The Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Opera Center

“The Ryan Opera Center did not have any top management officials that were compensated. Therefore this question has been marked "no."”

“The organization did not have any committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The Ryan Opera Center Form 990 and Schedules are prepared and reviewed by Lyric Opera of Chicago staff. A review is then performed by our Tax Advisor. The Form 990 and related schedules are provided to the full Lyric Opera Audit Committee, along with the appropriate members of Lyric Opera staff, for their review prior to a meeting of the full audit committee where the Tax Advisor oversees the discussion and review of the Form 990. The Audit Committee then approves the filings. The entire Form 990 is then sent, via email, to key Board officers of The Ryan Opera Center prior to it being filed with the IRS”

“The Ryan Opera Center maintains a Conflict of Interest Policy which applies to all Directors, as well as designated members of the staff. The Policy requires certain persons to whom the policy applies to complete an annual disclosure statement which identifies a business or financial interest of that person which is planning to engage in a business transaction with the Opera Center, or has engaged in a business transaction with the Opera Center during the preceding year. The Policy forbids such individuals from voting on or using their personal influence in connection with such transactions.”

“The process of determining compensation of other officers (anyone earning more than $150,000) included the following: 1) The Compensation Committee, made up of seven independent board members and two ex-officio members, reviewed the fiscal 2019 compensation arrangements on April 13, 2018. This process is done annually. 2) ROC salary bands are determined by an independent consultant every three years who, leveraging comparability data and benchmark comparisons from peer industry organizations based on size of revenue and operating budget as well as scope of management responsibility, sets salary bands for each of Lyric's eight staff job levels. 3) Salaries for all highly compensated employees with salaries over $150,000 per year must fall within their respective salary bands. 4) Recommendations, as well as any deliberation, were documented in the Compensation Committee minutes. A report to the Board with respect to compensation recommendation was reflected in the Board meeting minutes.”

“Ryan Opera Center operations are included in Lyric Opera of Chicago's audited financial statements, which are available on Lyric's website (lyricopera.org). Governing documents and conflicts of interest policy are not required disclosures pursuant to IRC Sec. 6104. These documents are not available to the public at this time.”

“Rental Space - Total Revenue: 0, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: 0, Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; Fringe Benefits - Total Revenue: 0, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: 0, Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; Prior Year Over Accruals - Total Revenue: 3169, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: 3169; Coat Check Revenue - Total Revenue: 0, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: 0; Transportation Income - Total Revenue: 0, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: 0;”

“As of 6/30/2019, The Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Opera Center transferred its operations and formally merged with the Lyric Opera of Chicago.”

“Transfer of Net Assets to The Lyric Opera of Chicago - -1397432;”

“No Forms 1099 were filed by the Ryan Opera Center. All vendors, including independent contractors, are paid through Lyric Opera of Chicago which files all required Forms 1099.”