Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc
The mission of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is to foster and maintain an organization dedicated to making music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performances and providing educational and training programs at the highest level of excellence.
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $737,735,787
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $155,422,276
- +32.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $38,141,082
- +47.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $127,925,000
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc
Who Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Project STEP Boston, MA | To support high-quality music education and training programs. | $40,000 |
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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 | $737,735,787 | $155,422,276 | $127,925,000 | — | — | $38,141,082 |
| 2024 | $680,310,474 | $117,090,967 | $123,724,110 | $40,000 | 1 | $25,818,883 |
| 2023 | $653,461,654 | $93,229,092 | $110,636,685 | — | — | $12,808,474 |
| 2022 | $654,476,272 | $116,038,188 | $98,574,259 | — | — | $25,265,190 |
| 2021 | $745,262,219 | $89,872,398 | $64,012,623 | — | — | $40,108,027 |
| 2020 | $625,657,259 | $92,537,202 | $82,833,685 | — | — | $21,348,302 |
| 2019 | $593,071,088 | $95,876,005 | $109,772,097 | — | — | $10,801,217 |
About Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc
Based on IRS filings
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc 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 $737.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $38.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc is led by Chad Smith, President & Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2024; 10 of 53 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chad Smith
President & Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$369K (2024) → $1.3M (2025)
Barbara W Hostetter
Chair
Chair-Elect → Trustee & Chair Beginning, 2021
Trustee & Chair Beginning → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Albert A Holman III
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Taylor
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christoph Westphal
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
D Brooks Zug
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Altshuler
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory E Bulger
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Leiden MD PhD
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lina S Plantilla MD
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy K Lubin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Hayward III
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole M Stata
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Noubar Afeyan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pamela L Peedin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phillip J Edmundson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard F Connolly Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ricki Tigert Helfer
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald G Casty
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen W Kidder
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven R Perles
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Bredhoff Cohen
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theresa M Stone
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas E Faust Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd R Golub
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Shattuck
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Curry MD
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Giselle J Joffre
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly Ambler
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William N Booth
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Kuo
Trustee
Trustee & Ex-Officio → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew S Plump
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Q Crispi
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David C Howse
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reverend Dr Ray Hammond
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ted Berk
Trustee & Ex-Officio
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn A Dale
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
M Lee Pelton
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean C Rush
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Williams
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joanna Wu
Trustee & Ex-Officio
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John A Ferrillo Jr.
Principal Oboe
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$313K (2019) → $378K (2025)
Thomas C Rolfs Jr.
Principal Trumpet
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$291K (2019) → $372K (2025)
Timothy Genis
Timpani
Timpanist → Timpani, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$282K (2019) → $419K (2025)
Tamara Smirnova
First Violin
Acting Concertmaster → First Violin, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$291K (2020) → $594K (2025)
Alexander Velinzon
Associate Concertmaster
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$309K (2023) → $467K (2025)
Katherine Decelles
Controller
Clerk of the Board → Controller, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$192K (2023) → $219K (2025)
Maureen Flores
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2023
$377K (2023) → $519K (2025)
Paul Eric Krauss
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$71K (2024) → $315K (2025)
Joseph Kamay
Clerk
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$90K (2025)
John M Loder
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua A Lutzker
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sok Cheng Soh
Chief Financial Officer
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Brent L Henry (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Joyce G Linde (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Gordon (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Gail Samuel (2021–2024) — Former President & CEO · Filing note: Began 06-2021
- Former: Blair Trippe (2022–2024) — Trustee & Ex-Officio
- Former: Jeffrey Dunn (2024) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Richard Sebring (2024) — Principal Horn
- Former: Toby Oft (2024) — Principal Trombone
- Former: Carmine A Martignetti (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Evelyn Barnes (2019–2023) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Mark Volpe (2019–2023) — Former CEO & President · Filing note: Until 06-2021
- Former: Peter Palandjian (2019–2023) — Trustee · Filing note: Until 4-2023
- Former: Steven Ansell (2019–2023) — Principal Viola
- Former: Susan W Paine (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Emily Fritz-Endres (2022–2023) — Clerk of the Corporation
- Former: Blaise Dejardin (2023) — Principal Cello
- Former: Bart Reidy (2019–2022) — Clerk of the Board
- Former: Malcolm Lowe (2019–2022) — Former Concertmaster
- Former: Stephen Kay (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Alexandra Fuchs (2021–2022) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Anthony Fogg (2021–2022) — Artistic Administrator
- Former: Lynn Larsen (2021–2022) — Orchestra Manager & Director of Orchestra Personnel
- Former: Alan J Dworsky (2019–2021) — Trustee · Filing note: Until 01-2021
- Former: Arthur I Segel (2019–2021) — Trustee · Filing note: Until 03-2021
- Former: Cynthia Curme (2019–2021) — Trustee · Filing note: Until 03-2021
- Former: Robert J Mayer MD (2019–2021) — Trustee · Filing note: Until 03-2021
- Former: William F Achtmeyer (2019–2021) — Trustee · Filing note: Until 02-2021
- Former: Elizabeth Rowe (2020–2021) — Principal Flute
- Former: Edmund Kelly (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Carol Reich (2019) — Trustee
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 $1.3M, to Chad Smith (President & Chief Executive Officer). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc
How large is Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc?
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc reported $737.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $155.4M.
What is Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc?
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Boston, MA. It holds $737.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc operate?
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc's EIN?
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2103550. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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