Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation
The BPO was formed in 1979 to provide opportunities for an evolving community of amateur student and professional players to perform together present challenging classical repertoire & enhance the publics awareness & understanding of this music. Through its recordings pre-concert lectures and affordable concert tickets the BPO seeks to reduce boundaries between audiences and the music itself.
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,302,569
- +27.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,478,740
- +3.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $32,972
- +143.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,265,146
- -16.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2022) to $75K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $75K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Foundation Inc Boston, MA | General support | $75,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,302,569 | $3,478,740 | $3,265,146 | — | — | $32,972 |
| 2024 | $1,024,576 | $3,357,875 | $3,897,829 | $75,000 | 1 | $13,523 |
| 2023 | $1,519,867 | $4,020,385 | $4,196,008 | — | — | $7,575 |
| 2022 | $1,622,095 | $3,244,291 | $3,184,021 | $34,374 | 1 | $11,682 |
| 2021 | $1,642,712 | $1,903,523 | $1,151,477 | — | — | $8,077 |
| 2020 | $913,528 | $2,234,688 | $2,266,608 | — | — | $6,110 |
| 2019 | $813,766 | $3,034,676 | $2,829,496 | — | — | $5,288 |
About Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation
Based on IRS filings
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $33K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation is led by Erik Ryan, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 1 of 15 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Erik Ryan
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Derek Beckvold
Managing Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$94K (2025)
Armenne Derderian
Director
Director & Bpo Assistant Librarian → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$2K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Benjamin Zander
Director & Founder
Director & Music Director → Director & Founder, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$8K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Charles Dornbush
Director
Chair → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Sheckman
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard James Trant
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerilyn Asher
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sung-Dae Hong
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Urs Gauchat
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Winfield Perry
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Goodearl
Vice Chair
Director → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas J Raffa
Vice Chair & Treasurer
Treasurer → Vice Chair & Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janice Forgays
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Elisabeth Christensen (2019–2024) — Managing Director
- Former: Sherie Bush (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: Malcolm Salter (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Patricia Kung (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jackie Fearer (2024) — Director
- Former: Jacqueline Fearer (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Tricia Rose Stone (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Bruce Coppock (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Peter Boberg (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stephen Herbert (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Thomas Gallitano (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Paul Korngiebel (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kannan Ramasamy (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Oestreich (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Daniel S. Weil (2019) — Director
- Former: Lonsdale Koester (2019) — Director
- Former: Mara Calame (2019) — Director
- Former: Peter Lando (2019) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $94K, to Derek Beckvold (Managing Director).
Frequently asked questions about Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation
How large is Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation?
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5M.
What is Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation?
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Boston, MA. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation operate?
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Massachusetts.
What is Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation's EIN?
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2678312. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 21, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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