Chicago Opera Theater
Chicago, IL
- UEI
- UYNDHHL19G43
- CAGE
- 42AT0
- Primary NAICS
- 711110 Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 410 S Michigan Ave Suite 404, Chicago, IL 60605, USA
- Website
- chicagooperatheater.org
- Founded
- 1973
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Media
- Movies & Entertainment
- SIC code
- 79 Amusement & Recreation Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase Order 00266199506B266945222 | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH) | $693,000 |
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Chicago Opera Theater, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Chicago, Illinois, receives federal project grants from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the world premiere and American premiere production of contemporary operas, with associated artist fees, production costs, and educational engagement activities. The organization operates exclusively as a grant recipient; it holds no federal contracts, contract vehicles, or subcontracting relationships.
Chicago Opera Theater's federal footprint is concentrated entirely within arts funding. The National Endowment for the Arts accounts for 13 of 14 awards (100% coverage by count), spanning project grants for the world premieres of "The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing" (music by Justine F. Chen, libretto by David Simpatico, funded January 2023), "Quaminos Map" (music by Errollyn Wallen, libretto by Deborah Brevoort, funded January 2022), and the American premiere of Kurt Weill's "Der Silbersee" (funded January 2026), as well as the premiere of "She Who Dared" (music by Jasmine Barnes, libretto by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, funded February 2025). A single outlier award from the National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services) appears in the source data but carries no description; the remaining 13 awards are unambiguously arts programming grants. The combined value of all 14 awards across three decades is $4.3 million obligated.
Award frequency is sparse and episodic — one award per year in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, and 2026 — reflecting the project-grant cycle of arts funding rather than a sustained contracting relationship. All 14 awards are prime grants; Chicago Opera Theater engages in no federal subcontracting or sub-recipient activity. This footprint positions the vendor as a federal arts-grant recipient with no relevance to federal procurement, contracting vehicles, or commercial supply-chain opportunities.
Quick answers
Is Chicago Opera Theater registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Chicago Opera Theater's SAM.gov registration is active through November 19, 2026.
What is Chicago Opera Theater's most recent federal award?
Chicago Opera Theater's most recent federal grant award is To support artist fees and production costs for the american premiere of kurt weills DER silbersee (19471983626), from National Endowment for the Arts, on January 1, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Chicago Opera Theater's full federal record
- Federal contract awards
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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