National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 53-0208364

To advise, support and oversee the continued artistic quality of the john f. Kennedy center for the performing arts' national symphony orchestra program.

National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC at a glance

In short: National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC gave $315K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $315K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$315,265
-30.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$315,265
-30.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$315,265
Total assets
$45,000
+12.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: $315KJohn F Kennedy Center for thePerforming Arts$315K

The largest 2025 recipient was John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ($315K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K3$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

NW WashingtonWashington

How National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC gives

  • Giving fell 68% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $315K (2025) to $994K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $315K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, DCNSO Programming$315,265
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$45,000$315,265$315,265$315,2651
2024$40,000$455,325$455,325$455,3251
2023$45,000$486,655$486,655$486,6551
2022$55,000$979,276$979,276$979,2761
2021$568,500$994,192$994,192$994,1921
2020$4,500$944,366$944,366$944,3661

About National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC

Based on IRS filings

National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $45K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $315K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC is led by Jean M. Davidson, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; none of the 66 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jean M. Davidson

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    1.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan Bialek

    Chair

    Vice Chairman → Vc & Chair, 2024

    Vc & Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrita J. Andreas

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Jordan

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne K. Altman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Boyle

    Director & Secretary

    Director → Director & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy R. McCulloch

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Dingivan

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia Krus

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Driesman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glenn Finch

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Jackson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Lipton Cafritz

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanne Weaver Ruesch

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joyce Moorehead

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martin K. Alloy

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael F. Brewer

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Mayton

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Salzberg

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Moxley

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger W. Sant

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald D. Abramson

    Director

    Chairman → Chair & Director, 2024

    Chair & Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon McCormick Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheryl Schwartz

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Silverstein Scott

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sydney McNiff Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • The Hon Barbara H. Franklin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • The Hon Jan M. Lodal

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thelma Duggin

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina B. Small

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William McDaniels

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Bergeron

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Heider

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerald Kohlenberger

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Mills

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Courtney Straus

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ernie Abbott

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Cohen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Shockey

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen De Guzman

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Loran Brueggen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Lipsitz

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rajib Chanda

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronya Corey

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart Winston

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy R. Lowery

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian L. Gevry

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Ruppel

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Green

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heidi Narang

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Driver

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martha Nelson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pierre De Lucy

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raghu Srinivasan

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Finnerty

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Ginsberg

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Senger

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vlad Khomenko

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Davis

    Assistant Secretary

    Director → Director & Assistant Secretary, 2024

    Director & Assistant Secretary → Assistant Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Co Mather

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jo Ann Jenkins

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas C. Green

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stanley Pierre-Louis

    Assistant Treasurer & Treasurer

    Director → Director & Assistant Treasurer, 2024

    Director & Assistant Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey B. Johnson

    Chief Financial Officer

    CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Arduin Kauranen

    Chief Financial Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Cherrie W. Doggett (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jane White (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Carla Seebald (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Anita McBride (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ann Friedman (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Gary Ginstling (2020–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Lynne H. Pratt (2020–2023) — Former CFO
  • Former: Martha Schwieters (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Donald R. Hoffman (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Julika Limberger (2023) — Director
  • Former: Will Finnerty (2023) — Director
  • Former: Annette Rickel (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Constance Milstein (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Fischer (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mary Marsh (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Norma Lee Funger (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Albert H. Small (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: James Schenck (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Linda Bell Mercuro (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Margaret Stehman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Maria R. Clarke (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Norman Bernstein (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Patricia B. Sagon (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rick Redden (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Irene S. Pollin (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jodie Hughes (2020) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC

How much does National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC give each year?

National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC gave $315K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $455K across 1 grant.

How large is National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC?

National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC reported $45K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $315K.

What is National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC?

National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Washington, DC. It holds $45K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC operate?

National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC has awarded grants in District of Columbia.

What is National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC's EIN?

National Symphony Orch Assn of Washington DC's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0208364. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 7, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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