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Nonprofit · EIN 36-2167823

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Tax-exempt · CHICAGO, IL 60604

Financials

$80.8M$85.6M2022$125.5M$88.6M2023$125.9M$88.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$125,909,695$88,908,944$37,000,751$647,012,411$155,005,612$492,006,799
June 30, 2024990$125,469,447$88,621,632$36,847,815$581,822,920$161,517,516$420,305,404
June 30, 2023990$80,827,722$85,601,183-$4,773,461$515,186,651$172,435,879$342,750,772
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$73,115,707
of which government grants
$125,000
Program service revenue
$31,364,841
Investment income
$21,253,364
Net rental income
-$110,040
Net gain from sales of assets
$11,164,764
Net income from fundraising events
$12,012
Net income from sales of inventory
$273,811
Other revenue
$175,783

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,182,695
Other salaries and wages
$40,237,759
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$54,650,442
Professional fundraising fees
$218,374
Legal fees
$630,487
Accounting fees
$161,815
Occupancy
$3,291,580
Travel
$3,392,342
Depreciation
$3,743,792
Program services (functional)
$68,036,377
Management and general (functional)
$16,300,331
Fundraising (functional)
$4,572,236

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$581,822,920
Total assets, end of year
$647,012,411
Total liabilities, end of year
$155,005,612
Net assets, end of year
$492,006,799
Land, buildings and equipment
$68,449,850
Publicly traded securities
$410,267,642
Net assets without donor restrictions
$153,658,175
Net assets with donor restrictions
$338,348,624
Gross unrelated business income
$1,729,966
Gross receipts
$303,795,295
Employees
1,141
Volunteers
819
Year formed
1890
State of legal domicile
IL

