Civic Light Opera Association of Greater Pittsburgh

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
256000890
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Phone
4122813973
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Culture, and Humanities

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$9,774,850
Expenses
$11,427,764
Assets
$11,379,312
Liabilities
$4,288,173

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

68 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EDWARD T KARLOVICH (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARK FLEISCHER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER): $207,532 total reported compensation
  • WYNNE FEDELE (DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT): $121,820 total reported compensation
  • ANGELA LANGILL DIRECTOR OF (FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION): $121,170 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

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.

What it reported doing in 2024

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.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.1%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 77.9%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 48.8%; rating input score 49; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -16.9%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.9%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.9% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.1% of revenue deployed · 77.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 61 of 61 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $8.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $208K · 68 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $915K reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 40 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 7 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 20/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.