BERKELEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $601K · expenses $1.4M · assets $701K

EIN: 23-7219508
Address: 1919 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94704-1141
Website: WWW.BERKELEYSYMPHONY.ORG
NTEE code: A690
Exempt type: 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date: January 1973 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status: Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations: Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status: Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Cross-check: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

THE MISSION OF BERKELEY SYMPHONY IS TO CELEBRATE OUR UNIQUE AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC-CREATING LIVE PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE THE CURIOSITY, SPIRIT, AND INTELLECT OF OUR AUDIENCES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

7 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

Name	Latest title	Years	Latest year pay	Total pay from here	Organizations
Marion Atherton	Executive Dir	2023-2024	$122,500	$122,500	1
Jessica Frye	Development Direct	2023-2024	$0	$113,121	1
Michel Taddei	Director	2011-2024	$8,847	$11,622	1
Ren Mandel (former)	Artistic Dir.	2011-2021	$79,784	$1,079,255	1
Jim Tibbs (former)	Executive Dir.	2018-2021	$97,118	$293,480	1
Katy Kammeyer (former)	Executive Dir.	2021-2023	$168,081	$286,413	1
Emma Moon (former)	Director	2021-2023	$2,050	$2,050	1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

46 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
Kathleen Crandall	VP Community	2020-2024	4	$0 reported	1
Shikiri Hightower-Gaskin	Treas/Secty	2022-2024	4	$0 reported	1
Rigel Shimono-Robinson	President	2022-2024	4	$0 reported	1
William Sandy McCoy	VP Governance	2018-2024	4	$0 reported	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2011-2024	2	$0 reported	1
William Knuttel	Director	2011-2024	2	$0 reported	1
Thomas Reicher	Director	2011-2024	2	$0 reported	1
James Parrish Smith	Director	2023-2024	2	$0 reported	1
Sara Webber	VP Development	2023-2024	4	$0 reported	1
Jean Johnstone	Director	2024	2	$0 reported	1
Ellen Singer-Vine	Director	2024	2	$0 reported	1
Paul Bennett (former)	Chairman	2016-2023	4	$0 reported	1
Kathleen Henschel (former)	VP Development	2011-2023	4	$0 reported	1
John Dewes (former)	Treasurer	2014-2023	4	$0 reported	1
Shariq Yosufzai (former)	Past President	2016-2023	2	$0 reported	1
Rebecca Erdiakoff (former)	Director	2022-2023	2	$0 reported	1
Dianne Crosby (former)	Seretary	2021-2022	4	$0 reported	1
Deborah Gould (former)	Director	2019-2022	2	$0 reported	1
Jan McCutcheon (former)	Director	2018-2022	2	$0 reported	1
Janet Maestre (former)	Director	2011-2022	2	$0 reported	1
Brian James (former)	Director	2013-2021	2	$0 reported	1
Michael Taddei (former)	Director	2019-2021	2	$0 reported	1
Carrie McAlister (former)	VP Cmty Engment	2019-2020	4	$0 reported	1
Thomas Richardson (former)	Director	2018-2020	2	$0 reported	1
Deborah Shidler (former)	Director	2011-2020	2	$0 reported	1
Gertrude Allen (former)	Director	2014-2019	2	$0 reported	1
Tricia Swift (former)	Director	2011-2019	2	$0 reported	1
Sandra Floyd (former)	VP Development	2016-2018	4	$0 reported	1
Tom Reicher (former)	Director	2018	2	$0 reported	1
Carrie McAllister (former)	Director	2018	2	$0 reported	1
Sandy McCoy (former)	Director	2013-2017	2	$0 reported	1
Tom W Richardson (former)	Director	2014-2017	2	$0 reported	1
Ellen L Hahn (former)	Director	2011-2016	2	$0 reported	1
Peter Mandell (former)	Director	2014-2016	2	$0 reported	1
Ed Osborn (former)	Director	2011-2016	2	$0 reported	1
Janet McCutcheon (former)	VP Development	2011-2015	4	$0 reported	1
Stuart Gronningen (former)	Director	2011-2015	2	$0 reported	1
Norman Bookstein (former)	Director	2011-2013	2	$0 reported	1
Gertrude Allan (former)	Director	2013	2	$0 reported	1
Kathy Canfield Shepard (former)	Director	2011-2012	2	$0 reported	1
Kim Marienthal (former)	Director	2011-2012	2	$0 reported	1
James Donato (former)	Director	2011-2012	2	$0 reported	1
Victor Vazquez (former)	VP Community	2011-2012	4	$0 reported	1
Robert B Hetler (former)	VP Development	2011-2012	4	$0 reported	1
Marilyn Collier (former)	Advisory Cncl	2011-2012	4	$0 reported	1
Judith Bloom (former)	Treasurer	2011-2012	4	$0 reported	1

