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Nonprofit · EIN 23-1352001

ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS

Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103

Financials

$5.1M$4.2M2021$5.3M$4.8M2022$6.3M$4.5M2023$4.7M$4.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$4,653,019$4,539,027$113,992$54,219,823$2,321,266$51,898,557
June 30, 2024990$6,335,470$4,453,869$1,881,601$50,209,537$2,519,511$47,690,026
June 30, 2023990$5,310,910$4,754,641$556,269$46,475,598$2,781,325$43,694,273
June 30, 2022990 (amended)$5,067,502$4,208,740$858,762$44,399,477$2,857,203$41,542,274
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,956,521
of which government grants
$5,000
Program service revenue
$301,490
Investment income
$1,540,181
Net gain from sales of assets
$57,181
Net income from fundraising events
-$151,813
Other revenue
-$145,173

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$345,733
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$360,558
Other salaries and wages
$1,821,760
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,566,380
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$81,751
Depreciation
$238,570
Program services (functional)
$3,296,051
Management and general (functional)
$800,830
Fundraising (functional)
$442,146

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$50,209,537
Total assets, end of year
$54,219,823
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,321,266
Net assets, end of year
$51,898,557
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,649,756
Publicly traded securities
$40,075,347
Net assets without donor restrictions
$20,160,629
Net assets with donor restrictions
$31,737,928
Gross receipts
$11,998,282
Employees
112
Volunteers
32
Year formed
1936
State of legal domicile
PA

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SCOTT GUZIELEKPRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Officer
40$172,000$18,161
CONSTANTINA CHRISTOUCFO
Officer
40$146,667$16,865
CHRISTOFER MACATSORISMUSIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$154,167$8,132
JASON WARDDIR. INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$101,667$9,592
HAROLD F PITCAIRN IICHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUSAN E KANEVICE CHAIR & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
NEAL W KROUSEVICE CHAIR & SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DR DIANE COLE AHLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
R RANDOLPH APGARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTINE BATCHELORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BARBARA DONNELLY BENTIVOGLIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JUDITH BROUDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALICE CHASEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KRISTIN DAVIDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JULIE FAIRMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
21 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LILY FERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SCOTT HICKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
I GAIL HOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DR RICHARD KENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ROCHELLE MAGARICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DR DOUGLAS MANIONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOSEPH W MCGUIRE ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARLENE MILNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LATONIA MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KATHERINE NIVENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
STEPHEN PARAHUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARIA G VOGIATZI PLESTIS MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DR SUZANNE ROOT ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DR RUTH RYAVEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
COREY SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
WALTER M STRINE JR ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RICHARD TROXELL IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
GORDON M WASE ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DANTE CERZADIRECTOR (THRU SEPT 2024)
Trustee or director
2$0
P JEFFERY WARDENDIRECTOR (THRU JUNE 2025)
Trustee or director
2$0
CHARLOTTE WATTSDIRECTOR (THRU SEPT 2024)
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 39 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRISTOFER MACATSORISMUSIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$150,000$37,545
SCOTT GUZIELEKPRES/ARTISTIC DIR EFF AUG 2023
Officer
40$159,000$16,998
CONSTANTINA CHRISTOUCFO
Officer
40$131,737$14,751
K JAMES MCDOWELLPRES/ARTISTIC DIR TO AUG 2023
Officer
40$110,000$26,464
BRYAN J HYMELVP, GLOBAL/ARTISTIC OUTREACH
Highest-paid employee
40$112,800$0
SUSAN L MOCKFORMER CFO (OFFICER)
Former
40$55,665$9,445
HAROLD F PITCAIRN IICHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUSAN E KANEVICE CHAIR & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
NEAL W KROUSEVICE CHAIR & SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DR DIANE COLE AHLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
R RANDOLPH APGARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTINE BATCHELORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BARBARA DONNELLY BENTIVOGLIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JUDITH BROUDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR DANTE CERZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALICE CHASEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KRISTIN DAVIDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JULIE FAIRMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LILY FERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT HICKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
I GAIL HOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR RICHARD KENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK KERSCHNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROCHELLE MAGARICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR DOUGLAS MANIONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOSEPH W MCGUIRE ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARLENE MILNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LATONIA MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR SUZANNE ROOT ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR RUTH RYAVEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
COREY SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WALTER M STRINE JR ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICHARD TROXELL IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARIA G VOGIATZI MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
P JEFFERY WARDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GORDON M WASE ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHARLOTTE H WATTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PETER GOULDDIRECTOR TO JUL 2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANTHONY P JANNETTADIRECTOR TO JUL 2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 41 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
K JAMES MCDOWELLPRESIDENT & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Officer
40$165,000$48,557
CHRISTOFER MACATSORISMUSIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$150,000$32,865
SUSAN L MOCKCFO TO MAY 2023
Officer
40$140,114$22,575
SCOTT GUZIELEKVP AND GENERAL MANAGER
Officer
40$146,000$16,049
HELEN KIMDIR, INSTITUTIONAL ADV TO FEB 2023
Highest-paid employee
40$113,333$19,445
BRYAN J HYMELVP, GLOBAL/ARTISTIC OUTREACH
Highest-paid employee
40$112,800$0
CONSTANTINA CHRISTOUCFO EFFECTIVE JAN 2023
Officer
40$0$0
HAROLD F PITCAIRN IICHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUSAN E KANEVICE CHAIR & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KENNETH E AHL ESQVICE CHAIR & SEC TO APR 2023
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DR ROMEO ABELLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
R RANDOLPH APGARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTINE BATCHELORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BARBARA DONNELLY BENTIVOGLIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JUDITH BROUDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR DANTE CERZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALICE CHASEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KRISTIN DAVIDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LILY FERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PETER GOULDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
I GAIL HOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANTHONY P JANNETTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR RICHARD KENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK KERSCHNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NEAL W KROUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR DOUGLAS MANIONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOSEPH W MCGUIRE ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARLENE MILNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LATONIA MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR MARIA G VOGIATZI PLESTISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR SUZANNE ROOT ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR RUTH RYAVEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
COREY SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WALTER M STRINE JR ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICHARD TROXELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
P JEFFERY WARDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GORDON M WASE ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHARLOTTE H WATTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARX S SANDY LEOPOLDDIRECTOR TO JAN 2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
THOMAS B O'ROURKEDIRECTOR TO APR 2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAROLYN SEIDLEDIRECTOR TO NOV 2022
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2022: 38 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
K JAMES MCDOWELLPRESIDENT & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Officer
40$161,667$50,385
CHRISTOFER MACATSORISMUSIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$150,000$31,015
SUSAN L MOCKCFO
Officer
40$136,667$21,669
SCOTT GUZIELEKVP AND GENERAL MANAGER
Officer
40$141,667$15,505
HELEN KIMDIRECTOR, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$100,833$17,147
BRYAN J HYMELVP, GLOBAL/ARTISTIC OUTREACH
Highest-paid employee
40$112,800$0
HAROLD F PITCAIRN IICHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUSAN E KANEVICE CHAIR & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KENNETH E AHL ESQVICE CHAIR & SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DR ROMEO ABELLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
R RANDOLPH APGARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTINE BATCHELORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BARBARA DONNELLY BENTIVOGLIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JUDITH BROUDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DANTE CERZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALICE CHASEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KRISTIN DAVIDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PETER GOULDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
I GAIL HOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANTHONY P JANNETTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR RICHARD KENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK KERSCHNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NEAL W KROUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARX S SANDY LEOPOLDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOSEPH W MCGUIRE ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARLENE MILNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LATONIA MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
THOMAS B O'ROURKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR SUZANNE ROOT ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR RUTH RYAVEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAROLYN SEIDLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
COREY SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WALTER M STRINE JR ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICHARD TROXELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARIA G VOGIATZI MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
P JEFFERY WARDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GORDON M WASE ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHARLOTTE H WATTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1920 SPRUCE ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-6613
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SCOTT GUZIELEK, 1920 SPRUCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
Signed the 990
SCOTT GUZIELEK, PRESIDENT & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Phone
(215) 735-1685
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS (AVA) IS TO BE THE WORLD'S PREMIER INSTITUTION FOR TRAINING YOUNG ARTISTS AS INTERNATIONAL OPERA SINGERS. THROUGH RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION AND COACHING, AND BY PRESENTATIONS OF RESIDENT ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN FULLY

