With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at its core, the mission of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is to enrich, inspire and transform lives through music, community engagement and education - locally, nationally and internationally.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$581.8M
+12.9% YoY
Revenue
$125.5M
+55.2% YoY
Net Investment Income
$22.1M
-18.6% YoY
Expenses
$88.6M
+3.5% YoY
About Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Based on IRS filings
Chicago Symphony Orchestra is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in CHICAGO, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $581.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $22.1M.
Focus Areas
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $581,822,920 | $515,186,651 | $530,890,156 |
| Revenue | $125,469,447 | $80,827,722 | $102,432,097 |
| Expenses | $88,621,632 | $85,601,183 | $75,080,250 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $22,081,209 | $27,140,395 | $19,509,067 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 0 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
1 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Alexander | President | 40 | $898,151 |
| Mary Louise Gorno | Chair | 1.5 | — |
| Chester A Gougis | Vice Chair | 0.2 | — |
| Steven Shebik | Vice Chair | 1.1 | — |
| Helen Zell | Vice Chair | 0.8 | — |
| Renee Metcalf | Treasurer | 0.5 | — |
| William Adams IV | Life Trustee | 0.6 | — |
| Mrs Robert A Beatty | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Arnold M Berlin | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Laurence O Booth | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| William G Brown | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Dean L Buntrock | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Bruce E Clinton | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Richard W Colburn | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Richard H Cooper | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Anthony T Dean | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Debora de Hoyos | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Charles Douglas | Life Trustee (until 9/8/23) | 0.1 | — |
| John A Edwardson | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Thomas J Eyerman | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| James B Fadim | Life Trustee | 0.4 | — |
| David W Fox Sr | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Cyrus F Freidheim Jr | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Mrs Robert W Galvin | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Paul C Gignilliat | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Joseph B Glossberg | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Richard C Godfrey | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| William A Goldstein | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Howard L Gottlieb | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Mary Winton Green | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Dietrich Gross | Life Trustee (until 1/8/24) | 0.1 | — |
| David P Hackett | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Joan W Harris | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| John H Hart | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Thomas C Heagy | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Jay L Henderson | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| William R Jentes | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Paul R Judy | Life Trustee (until 2/24/24) | 0.1 | — |
| Richard B Kapnick | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Donald G Kempf Jr | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Mrs John C Kern | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Robert Kohl | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Josef Lakonishok | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Charles Ashby Lewis | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Eva F Lichtenberg | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| John S Lillard | Life Trustee (until 1/30/24) | 0.1 | — |
| John F Manley | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Ling Z Markovitz | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| R Eden Martin | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Arthur C Martinez | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Judith W McCue | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Lester H McKeever | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| David E McNeel | Life Trustee | 0.4 | — |
| James J O'Connor | Life Trustee (until 7/31/23) | 0.1 | — |
| William A Osborn | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Mrs Albert Pawlick | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Jane DiRenzo Pigott | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| John M Pratt | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Dr Irwin Press | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| John W Rogers Jr | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Jerry Rose | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Frank A Rossi | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Earl J Rusnak Jr | Life Trustee (until 2/14/24) | 0.1 | — |
| John R Schmidt | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Thomas C Sheffield Jr | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Robert C Spoerri | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Carl W Stern | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| William H Strong | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Louis C Sudler Jr | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Richard L Thomas | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Richard P Toft | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Penny Van Horn | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Paul R Wiggin | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| John Aalbregtse | Trustee | 0.8 | — |
| Peter J Barack | Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| H Rigel Barber | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Randy Lamm Berlin | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Roderick Branch | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Kay Bucksbaum | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Robert J Buford | Trustee | 0.4 | — |
| Johannes Burlin | Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Leslie Henner Burns | Trustee | 0.8 | — |
| Debra A Cafaro | Trustee (until 3/14/24) | 0.1 | — |
| Marion A Cameron-Gray | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| George P Colis | Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Keith S Crow | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Stephen V D'Amore | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Timothy A Duffy | Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Brian W Duwe | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Charles Emmons Jr | Trustee | 0.6 | — |
| Judith E Feldman | Trustee | 0.5 | — |
| Jennifer Goldstein | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Graham C Grady | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| John Holmes | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Lori Julian | Trustee | 0.4 | — |
| Neil T Kawashima | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Geraldine Keefe | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Donna L Kendall | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Thomas G Kilroy | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Randall S Kroszner | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Patty Lane | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Susan C Levy | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Vikram Luthar | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Britt M Miller | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Sharon Mitchell | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Toni Marie Montgomery | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Mary Pivirotto Murley | Trustee | 0.4 | — |
| Sylvia Neil | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Christopher O'Herlihy | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Santa J Ono | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Gerald L Pauling II | Trustee | 0.5 | — |
| Col Jennifer N Pritzker | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Dr Don M Randel | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Dr Mohan Rao | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Melissa M Root | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Burton X Rosenberg | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| E Scott Santi | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Marlon R Smith | Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Walter Snodell | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Dr Eugene Stark | Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Daniel E Sullivan Jr | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Scott C Swanson | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Nasrin Thierer | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Lisa Thomas | Trustee | 0.6 | — |
| Terrence J Truax | Trustee (until 10/5/23) | 0.1 | — |
| Frederick H Waddell | Trustee | 0.4 | — |
| Paul S Watford | Trustee | 0.4 | — |
| Craig R Williams | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Robert A Wislow | Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Ann Marie Wright | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Gifford R Zimmerman | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Stacie M Frank | VP, CFO, & Assistant Treasurer | 40 | $315,880 |
| Dale Hedding | VP for Development | 40 | $320,202 |
| Kristine Stassen | Secretary | 40 | $79,303 |
| Vanessa Moss | VP for Operations | 40 | $279,237 |
| Robert Chen | Concertmaster | 40 | $566,546 |
| Riccardo Muti | Music Director | 40 | $628,175 |
| Stephen Williamson | Principal Clarinet | 40 | $332,961 |
| Esteban Batallan Cons | Principal Trumpet | 40 | $355,107 |
| John Sharp | Principal Cello | 40 | $329,302 |
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Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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