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Jeff AlexanderPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
40$914,323$76,662
Robert ChenConcertmaster
Highest-paid employee
40$554,827$70,939
Stephen WilliamsonPrincipal Clarinet
Highest-paid employee
40$331,472$154,022
William WelterPrincipal Oboe
Highest-paid employee
40$339,617$53,919
Stefan Ragnar HoskuldssonPrincipal Flute
Highest-paid employee
40$326,320$64,491
Mark AlmondPrincipal Horn
Highest-paid employee
40$343,234$16,854
Stacie M FrankVP, CFO, & Assistant Treasurer
Officer
40$325,487$31,319
Dale HeddingVP for Development
Officer
40$329,404$24,723
Vanessa MossVP for Operations
Key employee
40$287,341$30,820
Kristine StassenSecretary
Officer
40$76,551$26,298
Mary Louise GornoChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
Chester A GougisVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
0.3$0$0
Steven ShebikVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1.1$0$0
Helen ZellVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
0.7$0$0
Renee MetcalfTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
127 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
William Adams IVLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.6$0
Mrs Robert A BeattyLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Arnold M BerlinLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Laurence O BoothLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
William G BrownLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Dean L BuntrockLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Bruce E ClintonLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Richard W ColburnLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0
Richard H CooperLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Anthony T DeanLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Debora de HoyosLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
John A EdwardsonLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Thomas J EyermanLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
David W Fox SrLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Cyrus F Freidheim JrLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Mrs Robert W GalvinLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Paul C GignilliatLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Joseph B GlossbergLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0
Richard C GodfreyLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
William A GoldsteinLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Howard L GottliebLife Trustee (until 9/21/24)
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Mary Winton GreenLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
David P HackettLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Joan W HarrisLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
John H HartLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Thomas C HeagyLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Jay L HendersonLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
William R JentesLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Richard B KapnickLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Donald G Kempf JrLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Mrs John C KernLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Robert KohlLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Josef LakonishokLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Charles Ashby LewisLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Eva F LichtenbergLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
John F ManleyLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
R Eden MartinLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Arthur C MartinezLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Judith W McCueLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Lester H McKeeverLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
David E McNeelLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0
William A OsbornLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Mrs Albert PawlickLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Jane DiRenzo PigottLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
John M PrattLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Dr Irwin PressLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
John W Rogers JrLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Jerry RoseLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Frank A RossiLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
John R SchmidtLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Thomas C Sheffield JrLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Robert C SpoerriLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Carl W SternLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
William H StrongLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Louis C Sudler JrLife Trustee (until 4/6/25)
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Richard L ThomasLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Richard P ToftLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Penny Van HornLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Paul R WigginLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
John AalbregtseTrustee
Trustee or director
0.7$0
Peter J BarackTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
H Rigel BarberTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Randy Lamm BerlinTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Merrill BlauTrustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0
Roderick BranchTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Kay BucksbaumTrustee (until 10/22/24)
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Robert J BufordTrustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0
Johannes BurlinTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Leslie Henner BurnsTrustee
Trustee or director
0.7$0
Marion A Cameron-GrayTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
George P ColisTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Keith S CrowTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Stephen V D'AmoreTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Timothy A DuffyTrustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0
Brian W DuweTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
James B FadimTrustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0
Judith E FeldmanTrustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0
Robert B FordTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Estefania GarciaTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Jennifer GoldsteinTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Graham C GradyTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
John HolmesTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Janice L HonigbergTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Lori JulianTrustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0
Neil T KawashimaTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Geraldine KeefeTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Donna L KendallTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Thomas G KilroyTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Randall S KrosznerTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Patty LaneTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Jason M LaurieTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Susan C LevyTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Vikram LutharTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Ling Z MarkovitzTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Britt M MillerTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Sharon MitchellTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Frank B ModrusonTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Toni Marie MontgomeryTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Mary Pivirotto MurleyTrustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0
Sylvia NeilTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Christopher O'HerlihyTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Santa J OnoTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Gerald L Pauling IITrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Andrew PritzkerTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Col Jennifer N PritzkerTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Katherine Protextor DrehkoffTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Dr Don M RandelTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Dr Mohan RaoTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Melissa M RootTrustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0
