The Richmond Symphony Foundation
To support the richmond symphony.
The Richmond Symphony Foundation at a glance
In short: The Richmond Symphony Foundation gave $943K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $943K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $943,435
- +8.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $943,435
- +8.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $943,435
- Total assets
- $24,794,153
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Richmond Symphony Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Richmond Symphony ($943K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Richmond Symphony Foundation gives
- Giving grew 26% 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 $732K (2020) to $969K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $943K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Richmond Symphony Richmond, VA | To Support the Richmond Symphony | $943,435 |
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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 | $24,794,153 | $599,738 | $1,250,059 | $943,435 | 1 | $352,085 |
| 2024 | $23,175,902 | $330,159 | $1,069,941 | $869,238 | 1 | $187,232 |
| 2023 | $22,667,693 | $779,431 | $881,205 | $750,000 | 1 | $215,307 |
| 2022 | $22,279,304 | $1,287,940 | $857,614 | $750,000 | 1 | $178,566 |
| 2021 | $22,805,646 | $493,318 | $1,068,515 | $969,000 | 1 | $150,626 |
| 2020 | $17,320,510 | $580,219 | $829,727 | $731,576 | 1 | $248,743 |
| 2019 | $17,932,281 | $1,253,113 | $1,018,390 | $849,290 | 1 | $262,871 |
About The Richmond Symphony Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Richmond Symphony Foundation is a public charity, based in Richmond, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $943K. Net investment income was $352K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Richmond Symphony Foundation is led by Ann T. Burks, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ann T. Burks
President
Trustee → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. Alfred Broaddus Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard L. Morrill
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tara H. Matthews
Trustee
Treasurer → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Bradley
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendell Fuller
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne Marie Whittemore
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ernesto Sampson
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Helen Lewis Kemp
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicomedes De Leon
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert L. Chewning
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Cabell Jennings
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David I. Meyers
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elisabeth Muhlenfeld Wollan
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Chase
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James B. Hartough
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Y. Wheeler III
Immediate Past President
Trustee → President, 2021
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lacey Huszcza
Secretary
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randall S. Parks
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Wallace B. Millner III (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Marlene Jones (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Carolyn Garner (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: David Carter (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Thomas N. Allen (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: George L. Mahoney (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kristian Gathright (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jose Luis Murillo (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Maureen Ackerly (2021) — Trustee
- Former: David Jl Fisk (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Ellis M. Dunkum (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kenneth M. Perry (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Richard Smith (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Robert E. Rigsby (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: B. Millner (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Bob Chewning (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Randy Parks (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Z. Zeugner (2019) — Trustee
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 The Richmond Symphony Foundation
How much does The Richmond Symphony Foundation give each year?
The Richmond Symphony Foundation gave $943K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $869K across 1 grant.
How large is The Richmond Symphony Foundation?
The Richmond Symphony Foundation reported $24.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $600K.
Where does The Richmond Symphony Foundation operate?
The Richmond Symphony Foundation has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is The Richmond Symphony Foundation's EIN?
The Richmond Symphony Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1514987. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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