Seattle Symphony & Opera Players Organization
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Seattle Symphony & Opera Players Organization at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,266,317
- +3.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $84,954
- -27.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $43,825
- -26.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $39,955
- -3.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Seattle Symphony & Opera Players Organization funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (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
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2023) to $30K (2019). In 2024 it reported $10K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne Philharmonic Players' Association Inc Fort Wayne, IN | Support for Work Stoppage | $6,000 |
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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 | $1,266,317 | $84,954 | $39,955 | — | — | $43,825 |
| 2024 | $1,220,507 | $116,398 | $41,224 | $10,000 | Total only | $59,398 |
| 2023 | $1,139,028 | $159,218 | $86,629 | $6,000 | 1 | $15,775 |
| 2022 | $1,066,439 | $198,807 | $45,831 | $20,000 | 1 | $7,653 |
| 2021 | $913,463 | $76,126 | $48,675 | $9,000 | 1 | $15,616 |
| 2019 | $977,239 | $90,171 | $80,648 | $30,000 | 3 | $16,540 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Seattle Symphony & Opera Players Organization
Based on IRS filings
Seattle Symphony & Opera Players Organization is a public charity, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $44K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Seattle Symphony & Opera Players Organization is led by Jeffrey Barker, Chair since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeffrey Barker
Chair
Correspond Secretary → Corresponding Secretary, 2021
Corresponding Secretary → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$6K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Timothy Hale
Vice Chair
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$6K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Zart Dombourian-Eby
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
$1K (2021) → $0 (2025)
John Dicesare
Corresponding Secretary
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
$8K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Olivia Chew
Treasurer
Recording Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
$5K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Cameron Daly
Recording Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Eric Jacobs (2019–2022) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Alexander White (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Valerie Gordon (2019) — Treasurer
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 $8K, to Jeffrey Barker (Chair). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Seattle Symphony & Opera Players Organization
How large is Seattle Symphony & Opera Players Organization?
Seattle Symphony & Opera Players Organization reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $85K.
Where does Seattle Symphony & Opera Players Organization operate?
Seattle Symphony & Opera Players Organization has awarded grants in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Puerto Rico, Texas, Washington.
What is Seattle Symphony & Opera Players Organization's EIN?
Seattle Symphony & Opera Players Organization's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1125069. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 16, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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