People by year

2024 · 14 people listed · 2 paid, $131K · 205 employees · 30 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Marion Atherton	Executive Dir	40	$122,500	$0	$0	$122,500	1
Michel Taddei	Director	2	$8,847	$0	$0	$8,847	1
Rigel Shimono-Robinson	President	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Sara Webber	VP Development	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Shikiri Hightower-Gaskin	Treas/Secty	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen Crandall	VP Community	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Sandy McCoy	VP Governance	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Jean Johnstone	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Knuttel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
James Parrish Smith	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Reicher	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Ellen Singer-Vine	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Jessica Frye	Development Direct	40	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2023 · 19 people listed · 4 paid, $286K · 197 employees · 30 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Katy Kammeyer	Executive Dir.	40	$166,731	$0	$1,350	$168,081	1
Jessica Frye	Development Direct	40	$107,721	$0	$5,400	$113,121	1
Michel Taddei	Director	2	$2,775	$0	$0	$2,775	1
Emma Moon	Director	2	$2,050	$0	$0	$2,050	1
Paul Bennett	Chairman	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen Henschel	VP Development	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
John Dewes	Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen Crandall	VP Community	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Shikiri Hightower-Gaskin	Secretary	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Rigel Robinson	President	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Sandy McCoy	VP Governance	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Shariq Yosufzai	Past President	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Rebecca Erdiakoff	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Knuttel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Reicher	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
James Parrish Smith	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Sara Webber	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Marion Atherton	Exec Director	40	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2022 · 19 people listed · 1 paid, $118K · 172 employees · 30 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Katy Kammeyer	Executive Dir.	40	$114,842	$0	$3,490	$118,332	1
Paul Bennett	President	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen Henschel	VP Governance	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
John Dewes	Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen Crandall	VP Community	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Dianne Crosby	Seretary	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Deborah Gould	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Emma Moon	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Jan McCutcheon	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet Maestre	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Michel Taddei	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Rebecca Eichorn Erdiakoff	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Rigel Robinson	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Shariq Yosufzai	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Shikiri Hightower-Gaskin	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Sandy McCoy	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Reicher	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Knuttel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2021 · 19 people listed · 2 paid, $177K · 74 employees · 30 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Jim Tibbs	Executive Dir.	40	$82,609	$0	$14,509	$97,118	1
Ren Mandel	Artistic Dir.	40	$67,202	$0	$12,582	$79,784	1
Paul Bennett	President	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen Henschel	VP Governance	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
John Dewes	Sec & Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen Crandall	VP Community	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Shariq Yosufzai	Director	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Dianne Crosby	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Brian James	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Deborah Gould	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet Maestre	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Knuttel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William McCoy	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Jan McCutcheon	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Reicher	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Emma Moon	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Michael Taddei	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Katy Kammeyer	Executive Dir.	40	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2020 · 19 people listed · 2 paid, $186K · 194 employees · 30 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Jim Tibbs	Executive Dir.	40	$87,244	$0	$15,030	$102,274	1
Ren Mandel	Artistic Dir.	40	$70,269	$0	$13,034	$83,303	1
Paul Bennett	President	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Brian James	Secretary	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
John Dewes	Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen Henschel	VP Governance	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Carrie McAlister	VP Cmty Engment	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen Crandall	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Deborah Gould	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet Maestre	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Knuttel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William McCoy	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Jan McCutcheon	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Reicher	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Richardson	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Deborah Shidler	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Michael Taddei	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Shariq Yosufzai	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2019 · 20 people listed · 2 paid, $198K · 187 employees · 30 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Ren Mandel	Artistic Dir.	40	$91,503	$0	$12,398	$103,901	1
Jim Tibbs	Executive Dir.	40	$79,535	$0	$14,553	$94,088	1
Shariq Yosufzai	President	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Brian James	Secretary	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
John Dewes	Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen Henschel	VP Governance	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Paul Bennett	VP Strategy	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Carrie McAlister	VP Cmty Engment	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Gertrude Allen	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Deborah Gould	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet Maestre	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Knuttel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William McCoy	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Jan McCutcheon	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Reicher	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Richardson	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Deborah Shidler	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Michael Taddei	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Tricia Swift	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2018 · 20 people listed · 1 paid, $104K · 155 employees · 30 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Ren Mandel	Artistic Dir	40	$94,395	$0	$9,426	$103,821	1
Shariq Yosufzai	President	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Brian James	Secretary	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
John Dewes	Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen Henschel	VP Governance	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Sandra Floyd	VP Development	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Paul Bennett	VP Strategy	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Gertrude Allen	VP Cmty Engage	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Richardson	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Knuttel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Tom Reicher	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Tricia Swift	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet Maestre	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Deborah Shidler	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Michel Taddei	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Jan McCutcheon	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Carrie McAllister	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William McCoy	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Jim Tibbs	Executive Dir.	40	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2017 · 17 people listed · 1 paid, $109K · 157 employees · 30 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Ren Mandel	Exec Director	40	$100,000	$0	$8,871	$108,871	1
Shariq Yosufzai	President	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen G Henschel	VP Governance	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
John Dewes	Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Gertrude Allen	VP Outreach	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Z Reicher	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Sandra Floyd	VP Development	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Tricia Swift	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Brian James	Secretary	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Knuttel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet Maestre	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Sandy McCoy	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Paul Bennett	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Tom W Richardson	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Deborah Shidler	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Michel Taddei	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2016 · 20 people listed · 1 paid, $108K · 156 employees · 30 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Ren Mandel	Exec Director	40	$100,000	$0	$8,023	$108,023	1
Tricia Swift	President	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen G Henschel	VP Governance	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
John Dewes	Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Gertrude Allen	VP Outreach	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Z Reicher	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Sandra Floyd	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Shariq Yosufzai	VP Development	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Ellen L Hahn	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Brian James	Secretary	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Knuttel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet Maestre	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Peter Mandell	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Sandy McCoy	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Ed Osborn	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Paul Bennett	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Tom Richardson	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Deborah Shidler	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Michel Taddei	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2015 · 19 people listed · 1 paid, $108K · 155 employees · 30 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Ren Mandel	Exec Director	40	$100,000	$0	$8,079	$108,079	1
Tricia Swift	President	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen G Henschel	VP Governance	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
John Dewes	Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Gertrude Allen	VP Outreach	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet McCutcheon	VP Development	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Z Reicher	Secretary	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Stuart Gronningen	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Ellen L Hahn	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Brian James	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Knuttel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet Maestre	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Peter Mandell	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Sandy McCoy	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Ed Osborn	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Tom Richardson	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Deborah Shidler	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Michel Taddei	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2014 · 19 people listed · 1 paid, $103K · 155 employees · 30 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Ren Mandel	Exec Director	40	$96,000	$0	$7,221	$103,221	1
Tricia Swift	President	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen G Henschel	VP Governance	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Ed Osborn	Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Gertrude Allen	VP Outreach	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet McCutcheon	VP Development	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Z Reicher	Secretary	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
John Dewes	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Stuart Gronningen	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Ellen L Hahn	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Brian James	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Knuttel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet Maestre	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Peter Mandell	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Sandy McCoy	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Tom Richardson	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Deborah Shidler	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Michel Taddei	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2013 · 16 people listed · 1 paid, $88K · 155 employees · 30 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Ren Mandel	Exec Director	40	$80,000	$0	$8,192	$88,192	1
Thomas Z Reicher	President	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet Maestre	VP Governance	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Ed Osborn	Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Stuart Gronningen	VP Outreach	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet McCutcheon	VP Development	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Tricia Swift	Secretary	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Gertrude Allan	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Norman Bookstein	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Ellen L Hahn	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Brian James	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Knuttel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Sandy McCoy	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Deborah Shidler	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Michel Taddei	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2012 · 21 people listed · 1 paid, $96K · 155 employees · 30 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Ren Mandel	Exec Director	40	$96,060	$0	$0	$96,060	1
Michel Taddei	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Tricia Swift	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Deborah Shidler	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathy Canfield Shepard	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Ed Osborn	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet McCutcheon	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kim Marienthal	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Knuttel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen G Henschel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Ellen L Hahn	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
James Donato	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Norman Bookstein	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Victor Vazquez	VP Community	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Robert B Hetler	VP Development	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Marilyn Collier	Advisory Cncl	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Stuart Gronningen	Secretary	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Judith Bloom	Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet Maestre	VP Governance	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Z Reicher	President	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2011 · 21 people listed · 1 paid, $96K · 145 employees · 30 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Ren Mandel	Exec Director	40	$96,000	$0	$0	$96,000	1
Michel Taddei	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Tricia Swift	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Deborah Shidler	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathy Canfield Shepard	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Ed Osborn	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet McCutcheon	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kim Marienthal	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
William Knuttel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Kathleen G Henschel	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Ellen L Hahn	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
James Donato	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Norman Bookstein	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Susan Acquistapace	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Victor Vazquez	VP Community	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Robert B Hetler	VP Development	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Marilyn Collier	Advisory Cncl	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Stuart Gronningen	Secretary	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Judith Bloom	Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Janet Maestre	VP Governance	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Thomas Z Reicher	President	4	$0	$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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$601,406	$1,435,288	$700,777	$546,373	$535,090	$147,367	$145,274	205	30
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,121,014	$2,060,239	$1,566,836	$1,380,255	$1,661,746	$470,922	$131,731	197	30
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,195,866	$1,665,697	$1,471,216	$1,314,098	$2,016,084	$196,810	$193,042	172	30
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,701,063	$1,465,733	$924,767	$783,929	$1,525,692	$224,958	$247,349	74	30
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,057,783	$744,977	$813,272	$548,599	$1,085,415	$10,513	$166,624	194	30
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$950,157	$1,161,871	$473,183	$235,793	$707,481	$210,782	$188,614	187	30
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2019-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,307,575	$1,349,157	$632,698	$447,507	$1,099,488	$244,495	$94,395	155	30
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2018-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,671,489	$1,557,770	$604,745	$487,487	$1,284,830	$443,020	$100,000	157	30
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2017-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,360,540	$1,202,472	$528,948	$375,370	$839,926	$249,581	$100,000	156	30
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2016-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,062,265	$1,093,509	$363,696	$217,302	$606,471	$205,100	$100,000	155	30
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2015-07-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,405,564	$1,354,259	$400,326	$248,546	$715,097	$367,533	$96,000	155	30
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2015-07-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,405,564	$1,354,259	$400,326	$248,546	$715,097	$367,533	$96,000	155	30
2013 · Form 990 period ending 2014-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,056,029	$1,207,456	$365,639	$197,241	$547,783	$335,306	$88,192	155	30
2012 · Form 990 period ending 2013-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,223,127	$1,297,134	$562,213	$348,668	$681,074	$366,307	$96,060	155	30
2011 · Form 990 period ending 2012-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,160,218	$1,053,849	$603,546	$419,425	$799,968	$195,353	$96,000	145	30

