Harvard Musical Association
Harvard Musical Association is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $23K. Net investment income was $500K.
Harvard Musical Association at a glance
In short: Harvard Musical Association gave $23K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $23,100
- +40.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- -22.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,300
- +80.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $7,703,880
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Harvard Musical Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Awards Grants Henschel Grants ($10K). Together the top 4 received $18K.
Organizations only. It also paid 3 grants to individuals ($5,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
29 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 29 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
Cities
How Harvard Musical Association gives
- Giving grew 105% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 134% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2021) to $23K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $23K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Awards Grants Henschel Grants Boston, MA | Music Grant | $10,000 |
| Sarah Fleiss Boston, MA | Grant Recipient | $3,750 |
| Joshua Brown Boston, MA | Grant Recipient | $3,750 |
| 3 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $5,500 |
| Dina Vainshtein Boston, MA | Accompanist | $100 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,703,880 | $748,830 | $564,597 | $23,100 | 7 | $469,737 | $500,325 | $350,414 |
| 2024 | $7,294,951 | $1,025,249 | $603,924 | $16,500 | 9 | $16,500 | $337,014 | $322,872 |
| 2023 | $6,557,230 | $570,615 | $468,046 | $18,150 | 5 | $374,061 | $276,558 | $291,510 |
| 2022 | $6,244,646 | $589,125 | $405,208 | $11,250 | 5 | $379,761 | $269,800 | $303,409 |
| 2021 | $7,008,658 | $386,939 | $315,004 | $4,000 | 3 | — | $186,553 | $307,963 |
| 2020 | $5,907,074 | $379,915 | $332,462 | $13,750 | 5 | — | $155,336 | $266,266 |
| 2019 | $5,829,960 | $1,027,130 | $362,953 | $14,250 | 6 | — | $175,754 | $241,439 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harvard Musical Association reported a distributable amount of $350K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Harvard Musical Association is led by John Loder, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Loder
President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua W. Katzen
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sally Louise Rubin
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Lapin
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet Elizabeth Wu
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karim Suwwan
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas Tranquillo
Secretary
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Taliaferro
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: F. Lee Eiseman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Henry B. Weil (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Theresa M. Stone (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Deborah Hanley (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: John Schemmer (2021–2023) — President
- Former: J. Anthony Schemmer (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Anne Peters (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Herber Mark Weiss (2019) — Director
- Former: Marcus A. Thompson (2019) — Vice President
- Former: William J. Blake Jr. (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.
Frequently asked questions about Harvard Musical Association
How much does Harvard Musical Association give each year?
Harvard Musical Association gave $23K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $17K across 9 grants.
What is Harvard Musical Association's typical grant size?
Harvard Musical Association's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $3,300, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Harvard Musical Association give grants?
Harvard Musical Association gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (4 grants).
Does Harvard Musical Association give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Harvard Musical Association's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Harvard Musical Association's largest grantees?
Harvard Musical Association's largest 2025 grantees include Awards Grants Henschel Grants ($10,000), Sarah Fleiss ($3,750) and Joshua Brown ($3,750), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 3 grants to individuals ($5,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 76% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Harvard Musical Association?
Harvard Musical Association reported $7.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $470K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $350K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Harvard Musical Association's EIN?
Harvard Musical Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2104284. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 2, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 30, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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