Nonprofit · EIN 94-2600147
SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES INC
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,878,184 | $2,457,925 | $420,259 | $7,247,288 | $1,424,981 | $5,822,307 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,469,495 | $2,415,860 | -$946,365 | $7,651,369 | $1,548,146 | $6,103,223 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,369,447 | $2,427,180 | -$57,733 | $7,554,520 | $1,237,163 | $6,317,357 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,114,572
- of which government grants
- $117,026
- Program service revenue
- $506,554
- Investment income
- $1,320,037
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,170,988
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$67,101
- Other revenue
- -$62,979
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $205,500
- Other salaries and wages
- $704,434
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,069,059
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $35,938
- Occupancy
- $129,225
- Travel
- $2,265
- Depreciation
- $5,107
- Program services (functional)
- $1,880,122
- Management and general (functional)
- $282,168
- Fundraising (functional)
- $295,635
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,651,369
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,247,288
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,424,981
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,822,307
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,602
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,654,378
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $754,052
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,068,255
- Gross receipts
- $3,848,345
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 27
- Year formed
- 1979
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Smith | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $146,808 | $17,090 |
| Michele Casau | Development Dir | 40 | $104,400 | $5,926 |
| Christian Jessen | Finance Dir Officer | 40 | $8,983 | $10,243 |
| Neil H O'Donnell | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanne Newman | Vice Chair/Sec. Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Berit Muh | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Henry Klyce | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Dell | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard L Caplin MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine E Cullens | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Douglass | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Goodman | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason Laskey | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick R McCabe | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Silvie Jensen | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Heggie | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Nicholas Phan | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Camilla Smith | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Smith | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $146,100 | $14,942 |
| Christian Jessen | Finance Dir Officer | 40 | $108,206 | $15,852 |
| Michele Casau | Development Dir | 40 | $104,300 | $3,543 |
| Neil H O'Donnell | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanne Newman | Vice Chair/Sec. Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Berit Muh | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Dell | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard L Caplin MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine E Cullens | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Neil A Goteiner | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joan C Kahr | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick R McCabe | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Silvie Jensen | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Goodman | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jake Heggie | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicholas Phan | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Camilla Smith | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Smith | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $148,875 | $14,728 |
| Christian Jessen | Finance Dir Officer | 40 | $108,250 | $15,668 |
| Michele Casau | Development Dir | 40 | $104,300 | $7,423 |
| Neil H O'Donnell | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanne Newman | Vice Chair/Sec. Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Berit Muh | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Dell | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard L Caplin MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine E Cullens | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Neil A Goteiner | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joan C Kahr | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick R McCabe | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Silvie Jensen | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Goodman | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Camilla Smith | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 500 SUTTER ST STE 710, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-1116
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Melanie Smith, 500 Sutter Street 710, San Francisco, CA 94102
- Signed the 990
- Melanie Smith, President
- Phone
- (415) 398-6449
- Website
- www.sfperformances.org
- Return prepared by
- REGALIA BERGER & BERGER CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2600147 or by the name SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
SFP presents internationally acclaimed and emerging performing artists, introduces innovative programs, and builds new and diversified audiences for the arts through education and outreach activities.
Program accomplishments
- mainstage performances and education programs---------------------------------------------San Francisco Performances has grown from a first season in 198081 of seven performances to its current season of over 200 memorable performances and programs by some of the world's most exceptional artists.San Francisco Performances has led the way in presenting todays great artists in solo recitals, most often in the intimate acoustics of Herbst Theatre, giving audiences the up-close and personal experience for which we are well known.Artists whom San Francisco Performances has introduced in San Francisco recitalExpenses $1,880,122 · revenue $510,676
- debuts include cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, pianists Evgeny Kissin, Andrs Schiff, Mitsuko Uchida and Ivo Pogorelich, soprano Dawn Upshaw,violinist Gidon Kremer, violist Yuri Bashmet, and bassist Edgar Meyer, to name just a few. Important San Francisco debuts in dance include the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Ballet Preljocaj from France, Sweden's Cullberg Ballet and Batsheva from Israel.The unique multi-year Artists-in-Residence programs sustain an ongoing presence in various Bay Area communities. The Alexander String Quartet -for nearly three decades our String Quartet-in-Residence in association with San Francisco State University -established innovative chamber music studies for high school students and created an inspiring Saturday morning series with lectures by Robert Greenberg for adults.
- FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES, RESIDENT ARTIST PROGRAMS IN JAZZ, GUITAR, DANCE, VOCAL, ANDMUSIC COMPOSITION CONTINUE AND THRIVE WITH EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND ADULTS.In 35 years we have presented hundreds of acclaimed and emerging touring artists in classical chamber music and recitals, contemporary dance and jazz to complement the Bay Areas own live performing arts.
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-2600147
- 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
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A610)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,247,288
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,848,345
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $2,878,184 | $2,457,925 | $7,247,288 | XML |
| 990-T | July 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2024 | $1,469,495 | $2,415,860 | $7,651,369 | XML |
| 990-T | July 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2023 | $2,369,447 | $2,427,180 | $7,554,520 | XML |
| 990-T | July 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2022 | $2,465,452 | $2,760,283 | $7,040,129 | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 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 94-2600147).
Questions about SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES INC
- What is the EIN of SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES INC is 94-2600147.
- Is SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES INC 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 SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names Melanie Smith.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $146,808 (Melanie Smith, President).
- How much revenue does SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,878,184, expenses of $2,457,925 and total assets of $7,247,288 at year end.
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