Kentucky Opera Association Inc.
Louisville, KY
- UEI
- H75WGXSVNEM5
- CAGE
- 412C2
- Primary NAICS
- 711190 Other Performing Arts Companies
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 708 Magazine St, Louisville, KY 40203, USA
- Website
- kyopera.org
- Founded
- 1952
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- 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 .
Grant awards
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About the company
Kentucky Opera Association Inc., doing business as Kentucky Opera, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Louisville, Kentucky, that has been registered to receive federal awards since 2005. The organization serves as a prime recipient of federal grant awards from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), supporting the production and performance of operatic works. As a cultural institution, Kentucky Opera Association Inc. provides performance-based arts services to the federal government through project grants that enable the creation and staging of operatic productions for public audiences.
Kentucky Opera Association Inc. has received three documented prime federal grant awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, all classified as Project Grants, demonstrating a consistent focus on supporting operatic performances and commissions. The most recent award, dated July 1, 2025, with a completion date of April 30, 2026, supported performances of "Songbird" conducted by James Lowe with libretto by Kelley Rourke. A prior award dated August 1, 2024, supported the Kentucky premiere of "This Little Light of Mine," a newly commissioned one-act opera composed by Chandler Carter with libretto by Diana Solomon Glover, which was scheduled for completion by March 31, 2025. An earlier award from June 1, 2021, supported a new production of "Orfeo and Euridice" by Christopher Willibald Gluck, completed by February 28, 2022. These grants collectively illustrate Kentucky Opera Association Inc.'s role in producing operatic works, commissioning new compositions, and providing performance opportunities that align with the NEA's mission to support the arts. The organization has not been identified as a federal contractor and appears to have no sub-grant awardee relationships in the available records.
Quick answers
Is Kentucky Opera Association Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Kentucky Opera Association Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through January 12, 2027.
What is Kentucky Opera Association Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Kentucky Opera Association Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is To support performances of songbird & nbsp; by conductor & nbsp; james lowe and librettist & nbsp; kelley rourke (19409523626), from National Endowment for the Arts, on July 1, 2025.
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