THE NEEDHAM CONCERT SOCIETY INC

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Plain text THE NEEDHAM CONCERT SOCIETY INC. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2020–2025. https://furp.org/org/the-needham-concert-society-inc-222588573. Retrieved 2026-11-10.

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Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2020–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $29K · expenses $31K · assets $14K

EIN
22-2588573
Address
PO BOX 721, NEEDHAM, MA 02494-0005
Website
WWW.NEEDHAMCONCERTSOCIETY.ORG
NTEE code
A20 Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated October 15, 2017 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2017 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
David Tierney (its 2009 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2009 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

TO SUPPORT THE ARTS BY PRODUCING LIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS AND STUDENT FESTIVALS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jane Knetzger PRESIDENT2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Ronald Lowry ARTISTIC DIRECTOR2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Joseph Mccabe Treasurer2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Nancy Klepper-Kilgore Secretary2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Jeffrey Diluglio MEMBER AT LARGE2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Daniel Soyer member at large2025 1 $0 reported 1
Steven Van Dam (former) TREASURER2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANE KNETZGER PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
RONALD LOWRY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JOSEPH MCCABE Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
NANCY KLEPPER-KILGORE Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
JEFFREY DILUGLIO MEMBER AT LARGE1 $0-$0 $01
Daniel Soyer member at large1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANE KNETZGER PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
STEVEN VAN DAM TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
RONALD LOWRY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR6 $0-$0 $01
JOSEPH MCCABE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
NANCY KLEPPER-KILGORE PUBLICIST1 $0-$0 $01
JEFFREY DILUGLIO MEMBER AT LARGE1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANE KNETZGER PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
STEVEN VAN DAM TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
RONALD LOWRY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JOSEPH MCCABE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
NANCY KLEPPER-KILGORE PUBLICIST1 $0-$0 $01
JEFFREY DILUGLIO MEMBER AT LARGE1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANE KNETZGER PRESIDENT4 $0-$0 $01
STEVEN VAN DAM TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RONALD LOWRY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR4 $0-$0 $01
JOSEPH MCCABE SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
NANCY KLEPPER-KILGORE PUBLICIST2 $0-$0 $01
JEFFREY DILUGLIO MEMBER AT LARGE2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANE KNETZGER PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
STEVEN VAN DAM TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RONALD LOWRY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JOSEPH MCCABE SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
NANCY KLEPPER-KILGORE PUBLICIST2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANE KNETZGER PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
STEVEN VAN DAM TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RONALD LOWRY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JOSEPH MCCABE SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
NANCY KLEPPER-KILGORE PUBLICIST2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,023$31,352 $13,576$13,576 $18,518$10,497 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,495$24,207 $15,905$15,905 $18,565$9,923 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,811$21,381 $11,617$11,617 $15,255$6,552 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,022$18,857 $11,187$11,187 $12,328$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,457$7,844 $14,022$14,022 $7,994$454 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,507$9,592 $13,409$13,409 $8,705$2,790 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $500 in all, tax years 2016 to 2016. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC $5001 $5002016 2016 DAF sponsor Exact
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $31,352 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $20,760 66.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,317 23.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,275 10.4%
Total$31,352100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $24,207 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $17,140 70.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,067 29.2%
Total$24,207100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $21,381 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $14,600 68.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,223 15.1%
Printing, publications, postage $2,003 9.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,555 7.3%
Total$21,381100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $18,857 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $8,500 45.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,301 44.0%
Printing, publications, postage $1,131 6.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $925 4.9%
Total$18,857100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $7,844 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $3,798 48.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,711 34.6%
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2020 · Form 990EZ · $9,592 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $7,150 74.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,523 15.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $520 5.4%
Printing, publications, postage $399 4.2%
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