Nonprofit · EIN 13-1624087
METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10023
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $304,122,827 | $325,333,793 | -$21,210,966 | $437,269,202 | $269,112,611 | $168,156,591 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $179,783,313
- of which government grants
- $360,470
- Program service revenue
- $101,534,612
- Investment income
- $20,876,547
- Royalties
- $409,624
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $18,333,530
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$1,821,282
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,465,230
- Other revenue
- $1,928,355
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $705,350
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $4,232,726
- Other salaries and wages
- $163,060,125
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $241,001,686
- Professional fundraising fees
- $599,215
- Legal fees
- $2,678,257
- Accounting fees
- $427,568
- Occupancy
- $6,950,515
- Travel
- $2,358,395
- Depreciation
- $5,600,691
- Program services (functional)
- $276,906,846
- Management and general (functional)
- $34,528,359
- Fundraising (functional)
- $13,898,588
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $466,642,122
- Total assets, end of year
- $437,269,202
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $269,112,611
- Net assets, end of year
- $168,156,591
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $83,480,989
- Publicly traded securities
- $64,294,454
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$134,857,731
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $303,014,322
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,032,698
- Gross receipts
- $474,099,791
- Employees
- 5,455
- Volunteers
- 831
- Year formed
- 1883
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER GELB | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 60 | $1,446,282 | $781,594 |
| YANNICK NEZET-SEGUIN | MUSIC DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 60 | $2,035,560 | $21,190 |
| DAVID CHAN | CONCERT MASTER Highest-paid employee | 60 | $515,613 | $113,873 |
| JOSH W MARKS | MASTER ELECTRICIAN Highest-paid employee | 60 | $421,570 | $126,717 |
| BENJAMIN BOWMAN | CONCERT MASTER Highest-paid employee | 60 | $426,501 | $60,590 |
| JOHN SELLARS | ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, PRODUCTION Key employee | 60 | $412,120 | $71,921 |
| Diana Fortuna | DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER/CFO/ASSISTANT TREASURER Officer | 59 | $393,208 | $73,852 |
| BERNARD M PLUM | DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 60 | $413,512 | $22,420 |
| CORALIE TOEVS | ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 60 | $259,356 | $147,433 |
| MICHAEL HEASTON | ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, ARTISTIC Key employee | 60 | $342,566 | $26,728 |
| STEPHANIE BASTA | GENERAL COUNSEL/ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer | 60 | $253,477 | $58,841 |
| ANN ZIFF | CHAIRman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| C GRAHAM BERWIND III | VP/CHAIR OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANETTE LERMAN-NEUBAUER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERCEDES T BASS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
50 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN BERGER | MANAGING DIRECTOR / TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOD JOHNSON | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AL ROKER | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXA BATOR CHAE | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW MARTIN-WEBER | MANAGING DIRECTOR TO 5/14/25 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUSTIN T FRAGOMEN JR | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA WALKOWSKI | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH A GROSSHANS | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE KOVNER | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL E DOMINA | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE BARANSKI | MANAGING DIRECTOR FR 3/27/25 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS DOCKERY THOMAS | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EKKHART HASSELS-WEILER | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH M EVEILLARD | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK A BENNACK JR | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRAYDA B LINDEMANN | MANAGING DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT EMERITA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE L VAN AMSON | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HELEN Y LITTLE | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON CAROLYN B MALONEY | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOWARD W HUNTER | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK JOHNSON | MANAGING DIRECTOR FR 9/26/24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES MITCHELL JR | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ROSE | MANAGING DIRECTOR FR 7/22/24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH-ANN CORRENTE | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHRYN A MILLER | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEEBLER J STRAZ | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH R FEINBERG | MANAGING DIRECTOR TO 8/19/24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA J SLOATE | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEONARD S COLEMAN JR | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC I STERN | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARINA KELLEN FRENCH | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARLENE HESS | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTA NOTTEBOHM | MANAGING DIRECTOR FR 1/30/25 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT MCCLURE | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW C PIETRaS | MANAGING DIRECTOR FR 1/30/25 TO 5/30/25 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NABIL N CHARTOUNI | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD J MILLER JR | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT L TURNER | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONNIE S HAWKINS | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEIFOLLAH GHASEMI | MANAGING DIRECTOR FR 5/14/25 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHEILA JOHNSON | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SO-CHUNG SHINN LEE | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN S BRADDOCK | MANAGING DIRECTOR TO 5/14/25 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Theodore A Kurz | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VALERIE DIXON | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VERONICA ATKINS | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WINTHROP RUTHERFORD JR | MANAGING DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE F HUNTER | HONORARY CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES W KINNEAR | HONORARY CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL M MONTRONE | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 30 LINCOLN CENTER PLAZA, NEW YORK, NY 10023-6922
- In care of
- % DIANA FORTUNA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PETER GELB, 30 Lincoln Center, New York, NY 100236980
- Signed the 990
- PETER GELB, GENERAL MANAGER
- Phone
- (212) 799-3100
- Return prepared by
- KPMG LLP
Mission
PERFORMANCE OF OPERA TO THE PUBLIC.
Program accomplishments
- PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF OPERA PERFORMANCES AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE AS WELL AS SYMPHONIC REPERTORY AT CARNEGIE HALL. ALSO INCLUDES OUTDOOR PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS THROUGHOUT PARKS IN NEW YORK CITY. PARKS CONCERTS ARE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE. THE ATTENDANCE OF THESE PERFORMANCES IS APPROXIMATELY FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE PER SEASON. INCLUDED IN PERFORMANCE REVENUE IS $1.5 MILLION IN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE RUSH DISCOUNT TICKETS PROGRAM AND $0.4 MILLION RELATED TO IN-KIND TICKET DONATIONS.Expenses $236,512,524 · revenue $74,117,036
- MEDIA PRESENTATION OF OPERA PERFORMANCES, LIVE PERFORMANCES BROADCAST IN HIGH DEFINITION TO MOVIE THEATERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LIVE AUDIO TRANSMISSIONS OF PERFORMANCES ON RADIO AND THE MET'S WEBSITE. PAST PERFORMANCES BROADCAST ON TELEVISION, RADIO STATIONS AND THE INTERNET GLOBALLY. MEDIA PRESENTATIONS REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MILLION.Expenses $23,021,870 · revenue $16,787,536
- PRESENTATION OF EVENTS OTHER THAN OPERA WHERE THE MET EITHER PRESENTS OR CO-PRESENTS THE EVENT OR LICENSES THE OPERA HOUSE TO THIRD PARTIES. THE ATTENDANCE AT THESE EVENTS, PRINCIPALLY BALLET, WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000 PEOPLE PER YEAR.Expenses $10,077,573 · revenue $9,378,918
- OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDING MERCHANDISING, DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ARTISTS THROUGH THE LINDEMANN YOUNG ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AND THE LAFFONT COMPETITION AND CONCERT.Expenses $7,294,879 · grants $705,350 · revenue $2,180,218
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-1624087
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1940
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $437,269,202
- Income (IRS master file)
- $474,099,791
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2023 | $303,083,984 | $332,251,527 | $506,459,983 | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2022 | $281,587,346 | $315,097,144 | $536,228,393 | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC is 13-1624087.
- Is METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1940.
- Are donations to METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names PETER GELB.
- Who are the officers and directors of METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 65 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,446,282 (PETER GELB, GENERAL MANAGER).
- How much revenue does METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $304,122,827, expenses of $325,333,793 and total assets of $437,269,202 at year end.
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