Nonprofit · EIN 95-3635496
PACIFIC SYMPHONY
Tax-exempt · IRVINE, CA 92614
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $35,706,504 | $26,625,424 | $9,081,080 | $73,577,446 | $4,770,776 | $68,806,670 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $26,399,188 | $23,767,089 | $2,632,099 | $60,486,583 | $4,266,656 | $56,219,927 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $23,725,547 | $23,947,185 | -$221,638 | $55,229,756 | $4,754,122 | $50,475,634 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $23,471,541
- of which government grants
- $924,500
- Program service revenue
- $8,820,631
- Investment income
- $1,540,301
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $240,587
- Net income from fundraising events
- $1,489,506
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $27,695
- Other revenue
- $1,874,031
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,260,695
- Other salaries and wages
- $9,888,829
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,437,829
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $88,577
- Accounting fees
- $70,200
- Occupancy
- $258,093
- Travel
- $68,351
- Depreciation
- $524,912
- Program services (functional)
- $17,380,383
- Management and general (functional)
- $7,176,217
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,068,824
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $60,486,583
- Total assets, end of year
- $73,577,446
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,770,776
- Net assets, end of year
- $68,806,670
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,845,746
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,423,865
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $58,382,805
- Gross receipts
- $77,953,701
- Employees
- 426
- Volunteers
- 1,400
- Year formed
- 1980
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARL ST CLAIR | MUSIC DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $448,340 | $14,907 |
| JOHN FORSYTE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $363,158 | $36,274 |
| EMILY RANKIN | VP OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $225,553 | $15,364 |
| DENNIS KIM | CONCERT MASTER Key employee | 10 | $216,912 | $14,520 |
| SEAN SUTTON | EVP & COO Officer | 40 | $187,279 | $20,942 |
| NIKKI CRABTREE-PALLEY | SR DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS Key employee | 40 | $182,326 | $6,318 |
| EILEEN JEANETTE | VP OF ARTISTIC PLANNING & PROD Key employee | 40 | $158,348 | $17,739 |
| DANA LONG | VP OF MARKETING & COMM. Key employee | 40 | $134,379 | $18,336 |
| JESSE HISER | AVP OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,843 | $12,648 |
| BARRY PERKINS | MUSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 10 | $121,489 | $17,066 |
| MARY HAWKES | SR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAG Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,596 | $14,881 |
| CRAIG HAHN | DIR. ORCHESTRA PERS Thru 3/25 Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,427 | $8,932 |
| ALISON LEVINSON | SR. DIR. OF ARTS thru 05/25 Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,177 | $3,506 |
| MR ARTHUR ONG | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JOHN R EVANS | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
69 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MR MARK NIELSEN | VICE CHAIR, FINANCE & TREAS. Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MS SUSAN ANDERSON | CO-VICE CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MS DIANA MARTIN | CO-VICE CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MR MICHAEL ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MRS LEONA ARONOFF-SADACCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR ERIC CHAMBERLAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DR JO ELLEN ALLEN-CHATHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR PATRICK CHENG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS ALAYNE CORTES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR BOB DAVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR WILLIAM DOLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS LUCY DUNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR MOHSEN FAHMI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS BARBARA FOSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MRS MARIA FRANCIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR MICHAEL S GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR NICHOLAS GREENKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR ANDY HANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR ED HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS JANINE HEFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR BRIAN HERVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR DEAN ARNOLD HOLLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MRS MICHELLE HOROWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR JAMES NEWTON HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR DONALD HU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR JERRY HUANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR REZA JAHANGIRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR PATRICK JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR SETH JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DR EDWARD KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS JOHANNA KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS JOANN LEATHERBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS ROBIN LIU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR PHILLIP N LYONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS PATRICIA MCAULEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR DAVID V MELILLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS LOUISE MERAGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR ABBAS MOHADDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MRS HAYDEE MOLLURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR MAURICE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS TAWNI NGUYEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS STACEY NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS ANOOSHEH OSKOUIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS KARIN L PEARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS JUDITH POSNIKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MRS MICHELLE ROHe | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MRS CHIYO ROWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS YASSMIN SARMADI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR SCOTT SEIGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DR EVAN B SIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR HON H WARREN SIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR RONALD M SIMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR AL SPECTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR WALTER STAHR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS ANDREA STEINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS ANDRIA STRELOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MC SUNGAILA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS CAROLANN TASSIOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR ANDY THORBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR CHRISTOPHER TOWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR DAVID TROOB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR BART VAN AARDENNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR FRAMROZE VIRJEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR HENRY WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MS JUDY WHITMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MRS JANE FUJISHIGE YADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MR CHARLES ZHANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ms Agnes Lew | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mrs Nancy Wong | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 86 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR CARL ST CLAIR | MUSIC DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $487,362 | $8,366 |