Funders of this organization

30 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,270,775 in all, tax years 2010 to 2024; the 25 largest shown (all 30). 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	Type	Match	Years given	Grants	Total	Latest year	Latest year's amount	Grants
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION	Private foundation	Fuzzy filed as “Berkeley Symphony Orchestra”, “BERKELEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA”	2010-2020	12	$780,000	2020	$220,000	show
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING	DAF sponsor	Exact	2014-2024	11	$638,219	2024	$20,325	show
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM	DAF sponsor	Exact	2021-2024	4	$177,500	2024	$35,000	show
BERKELEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FUND	Public charity	Exact	2014-2019	6	$130,175	2019	$25,000	show
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION	DAF sponsor	Exact	2019-2021	3	$100,000	2021	$25,000	show
ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION	Private foundation	Fuzzy filed as “BERKELEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA”	2020-2021	2	$100,000	2021	$50,000	show
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND	DAF sponsor	Exact	2016-2018, 2020-2021, 2023-2024	7	$56,450	2024	$5,150	show
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	DAF sponsor	Exact	2010-2012, 2014-2015	5	$46,410	2015	$8,890	show
EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	DAF sponsor	Exact	2022-2023	2	$30,500	2023	$10,000	show
CLARENCE E HELLER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	Private foundation	Fuzzy filed as “BERKELEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA”	2020	1	$25,000	2020	$25,000	show
BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION	Private foundation	Fuzzy filed as “BERKELEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA”	2022-2023	2	$24,000	2023	$12,000	show
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC	DAF sponsor	Exact	2024	1	$20,000	2024	$20,000	show
IMPACTASSETS INC	DAF sponsor	Exact	2019, 2023-2024	3	$19,814	2024	$6,814	show
AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE	Public charity	Exact	2020	1	$19,500	2020	$19,500	show
NEW MUSIC USA INC	Public charity	Exact	2019-2020	2	$16,000	2020	$10,000	show
THE ZELLERBACH FAMILY FOUNDATION	Private foundation	Fuzzy filed as “BERKELEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA”	2021-2022	2	$15,000	2022	$10,000	show
FRIENDSHIP FUND INC	Private foundation	Fuzzy filed as “BERKELEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA”	2019, 2021-2022, 2024	4	$12,000	2024	$4,000	show
MORRIS STULSAFT FDN	Private foundation	Fuzzy filed as “BERKELEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA”	2021	1	$10,000	2021	$10,000	show
JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDRENS SERVICES	DAF sponsor	Fuzzy filed as “BERKELEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA”	2014	1	$10,000	2014	$10,000	show
CERITY PARTNERS FOUNDATION	DAF sponsor	Exact	2018	1	$7,500	2018	$7,500	show
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC	DAF sponsor	Exact	2023	1	$5,769	2023	$5,769	show
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND	DAF sponsor	Fuzzy filed as “BERKELEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA”	2023	1	$5,488	2023	$5,488	show
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION	DAF sponsor	Exact	2022	1	$5,000	2022	$5,000	show
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR	DAF sponsor	Exact	2014	1	$5,000	2014	$5,000	show
BERNARD E & ALBA WITKIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	Private foundation	Fuzzy filed as “BERKELEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA”	2011	1	$5,000	2011	$5,000	show