Burton X RosenbergTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
E Scott SantiTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Marlon R SmithTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Walter SnodellTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Tracy A StancielTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Dr Eugene StarkTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Daniel E Sullivan JrTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Scott SwansonTrustee
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Nasrin ThiererTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Lisa ThomasTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Christopher D TowerTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Frederick H WaddellTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Paul S WatfordTrustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0
Craig R WilliamsTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0
Leah WilliamsTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Robert A WislowTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
Ann Marie WrightTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0
Gifford R ZimmermanTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 140 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Jeff AlexanderPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
40$898,151$55,318
Robert ChenConcertmaster
Highest-paid employee
40$566,546$79,240
Riccardo MutiMusic Director
Highest-paid employee
40$628,175$0
Stephen WilliamsonPrincipal Clarinet
Highest-paid employee
40$332,961$75,867
Esteban Batallan ConsPrincipal Trumpet
Highest-paid employee
40$355,107$51,963
John SharpPrincipal Cello
Highest-paid employee
40$329,302$74,949
Stacie M FrankVP, CFO, & Assistant Treasurer
Officer
40$315,880$28,809
Dale HeddingVP for Development
Officer
40$320,202$23,576
Vanessa MossVP for Operations
Key employee
40$279,237$31,928
Kristine StassenSecretary
Officer
40$79,303$22,383
Mary Louise GornoChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
Chester A GougisVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
Steven ShebikVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1.1$0$0
Helen ZellVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
0.8$0$0
Renee MetcalfTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
William Adams IVLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.6$0$0
Mrs Robert A BeattyLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Arnold M BerlinLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Laurence O BoothLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
William G BrownLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Dean L BuntrockLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Bruce E ClintonLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Richard W ColburnLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
Richard H CooperLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Anthony T DeanLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Debora de HoyosLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
Charles DouglasLife Trustee (until 9/8/23)
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
John A EdwardsonLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Thomas J EyermanLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
James B FadimLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
David W Fox SrLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Cyrus F Freidheim JrLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Mrs Robert W GalvinLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Paul C GignilliatLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Joseph B GlossbergLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
Richard C GodfreyLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
William A GoldsteinLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
Howard L GottliebLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Mary Winton GreenLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Dietrich GrossLife Trustee (until 1/8/24)
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
David P HackettLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Joan W HarrisLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
John H HartLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Thomas C HeagyLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Jay L HendersonLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
William R JentesLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Paul R JudyLife Trustee (until 2/24/24)
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Richard B KapnickLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Donald G Kempf JrLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Mrs John C KernLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Robert KohlLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
Josef LakonishokLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Charles Ashby LewisLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Eva F LichtenbergLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
John S LillardLife Trustee (until 1/30/24)
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
John F ManleyLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Ling Z MarkovitzLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
R Eden MartinLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Arthur C MartinezLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Judith W McCueLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
Lester H McKeeverLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
David E McNeelLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
James J O'ConnorLife Trustee (until 7/31/23)
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
William A OsbornLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Mrs Albert PawlickLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Jane DiRenzo PigottLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
John M PrattLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Dr Irwin PressLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
John W Rogers JrLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Jerry RoseLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Frank A RossiLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Earl J Rusnak JrLife Trustee (until 2/14/24)
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
John R SchmidtLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Thomas C Sheffield JrLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Robert C SpoerriLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Carl W SternLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
William H StrongLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Louis C Sudler JrLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Richard L ThomasLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Richard P ToftLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Penny Van HornLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Paul R WigginLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
John AalbregtseTrustee
Trustee or director
0.8$0$0
Peter J BarackTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
H Rigel BarberTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Randy Lamm BerlinTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Roderick BranchTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Kay BucksbaumTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Robert J BufordTrustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
Johannes BurlinTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
Leslie Henner BurnsTrustee
Trustee or director
0.8$0$0
Debra A CafaroTrustee (until 3/14/24)
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Marion A Cameron-GrayTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
George P ColisTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
Keith S CrowTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Stephen V D'AmoreTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Timothy A DuffyTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
Brian W DuweTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Charles Emmons JrTrustee
