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.
APA furp.org. (n.d.). THE NEEDHAM CONCERT SOCIETY INC [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2020–2025]. Retrieved November 10, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/the-needham-concert-society-inc-222588573
MLA “THE NEEDHAM CONCERT SOCIETY INC.” furp.org, tax years 2020–2025, https://furp.org/org/the-needham-concert-society-inc-222588573. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Knetzger | PRESIDENT | 2020-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ronald Lowry | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 2020-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joseph Mccabe | Treasurer | 2020-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nancy Klepper-Kilgore | Secretary | 2020-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeffrey Diluglio | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Daniel Soyer | member at large | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Steven Van Dam (former) | TREASURER | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANE KNETZGER | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RONALD LOWRY | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOSEPH MCCABE | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NANCY KLEPPER-KILGORE | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEFFREY DILUGLIO | MEMBER AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Daniel Soyer | member at large | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANE KNETZGER | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEVEN VAN DAM | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RONALD LOWRY | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOSEPH MCCABE | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NANCY KLEPPER-KILGORE | PUBLICIST | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEFFREY DILUGLIO | MEMBER AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANE KNETZGER | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEVEN VAN DAM | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RONALD LOWRY | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOSEPH MCCABE | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NANCY KLEPPER-KILGORE | PUBLICIST | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEFFREY DILUGLIO | MEMBER AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANE KNETZGER | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEVEN VAN DAM | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RONALD LOWRY | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOSEPH MCCABE | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NANCY KLEPPER-KILGORE | PUBLICIST | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEFFREY DILUGLIO | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANE KNETZGER | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEVEN VAN DAM | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RONALD LOWRY | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOSEPH MCCABE | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NANCY KLEPPER-KILGORE | PUBLICIST | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANE KNETZGER | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEVEN VAN DAM | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RONALD LOWRY | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOSEPH MCCABE | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NANCY KLEPPER-KILGORE | PUBLICIST | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $29,023 | $31,352 | $13,576 | $13,576 | $18,518 | $10,497 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $28,495 | $24,207 | $15,905 | $15,905 | $18,565 | $9,923 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $21,811 | $21,381 | $11,617 | $11,617 | $15,255 | $6,552 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $16,022 | $18,857 | $11,187 | $11,187 | $12,328 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $8,457 | $7,844 | $14,022 | $14,022 | $7,994 | $454 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Total given | Grants | Latest year's amount | Latest year | Years given | Type | Match | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC | $500 | 1 | $500 | 2016 | 2016 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $31,352 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $24,207 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $17,140 | 70.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $7,067 | 29.2% | |
| Total | $24,207 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $21,381 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $21,381 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $18,857 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $18,857 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $7,844 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $3,798 | 48.4% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $2,711 | 34.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,135 | 14.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $200 | 2.5% | |
| Total | $7,844 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $9,592 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| Total | $9,592 | 100% |
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