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BAKERSFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC	CA	A69	$1,136,548	$901,822	Executive Dir.	$108,095	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
SEQUOIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	CA	A69	$754,551	$724,094	Orchestra Manager	$58,644	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
FOLSOM SYMPHONY INC	CA	A69	$457,310	$425,586	Music Director	$53,150	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
EUREKA SYMPHONY	CA	A69	$366,053	$394,896	ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR	$40,000	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
STREET SYMPHONY PROJECT INC	CA	A69	$502,791	$547,654	CEO	$113,108	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
DREAM ORCHESTRA INC	CA	A69	$446,923	$410,512	SECRETARY	$0	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
AUBURN SYMPHONY	CA	A69	$672,517	$484,082	DIRECTOR	$0	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
REDLANDS SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION	CA	A69	$693,736	$998,561	Executive Dir.	$98,208	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA	CA	A69	$680,565	$592,912	PRESIDENT	$0	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
LOS ANGELES VIRTUOSI ORCHESTRA INC	CA	A69	$331,825	$231,804	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	$0	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
LOS ANGELES YOUTH ORCHESTRA	CA	A69	$373,411	$435,367	Artistic Director	$99,000	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
VIVO YOUTH ORCHESTRAS	CA	A69	$534,339	$372,330	Executive Dir.	$95,829	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
SACRAMENTO YOUTH SYMPHONY	CA	A69	$572,440	$445,696	MANAGING DIR	$65,158	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
ORCHESTRA SANTA MONICA	CA	A69	$447,471	$284,012	MUSIC DIRECTOR	$25,100	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
RIVERSIDE COUNTY PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION INC	CA	A69	$337,968	$187,341	Pres	$0	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
WILD UP	CA	A69	$914,296	$882,921	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$126,000	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
SOUNDS LIKE LA	CA	A69	$464,829	$402,652	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$99,298	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
INGLEWOOD COMMUNITY PROGRAMS	CA	A69	$833,992	$821,988	CHAIR, CEO (AS OF 7/24)	$632,901	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
MUSIC IN THE VINEYARDS INC	CA	A69	$880,013	$827,161	Executive Dir.	$148,858	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, same state
BANGOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	ME	A69	$1,170,836	$1,079,566	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$86,000	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, similar mission
ROCK HILL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	SC	A69	$309,571	$329,450	President	$0	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, similar mission
RAPIDES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	LA	A69	$572,583	$397,459	MUSIC DIRECTOR	$68,880	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, similar mission
SOUTHWEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC	UT	A69	$346,782	$337,913	HONORARY TRU	$0	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, similar mission
FLORENCE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	SC	A69	$390,647	$345,308	MEMBER	$0	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, similar mission
AIKEN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	SC	A69	$591,759	$527,837	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$41,000	Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, similar name

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Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

Grantor	Type	Total given	Grants	Organizations funded	Years	Which ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one	DAF sponsor	$4,437,488	203	53	2016–2024	NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON D C; YAKIMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC; MUSIC IN THE VINEYARDS INC; NORWALK SYMPHONY SOCIETY and 49 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one	DAF sponsor	$3,233,240	129	34	2014–2024	RICHARDSON SYMPHONY INC; NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON D C; RENO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA INC; MUSIC IN THE VINEYARDS INC and 30 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM funds this one	DAF sponsor	$2,166,708	44	17	2020–2024	LAS COLINAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC; LA PORTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC; RENO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA INC; SYMPHONY TACOMA and 13 more
BERRIEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC	DAF sponsor	$1,995,688	16	1	2010–2025	SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC	DAF sponsor	$1,968,273	17	1	2010–2025	WATERBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
EAST TEXAS COMMUNTIES FOUNDATION INC	DAF sponsor	$1,376,829	13	1	2012–2024	EAST TEXAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
FARGO-MOORHEAD AREA FOUNDATION CORPORATION	DAF sponsor	$1,284,656	13	1	2012–2025	FARGO-MOORHEAD ORCHESTRAL
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS	DAF sponsor	$1,211,108	18	3	2015–2024	SALISBURY SYMPHONY INC; ROCK HILL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA; WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY-THE UNIFOUR ORCHESTRA INC
LEEVER FOUNDATION INC	Private foundation	$1,195,760	5	1	2013–2017	WATERBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
WAYNE COUNTY INDIANA FOUNDATION INC	DAF sponsor	$1,172,135	13	1	2011–2024	RICHMOND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	DAF sponsor	$980,193	25	6	2009–2024	STREET SYMPHONY PROJECT INC; SOUNDS LIKE LA; WILD UP; RIDGEFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC and 2 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR funds this one	DAF sponsor	$972,400	26	12	2014–2024	RAPIDES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA; DALLAS CHAMBER SYMPHONY; NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON D C; DENVER YOUNG ARTISTS ORCHESTRA ASSOC and 8 more
MARJORIE R LINDSEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TR	Private foundation	$936,470	6	1	2020–2025	BAKERSFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS	DAF sponsor	$902,255	34	3	2010–2024	RICHARDSON SYMPHONY INC; DALLAS CHAMBER SYMPHONY; GREATER DALLAS YOUTH ORCHESTRA
CUMBERLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC	DAF sponsor	$898,862	5	1	2020–2024	FAYETTEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC

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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $1,435,288 spent · pay $822,130 · grants $0 · events $145,679

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other salaries and wages		$534,659	$358,565	$85,744	$90,350	37.3%
Fees: other services		$275,849	$218,136	$46,433	$11,280	19.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$145,274	$61,274	$35,000	$49,000	10.1%
Other employee benefits		$77,945	$50,623	$12,723	$14,599	5.4%
Payroll taxes		$64,252	$40,542	$10,975	$12,735	4.5%
Advertising and promotion		$64,092	$44,697	$1,881	$17,514	4.5%
Fees: accounting		$56,110	-	$56,110	-	3.9%
Other (as described)	Performance hall rental	$55,697	$55,697	-	-	3.9%
Occupancy		$41,791	$31	$41,760	-	2.9%
Other (as described)	PRODUCTION	$23,333	$23,333	-	-	1.6%
Travel		$21,029	$18,446	$66	$2,517	1.5%
All other expenses		$20,332	$949	$19,245	$138	1.4%
Other (as described)	MUSIC RENTAL AND ROYALTIES	$15,818	$15,789	$29	-	1.1%
Other (as described)	Printing and Publications	$15,792	$8,312	$5,238	$2,242	1.1%
Office expenses		$12,100	-	$12,047	$53	0.8%
Information technology		$4,466	-	$4,466	-	0.3%
Insurance		$3,901	-	$3,901	-	0.3%
Depreciation and depletion		$2,843	-	$2,843	-	0.2%
Fees: legal		$5	-	$5	-	0.0%
Fundraising events Event	direct expenses; gross income $29,718	$145,679				reported apart
Total		$1,435,288				100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $2,060,239 spent · pay $1,125,670 · grants $0 · events $88,782

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other salaries and wages		$821,904	$593,034	$119,869	$109,001	39.9%
Fees: other services		$464,371	$263,070	$132,051	$69,250	22.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$131,731	$52,692	$32,933	$46,106	6.4%
Other employee benefits		$91,570	$62,545	$14,856	$14,169	4.4%
Travel		$87,633	$58,480	$11,925	$17,228	4.3%
Payroll taxes		$80,465	$56,581	$11,852	$12,032	3.9%
Other (as described)	Performance hall rental	$69,730	$69,530	-	$200	3.4%
Advertising and promotion		$58,178	$57,724	$454	-	2.8%
Fees: accounting		$47,677	-	$47,677	-	2.3%
Occupancy		$45,622	$348	$45,250	$24	2.2%
All other expenses		$43,252	$19,140	$9,540	$14,572	2.1%
Other (as described)	PRODUCTION	$41,608	$41,608	-	-	2.0%
Office expenses		$24,905	-	$24,363	$542	1.2%
Other (as described)	Printing and Publications	$22,863	$16,673	$627	$5,563	1.1%
Other (as described)	Memberships, fees, licenses	$15,614	$2,600	$13,014	-	0.8%
Insurance		$5,193	-	$5,193	-	0.3%
Information technology		$5,055	$30	$5,025	-	0.2%
Depreciation and depletion		$2,843	-	$2,843	-	0.1%
Fees: legal		$25	-	$25	-	0.0%
Fundraising events Event	direct expenses; gross income $26,110	$88,782				reported apart
Total		$2,060,239				100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,665,697 spent · pay $878,255 · grants $0 · events $107,231

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other salaries and wages		$562,859	$346,670	$53,924	$162,265	33.8%
Fees: other services		$351,249	$306,548	$22,901	$21,800	21.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$193,042	$113,894	$32,817	$46,331	11.6%
Advertising and promotion		$90,225	$85,654	$195	$4,376	5.4%
Travel		$76,312	$46,392	$8,364	$21,556	4.6%
Other (as described)	Performance hall rental	$67,506	$67,506	-	-	4.1%
Payroll taxes		$62,841	$27,427	$34,827	$587	3.8%
Other employee benefits		$59,513	$26,675	$31,867	$971	3.6%
Fees: accounting		$43,815	-	$43,815	-	2.6%
Other (as described)	In-kind expense	$34,916	-	-	$34,916	2.1%
Occupancy		$31,798	-	$31,798	-	1.9%
Other (as described)	PRODUCTION	$29,218	$29,218	-	-	1.8%
All other expenses		$27,713	$8,661	$16,978	$2,074	1.7%
Other (as described)	Supplies and Equipment	$23,077	-	$22,282	$795	1.4%
Information technology		$4,945	-	$4,945	-	0.3%
Insurance		$4,415	-	$4,415	-	0.3%
Depreciation and depletion		$2,253	-	$2,253	-	0.1%
Fundraising events Event	direct expenses; gross income $72,090	$107,231				reported apart
Total		$1,665,697				100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $1,465,733 spent · pay $753,900 · grants $0 · events $71,466

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other salaries and wages		$439,774	$363,363	$46,932	$29,479	30.0%
Fees: other services		$366,828	$257,571	$99,122	$10,135	25.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$247,349	$85,273	$61,399	$100,677	16.9%
Advertising and promotion		$74,620	$69,410	$5,210	-	5.1%
Travel		$49,904	$38,665	$4,581	$6,658	3.4%
Other (as described)	Performance hall rental	$42,057	$42,057	-	-	2.9%
Other employee benefits		$37,437	$13,715	$10,836	$12,886	2.6%
Fees: accounting		$36,590	-	$36,590	-	2.5%
All other expenses		$33,748	$14,514	$18,462	$772	2.3%
Other (as described)	PRODUCTION	$31,324	$31,324	-	-	2.1%
Payroll taxes		$29,340	$10,749	$8,492	$10,099	2.0%
Other (as described)	In-kind expense	$22,238	-	-	$22,238	1.5%
Occupancy		$20,016	-	$20,016	-	1.4%
Other (as described)	Supplies and Equipment	$17,694	-	$15,705	$1,989	1.2%
Office expenses		$6,350	-	$4,995	$1,355	0.4%
Insurance		$5,732	-	$5,732	-	0.4%
Information technology		$3,070	-	$3,070	-	0.2%
Depreciation and depletion		$1,662	-	$1,662	-	0.1%
Fundraising events Event	direct expenses; gross income $19,780	$71,466				reported apart
Total		$1,465,733				100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $744,977 spent · pay $513,004 · grants $0 · events $38,145

