Central City Opera House Association
We honor and sustain the pioneering spirit of our Colorado history by continuing to enrich lives and communities through the power of shared performances and preservation of our historic properties.
Central City Opera House Association at a glance
In short: Central City Opera House Association gave $1.8M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $912K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,824,322
- +165.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $912,161
- +32.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $912,161
- Total assets
- $1,830,791
- -22.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Central City Opera House Association
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Central City Opera House Association
Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program
Central City Opera House Association
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Equity in Arts Learning for Colorado Youth Grant
Central City Opera House Association
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Central City Opera House Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was CC Opera Properties ($1.7M). Together the top 2 received $1.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 6 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Central City Opera House Association gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $200K (2023) to $7.8M (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CC Opera Properties Wheat Ridge, CO | Property Mgmt | $1,713,293 |
| CC Opera House Assoc Endowment Fund Wheat Ridge, CO | Endowment Campaign | $111,029 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,830,791 | $7,998,237 | $8,903,063 | $1,824,322 | 2 | $16,805 |
| 2024 | $2,374,013 | $7,288,475 | $7,695,878 | $688,023 | 1 | $17,554 |
| 2023 | $3,258,942 | $6,238,197 | $7,258,328 | $200,009 | 1 | $7,618 |
| 2022 | $3,618,166 | $5,719,247 | $6,676,712 | $1,603,974 | 1 | $4,557 |
| 2021 | $4,003,841 | $11,954,405 | $12,191,834 | $7,839,157 | 1 | $2,842 |
| 2020 | $4,974,895 | $8,349,950 | $6,209,327 | $3,421,810 | 1 | $229,015 |
| 2019 | $3,514,119 | $7,256,420 | $6,376,785 | $1,103,223 | 1 | $262,886 |
About Central City Opera House Association
Based on IRS filings
Central City Opera House Association is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Wheat Ridge, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.8M. Net investment income was $17K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Central City Opera House Association is led by Scott Finlay, CEO & President on every filing since 2023; 4 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Scott Finlay
CEO & President
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$165K (2023) → $175K (2025)
Margaret Williams
Managing Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$144K (2024) → $144K (2025)
Adam Scurto
Managing Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$105K (2025)
Charles Calkins
Senior & Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$129K (2024) → $125K (2025)
Carole Yaley
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Kearney
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Bender
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Trask Schneider
Co-Chair
Board Member → Co-Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Fullerton Clark
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Baker
Board Member
Board Member → Board Member Th, 2022
Board Member Th → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pamela Bansbach
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard A. Goozh
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roopesh Aggarwal
Past Co-Chair
Co-Chair → Board Co-Chair, 2023
Board Co-Chair → Past Co-Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina Dinegar
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Ritz
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Collier
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Newell Grant
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Wiegand II
Co-Chair
Board Member → Co-Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josua Navarro
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Louise Atkinson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marty Erzinger
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacy McHugh
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Sparks
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica Ferris
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Nichols
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
The Hon Eric Johnson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: Anne McGonagle (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Melinda Couzens (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Susan B. Rawley (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Heather Kemper Miller (2020–2024) — Past Co-Chair
- Former: Eli Wald (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa Haselden (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Sarah Woods (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Brian Weldon (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Nancy S. Parker (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: John Kure (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Tim Walker (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Christoph Heinrich (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: John Baril (2022–2023) — Director Thr
- Former: Pamela A. Pantos (2022–2023) — CEO
- Former: Nancy Hemming (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gregg Kvistad (2019–2022) — Board Member Th
- Former: Pelham G. Pearce (2019–2022) — Artistic Director
- Former: Ron Engels (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jon Montague-Clouse (2022) — Brd Member
- Former: Michael Huseby (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Michelle Dorman (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Scott A Dessens (2019–2021) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Sonny Wiegand (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: John Clouse Montague (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Ragan (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Edward E Bolle (2019–2020) — Board Member-Voting Honorary
- Former: Heath C Hutchison (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Judith Grant (2019–2020) — Chair-Partial Year
- Former: Landis Martin (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Maureen K Barker (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Nancy Brittain (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Raquel Emilla Schaps (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Robert D Showalter (2019–2020) — Board Member-Voting Honorary
- Former: Sarah Rogers (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Brian S Finlay (2019) — Development Director
- Former: Hilton Martin (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $175K, to Scott Finlay (CEO & Presid). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Central City Opera House Association
How much does Central City Opera House Association give each year?
Central City Opera House Association gave $1.8M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $688K across 1 grant.
How large is Central City Opera House Association?
Central City Opera House Association reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.0M.
What is Central City Opera House Association?
Central City Opera House Association is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Wheat Ridge, CO. It holds $1.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Central City Opera House Association operate?
Central City Opera House Association has awarded grants in Colorado.
What is Central City Opera House Association's EIN?
Central City Opera House Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-6002285. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 12, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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