| MR JOHN E FORSYTE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $384,204 | $28,756 |
| MR DENNIS KIM | CONCERT MASTER Key employee | 10 | $211,674 | $10,732 |
| MR SEAN SUTTON | EVP & COO Officer | 40 | $196,305 | $13,203 |
| MR GREGORY COX | VP OF DEV & EXT REL(THRU 08/23 Former | 40 | $194,631 | $9,239 |
| NIKKI CRABTREE-PALLEY | SR DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS Key employee | 40 | $177,452 | $5,742 |
| EILEEN JEANETTE | VP OF ARTISTIC PLANNING & PROD Key employee | 40 | $165,155 | $11,061 |
| KIMBERLY GREENHALL | SR. EXEC OF CAMP (THRU 09/23) Former | 40 | $159,788 | $9,486 |
| JESSE HISER | SR. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,982 | $7,605 |
| SUSAN MILLER KOTSES | VP OF EDUCATION & COMMUNITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,881 | $7,247 |
| CRAIG HAHN | DIR. OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,581 | $7,383 |
| SANDRA PEREZ | PAYROLL & BENEFIT ADMINISTRATO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,051 | $10,093 |
| MR AUTHUR ONG | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MARK NIELSEN | VICE CHAIR, FINANCE & TREASURE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JOHN R EVANS | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS SUSAN ANDERSON | VICE CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS DIANA MARTIN | CO-VICE CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS ANDRIA STRELOW | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SYLVIA ALVA PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS LEONA ARONOFF-SADACCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LINDSAY AYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RICH BRIDGFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ERIC CHAMBERLAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JO ELLEN ALLEN-CHATHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR PATRICK CHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS CAROL CHOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS ALAYNE K CORTES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ROBERT DAVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS GINNY DAVIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR WILLIAM DOLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LUCY DUNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS BARBARA FOSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS MARIA FRANCIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MICHAEL S GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR NICHOLAS GREENKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ANDY HANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS JANINE HEFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BRIAN T HERVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS MICHELLE HOROWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JAMES NEWTON HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DONALD HU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JERRY HUANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR REZA JAHANGIRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR SETH R JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR EDWARD KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS JOHANNA KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS JOANN LEATHERBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS AGNES LEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS ROBIN LIU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR PHILLIP N LYONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS PATRICIA MCAULEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DAVID V MELILLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LOUISE MERAGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ABBAS MOHADDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS HAYDEE MOLLURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MAURICE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS TAWNI NGUYEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS STACEY NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DAVID ONTKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS ANOOSHEH OSKOUIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS KARIN L PEARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JOHN B PELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS JUDITH POSNIKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS MICHELLE ROHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS CHIYO ROWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR SCOTT SEIGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR EVAN B SIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR HON H WARREN SIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RONALD M SIMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR AL SPECTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR WALTER STAHR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MC SUNGAILA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS CAROLANN TASSIOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ANDY THORBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CHRISTOPHER TOWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DAVID H TROOB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BART VAN AARDENNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR FRAMROZE VIRJEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR HENRY WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS JUDY WHITMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS NANCY WONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS JANE FUJISHIGE YADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CHARLES ZHANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DONALD HECHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS RONNA SHIPMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR STEVEN SORENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 83 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR CARL ST CLAIR | MUSIC DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $475,206 | $14,712 |
| Mr JOHN E FORSYTE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $362,990 | $28,736 |
| MR DENNIS KIM | Concertmaster Key employee | 40 | $285,070 | $0 |
| Mr GREGORY COX | VP of DEV.& EXT. relations Key employee | 40 | $240,000 | $13,226 |
| MR SEAN SUTTON | EVP & COO Officer | 40 | $191,291 | $15,646 |
| Nikki Crabtree-Palley | SR. DIR. OF MAJOR giFTS Key employee | 40 | $162,392 | $5,710 |
| EILEEN JEANETTE | VP of ARTISTIC & ORCH. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,435 | $10,624 |
| Jesse Hiser | SR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,661 | $7,664 |
| JENNISE HWANG | MUSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 14 | $132,383 | $0 |
| JOSEPH SCHILLACI | DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,974 | $1,970 |
| SUSAN MILLER KOTES | VP - EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENG Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,005 | $8,852 |