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Pay: disqualified persons		$289,469	$227,674	$36,892	$24,903	38.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$166,624	$48,932	$43,239	$74,453	22.4%
Fees: other services		$87,728	$17,400	$48,328	$22,000	11.8%
Other employee benefits		$39,146	$9,752	$10,309	$19,085	5.3%
Fees: accounting		$36,350	-	$36,350	-	4.9%
Office expenses		$29,222	-	$27,689	$1,533	3.9%
Other (as described)	Supplies and Equipment	$19,957	-	$19,957	-	2.7%
Other (as described)	PRODUCTION	$19,171	$18,577	-	$594	2.6%
Payroll taxes		$17,765	$5,306	$5,609	$6,850	2.4%
All other expenses		$9,495	$4,063	$3,024	$2,408	1.3%
Information technology		$6,576	-	$6,576	-	0.9%
Other (as described)	Performance hall rental	$6,248	$6,248	-	-	0.8%
Other (as described)	Memberships, fees, licenses	$5,240	$50	$5,190	-	0.7%
Advertising and promotion		$4,562	$4,562	-	-	0.6%
Insurance		$3,353	-	$3,353	-	0.5%
Travel		$2,409	$1,192	$266	$951	0.3%
Depreciation and depletion		$1,662	-	$1,662	-	0.2%
Fundraising events Event	direct expenses; gross income -	$38,145				reported apart
Total		$744,977				100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $1,161,871 spent · pay $803,617 · grants $0 · events $61,955

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Pay: disqualified persons		$501,899	$420,302	$14,967	$66,630	43.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$188,614	$60,904	$80,082	$47,628	16.2%
Advertising and promotion		$98,763	$98,763	-	-	8.5%
Other employee benefits		$49,053	$16,200	$19,975	$12,878	4.2%
Other (as described)	PRODUCTION	$48,351	$48,351	-	-	4.2%
Payroll taxes		$44,792	$28,237	$7,518	$9,037	3.9%
Occupancy		$39,086	-	$39,086	-	3.4%
Fees: accounting		$38,772	-	$38,772	-	3.3%
Other (as described)	In-kind expense	$32,315	$1,495	-	$30,820	2.8%
Information technology		$22,328	-	$22,328	-	1.9%
Pension plan contributions		$19,259	$19,259	-	-	1.7%
Fees: other services		$18,000	-	-	$18,000	1.5%
Other (as described)	Performance hall rental	$16,616	$16,616	-	-	1.4%
All other expenses		$14,210	$5,651	$7,207	$1,352	1.2%
Office expenses		$14,205	-	$14,205	-	1.2%
Other (as described)	Memberships, fees, licenses	$6,238	$697	$5,541	-	0.5%
Insurance		$4,332	-	$4,332	-	0.4%
Travel		$4,207	$2,853	$641	$713	0.4%
Depreciation and depletion		$831	-	$831	-	0.1%
Fundraising events Event	direct expenses; gross income $92,916	$61,955				reported apart
Total		$1,161,871				100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $1,349,157 spent · pay $924,936 · grants $0 · events $154,719

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other salaries and wages		$705,249	$567,385	$52,265	$85,599	52.3%
Other (as described)	PRODUCTION	$111,939	$111,939	-	-	8.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$94,395	$23,599	$9,439	$61,357	7.0%
Advertising and promotion		$75,738	$75,738	-	-	5.6%
Payroll taxes		$56,711	$40,190	$4,879	$11,642	4.2%
Other (as described)	In-kind expense	$47,893	$5,218	$6,152	$36,523	3.5%
Other employee benefits		$41,395	$17,529	$12,730	$11,136	3.1%
Occupancy		$39,110	$28,579	$3,354	$7,177	2.9%
Fees: accounting		$27,389	-	$27,389	-	2.0%
Other (as described)	Performance hall rental	$27,318	$27,318	-	-	2.0%
Pension plan contributions		$27,186	$27,186	-	-	2.0%
All other expenses		$20,264	$3,138	$16,338	$788	1.5%
Information technology		$19,270	$14,082	$1,652	$3,536	1.4%
Other (as described)	MUSIC RENTAL AND ROYALTIES	$18,431	$18,431	-	-	1.4%
Office expenses		$13,550	$9,901	$1,162	$2,487	1.0%
Fees: other services		$10,286	$5,143	-	$5,143	0.8%
Travel		$9,254	-	$5,136	$4,118	0.7%
Insurance		$3,779	$2,762	$324	$693	0.3%
Fundraising events Event	direct expenses; gross income $116,665	$154,719				reported apart
Total		$1,349,157				100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $1,557,770 spent · pay $1,078,853 · grants $0 · events $193,161

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other salaries and wages		$843,255	$671,965	$27,294	$143,996	54.1%
Advertising and promotion		$134,226	$134,226	-	-	8.6%
Other (as described)	PRODUCTION	$115,060	$115,060	-	-	7.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$100,000	$25,000	$65,000	$10,000	6.4%
Payroll taxes		$67,001	$47,198	$7,421	$12,382	4.3%
Other (as described)	In-kind expense	$57,369	$19,741	-	$37,628	3.7%
Occupancy		$39,288	$28,737	$3,954	$6,597	2.5%
Other employee benefits		$37,498	$13,877	$8,852	$14,769	2.4%
Pension plan contributions		$31,099	$31,099	-	-	2.0%
Other (as described)	Performance hall rental	$30,914	$30,914	-	-	2.0%
Fees: accounting		$25,706	-	$25,706	-	1.7%
All other expenses		$19,853	$3,163	$15,963	$727	1.3%
Information technology		$17,672	$12,927	$1,778	$2,967	1.1%
Office expenses		$14,483	$10,594	$1,457	$2,432	0.9%
Other (as described)	MUSIC RENTAL AND ROYALTIES	$12,637	$12,637	-	-	0.8%
Travel		$6,725	-	$3,437	$3,288	0.4%
Insurance		$4,026	$2,945	$405	$676	0.3%
Depreciation and depletion		$958	-	$958	-	0.1%
Fundraising events Event	direct expenses; gross income $136,671	$193,161				reported apart
Total		$1,557,770				100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $1,202,472 spent · pay $818,730 · grants $0 · events $170,587

