Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc
To inspire, engage and enrich our community through music
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $27,653,500
- +9.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $12,731,239
- -6.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $125,429
- -29.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $12,861,824
- -3.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra 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 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $59K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian Cultural Center of Rochester Inc Webster, NY | To Support Efforts to Provide Assistance to Ukraine | $58,800 |
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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 | $27,653,500 | $12,731,239 | $12,861,824 | — | — | $125,429 |
| 2024 | $25,210,709 | $13,603,863 | $13,273,949 | — | — | $178,544 |
| 2023 | $23,285,206 | $15,803,518 | $12,417,184 | — | — | $70,354 |
| 2022 | $18,122,371 | $11,520,447 | $11,901,256 | $58,800 | 1 | $219,335 |
| 2021 | $20,757,567 | $7,702,051 | $7,189,394 | — | — | $16,268 |
| 2020 | $16,314,643 | $12,334,312 | $11,238,225 | — | — | — |
About Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc
Based on IRS filings
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Rochester, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $27.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $125K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc is led by Curtis S. Long, President & CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 5 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Curtis S. Long
President & CEO
President & Chief Executive → President & CEO, 2022
On filings since 2020
38 hrs/week
$212K (2020) → $216K (2025)
Diana R. Clarkson Esq.
Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Tyzik
Pops Conductor
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$195K (2020) → $258K (2025)
Lars Kirvan
Board Member & Musician
On filings since 2022
27 hrs/week
$56K (2022) → $53K (2025)
Robert Dermody
Vice President of Development
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$147K (2023) → $147K (2025)
Wesley Nance
Board Member & Musician
New on the 2025 filing
27 hrs/week
$60K (2025)
Cindy Yancey
Vice Chair
Vice Chairperson → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eva Sauer
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Daddis Jr. PhD
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Schwartz
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Kessler
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Jozefowicz
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Stein
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ron Salluzzo
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ross Lanzafame
Immediate Past Chair
Chairperson of the Board → Chair, 2022
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Frangenberg
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Lu
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emerson Fullwood
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack McGowan
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Fulford
Board Member
Honorary Board Chair → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paulette Gissendanner
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ally Hiranandani
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Rice
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Fulmer
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Watters
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Lindahl
Chair-Elect of the Board
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair-Elect of the Board, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sid Sobel
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zuza Kwon
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Onslow
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Haellen
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Bennett
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Gueli
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daisy Algarin
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Gangi
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sujatha Ramanujan
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Warfield
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ram Dhurjaty
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Dougherty
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sara Poe
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Erik Behr (2021–2024) — Board Member & Musician
- Former: Rich Stein (2022–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Terry Hartman (2023–2024) — CFO
- Former: Jason Thomas (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Jamal Rossi (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Victor A. Poleshuck (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Englert (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kathy Schumacher (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Millard (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Stanley Byrd (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ron Steinmiller (2020–2022) — CFO
- Former: Bob Woodhouse (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Alex Yudelson (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Allyson Hiranandani (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: David Lane (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Domenic Argentieri (2020–2021) — Vice President of Development
- Former: Elizabeth Rice (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: James Englert (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: James Fulmer (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: James Watters (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Katherine Schumacher (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Millard (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Woodhouse (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Sidney Sobel (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Stephen Ashley (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Barbara Pierce (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Rebecca Gilbert (2021) — Board Member & Musician
- Former: Ronald Salluzzo (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Zuzanna A. Kwon (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Andrew Elliot (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Ilene L. Flaum (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Gioja (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Ward Stare (2020) — Music 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $258K, to Jeff Tyzik (Pops Conductor). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc
How large is Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc?
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc reported $27.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.7M.
What is Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc?
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Rochester, NY. It holds $27.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc operate?
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc's EIN?
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-0765613. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 28, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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