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Nonprofit · EIN 84-0511458

COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80204

Financials

$19.4M$17.9M2022$19.4M$18.6M2023$20.6M$20.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$20,617,106$20,552,990$64,116$17,151,382$4,122,277$13,029,105
June 30, 2024990$19,354,090$18,575,137$778,953$16,180,250$3,588,178$12,592,072
June 30, 2023990$19,425,797$17,904,576$1,521,221$14,557,882$3,249,549$11,308,333
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,859,870
of which government grants
$1,759,835
Program service revenue
$11,129,998
Investment income
$401,824
Net income from fundraising events
$225,414
Other revenue
$225,414

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,242,375
Other salaries and wages
$9,060,035
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$14,069,120
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$58,996
Accounting fees
$73,522
Occupancy
$271,047
Travel
$299,744
Depreciation
$19,644
Program services (functional)
$16,600,278
Management and general (functional)
$3,110,218
Fundraising (functional)
$842,494

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$16,180,250
Total assets, end of year
$17,151,382
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,122,277
Net assets, end of year
$13,029,105
Land, buildings and equipment
$869,262
Publicly traded securities
$7,428,686
Net assets without donor restrictions
$7,897,678
Net assets with donor restrictions
$5,131,427
Gross receipts
$21,207,546
Employees
568
Volunteers
250
Year formed
1989
State of legal domicile
CO

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
PETER OUNDJIANPRIN. CONDUCTOR/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$385,000$0
MARK CANTRELLPRESIDENT AND CEO (THRU APR '25)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$275,540$40,000
ANTHONY PIERCECHIEF ARTISTIC OFFICER
Officer
40$165,525$20,124
COREEN MILLERCFO/COO
Officer
40$160,563$17,117
YUMI HWANG-WILLIAMSCONCERT MASTER
Highest-paid employee
40$141,569$28,817
JUSTIN BARTELSPRINCIPAL TRUMPET
Highest-paid employee
40$109,179$32,417
JOHN KINZIEMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$100,872$28,692
STEVE HEARNACTING PRINCIPAL TIMPANI
Highest-paid employee
40$102,639$14,487
PETER COOPERPRINCIPAL OBOE
Highest-paid employee
40$114,700$2,317
MICHAEL THORNTONPRINCIPAL HORN
Highest-paid employee
40$103,772$12,289
BROOK FERGUSONMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$99,091$14,241
SEOYOEN MINMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$95,795$11,949
JOHN SIPHERMUSICIAN TRUSTEE (AS OF JAN)
Trustee or director
40$92,587$15,049
PAUL PRIMUSMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$73,919$33,610
CHLOE HONGMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$85,256$11,847
46 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NICK TISHERMANMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$81,166$11,724
NICK DAVIESMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$64,808$11,458
KAREN KINZIEMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$64,467$9,590
MARGARET HOEPPNER - MUS TRUST(JUNE-DEC)/ TRUSTEE (AS OF JAN)
Trustee or director
40$60,368$9,212
JOHN STREETBOARD CHAIR (AS OF AUG)
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JULIE RUBSAMBOARD CO-CHAIR (JULY-AUG)
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
DR RICHARD KRUGMANBOARD CO-CHAIR (JULY-AUG)
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
MARTA O'GRADYVICE CHAIR AND SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
KIP WALLENTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
DALTON BEASLEYEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN BOWLESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES BUTLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK CHAMPOUXTRUSTEE (AS OF MAY)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YOUNG CHOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER COLETRUSTEE (AS OF AUG)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIA DEL RIOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT DONIGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADAM DONNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAYLA DREYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL FERRUFINOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER FESTOGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BOB FRIEDLANDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT HASDAYTRUSTEE (AS OF JAN)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GRETCHEN HOLLRAHEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VESNA JEVTOVIC-TODOROVICTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN KARNSTRUSTEE (AS OF APR)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID MACLEODTRUSTEE (AS OF JAN)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYNN MCDONALDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE MCPHEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL MYERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN NELSONTRUSTEE (AS OF APR)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN OAKESTRUSTEE (AS OF AUG)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEANA PERLMUTTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MALIK ROBINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN STEINTRUSTEE (AS OF APR)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORENZO TRUJILLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELLY WALTRIPEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SETH WEISBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE ZOELLNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEROME KERN- EMERITUSCO CHAIR (THRU DEC '24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY ROSSICK-KERNEMERITUS CO CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEE YEINGSTEMERITUS TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL WACHTER- CO-VICE CHAIR(AUG)/PRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF APR)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$0
BEN STRAWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LT SANDVIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 62 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PETER OUNDJIAN- PRIN CONDUCTOREX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$332,000$0
JEROME H KERN - EMERITUSTRUSTEE/ FORMER CEO (THRU SEP. '21)
Trustee or director
1$259,615$0
COREEN MILLERCFO/COO
Officer
40$227,657$11,152
ANTHONY PIERCECHIEF ARTISTIC OFFICER
Officer
40$215,763$21,626
MARK CANTRELLCEO/PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$193,220$19,250
YUMI HWANG WILLIAMSCONCERT MASTER
Highest-paid employee
40$127,907$25,373
JOHN KINZIEMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$98,105$28,280
WILLIAM HILLPRINCIPAL TIMPANI
Highest-paid employee
40$110,400$12,621
JONATHON GROSZEWORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$100,942$13,103
PETER COOPERPRINCIPAL OBOE
Highest-paid employee
40$104,580$2,154
SEOYOEN MINMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$86,628$11,306
CHLOE HONGMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$72,541$11,110
NICK TISHERMANMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$70,645$11,060
MARY COWELLMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$57,980$23,169
PATRICK HODGEMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$76,670$1,267
MARGARET HOEPPNERMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$59,045$14,388
KAREN KINZIEMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$60,850$8,161
MEGAN PROKESMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$57,102$10,655
SUSAN BOWLESSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
10$32,664$5,212
RICHARD KRUGMANCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JULIE RUBSAMCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JAMES BUTLERTREASURER (JULY - MAY)
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
KIP WALLENTREASURER (AS OF JUNE)
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
ANTHONY ACCETTATRUSTEE (JULY - MAY)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARGARET ANDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAULA BERNSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YOUNG CHOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIA DEL RIOTRUSTEE (AUGUST - JUNE)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT DONIGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADAM DONNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAYLA DREYERTRUSTEE (OCTOBER - JUNE)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE FERRUFINOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS FESTOGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BOB FRIEDLANDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANE S HILL PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR VESNA JEVTOVIC-TODOROVICTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICH KYLBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYNN MCDONALDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE MCPHEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL MYERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTA O'GRADYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEANA PERLMUTTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE RICHARDSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JORGE-AYN RILEYTRUSTEE (OCTOBER - APRIL)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MALIK ROBINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LT SANDVIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN STRAWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN STREETTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORENZO TRUJILLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL WACHTERTRUSTEE (AUGUST - JUNE)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SETH WEISBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDRA ZEPPELINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE ZOELLNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LIZ HARTSELEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GRETCHEN HOLLRAH EX-OFFICIOTRUSTEE (OCTOBER - JUNE)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GINGER WHITE EX-OFFICIOTRUSTEE (JULY - SEP)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN OAKESEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANET WEISHEITEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY ROSSICK KERNEMERITUS TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEE YEINGSTEMERITUS TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 57 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JEROME H KERN - EMERITUSTRUSTEE/ FORMER CEO (THRU SEP. '21)
Trustee or director
1$375,000$0
PETER OUNDJIAN- PRIN CONDUCTOREX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$296,800$0
ANTHONY PIERCECHIEF ARTISTIC OFFICER
Officer
50$200,515$20,283
COREEN MILLER- INTERIM CEO(THRU MAY '23)/ CFO/ COO
Officer
50$202,990$8,460
YUMI HWANG-WILLIAMSCONCERT MASTER
Highest-paid employee
40$141,717$23,854
JUSTIN BARTELSMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$105,864$28,904
WILLIAM HILLMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$112,811$12,075
CLAUDE SIMMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$105,460$18,172
PETER COOPERMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$110,876$2,024
MARY COWELLMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$62,911$22,733
PATRICK HODGEMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$72,815$11,198
NICK TISHERMANMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$70,214$10,472
JOHN HILTONMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$66,069$10,117
KAREN KINZIEMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$74,915$696
SEOYOEN MINMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$64,925$10,345
SUSAN BOWLESSECRETARY/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$61,813$11,981
OWEN LEVINEMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$60,726$9,875
SUSAN PAIKMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$58,009$10,179
MATTHEW ECKENHOFFMUSICIAN TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
40$65,834$611
JULIE RUBSAMCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
RICHARD KRUGMAN- TRUSTEECO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
JIM BUTLERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
SETH WEISBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN STRAWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYNN MCDONALDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORENZO TRUJILLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE RICHARDSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY ACETTATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL FERRUFINOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL MYERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT DONIGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTA O'GRADYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAILK ROBINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LT SANDVIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR PAULA P BERNSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICH KYLBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMY HARMONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADAM DONNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN STREETTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL MCPHEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARGARET ANDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE ZOELLNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANE S HILL PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VESNA JEVTOVIC-TODOROVICTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YOUNG CHOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEANA PERLMUTTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDRA ZEPPELINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEE YEINGSTEMERITUS TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY ROSSICK KERNEMERITUS TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUE PAWLIKEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GINGER WHITEEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN OAKESEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LIZ HARTSELEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT FRIEDLANDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK CANTRELLPRESIDENT/CEO (AS OF MAY '23)
Trustee or director, Officer
50$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1245 CHAMPA ST, DENVER, CO 80204-2154
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOHN STREET, 1245 CHAMPA ST, DENVER, CO 80204
Signed the 990
COREEN MILLER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(303) 723-7876
Return prepared by
EIDE BAILLY LLP