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other salaries and wages		$617,775	$445,622	$77,152	$95,001	51.4%
Advertising and promotion		$119,314	$119,314	-	-	9.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$100,000	$25,000	$10,000	$65,000	8.3%
Other (as described)	PRODUCTION	$83,788	$83,788	-	-	7.0%
Payroll taxes		$49,352	$32,359	$5,992	$11,001	4.1%
Occupancy		$40,151	$26,326	$8,950	$4,875	3.3%
Other employee benefits		$31,840	$20,876	$3,866	$7,098	2.6%
Other (as described)	Performance hall rental	$26,428	$26,428	-	-	2.2%
Fees: accounting		$25,483	-	$25,483	-	2.1%
Pension plan contributions		$19,763	$12,958	$2,400	$4,405	1.6%
All other expenses		$17,984	$2,797	$5,568	$9,619	1.5%
Fees: other services		$16,500	-	-	$16,500	1.4%
Information technology		$15,564	$10,205	$3,469	$1,890	1.3%
Office expenses		$14,256	$9,347	$3,178	$1,731	1.2%
Other (as described)	MUSIC RENTAL AND ROYALTIES	$9,902	$9,902	-	-	0.8%
Other (as described)	Service charges AND FEES	$9,620	-	$9,620	-	0.8%
Insurance		$3,425	$2,246	$763	$416	0.3%
Depreciation and depletion		$957	-	$957	-	0.1%
Interest		$370	-	$370	-	0.0%
Fundraising events Event	direct expenses; gross income $441,620	$170,587				reported apart
Total		$1,202,472				100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $1,093,509 spent · pay $745,041 · grants $0 · events $183,488

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other salaries and wages		$559,949	$336,599	$57,599	$165,751	51.2%
Advertising and promotion		$128,245	$128,245	-	-	11.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$100,000	$80,000	$15,000	$5,000	9.1%
Other (as described)	PRODUCTION	$56,860	$56,860	-	-	5.2%
Payroll taxes		$46,214	$29,173	$5,084	$11,957	4.2%
Occupancy		$33,495	$21,144	$3,685	$8,666	3.1%
Other (as described)	Performance hall rental	$27,432	$27,432	-	-	2.5%
Fees: accounting		$23,618	-	$23,618	-	2.2%
Other employee benefits		$21,943	$13,852	$2,414	$5,677	2.0%
Pension plan contributions		$16,935	$10,690	$1,863	$4,382	1.5%
Information technology		$16,588	$10,471	$1,825	$4,292	1.5%
Fees: other services		$16,525	-	$16,525	-	1.5%
Office expenses		$12,496	$7,888	$1,375	$3,233	1.1%
Other (as described)	Service charges AND FEES	$9,821	-	$9,821	-	0.9%
All other expenses		$9,068	$2,651	$5,329	$1,088	0.8%
Other (as described)	MUSIC RENTAL AND ROYALTIES	$8,681	$8,681	-	-	0.8%
Insurance		$3,795	$2,396	$417	$982	0.3%
Depreciation and depletion		$1,844	-	$1,844	-	0.2%
Fundraising events Event	direct expenses; gross income $434,182	$183,488				reported apart
Total		$1,093,509				100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $1,354,259 spent · pay $891,534 · grants $0 · events $195,598

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other salaries and wages		$727,849	$557,556	$34,910	$135,383	53.7%
Advertising and promotion		$150,136	$150,136	-	-	11.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$96,000	$76,800	$14,400	$4,800	7.1%
Other (as described)	PRODUCTION	$88,231	$88,231	-	-	6.5%
Other (as described) Event	Events and hospitality	$73,574	-	-	$73,574	5.4%
Payroll taxes		$38,416	$24,794	$4,502	$9,120	2.8%
Pension plan contributions		$25,679	$16,573	$3,010	$6,096	1.9%
Fees: accounting		$25,592	-	$25,592	-	1.9%
Occupancy		$25,346	$19,277	$1,627	$4,442	1.9%
Other (as described)	Performance hall rental	$24,146	$24,146	-	-	1.8%
Information technology		$20,958	-	$20,958	-	1.5%
All other expenses		$20,456	$15,701	$3,774	$981	1.5%
Other (as described)	Service charges AND FEES	$15,036	-	$15,036	-	1.1%
Office expenses		$14,352	-	$14,352	-	1.1%
Insurance		$3,696	$2,811	$237	$648	0.3%
Other employee benefits		$3,590	$2,317	$421	$852	0.3%
Depreciation and depletion		$1,202	-	$1,202	-	0.1%
Fundraising events Event	direct expenses; gross income $444,958	$122,024				reported apart
Total		$1,354,259				100%

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2013 · Form 990 · $1,207,456 spent · pay $787,881 · grants $0 · events $105,863