| MR AUTHUR ONG | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JOHN R EVANS | BOARD AFFAIRS, IMMEDIATE PAST Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MARK NIELSEN | VICE CHAIR, FINANCE & TREASURE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS SUSAN ANDERSON | VICE CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS LEONA ARONOFF-SADACCA | VICE CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LINDSAY AYERS | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RICH BRIDGFORD | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ERIC CHAMBERLAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JO ELLEN ALLEN-CHATHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR PATRICK CHENG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS CAROL CHOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BOB DAVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS GINNY DAVIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR WILLIAM DOLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LUCY DUNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS BARBARA FOSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS MARIA FRANCIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MICHAEL S GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR NICHOLAS GREENKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ANDY HANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DONALD HECHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BRIAN HERVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS MICHELLE HOROWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JAMES NEWTON HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DONALD HU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JERRY HUANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR REZA JAHANGIRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JOHN MARK JENNINGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR SETH JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR EDWARD KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS JOANN LEATHERBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS AGNES LEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS ROBIN LIU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR PHILLIP N LYONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS DIANA MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS PATRICIA MCAULEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DAVID V MELILLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LOUISE MERAGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ABBAS MOHADDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS HAYDEE MOLLURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR TIMOTHY J MOLNAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MAURICE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS TAWNI NGUYEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS STACEY NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DAVID ONTKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS ANOOSHEH OSKOUIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS KARIN L PEARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JOHN PELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS JUDITH POSNIKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS MICHELLE ROH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS CHIYO ROWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ED SACHS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR SCOTT SEIGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS RONNA SHIPMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR EVAN B SIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR HON H WARREN SIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RONALD M SIMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR AL SPECTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS ELIZABETH STAHR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR WALTER STAHR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MC SUNGAILA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS CAROLANN TASSIOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ANDY THORBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CHRISTOPHER TOWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DAVID TROOB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BART VAN AARDENNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR FRAMROZE VIRJEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR HENRY WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MS JUDY WHITMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS NANCY WONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS JANE FUJISHIGE YADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CHARLES ZHANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 17620 FITCH STE 100, IRVINE, CA 92614-6081
- In care of
- % SEAN SUTTON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SEAN SUTTON, 17620 Fitch 100, Irvine, CA 92614
- Signed the 990
- SEAN SUTTON, EXECUTIVE VP AND COO
- Phone
- (714) 755-5788
- Website
- WWW.PACIFICSYMPHONY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WITHUMSMITHBROWNPC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-3635496 or by the name PACIFIC SYMPHONY.
- 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
PACIFIC SYMPHONY, A CORNERSTONE CULTURAL ORGANIZATION SERVING ORANGE COUNTY, REACHES OVER 225,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY WITH DIVERSE ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES, CHAMBER MUSIC, OPERA, CHORAL MUSIC, AND PREMIERES OF NEW WORKS. BROADCASTING 12 CLASSICAL SERIES PERFORMANCES ON KUSC RADIO EXPANDS THE SYMPHONY'S REACH. THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS LIKE HEARTSTRINGS, SYMPHONY IN THE CITIES, THE LANTERN FESTIVAL, AND SYMPHONY ON THE GO, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS GAIN FREE ACCESS TO THE SYMPHONY'S OFFERINGS. PACIFIC SYMPHONY'S COMMITMENT EXTENDS TO MUSIC EDUCATION, PROVIDING ASSEMBLIES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND TRAINING OVER 300 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS YEARLY THROUGH PACIFIC SYMPHONY YOUTH ENSEMBLES.
Program accomplishments
- CLASSICAL, POPS, FAMILY, SUMMER, AND CONTRACT CONCERTS (INCLUDING AMERICAN BALLET THEATER, PACIFIC CHORALE, SOKA UNIVERSITY, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS). APPROXIMATELY 125,000 EXPERIENCES PROVIDED.Expenses $12,806,680 · revenue $6,499,454
- EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDING APPRECIATION OF MUSIC IN SCHOOLS PROGRAMS, SYMPHONY IN THE CITIES, SYMPHONY ON THE GO, YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND OTHERS. APPROXIMATELY 100,000 EXPERIENCES PROVIDED.Expenses $4,573,703 · revenue $2,321,177
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-3635496
- 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
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A690)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $73,577,446
- Income (IRS master file)
- $77,953,701
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $35,706,504 | $26,625,424 | $73,577,446 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $26,399,188 | $23,767,089 | $60,486,583 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $23,725,547 | $23,947,185 | $55,229,756 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $30,870,436 | $21,747,948 | $53,774,912 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 95-3635496).
Questions about PACIFIC SYMPHONY
- What is the EIN of PACIFIC SYMPHONY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PACIFIC SYMPHONY is 95-3635496.
- Is PACIFIC SYMPHONY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to PACIFIC SYMPHONY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PACIFIC SYMPHONY 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 PACIFIC SYMPHONY 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 PACIFIC SYMPHONY 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 PACIFIC SYMPHONY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SEAN SUTTON.
- Who are the officers and directors of PACIFIC SYMPHONY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 84 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $448,340 (CARL ST CLAIR, MUSIC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PACIFIC SYMPHONY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $35,706,504, expenses of $26,625,424 and total assets of $73,577,446 at year end.
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