San Francisco Symphony
The San Francisco Symphony exists to inspire and serve audiences and communities throughout the bay area and the world through the power of musical performance.
San Francisco Symphony at a glance
In short: San Francisco Symphony gave $180K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $179,716
- +317.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $29,953
- +109.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $451,082,739
- +5.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (64% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who San Francisco Symphony funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles ($64K). Together the top 6 received $180K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 16 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How San Francisco Symphony gives
- Giving grew 799% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2022) to $180K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $180K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles Bellflower, CA | Encourage Participation in the Arts | $64,358 |
| Entertainment Community Fund New York, NY | Encourage Participation in the Arts | $64,358 |
| Oakland Symphony Muse Program Oakland, CA | Encourage Participation in the Arts | $15,000 |
| Oakland School for the Arts Oakland, CA | Encourage Participation in the Arts | $15,000 |
| Northern California Chamber Music Academy San Francisco, CA | Encourage Participation in the Arts | $11,000 |
| Friends of Scrap Inc San Francisco, CA | Encourage Participation in the Arts | $10,000 |
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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 | $451,082,739 | $79,757,311 | $82,280,690 | $179,716 | 6 | $14,549,977 |
| 2024 | $425,949,812 | $67,804,953 | $84,591,090 | $43,000 | 3 | $10,420,103 |
| 2023 | $397,244,131 | $71,106,401 | $80,926,407 | $40,000 | 3 | $4,560,430 |
| 2022 | $376,736,007 | $144,993,110 | $73,688,214 | $20,000 | 2 | $85,076,703 |
| 2021 | $429,119,299 | $66,425,902 | $53,793,851 | $23,850 | 2 | $12,406,181 |
| 2020 | $349,325,037 | $65,337,218 | $73,223,664 | $65,372 | 3 | $5,416,510 |
| 2019 | $340,027,013 | $93,634,963 | $79,786,312 | $125,277 | 3 | $26,573,280 |
About San Francisco Symphony
Based on IRS filings
San Francisco Symphony is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $451.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $180K. Net investment income was $14.5M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
San Francisco Symphony is led by Matthew Spivey, Chief Executive Officer since 2023 (on filings since 2022); 7 of 57 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matthew Spivey
Chief Executive Officer
Interim CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$301K (2022) → $689K (2025)
Priscilla B. Geeslin
Chair
President-Elect → President, 2021
President → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alexander Barantschik
Concert Master
Concertmaster → Concert Master, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$541K (2019) → $580K (2025)
Eugene Izotov
Principal Oboe
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$347K (2019) → $346K (2025)
Sandra Curry
CFO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$303K (2024) → $381K (2025)
Leigh Brawer
Chief Philanthropy Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$286K (2023) → $366K (2025)
Rainer Eudeikis
Principal Cello
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$308K (2024) → $363K (2025)
Yubeen Kim
Principal Flute
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$438K (2025)
A. John Gambs
Member & Board of Governors
Vice President & Treasurer → Member & Board of Governors, 2023
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aida M. Alvarez
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Basheer Janjua
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Casey
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Cooperman
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dean Cash
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
F. Curt Kirschner
Secretary
Member & Board of Governors → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fred M. Levin
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gail L. Covington
Member & Board of Governors
Vice President & Committee on Governor → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Member & Board of Governors, 2024
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gordon P. Getty
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Iris Chan
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John D. Goldman
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John S. Chen
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark A. Jung
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark C. Perry
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary A. Francis
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary C. Falvey
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Cohler
Vice Chair
Member & Board of Governors → Vice President & Joint Artistic, 2020
Vice President & Joint Artistic → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Max Levchin
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Metta Krach
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michele Beigel Corash
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Lee-Hoffmann
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paula B. Blank
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sakurako Fisher
Member & Board of Governors
President → Member & Board of Governors, 2022
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trine Sorensen
Vice Chair
Member & Board of Governors → Vice President & Development, 2021
Vice President & Development → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Paras
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gretchen Kimball
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Bharkhda
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerome M. Guillen
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Pierce
Treasurer
Member & Board of Governors → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Palmer
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debra McCoy
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Raj Mathai
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tiffany Chang
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aditi Iyer
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerome Dodson
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick McCabe
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Seksom Suriyapa
Member & Board of Governors
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan May - Member
Board of Governors
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Claudine Cheng - Member
Board of Governors
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David J. Berger - Member
Board of Governors
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eleanor Pollak
Member & Board of Governors
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Henry - Member
Board of Governors
New on the 2025 filing
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lucas Chang - Member
Board of Governors
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc T. Macaulay - Member
Board of Governors
New on the 2025 filing
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Raaj Narayan - Member
Board of Governors
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Thompson - Member
Board of Governors
New on the 2025 filing
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Solomon B. Cera - Member
Board of Governors
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (94)
- Former: David J. Berger (2019–2024) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Edward Stephan (2019–2024) — Principal Timpani
- Former: Jim Henry (2019–2024) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Marc T. Macaulay (2019–2024) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Robert B. Thompson (2019–2024) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Alan May (2021–2024) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Lucas Chang (2022–2024) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Marc Winniford (2022–2024) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Eleanor Pollak - Member (2024) — Board of Governors
