Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
The mission of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is to seek and share inspiration.
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at a glance
- Total assets
- $479,702,083
- +27.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $115,839,819
- +117.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $10,249,101
- -29.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $41,961,505
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $1.1M.
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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 | $479,702,083 | $115,839,819 | $41,961,505 | — | — | $10,249,101 |
| 2024 | $377,754,303 | $53,330,646 | $40,159,265 | — | — | $14,571,156 |
| 2023 | $324,339,521 | $51,084,528 | $38,506,792 | — | — | $9,406,589 |
| 2022 | $298,354,425 | $55,153,223 | $36,969,006 | — | — | $10,290,999 |
| 2021 | $334,863,151 | $44,365,495 | $27,387,644 | — | — | $10,939,501 |
| 2020 | $281,171,666 | $72,846,957 | $30,788,864 | — | — | $4,585,233 |
| 2019 | $229,968,741 | $43,109,632 | $33,288,825 | $1,085,750 | 1 | $10,018,597 |
About Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Based on IRS filings
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $479.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $10.2M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is led by Jonathan Martin, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 12 of 51 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jonathan Martin
President & CEO
President → President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$389K (2019) → $534K (2025)
Charla Weiss
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Evin Blomberg
Director & Violin
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$123K (2025)
Patrick Schleker
Director & Principal Timpa
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$178K (2025)
Anne Mulder
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Lanni
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Brown
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adrian Cunningham
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aik Khai Pung
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Albert Smitherman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Costa
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dorie Akers
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edna Keown
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gabe Davis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Apple
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Minutolo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kari Ullman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kori Hill
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Mitchell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Kelly
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Espinola
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melanie Healey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Bergan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Brown
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rob McDonald
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Lawson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Valarie Sheppard
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Will Lindner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Russell
Pops Conductor
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$196K (2019) → $218K (2025)
Mary McFadden Lawson
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Vice President of Philanthropy → Chief Philanthropy Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$212K (2019) → $266K (2025)
Richard Freshwater
Vice President & CFO
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
$226K (2019) → $273K (2025)
Robert McGrath
Chief Operating Officer
Vice President & General Manager → Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$282K (2019) → $359K (2025)
Christopher Pell
Principal Clarinet
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$217K (2025)
Dwight Parry
Principal Oboe
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$231K (2025)
Elizabeth Freimuth
Principal French Horn
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$218K (2025)
Harold Brown
Chief Diversity & Inclusio
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$239K (2025)
Stefani Matsuo
Concertmaster & Violin
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$324K (2025)
Blair Fleischmann III
Director Emeritus
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Francie S. Hiltz
Director Emeritus
Chair → Director Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jack Rouse
Director Emeritus
Director → Director Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Otto M. Budig Jr.
Director Emeritus
Treasurer → Director Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Spencer Liles
Director Emeritus
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trish E. Bryan III
Director Emeritus
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dianne Rosenberg
Immediate Past Chair
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Duck Wadsworth
Director Emeritus
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Florence Koetters
Director Emeritus
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gerron McKnight
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Hirschhorn
Director Emeritus
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Reynolds
Director Emeritus
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sue McPartlin
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (181)
- Former: Bergan Michael (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Brown Kate (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Brown Ralph (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Bryan Iii Trish E. (2020–2024) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Chavez Melanie (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Fleischmann Iii Blair (2020–2024) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Freshwater Richard (2020–2024) — Vice President & CFO
- Former: Giglio L. Timothy (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Hamby Lawrence (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Hargrave-Young Delores (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Healey Melanie (2020–2024) — Vice Chair & Leadership Development
- Former: Hiltz Francie S. (2020–2024) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Hirschhorn Joseph W. (2020–2024) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Kelly Lisa (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Kirk Patrick (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Koetters Florence (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Landgren Peter (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Lanni John (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Liles Spencer (2020–2024) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Lindner Will (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Martin Jonathan (2020–2024) — President & CEO
- Former: Matsuo Stefani (2020–2024) — Concertmaster & Violin
- Former: McDonald Robert W. (2020–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: McGrath Robert (2020–2024) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: McKnight Gerron (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: McPartlin Sue (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Minutolo James (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Mitchell Laura (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Mulder Anne (2020–2024) — Vice Chair & Community Engagement
- Former: Rouse Jack (2020–2024) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Sampson Lisa (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Smith Stephanie (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Valz David R. (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Wadsworth Randolph L. (2020–2024) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Weiss Charla (2020–2024) — Chair-Elect, Vice Chair & Institutional Advisor
- Former: Budig Jr Otto M. (2021–2024) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Freimuth Elizabeth (2021–2024) — Principal French Horn
- Former: Parry Dwight (2021–2024) — Principal Oboe
- Former: Brown Harold (2022–2024) — Chief Diversity & Inclusion
- Former: Davis Gabe (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Espinola Maria (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Lawson Mary McFadden (2022–2024) — Chief Philanthropy Officer
