Academy of Vocal Arts
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32 people11 organisationsi32 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (32). Violet dotted lines (11) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
32 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 29 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 32 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold F Pitcairn II Chair | Chairman | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Alice Chase | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Barbara Donnelly Bentivoglio | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Charlotte H Watts (also filed as Charlotte Watts) | Director (Thru Sept 2024) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Christine Batchelor | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Corey Smith | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dante Cerza | Director (Thru Sept 2024) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dr Diane Cole AHL | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dr Douglas Manion | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dr Richard Kent | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dr Ruth Ryave | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dr Suzanne Root ESQ | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Gordon M Wase ESQ | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| I Gail Howard | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Joseph W McGuire ESQ | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Judith Broudy | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Julie Fairman | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Katherine Niven | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kristin Davidson | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Latonia Moore | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lily Ferry | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Maria G Vogiatzi Plestis MD | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Marlene Milner | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Neal W Krouse (also filed as Neal Krouse) | Vice Chair & Secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| P Jeffery Warden | Director (Thru June 2025) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| R Randolph Apgar | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Richard Troxell II (also filed as Richard Troxell) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rochelle Magarick | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Scott Hickman | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Stephen Parahus | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Susan E Kane | Vice Chair & Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Walter M Strine JR ESQ | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan J Hymel | VP, Global/Artistic Outreach | since 2020 |
| Christofer Macatsoris | Music Director | since 2019 |
| Constantina Christou | CFO Effective Jan 2023 | since 2023 |
| Helen Kim | Director, Institutional Advancement | since 2022 |
| Jason Ward | Dir. Institutional Advancement | 2025 |
| K James McDowell | President & Artistic Director | since 2019 |
| Robert W Lyon | Dir. of Institutional Advancement | 2019 |
| Scott Guzielek | VP and General Manager | since 2020 |
| Susan L Mock | CFO to May 2023 | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Guzielek | President/Artistic Director | 40 | $172k | $18k | |
| Christofer Macatsoris | Music Director | 40 | $154k | $8k | |
| Constantina Christou | CFO | 40 | $147k | $17k | |
| Jason Ward | Dir. Institutional Advancement | 40 | $102k | $10k | |
| Harold F Pitcairn II | Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Susan E Kane | Vice Chair & Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Neal W Krouse | Vice Chair & Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Diane Cole Ahl | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| R Randolph Apgar | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Christine Batchelor | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Donnelly Bentivoglio | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Judith Broudy | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Alice Chase | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kristin Davidson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Julie Fairman | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lily Ferry | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Scott Hickman | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| I Gail Howard | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Richard Kent | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rochelle Magarick | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Douglas Manion | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Joseph W McGuire Esq | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Marlene Milner | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Latonia Moore | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Katherine Niven | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Parahus | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Maria G Vogiatzi Plestis MD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Suzanne Root Esq | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Ruth Ryave | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Corey Smith | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Walter M Strine Jr Esq | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Richard Troxell II | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Gordon M Wase Esq | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dante Cerza | Director (Thru Sept 2024) | 2 | $0 | ||
| P Jeffery Warden | Director (Thru June 2025) | 2 | $0 | ||
| Charlotte Watts | Director (Thru Sept 2024) | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Academy of Vocal Arts
- EIN
- 231352001
- Address
- 1920 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA, 19103-6613
- State
- Pennsylvania
- 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 (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A6E0 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1936
- Principal officer
- Scott Guzielek (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1938
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsHarold F Pitcairn II
≥7years on the filingsAlice Chase
≥7years on the filingsBarbara Donnelly Bentivoglio
≥7years on the filingsCharlotte H Watts
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $54.2m
- Total liabilities
- $2.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $51.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3m
- Program service revenue
- $301k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $346k
- Employees
- 112
- Volunteers
- 32
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.7m | $4.5m | $114k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.