Seattle Symphony Foundation
The primary purpose of the Seattle Symphony Foundation is to aid and support the seattle symphony orchestra and benaroya hall music center endowments.
Seattle Symphony Foundation at a glance
In short: Seattle Symphony Foundation gave $3.1M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $1.6M), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,121,645
- +88.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,560,823
- +88.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,560,823
- Total assets
- $50,295,071
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Seattle Symphony Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Seattle Symphony Orchestra ($3.1M). Together the top 2 received $3.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 9 (56%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Seattle Symphony Foundation gives
- Giving grew 123% 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 $1.3M (2021) to $3.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $3.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Symphony Orchestra Seattle, WA | General Support | $3,099,440 |
| B H Music Center Seattle, WA | General Support | $22,205 |
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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 | $50,295,071 | $5,098,029 | $3,575,959 | $3,121,645 | 2 | $4,070,278 |
| 2024 | $49,172,703 | $4,890,345 | $2,098,132 | $1,657,423 | 2 | $3,432,630 |
| 2023 | $43,445,293 | $7,550,149 | $1,982,229 | $1,544,498 | 2 | $5,572,085 |
| 2022 | $41,683,868 | $3,508,429 | $1,837,747 | $1,398,169 | 2 | $1,837,028 |
| 2021 | $45,740,973 | $2,180,352 | $1,759,673 | $1,329,286 | 1 | $1,035,826 |
| 2020 | $39,712,910 | $2,977,491 | $1,864,450 | $1,470,087 | 1 | $624,902 |
| 2019 | $35,808,304 | $1,333,307 | $2,356,433 | $1,522,867 | 1 | $641,257 |
About Seattle Symphony Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Seattle Symphony Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $50.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $3.1M. Net investment income was $4.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Seattle Symphony Foundation is led by Krishna Thiagarajan, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Krishna Thiagarajan
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Yang
CEO & Vice President of Development
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Slonski
Board Chair
Treasurer → Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Tan
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick White
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Rosen
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Jackson
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lyn Grinstein
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Coughlin
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheronne Wong
CFO & Benaroya Hall COO
Vice President & CFO From → Vice President & CFO, 2020
Vice President & CFO → CFO & Benaroya Hall COO, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Wright
Vice Chair
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Muriel Van Housen
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yuka Shimizu
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Nancy B. Evans (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Joaquin Hernandez (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ben Martz (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Michael Hatch (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Ronald Koo (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jean-Francois Heitz (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Rene Ancinas (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Viren Kamdar (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kjristine Lund (2020) — Director
- Former: Brian Grant (2019) — Director
- Former: Maureen Campbell Melville (2019) — Vice President & CFO
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.
Frequently asked questions about Seattle Symphony Foundation
How much does Seattle Symphony Foundation give each year?
Seattle Symphony Foundation gave $3.1M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 2 grants.
How large is Seattle Symphony Foundation?
Seattle Symphony Foundation reported $50.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.1M.
What is Seattle Symphony Foundation?
Seattle Symphony Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $50.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Seattle Symphony Foundation operate?
Seattle Symphony Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Seattle Symphony Foundation's EIN?
Seattle Symphony Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1351925. 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 2024 (received by the IRS July 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 10, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 2, 2024)
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