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ADMISSION INTO AVA'S FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM IS DETERMINED BY HIGHLY COMPETITIVE ANNUAL AUDITIONS. THOSE WHO ARE ACCEPTED RECEIVE TUITION-FREE INTENSIVE TRAINING.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.)THE ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS PRESENTED FULL OPERA PRODUCTIONS, RECITALS, AND EVENTS IN THE 2024-25 AVA OPERA THEATRE SEASON. OCTOBER'S NEW ARTISTS RECITAL, WHERE FIRST-YEAR RESIDENT ARTISTS WERE INTRODUCED, STARTED THE SEASON FOLLOWED AGAIN BY THE ANNUAL GIARGIARI BEL CANTO COMPETITION. THE SEASON OFFICIALLY OPENED WITH GOUNOD'SFAUST. JANUARY SAW TWO PERFORMANCES OF JUBILATE!, OUR POPULAR ANNUAL CONCERT OF SACRED MUSIC. THE WINTER OPERA WAS MOZART'S COSI FAN TUTTE. THIS YEAR'S HIGHLIGHT WAS OUR 90TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND GALA, BRAVA PHILADELPHIA! HELD AT THE KIMMEL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN MARCH. THE SEASON CONCLUDED WITH MASCAGNI'S L'AMICO FRITZ AND THE ANNUAL FAREWELL RECITAL AND GRADUATION.
    Expenses $3,296,051 · grants $345,733 · revenue $301,490

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-1352001
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
School
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1938
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$54,219,823
Income (IRS master file)
$11,998,282

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$4,653,019$4,539,027$54,219,823XML
990June 2024$6,335,470$4,453,869$50,209,537XML
990June 2023$5,310,910$4,754,641$46,475,598XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$5,067,502$4,208,740$44,399,477XML
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 23-1352001).

Questions about ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS

What is the EIN of ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS is 23-1352001.
Is ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1938.
Are donations to ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS 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 ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SCOTT GUZIELEK.
Who are the officers and directors of ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 36 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $172,000 (SCOTT GUZIELEK, PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,653,019, expenses of $4,539,027 and total assets of $54,219,823 at year end.

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