Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Donations deductibleCedar Rapids Opera Theatre's network
15 peoplei15 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
15 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail Rethwisch | Vice Preside | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Adam Kaefring | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Cecilia Rokusek | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Chad Sonka | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Daniel Kleinknecht | Ex Offcio Bo | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Caves | Past Preside | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David Chadima | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| David Swaney | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Joni Wallace | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Martha Brown | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mike Thome | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Scot Brown | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Thaddeus Ennen | Ex Officio B | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Troy Reineke | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Virginia Michalicek | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Schulte | Executive Director | 2018 |
| John Persick | Officer | 2020 |
| Michelle Arenson | Officer | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thaddeus Ennen | Ex Officio B | 40 | $66k | ||
| Daniel Kleinknecht | Ex Offcio Bo | 8 | $38k | ||
| Chad Sonka | Board Member | 1 | $2k | ||
| Abigail Rethwisch | Vice Preside | 2 | $1k | ||
| Joni Wallace | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Scot Brown | Treasurer | 8 | $0 | ||
| Virginia Michalicek | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| David Caves | Past Preside | 2 | $0 | ||
| Martha Brown | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Chadima | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Adam Kaefring | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Troy Reineke | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cecilia Rokusek | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Swaney | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Thome | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
- EIN
- 421476568
- Address
- 425 2nd St Se Ste 960, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52401-1848
- State
- Iowa
- Mission
- The mission of the cedar rapids opera theatre is to advance opera as a vital, living american art form and to develop the artists who create it, as well as the audience that appreciates and supports it. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A6A0 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
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- Principal officer
- Joni Wallace (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1998
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDaniel Kleinknecht
≥7years on the filingsDavid Caves
≥5years on the filingsChad Sonka
≥5years on the filingsVirginia Michalicek
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $101k
- Total liabilities
- $45k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $57k
- Contributions and grants received
- $340k
- Program service revenue
- $84k
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 36
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $451k | $481k | Deficit $31k |
| 2023 | $589k | $657k | Deficit $68k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Iowa
- Entity type
- Revised Domestic Non-Profit
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 27 January 1998
- Registered agent
- Thaddeus Ennen (city and state not held)