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Nonprofit · EIN 25-6000890

CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15222

Financials

$9.8M$13.7M2023$9.8M$11.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$9,774,850$11,427,764-$1,652,914$11,379,312$4,288,173$7,091,139
December 31, 2023990$9,836,333$13,663,082-$3,826,749$11,396,287$2,440,592$8,955,695
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,520,727
of which government grants
$909,300
Program service revenue
$5,808,510
Investment income
$389,822
Net gain from sales of assets
$193,313
Net income from fundraising events
$17,634
Net income from gaming
$38,157
Other revenue
$55,791

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$31,670
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$430,487
Other salaries and wages
$3,858,889
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,282,149
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$17,500
Accounting fees
$93,191
Occupancy
$181,742
Travel
$454,033
Depreciation
$203,608
Program services (functional)
$8,906,366
Management and general (functional)
$1,900,025
Fundraising (functional)
$621,373

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$11,396,287
Total assets, end of year
$11,379,312
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,288,173
Net assets, end of year
$7,091,139
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,311,914
Publicly traded securities
$4,521,393
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,087,167
Net assets with donor restrictions
$4,003,972
Gross unrelated business income
$48,532
Gross receipts
$11,427,984
Employees
357
Volunteers
120
Year formed
1946
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARK FLEISCHEREXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Officer
40$198,207$9,325
WYNNE FEDELEDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$112,520$9,300
ANGELA LANGILL DIRECTOR OFFINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Officer
40$111,870$9,300
ALEX OVERSTROMCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
EDWARD T KARLOVICHPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHANNA G O'LOUGHLINSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOSEPH DIVITO JRTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PRITAM ADVANIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEGHAN N BARRERADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOYCE BENDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATTY M BLENKOEX-OFFICIO/GUILD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS BRUSSALISDIRECTOR (ENTER 2/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN S BLOOMBURGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL I BOOKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONY BENEVENTODIRECTOR (EXIT 11/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
53 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOHN DICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JANE DIXONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CLARE DONAHUEEX-OFFICIO/GUILD
Trustee or director
1$0
GUS ENGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LESLEY EVANCHODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JON GALATISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GEORGE GANSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER J GERMAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHERRI GRASAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD S HAMILTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILIE HAMMERSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
VICKI HENNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAUL HENNIGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LEON HOFFMANDIRECTOR (EXIT 2/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
LESLIE HYDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARGARET IZZODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEEDRA KNAUSDIRECTOR (ENTER 5/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN KOBLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTINE M KOBUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA PENROD KRONKEX-OFFICIO/GUILD
Trustee or director
1$0
DIANE LANDERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN A LEMMEXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NICK LIPARULODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD J LIPOVICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT C MCCARTNEY ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARGARET MCLEANEX-OFFICIO/GUILD
Trustee or director
1$0
TIM MCVAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK J MINNAUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURIE M MUSHINSKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT F NEILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTINA P O'TOOLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LEAH OHODNICKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBIN RANDALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE RIZZODIRECTOR (EXIT 8/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC A SCHAFFERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GREGG SCHMIDTETTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LUKE SIZEMOREEX-OFFICIO/AMBASSADOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HELEN SPALARISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ARLENE SOKOLOWEX-OFFICIO/GUILD
Trustee or director
1$0
LASHAWNDA THOMASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOANN TISSUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JUSTICE DEBRA TODDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GLENN D TODDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DENNIS UNKOVICDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CARLA J VRSANSKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL F WALSHDIRECTOR (EXIT 2/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
JAKE WHEATLEY JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
YARONE ZOBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TIMOTHY K ZIMMERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GEORGE A DAVIDSON JREX-OFFICIO CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH C GUYAUXEX-OFFICIO/GUILD
Trustee or director
1$0
HELEN HANNA CASEYEX-OFFICIO CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM LAMBERTEX-OFFICIO CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 71 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARK FLEISCHEREXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Officer
40$276,861$9,139
JOHN EDKINSDIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
Highest-paid employee
40$100,250$22,092
WYNNE FEDELEDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$112,965$8,755
ANGELA LANGILL DIRECTOR OFFINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Officer
40$111,475$8,455
ALEX OVERSTROMCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
EDWARD T KARLOVICHPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHANNA G O'LOUGHLINSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOSEPH DIVITO JRTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PRITAM ADVANIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEGHAN N BARRERADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOYCE BENDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN S BLOOMBURGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL I BOOKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONY BENEVENTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN DICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANE DIXONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GUS ENGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LESLEY EVANCHODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK FISHERDIRECTOR (EXIT 02/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JON GALATISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE GANSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER J GERMAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHERRI GRASAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD S HAMILTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILIE HAMMERSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VICKI HENNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL HENNIGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEON HOFFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LESLIE HYDEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARGARET IZZODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINE M KOBUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANE LANDERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN A LEMMEXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICK LIPARULODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD J LIPOVICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT C MCCARTNEY ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES MCQUADEDIRECTOR (EXIT 02/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM MCVAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK J MINNAUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURIE M MUSHINSKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT F NEILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COREY O'CONNORDIRECTOR (EXIT 02/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINA P O'TOOLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEAH OHODNICKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBIN RANDALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIC A SCHAFFERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGG SCHMIDTETTERDIRECTOR (ENTERED 02/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SALVATORE M SIRABELLADIRECTOR (EXIT 02/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HELEN SPALARISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LASHAWNDA THOMASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANN TISSUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUSTICE DEBRA TODDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GLENN D TODDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENNIS UNKOVICDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARLA J VRSANSKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL F WALSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELVIN WASHINGTONDIRECTOR (EXIT 02/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAKE WHEATLEY JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YARONE ZOBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHY K ZIMMERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE A DAVIDSON JREX-OFFICIO CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATTY M BLENKOEX-OFFICIO/GUILD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLARE DONAHUEEX-OFFICIO/GUILD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH C GUYAUXEX-OFFICIO/GUILD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HELEN HANNA CASEYEX-OFFICIO CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA PENROD KRONKEX-OFFICIO/GUILD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM LAMBERTEX-OFFICIO CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE LIPARULOEX-OFFICIO/GUILD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARGARET MCLEANEX-OFFICIO/GUILD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARLENE SOKOLOWEX-OFFICIO/GUILD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUKE SIZEMOREEX-OFFICIO/AMBASSADOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
719 LIBERTY AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222-3504
In care of
% 101 PRODUCTIONS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MARK FLEISCHER, 719 LIBERTY AVENUE THE BENEDUM, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
Signed the 990
MARK FLEISCHER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Phone
(412) 281-3973
Return prepared by
SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INC