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other salaries and wages		$598,588	$419,980	$94,854	$83,754	49.6%
Advertising and promotion		$175,556	$175,556	-	-	14.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$88,192	$70,554	$13,229	$4,409	7.3%
Other (as described)	PRODUCTION	$65,549	$65,549	-	-	5.4%
Payroll taxes		$59,522	$42,552	$9,373	$7,597	4.9%
Fees: accounting		$34,910	-	$34,910	-	2.9%
Information technology		$25,606	-	$25,606	-	2.1%
Occupancy		$25,413	$19,899	$4,002	$1,512	2.1%
Other (as described)	Performance hall rental	$23,428	$23,428	-	-	1.9%
Other employee benefits		$21,659	$14,787	$3,471	$3,401	1.8%
Pension plan contributions		$19,920	$14,241	$3,137	$2,542	1.6%
All other expenses		$16,093	$6,818	$8,784	$491	1.3%
Office expenses		$15,980	$116	$15,864	-	1.3%
Other (as described)	Service charges AND FEES	$14,907	$55	$14,818	$34	1.2%
Other (as described)	MUSIC RENTAL AND ROYALTIES	$13,452	$13,452	-	-	1.1%
Fees: other services		$3,500	-	-	$3,500	0.3%
Insurance		$3,430	$2,686	$540	$204	0.3%
Depreciation and depletion		$1,751	-	$1,751	-	0.1%
Fundraising events Event	direct expenses; gross income $278,803	$105,863				reported apart
Total		$1,207,456				100%

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2012 · Form 990 · $1,297,134 spent · pay $843,706 · grants $0 · events $86,921

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other salaries and wages		$646,348	$523,933	$22,360	$100,055	49.8%
Advertising and promotion		$128,022	$128,022	-	-	9.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$96,060	$76,848	$14,409	$4,803	7.4%
All other expenses		$68,493	$36,722	$27,281	$4,490	5.3%
Other (as described)	Commissions	$61,634	$61,634	-	-	4.8%
Payroll taxes		$47,879	$38,743	$2,371	$6,765	3.7%
Other (as described)	PRODUCTION	$38,992	$38,992	-	-	3.0%
Other (as described)	Bad debt expense	$34,581	-	$34,581	-	2.7%
Other employee benefits		$31,702	$25,654	$1,570	$4,478	2.4%
Fees: accounting		$31,701	-	$31,701	-	2.4%
Other (as described)	Performance hall rental	$26,731	$26,731	-	-	2.1%
Information technology		$25,921	$20,976	$1,284	$3,661	2.0%
Occupancy		$24,852	$20,111	$1,231	$3,510	1.9%
Pension plan contributions		$21,717	$17,574	$1,076	$3,067	1.7%
Insurance		$9,141	$7,397	$453	$1,291	0.7%
Office expenses		$2,627	$2,126	$130	$371	0.2%
Fees: other services		$500	-	$500	-	0.0%
Depreciation and depletion		$233	-	$233	-	0.0%
Fundraising events Event	direct expenses; gross income -	$86,921				reported apart
Total		$1,297,134				100%

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2011 · Form 990 · $1,053,849 spent · pay $755,054 · grants $0 · events $74,980

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other salaries and wages		$564,369	$424,111	$94,536	$45,722	53.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$96,000	$77,074	$11,827	$7,099	9.1%
Advertising and promotion		$72,849	$62,891	$9,958	-	6.9%
Other (as described)	Performance hall rental	$52,571	$52,571	-	-	5.0%
Payroll taxes		$49,143	$37,297	$7,915	$3,931	4.7%
All other expenses		$43,819	$34,311	$8,951	$557	4.2%
Other employee benefits		$33,435	$25,375	$5,385	$2,675	3.2%
Fees: accounting		$28,223	-	$28,223	-	2.7%
Occupancy		$24,679	$18,730	$3,975	$1,974	2.3%
Other (as described)	Repairs and maintenance	$16,579	$12,583	$2,670	$1,326	1.6%
Other (as described)	Commissions	$15,354	$15,354	-	-	1.5%
Other (as described)	Service charges AND FEES	$14,126	$11,559	$2,567	-	1.3%
Fees: other services		$12,929	-	$12,929	-	1.2%
Pension plan contributions		$12,107	$9,189	$1,950	$968	1.1%
Insurance		$8,096	$6,145	$1,303	$648	0.8%
Information technology		$5,204	$3,949	$839	$416	0.5%
Office expenses		$3,810	$2,891	$614	$305	0.4%
Interest		$323	-	$323	-	0.0%
Depreciation and depletion		$233	$175	$58	-	0.0%
Fundraising events Event	direct expenses; gross income -	$74,980				reported apart
Total		$1,053,849				100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal year	Grants and other assistance	Contracts	Awards
2025	$20,000	$0	1
2024	$25,000	$0	1
2023	$15,000	$0	1
2022	$25,000	$0	2
2021	$15,000	$0	1
2020	$15,000	$0	2
2019	$15,000	$0	1
2018	$20,000	$0	1
2017	$15,000	$0	1
2016	$15,000	$0	1
2015	$15,000	$0	1
2014	$12,500	$0	1
2013	$12,500	$0	1
2012	$15,000	$0	1
2011	$15,000	$0	1
2010	$12,500	$0	1

Largest awards · 17 shown

Year	Agency	Kind	Program	Description	Obligated
2025	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	PROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM.	$20,000
2024	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	PROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM.	$25,000
2023	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	PROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM.	$15,000
2022	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	PROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE.	$15,000
2022	Small Business Administration	Grant or other assistance	ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072	ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT	$10,000
2021	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	PROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE.	$15,000
2020	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	PROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE.	$15,000
2019	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	PROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE.	$15,000
2018	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	PROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE.	$20,000
2017	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	PROMOTION OF THE ARTS_GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE.	$15,000
2016	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	AWARDS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE.	$15,000
2015	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	AWARDS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE.	$15,000
2014	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	PROMOTION OF THE ARTS_GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE.	$12,500
2013	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	PROMOTION OF THE ARTS_GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE.	$12,500
2012	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	PROMOTION OF THE ARTS_GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	TO SUPPORT COMMISSIONS, PREMIERES, A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, AND RESIDENCY ACTIVITIES WITH COMPOSERS PAUL DRESHER AND STEVEN STUCKY.	$15,000
2011	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	PROMOTION OF THE ARTS_GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	TO SUPPORT MUSIC INSTRUCTION FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS AND FAMILY CONCERTS, IN CONSORTIUM WITH THE BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.	$15,000
2010	National Endowment for the Arts	Grant or other assistance	PROMOTION OF THE ARTS_GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024	TO SUPPORT RESIDENCIES BY CALIFORNIA COMPOSERS.	$12,500

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