Trustee or director
0.6$0$0
Judith E FeldmanTrustee
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Jennifer GoldsteinTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Graham C GradyTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
John HolmesTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Lori JulianTrustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
Neil T KawashimaTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Geraldine KeefeTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Donna L KendallTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Thomas G KilroyTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Randall S KrosznerTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Patty LaneTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Susan C LevyTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Vikram LutharTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Britt M MillerTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Sharon MitchellTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Toni Marie MontgomeryTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Mary Pivirotto MurleyTrustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
Sylvia NeilTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Christopher O'HerlihyTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Santa J OnoTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Gerald L Pauling IITrustee
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Col Jennifer N PritzkerTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Dr Don M RandelTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Dr Mohan RaoTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Melissa M RootTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Burton X RosenbergTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
E Scott SantiTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Marlon R SmithTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
Walter SnodellTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Dr Eugene StarkTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
Daniel E Sullivan JrTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Scott C SwansonTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Nasrin ThiererTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Lisa ThomasTrustee
Trustee or director
0.6$0$0
Terrence J TruaxTrustee (until 10/5/23)
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Frederick H WaddellTrustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
Paul S WatfordTrustee
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
Craig R WilliamsTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Robert A WislowTrustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
Ann Marie WrightTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Gifford R ZimmermanTrustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 142 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Riccardo MutiMusic Director
Highest-paid employee
40$942,263$0
Jeff AlexanderPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
40$741,177$47,974
Robert ChenConcertmaster
Highest-paid employee
40$536,137$82,817
David A CooperPrincipal Horn
Highest-paid employee
40$329,091$61,483
Stephen WilliamsonPrincipal Clarinet
Highest-paid employee
40$324,361$65,766
Esteban Batallan ConsPrincipal Trumpet
Highest-paid employee
40$322,407$49,013
Dale HeddingVP for Development
Officer
40$327,764$23,100
Stacie M FrankVP, CFO, & Assistant Treasurer
Officer
40$317,423$28,587
Vanessa MossVP for Operations
Key employee
40$286,958$32,419
Kristine StassenSecretary
Officer
40$71,938$21,627
Mary Louise GornoChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
Chester A GougisVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
0.3$0$0
Steven ShebikVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Helen ZellVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
0.8$0$0
Renee MetcalfTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
William Adams IVLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Mrs Robert A BeattyLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Arnold M BerlinLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Laurence O BoothLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
William G BrownLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Dean L BuntrockLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Bruce E ClintonLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Richard W ColburnLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.3$0$0
Richard H CooperLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Anthony T DeanLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Debora de HoyosLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Charles DouglasLife Trustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
John A EdwardsonLife Trustee
Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Joseph B GlossbergLife Trustee
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Richard C GodfreyLife Trustee
Trustee or director
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William A GoldsteinLife Trustee
Trustee or director
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Howard L GottliebLife Trustee
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John H HartLife Trustee
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Lester H McKeeverLife Trustee
Trustee or director
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David E McNeelLife Trustee
Trustee or director
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John D NicholsLife Trustee (until 6/14/23)
Trustee or director
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James J O'ConnorLife Trustee
Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Jerry RoseLife Trustee
Trustee or director
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Frank A RossiLife Trustee
Trustee or director
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Earl J Rusnak JrLife Trustee
Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Trustee or director
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Neil T KawashimaTrustee
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Geraldine KeefeTrustee
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Donna L KendallTrustee
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Thomas G KilroyTrustee
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Patty LaneTrustee
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Susan C LevyTrustee
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Britt M MillerTrustee
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Toni Marie MontgomeryTrustee
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Mary Pivirotto MurleyTrustee
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Col Jennifer N PritzkerTrustee
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Dr Don M RandelTrustee
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Dr Mohan RaoTrustee
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Burton X RosenbergTrustee
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Melissa M RootTrustee
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Kristen C RossiTrustee (until 6/30/23)
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Marlon R SmithTrustee
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Walter SnodellTrustee
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Dr Eugene StarkTrustee
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Daniel E Sullivan JrTrustee
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Scott SwansonTrustee
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Nasrin ThiererTrustee
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Lisa ThomasTrustee
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Terrence J TruaxTrustee
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Frederick H WaddellTrustee
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William WardTrustee
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Craig R WilliamsTrustee
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Robert A WislowTrustee
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Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
220 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60604-2596
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Jeff Alexander, 220 S Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 606042559
Signed the 990
Jeff Alexander, President
Phone
(312) 294-3333
Return prepared by
RSM US LLP

