CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH
719 LIBERTY AVENUE THE BENEDUM, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222 www.pittsburghclo.org

Total Revenue
$11,524,811
Total Expenses
$13,730,149
Net Assets
$10,722,346

Organizations Filed Purposes: 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.

PRESERVE, PERPETUATE, CREATE AND ENCOURAGE APPRECIATION OF MUSICAL THEATER.

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 NINE WEEK, SIX PRODUCTION SUMMER SEASON OF MUSICALS AT THE BENEDUM THEATER 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.

THE CABARET AT THEATER SQUARE IS A VENUE FOR SMALL-SCALE MUSICALS AND PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND PRESENCE FOR THE PITTSBURGH CLO. THIS 250-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. THE CABARET PROVIDES MORE PERFORMANCES PER YEAR THAN ANY OTHER THEATER IN THE CULTURAL DISTRICT. SINCE IT OPENED IN 2004, MORE THAN 490,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINED AT THE PITTSBURGH CLO CABARET.

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 26-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.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Van KaplanEXECUTIVE PRODUCER & CEO40$470,040
Cindy OpatickASSOCIATE PRODUCER40$119,926
Wynne FedeleDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40$103,663
Michael MarascoCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$90,380
Edward T KarlovichTREASURER1$0
Johanna G O'LoughlinSECRETARY1$0
Mark J Minnaugh Dir Thru1/19, BOARD PRESIDENT 2/191$0
Tony BucciBOARD PRESIDENT (EXITED 2/2019)1$0
Helen Hanna CaseyCHAIRMAN1$0
Arlene SokolowEX-OFFICIO/GUILD1$0
Lisa PerracheAMBASSADOR1$0
Margaret McleanEX-OFFICIO/GUILD1$0
Anne LiparuloEX-OFFICIO/GUILD1$0
Kristen LaneEX-OFFICIO/GUILD1$0
Laura Pendrod KronkEX-OFFICIO/GUILD1$0
Joseph C GuyauxEX-OFFICIO/GUILD1$0
Clare DonahueEX-OFFICIO/GUILD1$0
Patty M BlenkoEX-OFFICIO/GUILD1$0
George A Davidson JrEX-OFFICIO CHAIRMAN1$0
Timothy K ZimmermanDIRECTOR1$0
Yarone ZoberDIRECTOR1$0
Dana YealyDIRECTOR1$0
Julie WiltmanDIRECTOR1$0
Travis E WilliamsDIRECTOR (EXITED 2/2019)1$0
Jake Wheatley JrDIRECTOR1$0
Michael F WalshDIRECTOR1$0
Randy VulakovichDIRECTOR (EXITED 2/2019)1$0
Carla J VrsanskyDIRECTOR1$0
Ronald L VioliDIRECTOR1$0
Michael VennumDIRECTOR1$0
Dennis UnkovicDIRECTOR1$0
Gary R TruittDIRECTOR1$0
Glenn D ToddDIRECTOR1$0
Justice Debra ToddDIRECTOR1$0
Joann TissueDIRECTOR1$0
Helen SpalarisDIRECTOR1$0
Luke SizemoreDIRECTOR (ENTERED 5/2019)1$0
Salvatore M SirabellaDIRECTOR1$0
Eric A SchafferDIRECTOR1$0
Deborah L Rice-JohnsonDIRECTOR1$0
Robin RandallDIRECTOR1$0
Charlene PetrelliDIRECTOR (EXITED 2/2019)1$0
Alex OverstromDIRECTOR (ENTERED 2/2019)1$0
Leah OhodnickiDIRECTOR1$0
Christina P O'TooleDIRECTOR1$0
Corey O'ConnerDIRECTOR1$0
Scott F NeillDIRECTOR1$0
Laurie M MushinskyDIRECTOR1$0
Todd C MoulesDIRECTOR1$0
Tim McvayDIRECTOR1$0
James McquadeDIRECTOR1$0
Timothy P McnultyDIRECTOR1$0
Robert C Mccartney EsqDIRECTOR1$0
Richard J LipovichDIRECTOR1$0
Nick LiparuloDIRECTOR1$0
Cate LinnDIRECTOR1$0
John A LemmexDIRECTOR1$0
Diane LandersDIRECTOR1$0
John E KosarDIRECTOR (EXITED 2/2019)1$0
Christine M KobusDIRECTOR1$0
Leslie HydeDIRECTOR (ENTERED 5/2019)1$0
Paul HenniganDIRECTOR1$0
Vicki HennDIRECTOR1$0
Richard S HamiltonDIRECTOR1$0
Sherri GrasakDIRECTOR1$0
Peter J GermainDIRECTOR1$0
George GansDIRECTOR1$0
Jon GalatisDIRECTOR (ENTERED 2/2019)1$0
Eleanor Schano FeeneyDIRECTOR1$0
Shelly FantDIRECTOR1$0
Patrick DuganDIRECTOR1$0
Jane DixonDIRECTOR1$0
Joseph Divito JrDIRECTOR1$0
James V DioniseDIRECTOR1$0
John DickDIRECTOR1$0
Joyce C DaileyDIRECTOR1$0
Laurel DagnonDIRECTOR1$0
Jay CostaDIRECTOR1$0
Kirk BurkleyDIRECTOR1$0
Michael J BrunnerDIRECTOR (EXITED 2/2019)1$0
James M BrennanDIRECTOR1$0
Daniel I BookerDIRECTOR1$0
Stephen S BloomburgDIRECTOR1$0
Walter J Blenko JrDIRECTOR (EXITED 8/2019)1$0
Michael E BleierDIRECTOR1$0
Joyce BenderDIRECTOR1$0
Meghan N BarreraDIRECTOR1$0
Pritam AdvaniDIRECTOR1$0

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