- Former: Patricia Calfee-Picache - Member (2024) — Board of Governors
- Former: Eric X. Li (2019–2023) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Ge Wang (2019–2023) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Lydia I. Beebe (2019–2023) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Mark Hanson (2019–2023) — Former CEO
- Former: Robert G. Odonnell (2019–2023) — Member & Board of Governors · Filing note: Thru 10/2022
- Former: Robert R. Tufts (2019–2023) — Member & Board of Governors · Filing note: Thru 112022
- Former: Scott Pingel (2019–2023) — Principal Bass
- Former: Isabel Valdes (2020–2023) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Carey Bell (2021–2023) — Principal Clarinet
- Former: Patricia Calfee-Picache (2022–2023) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Anita L. Wornick (2019–2022) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Frederic M. Seegal (2019–2022) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Gregory E. Johnson (2019–2022) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Jack William Van Geem (2019–2022) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Mark Inouye (2019–2022) — Principal Trumpet
- Former: Nancy H. Bechtle (2019–2022) — Member & Board of Governors · Filing note: Thru 112021
- Former: Zachary Townsend (2019–2022) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Charlotte Shultz (2020–2022) — Member & Board of Governors · Filing note: Thru 122021
- Former: Timothy Higgins (2020–2022) — Principal Trombone
- Former: Vincent Matthews (2020–2022) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Daniel Coleman (2021–2022) — Senior Director of Development
- Former: Elizabeth Pesch (2021–2022) — CFO
- Former: Christine E. Lamond (2019–2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Christine Mattison (2019–2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Gorretti Lo Lui (2019–2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Judi Kanter (2019–2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Margaret Liu Collins (2019–2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Maryon Davies Lewis (2019–2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Michael Anders (2019–2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: David Chambers Left (2020–2021) — Member, Board of Governors, Chief Advancement & Revenue Officer
- Former: Doris Fisher (2020–2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Aditi Iyer Start (2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Jefferson Han Left (2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: John Gambs (2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Kausik Rajgopal Left (2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Lucas Chang Start (2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Marc Winniford Start (2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Mark Hanson Left (2021) — CEO
- Former: Matthew Spivey Start (2021) — Interim CEO & Chief Programming Officer
- Former: Michael Pierce Left (2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Patricia Calfee-Picache Start (2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Patrick McCabe Start (2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Roberta B. Denning Left (2021) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Sakurako Fisher Left (2021) — President
- Former: Athena T. Blackburn (2019–2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: David A. Friedberg (2019–2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: J. William Morris III (2019–2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Kausik Rajgopal (2019–2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Nancy R. Conner (2019–2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Raymond K. Y. Li (2019–2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Richard M. Rosenberg (2019–2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Roberta B. Denning (2019–2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Alan May Start (2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Andrea Palmer Start (2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Colette Chestnut Left (2020) — Interim CFO
- Former: Dave Weber (2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Debbie McCoy (2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Elizabeth Pesch Start (2020) — CFO
- Former: Fred Seegal (2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Jeff Han (2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Joyce Corrigan (2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Patti Lee-Hoffmann (2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Raj Mathai Start (2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Rob Thompson (2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Tiffany Chang Start (2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Zac Townsend (2020) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: David J. Weber (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Debbie McCoy Start (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Donald G. Fisher (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: George P. Shultz (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: James C. Paras (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: James Kirk (2019) — CFO
- Former: Jeff Bleich Left (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Jeff Han Start (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Jerome Guillen Start (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: M. Isabel Valdes (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Michael Pierce Start (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Patricia Sughrue Sprincin Left (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Paula B. Pretlow Left (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Robert A. Corrigan (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Tim Fitzpatrick Left (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Tony Trousset Left (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: Vincent Matthews Start (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
- Former: William R. Kimball (2019) — Member & Board of Governors
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 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $689K, to Matthew Spivey (Chief Executive Officer). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about San Francisco Symphony
How much does San Francisco Symphony give each year?
San Francisco Symphony gave $180K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $43K across 3 grants.
What is San Francisco Symphony's typical grant size?
San Francisco Symphony's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $29,953, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does San Francisco Symphony give grants?
San Francisco Symphony gives mostly in California: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (36%). The most frequent recipient cities were Oakland, CA (2 grants) and San Francisco, CA (2 grants).
Does San Francisco Symphony give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on San Francisco Symphony's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Encourage Participation in the Arts" (6 grants).
Who are San Francisco Symphony's largest grantees?
San Francisco Symphony's largest 2025 grantees include Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles ($64,358), Entertainment Community Fund ($64,358) and Oakland Symphony Muse Program ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 80% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is San Francisco Symphony?
San Francisco Symphony reported $451.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $79.8M.
What is San Francisco Symphony?
San Francisco Symphony is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $451.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is San Francisco Symphony's EIN?
San Francisco Symphony's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-1156284. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
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