Mission

With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at its core, the mission of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is to enrich, inspire and transform lives through music, community engagement and education - locally, nationally and internationally.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concerts - During its 134th season, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra inspired audiences through more than 130 performances, including 32 weeks of subscription concerts. The 2024/25 Season was highlighted by landmark performances with Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Makela and Music Director Emeritus for Life Riccardo Muti. Makela, whose tenure as the CSO's 11th Music Director begins in the 2027/28 Season, returned for a two-week spring residency that featured Mahler's Third Symphony and a program with Dvorak's Seventh Symphony and Brahms' Second Piano Concerto, featuring 2024/25 CSO Artist-in-Residence Daniil Trifonov. Muti conducted four distinct programs in Chicago, including a program featuring the world premiere of the CSO-commissioned Megalopolis Suite by former Mead Composer-in-Residence Osvaldo Golijov, and capped the season with four capacity performances of Verdi's Requiem Mass. This followed a critically acclaimed U.S. tour in January 2025 led by Muti, which included performances in Florida, at New York's Carnegie Hall and the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Other artistic milestones included a 2025 European tour with Jaap van Zweden on the podium, where the CSO was the only North American ensemble invited to perform at the Mahler Festival in Amsterdam, followed by concerts in Hamburg, Dresden, Prague, and Wroclaw, Poland, and a collaboration with The Joffrey Ballet that featured two newly commissioned ballets.
    Expenses $53,777,951 · revenue $24,439,058
  • Symphony Center Presents Concerts - Symphony Center Presents (SCP) programs throughout the 2024/25 Season welcomed a wide array of world-class artists and ensembles. The SCP Chamber Music series featured the return of viol player Jordi Savall with his early music ensembles; violinist Julia Fischer with pianist Jan Lisiecki, and a trio comprising violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, pianist Yefim Bronfman, and cellist Pablo Ferrandez. The SCP Piano series brought legendary artists like Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Daniil Trifonov, Emanuel Ax, Evgeny Kissin, and Vikingur Olafsson back to Orchestra Hall, alongside notable debuts by Alexandre Kantorow and Mao Fujita. The SCP Jazz series included performances by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Cecile McLorin Salvant, the Bill Charlap Trio, Hiromi, the Brandee Younger Trio, Eliane Elias, and the Chicago Jazz Orchestra in a tribute to Oscar Peterson. Other highlights included Grammy Award-winning vocalist Lila Downs returning for a Dia de los Muertos program, as well as performances by the Sphinx Virtuosi, Kodo, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain and Pink Martini.
    Expenses $5,208,484 · revenue $4,882,128
  • Education Concerts and Activities - Programs of the Negaunee Music Institute (NMI) engaged many communities, with 275 Chicago-area schools participating in programs that reached 25,000 students, teachers, and families. Two-thirds of student attendance came from Chicago Public Schools, who received free bus transportation. The Institute collaborated with 90 schools and community partners to deliver education and community engagement programs throughout the year. Training programs and performance opportunities for young musicians included the Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition, Chicago Youth in Music Festival, Percussion Scholarship Program, Young Composers Initiative and partnerships with local schools and the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative. The NMI continued to co-present Notes for Peace, a songwriting project that empowers parents who have lost children to gun violence to create original songs of tribute.
    Expenses $2,728,784 · revenue $473,448
  • Civic Orchestra of Chicago - The Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the CSO's prestigious training program for young professional musicians, presented eight programs in Orchestra Hall and expanded its series of free community concerts to a total of six venues. In addition to gaining performance experience, Civic musicians participated in coaching sessions and workshops with Principal Conductor Ken-David Masur and Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Makela. The Civic Orchestra of Chicago benefited from the mentorship of 30 CSO musicians who served as coaches, and 22 Civic musicians made more than 250 visits to eight Chicago Public Schools high school instrumental music programs.
    Expenses $2,691,234 · revenue $98,680
  • Rentals, Commissions, and Restaurant - A dining club and concessions are provided for audiences attending concerts and catering is provided for certain internal events.
    Expenses $1,457,771 · revenue $90,455
  • Rentals, Commissions, and Restaurant - Hall Rentals - Performance space provided to Chicagoland arts organizations.
    Expenses $1,194,933 · revenue $921,547
  • Media and Royalty - Radio Broadcast series, in-house recording label, audio recordings in compact disc and digital download formats.
    Expenses $445,202 · revenue $21,042
  • Retail Sales - Music-related merchandise is available for purchase at The Symphony Store and online.
    Expenses $264,684 · revenue $183,071
  • Rentals, Commissions, and Restaurant - Parking lot provided for audiences' convenience to attend concerts.
    Expenses $198,369 · revenue $319,583
  • Other Program Services - Program Book Advertising
    Expenses $68,965 · revenue $118,900

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
36-2167823
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1927
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$647,012,411
Income (IRS master file)
$303,795,295

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$125,909,695$88,908,944$647,012,411IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$125,469,447$88,621,632$581,822,920IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$80,827,722$85,601,183$515,186,651XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$102,432,097$75,080,250$530,890,156IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-2167823).

Questions about CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

What is the EIN of CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is 36-2167823.
Is CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1927.
Are donations to CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Jeff Alexander.
Who are the officers and directors of CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 142 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $914,323 (Jeff Alexander, President).
How much revenue does CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $125,909,695, expenses of $88,908,944 and total assets of $647,012,411 at year end.

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