Mission

TO PRESERVE, PERPETUATE AND CREATE THE VERY BEST OF MUSICAL THEATER AND ENCOURAGE ITS APPRECIATION BY PRODUCING AND PRESENTING FIRST-RATE PERFORMANCES AND CONDUCTING EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR THE ENRICHMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. CLO IS DEDICATED TO THE FUTURE OF THE MUSICAL THEATER ART FORM THROUGH ITS SPECIAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE ACADEMY OF MUSICAL THEATER, THE GENE KELLY AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER, AND THE CLO/CMU NEW WORKS PROJECT.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • FOR MORE THAN SEVENTY YEARS, THE PITTSBURGH CIVIC LIGHT OPERA HAS BEEN PROVIDING CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS TO OVER 200,000 PATRONS A YEAR. THE PITTSBURGH CLO'S MAJOR ACTIVITY IS THE PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF A SIX SHOW, MULTI-VENUE SUMMER SEASON OF MUSICALS, WHICH RAN FROM MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER IN 2024. PRODUCTIONS WERE HELD AT THE BENEDUM THEATER, BYHAM THEATER, AND GREER CABARET IN PITTSBURGH FOR THE CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AND ENJOYMENT OF ITS AUDIENCE AND COMMUNITY. VIBRANT PRODUCTIONS, INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND BOLD NEW WORKS WILL CONTINUE TO DEFINE PITTSBURGH CLO AS A LEADER IN THE MUSICAL THEATER INDUSTRY FOR YEARS TO COME.
    Expenses $7,213,099 · revenue $4,706,189
  • THE PITTSBURGH CLO'S ACADEMY OF MUSICAL THEATER TRAINS 500 STUDENTS RANGING FROM AGES FIVE THROUGH EIGHTEEN IN VOICE, DANCE AND ACTING. THE MISSION OF THE ACADEMY IS TO TRAIN STUDENTS ACCORDING TO A HIGH PERFORMANCE STANDARD AND TO OFFER STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS AND ENHANCE THEIR SELF CONFIDENCE WHETHER OR NOT THEY PLAN TO PURSUE A CAREER IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. THROUGHOUT ITS 36-YEAR HISTORY, THE ACADEMY HAS EDUCATED, INSPIRED, AND ENRICHED THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, ASPIRATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. ALSO, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE ACADEMY AND THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA, THE PITTSBURGH CLO'S INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS IMPACT THE LIVES OF MANY UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS.CLO OFFERS IN PERSON AND HYBRID CLASSES, AND CONTINUES TO ADD NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH BROADWAY PROFESSIONALS VIRTUALLY AND CREATES DIGITAL PROGRAMMING.
    Expenses $1,130,110 · grants $31,670 · revenue $784,066
  • THE CABARET AT THEATER SQUARE IS A VENUE FOR SMALL-SCALE MUSICALS AND PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND PRESENCE FOR THE PITTSBURGH CLO. THIS 200-SEAT BLACK BOX SPACE HAS GIVEN THE PITTSBURGH CLO THE OPPORTUNITY TO CROSS MARKET ITS PRODUCTIONS, HAS ADDED A REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE PITTSBURGH CLO AND HAS BECOME AN ECONOMIC CATALYST FOR THE CULTURAL DISTRICT AND CITY OF PITTSBURGH. SINCE IT OPENED IN 2004, MORE THAN 460,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINED AT THE PITTSBURGH CLO CABARET.
    Expenses $563,157 · revenue $318,255

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

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
25-6000890
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1947
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$11,379,312
Income (IRS master file)
$11,427,984

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$9,774,850$11,427,764$11,379,312XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$9,836,333$13,663,082$11,396,287XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$2,806,605$2,114,593$15,122,680IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990September 2022$11,859,936$12,864,855$14,852,415IRS
990-TSeptember 2022–––IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990-TSeptember 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 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 25-6000890).

Questions about CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION is 25-6000890.
Is CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1947.
Are donations to CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION 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 CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARK FLEISCHER.
Who are the officers and directors of CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 68 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $198,207 (MARK FLEISCHER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER).
How much revenue does CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $9,774,850, expenses of $11,427,764 and total assets of $11,379,312 at year end.

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