above the peer median (60 vs. 32).

5-year trend: Steady State

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

Overall score has gone from 53 → 48 over 5 years (declining by 5 points).

What's driving this score

What would change this score

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. Build cash reserves to at least 3 months of operating expenses — moves financial resilience score meaningfully (~10 points).

Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.

Mission Rationale

Explain the programmatic or strategic context behind this flag.