- Former: Mazzocca Holly (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Norman Lisa Lennon (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Phillips Tripp (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Reynolds Rick (2022–2024) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Rosenberg Dianne (2022–2024) — Chair
- Former: Russell John Morris (2022–2024) — Pops Conductor
- Former: Ullman Kari (2022–2024) — Vice Chair & Volunteerism
- Former: Akers Dorie (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Apple Heather (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Blomberg Evin (2023–2024) — Director & Violin
- Former: Carter Andria (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Costa Andrea (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Cunningham Adrian (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Keown Edna (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Kregor Jonathan (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Lawson Shannon (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Pung Aik Khai (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Schleker Patrick (2023–2024) — Director & Principal Timpany
- Former: Sheppard Valarie (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Smitherman Albert (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Pell Christopher (2024) — Principal Clarinet
- Former: Sullivan Robert (2020–2023) — Principal Trumpet
- Former: Wachter Daniel (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Nelson Theodore (2021–2023) — Director & Cellist
- Former: Vance Usha C. (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Anderson Lars (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Bellner Randi (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Cioffi Michael (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dehan Kelly (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Espay Alberto (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Ethier Shaun (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Friedlander Susan S. (2020–2022) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Hunkler Bradley (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Luegering Mark (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Maloney Timothy J. (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Moore John (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Morales Jennifer (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Osborn Marilyn J. (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Pham Thienthanh (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Quinn Jr Thomas H. (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Romanstein Dean Stanley (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Schoff Dennis (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Schueler Druanne France (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Smith Jr Edgar L. (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Williams Sheila (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Bachhuber Nathan (2022) — Vice President of Artistic Planning
- Former: Fairman Dara (2022) — Director
- Former: Cole Christopher C. (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Dunkelman Dianne (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Heldman Patti (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Joffe Sandra (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Lindner Edyth B. (2020–2021) — Director Emeritus
- Former: McFadden Lawson Mary (2020–2021) — Chief Philanthropy Officer
- Former: McKay Bernard (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Prentiss Sherri (2020–2021) — Chief Marketing Officer
- Former: Pureval Aftab (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Reitz Mullenix Dean Elizabeth (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Reynolds James B. (2020–2021) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Santen Ann H. (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Smith Michael (2020–2021) — Vice President Project Development
- Former: Striker Theodore W. (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Thomas Daphney (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Thompson Pamela (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Bilionis Dean Louis (2020) — Director
- Former: Bolce Rebecca (2020) — Director
- Former: Buchholz Craig (2020) — Director
- Former: Budig Jr Otto (2020) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Garber Thomas Charles (2020) — Director
- Former: Hagin Joseph W. (2020) — Director
- Former: Russell John (2020) — Pops Conductor
- Former: Woolley Stacey Glen (2020) — Director
- Former: Aftab Pureval (2019) — Director
- Former: Alberto Espay (2019) — Director
- Former: Ann H. Santen (2019) — Director
- Former: Bernard McKay (2019) — Director
- Former: Bradley Hunkler (2019) — Director
- Former: Christopher C. Cole (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Craig Buchholz (2019) — Director
- Former: Daniel Wachter (2019) — Director
- Former: David R. Valz (2019) — Director
- Former: Dean Elizabeth Reitz Mullenix (2019) — Director
- Former: Dean Louis Bilionis (2019) — Director
- Former: Dean Stanley Romanstein (2019) — Director
- Former: Delores Hargrove-Young (2019) — Director
- Former: Dennis Dern (2019) — Director
- Former: Dennis Schoff (2019) — Director
- Former: Diane West (2019) — Director
- Former: Dianne Dunkelman (2019) — Director
- Former: Druanne France Schueler (2019) — Director
- Former: Dwight Ferrell (2019) — Director
- Former: Edgar L. Smith Jr. (2019) — Director
- Former: Edyth B. Lindner (2019) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Eric Vincent Oliver (2019) — Director
- Former: Geraldine B. Warner (2019) — Director
- Former: James B. Reynolds (2019) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Jane Garvey (2019) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Morales (2019) — Director
- Former: Jessica Adelman (2019) — Director
- Former: John Moore (2019) — Director
- Former: John T. Lawrence III (2019) — Director
- Former: Joseph W. Hagin (2019) — Director
- Former: Joseph W. Hirschhorn (2019) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Kelly Dehan (2019) — Director
- Former: Ken L. Stone (2019) — Director
- Former: L. Timothy Giglio (2019) — Director
- Former: Lars Anderson (2019) — Director
- Former: Lawrence Hamby (2019) — Director
- Former: Lisa Sampson (2019) — Director
- Former: Lois Jolson (2019) — Director
- Former: Marilyn J. Osborn (2019) — Director
- Former: Mark Luegering (2019) — Director
- Former: Marvin Kolodzik (2019) — Director
- Former: Melanie Chavez (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael Cioffi (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael Smith (2019) — Vice President Project Develop Director
- Former: Pamela Schmitt (2019) — Director
- Former: Patti Heldman (2019) — Director
- Former: Peter Edward Koenig (2019) — Director
- Former: Peter Landgren (2019) — Director
- Former: Randi Bellner (2019) — Director
- Former: Randolph L. Wadsworth (2019) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Rebecca Bolce (2019) — Director
- Former: Robert Sullivan (2019) — Director
- Former: Robert W. McDonald (2019) — Chair Elect
- Former: Rosemary Schlachter (2019) — Director
- Former: Sandra Joffe (2019) — Director
- Former: Shaun Ethier (2019) — Director
- Former: Sheila Williams (2019) — Director
- Former: Sherri Prentiss (2019) — Vice President of Marketing
- Former: Stacey Glen Woolley (2019) — Director
- Former: Steve Phillips (2019) — Director
- Former: Susan S. Friedlander (2019) — Director Emeritus
- Former: Theodore W. Striker (2019) — Director
- Former: Thienthanh Pham (2019) — Director
- Former: Thomas Charles Garber (2019) — Director
- Former: Thomas H. Quinn Jr. (2019) — Director
- Former: Timothy J. Maloney (2019) — Director
- Former: Timothy Lees (2019) — Concertmaster
- Former: Wendy Lea (2019) — Director
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 $534K, to Jonathan Martin (President & CEO). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
How large is Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra?
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra reported $479.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $115.8M.
What is Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra?
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Cincinnati, OH. It holds $479.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra operate?
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's EIN?
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-0537080. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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