Kimmel Center Inc
The Kimmel Center, inc., d/b/a ensemble arts philly, has a mission is to share the transformative power of the performing arts and arts education with the widest possible audience.
Kimmel Center Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $249,935,163
- -3.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $71,176,288
- -25.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $6,113,036
- -75.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $75,106,320
- -12.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Kimmel Center Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K 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 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Negro College Fund Philadelphia, PA | Fundraising Sponsorship | $50,000 |
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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 | $249,935,163 | $71,176,288 | $75,106,320 | — | — | $6,113,036 |
| 2024 | $258,457,167 | $95,738,481 | $85,487,077 | $50,000 | 1 | $25,089,579 |
| 2023 | $265,595,398 | $58,567,858 | $66,266,388 | — | — | $5,580,335 |
| 2022 | $272,249,377 | $94,182,677 | $70,487,594 | — | — | $4,843,068 |
| 2021 | $258,952,678 | $13,218,837 | $19,886,126 | — | — | $4,665,370 |
| 2020 | $245,953,445 | $41,081,924 | $49,416,412 | — | — | $6,520,474 |
| 2019 | $253,981,445 | $51,677,968 | $60,415,438 | — | — | $1,102,062 |
About Kimmel Center Inc
Based on IRS filings
Kimmel Center Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $249.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $6.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kimmel Center Inc is led by Matias Tarnopolsky - Board, Member, President & CEO on the 2025 filing; none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matias Tarnopolsky - Board
Member, President & CEO
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Fleur - Board
Member, President & CEO
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ralph W. Muller
Chair
Director → Co-Chair, 2023
Co-Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Crystal A. Brewe
Executive Vice President & COO
Vice President of Marketing → Chief Marketing Officer, 2024
Chief Marketing Officer → Executive Vice President & COO, 2025
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$181K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Brook J. Lenfest
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jami Wintz McKeon
Board Member
Secretary → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Zisman
Board Member
Board Chair → Co-Chair, 2023
Co-Chair → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert R. Corrato
Board Member
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adrienne Simpson
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caroline B. Rogers
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julia Haller MD
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark S. Dichter
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Osagie O. Imasogie
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard B. Worley
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mario Mestichelli
Board Member, CFO & Treasurer
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erika H. James PhD
Board Member
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Fry
Board Member
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mitchell Bassion - Secretary
Chief Dvlpmt Officer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Miller Coulson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (64)
- Former: Anne C. Ewers (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Edward J. Cambron (2019–2024) — Former Officer
- Former: Elizabeth Murphy (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jacob A. Jessup (2019–2024) — Assistant Vice President & Controller
- Former: Stanley M. Applegate (2019–2024) — Former Officer
- Former: Sulaiman W. Rahman (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Matias Tarnopolsky (2022–2024) — Board Member, President & CEO
- Former: Christopher Hanes (2023–2024) — Kc Stage Labor
- Former: Kenneth Nash (2023–2024) — Kc Stage Labor
- Former: Mitchell Bassion (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Ryan Fleur (2023–2024) — Executive Director & COO
- Former: Walter L. Brown (2023–2024) — Kc Stage Labor
- Former: Michael Cobb-Durkin (2024) — Kc Stage Labor
- Former: Frances L. Egler (2019–2023) — Director of Programming
- Former: Ross S. Richards (2019–2023) — Vice President & Facility Sales
- Former: Anne Faulkner Schoemaker (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth A. Saccardi (2019–2022) — Director of Development
- Former: Jane Hollingsworth (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Jeffrey A. Leonard (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey McFadden (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Laurie Wagman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Luis A. Cortes Jr. (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark H. Samuels (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Matthew A. Taylor (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Nicole Perkins (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Philip P. Jaurigue (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Richard D. Carpenter (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert J. Delany Sr. (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sherry Varrelman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Stanley Middleman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Angela Bostick (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Dalila Wilson-Scott (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeff Dittus (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Brown (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jennifer F. Terry (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Joan Lau (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Joe Ciresi (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Joe Hill (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Joseph Zebrowitz (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Matthew J. Suydam (2021–2022) — Senior Director, Facilities & Security
- Former: Michele Kreisler Rubenstein (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Rob Wilson (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Roberto Perez (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Susan N. Quinn (2021–2022) — Director of Education
- Former: Michael B. Hill (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ronald Rubin (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Thru 421
- Former: Vanessa Z. Chan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Bart Blatstein (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David P. Holveck (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Frances R. Graham (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: James F. Dever Jr. (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Katherine D. Crothall (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mario Zacharjasz (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Obra Kernodle (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: P. Edward Lovelidge (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sara Lomax-Reese (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Teresa Bryce Bazemore (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Tony G. Werner (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Matthew J. McIntyre (2020) — Stage Hand
- Former: Michael J. Sweeney (2020) — Stage Hand
- Former: Joan B Roebuck-Carter (2019) — Director of Development
- Former: Madeline Apollo (2019) — Director
- Former: Ronald J Biscardi (2019) — Director
- Former: Timothy J Johnson (2019) — Stage Hand
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 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $672K, to Anne C Ewers (Board Member (Thru 12/31/23)). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Kimmel Center Inc
How large is Kimmel Center Inc?
Kimmel Center Inc reported $249.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $71.2M.
What is Kimmel Center Inc?
Kimmel Center Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Philadelphia, PA. It holds $249.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Kimmel Center Inc operate?
Kimmel Center Inc has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Kimmel Center Inc's EIN?
Kimmel Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2865855. 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 9, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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