Mission

THE COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION (CSA) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED TO FUND AND OPERATE THE COLORADO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF METROPOLITAN DENVER AND (CONT'D ON SCHEDULE O)(CONT'D) THE GREATER COLORADO AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONS. THE COLORADO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERFORMS MORE THAN 100 CLASSICAL, POPS AND FAMILY CONCERTS EACH YEAR; SHOWCASING MANY OF THE WORLD'S FINEST MUSICIANS, CONDUCTORS, AND ENTERTAINERS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION PERFORMS CONCERTS NORMALLY BENEFITING OVER 250,000 PATRONS FROM THE DENVER AND TRI-STATE AREAS AND PROVIDES A PERFORMANCE PLATFORM TO WORLD-CLASS MUSICIANS.
    Expenses $16,600,278 · revenue $11,129,998

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
84-0511458
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1922
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$17,151,382
Income (IRS master file)
$21,207,546

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$20,617,106$20,552,990$17,151,382XML
990June 2024$19,354,090$18,575,137$16,180,250XML
990June 2023$19,425,797$17,904,576$14,557,882XML
990June 2022$18,715,868$17,360,996$12,961,781IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––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 84-0511458).

Questions about COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION is 84-0511458.
Is COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1922.
Are donations to COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION 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 COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION 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 COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION 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 COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN STREET.
Who are the officers and directors of COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 61 people; 19 received compensation from the organization, the highest $385,000 (PETER OUNDJIAN, PRIN. CONDUCTOR/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE).
How much revenue does COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $20,617,106, expenses of $20,552,990 and total assets of $17,151,382 at year end.

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