Kansas City Symphony
Its mission is to perform great performances for greater audiences. The Kansas City Symphony will achieve this mission by: - developing an uncompromising performance standard. - advancing the profile and value of the orchestra locally, nationally and internationally. - developing the financial resources to allow the orchestra to thrive today and tomorrow. - creating an internal culture that stimulates effective relationships within and between board, staff and musicians. - developing audiences and partnerships that allow the orchestra to thrive today and tomorrow.
Kansas City Symphony at a glance
- Total assets
- $90,639,994
- +1.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $21,089,139
- -6.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $3,350,142
- +3.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $27,168,596
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Kansas City Symphony funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 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 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $170K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson Atkin Museum of Art Kansas City, MO | Support | $170,000 |
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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 | $90,639,994 | $21,089,139 | $27,168,596 | — | — | $3,350,142 |
| 2024 | $89,151,984 | $22,656,209 | $24,948,403 | — | — | $3,246,595 |
| 2023 | $84,227,459 | $19,964,351 | $21,660,713 | $170,000 | 1 | $2,877,293 |
| 2022 | $78,324,641 | $24,241,254 | $18,461,493 | — | — | $2,383,692 |
| 2021 | $80,665,886 | $14,755,393 | $12,067,569 | — | — | $1,928,830 |
| 2020 | $64,822,369 | $17,397,853 | $17,704,002 | — | — | $2,165,033 |
About Kansas City Symphony
Based on IRS filings
Kansas City Symphony is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $90.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $3.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kansas City Symphony is led by Daniel Beckley, Chief Executive Officer since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 13 of 31 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Daniel Beckley
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2022
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$182K (2020) → $351K (2025)
Linda Gill Taylor
Board Chair
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Finney
Director
On filings since 2023
30 hrs/week
$93K (2023) → $96K (2025)
Joseph Lefevre
Director
On filings since 2024
30 hrs/week
$92K (2024) → $91K (2025)
Jesse Yukimura
Director
New on the 2025 filing
30 hrs/week
$74K (2025)
Julian Kaplan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
30 hrs/week
$105K (2025)
Bebe Kemper Hunt
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marny Sherman
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ursula Terrasi
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Gentry
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Marchant
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Newburger
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Chow
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Hargroves
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Chambers
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Willy Pegues IV
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Grant Burcham
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda S Stevens
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick A Valadez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott S Boswell Sr.
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy P. Cook
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Stern
Former Music Director
Music Director → Former Music Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$90K (2020) → $46K (2025)
Sara Lohe
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$96K (2020) → $116K (2025)
Kristina Fulton
Former Director
Director → Former Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
30 hrs/week
$89K (2022) → $108K (2025)
John Roloff
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$128K (2023) → $142K (2025)
Jun Iwasaki
Concertmaster
On filings since 2023
30 hrs/week
$109K (2023) → $222K (2025)
Stirling Trent
Associate Concertmaster
On filings since 2023
30 hrs/week
$100K (2023) → $119K (2025)
Ann Bilderback
Principal Bassoon
New on the 2025 filing
30 hrs/week
$102K (2025)
Mark Gibbs
Principal Cello
New on the 2025 filing
30 hrs/week
$110K (2025)
Shirley Bush Helzberg
Chair Emerita
Chair Emerita → Chair Emertia, 2023
Chair Emertia → Chair Emerita, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth V Hager
Vice Chair, Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Vice Chair, Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: Abigail M. Wendel (2020–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Alex Shapiro (2020–2024) — Vice President of Philanthropy
- Former: Gena M. Williams (2020–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Jeff Barker (2020–2024) — Vice President of Marketing & Sales
- Former: Jim Reed (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Porter Henderson III (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Andrea Feinberg (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Patrick McCown (2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Elena Lence Talley (2020–2023) — Former Director
- Former: Kristin Velicer (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Liz Hjalmarson (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael D. Fields (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Pat McCown (2020–2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Spence Heddens (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: William B. Taylor (2020–2023) — Secretary, Treasurer & Vice Chair
- Former: Dan Fromm (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Joshua Rowland (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Kent W. Sunderland (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert A. Kipp (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Sunho Kim (2020–2022) — Musician
- Former: Don Dagenais (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Beryl Raff (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Irvine Hockaday Jr. (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: John Klinghammer (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kelli Glynn (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Martin (2020–2021) — Director of Artistic Operations
- Former: Tk Dewitt (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: William Lyons (2020–2021) — Immediate Past Board Chair
- Former: Frank Byrne (2021) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Ann Kaufmann Baum (2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: C. Michel Minor (2020) — Director
- Former: Dean Rodenbough (2020) — Director
- Former: Emma Kail (2020) — General Manager
- Former: Franklin Byrne (2020) — Executive Director
- Former: James Heeter (2020) — Director
- Former: Terry Bassham (2020) — Vice Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $351K, to Daniel Beckley (Chief Executive Officer). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Kansas City Symphony
How large is Kansas City Symphony?
Kansas City Symphony reported $90.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $21.1M.
What is Kansas City Symphony?
Kansas City Symphony is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Kansas City, MO. It holds $90.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Kansas City Symphony operate?
Kansas City Symphony has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is Kansas City Symphony's EIN?
Kansas City Symphony's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1297475. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
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