Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc

Boston, MA ·EIN 04-2103550 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$14.7M received 163 funders 200 grants · 2024–2025

Who funds Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc?

Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc is funded by 163 grantmakers, led by Fidelity Non-profit Management ($5.0M), Martha Dana Mercer Trust ($1.2M), Cecile Higginson Murphy ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $14.7M in grants to Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc between 2024–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Fidelity Non-profit Management$5,000,00012024
Martha Dana Mercer Trust$1,217,03212024
Cecile Higginson Murphy$1,000,00022024–2025
Boston Foundation Inc$637,97322024
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$403,60012024
Stephen D and Susan W Paine Foundation$400,00022024
The 1916 Foundation$350,00012024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$348,47512024
Alchemy Foundation$292,66012024
Miriam Shaw Fund Uw$239,04022024
Kmd Foundation$176,74312024
Li-qiu Family Foundation$175,00022024
Meeker Children's Charitable Trust Fbo Boston$149,50022024–2025
The Us Charitable Gift Trust$128,40012024
Berry Drew Family Foundation$125,00012024
The Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation$120,00022024
Highland Street Connection$115,00022024
E Evan Foundation$112,51322024–2025
Richard K Lubin Family Foundation$110,00012024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$100,83412024
Linde Family Foundation$100,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$100,00012024
The Gregory E Bulger Foundation$100,00022024
The Oxford League Inc$99,10022024
Edwin S Webster Foundation$90,00032024
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Arbella Insurance Foundation$89,75012024
Tbd Foundation$82,00012024
The Grossman Family Charitable$75,86312024
Grew Family Charitable Foundation$75,00022024–2025
Claudio and Penny Pincus Foundation$75,00012024
National Philanthropic Trust$63,25012024
Walter F & Alice Gorham Foundation Inc$61,00022024–2025
Perles Family Foundation Inc$57,50012024
Carl & Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation$55,00012024
Elizabeth T Fessenden Charitable Fdn$50,00022024–2025
King-white Family Foundation Inc$50,00012024
Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation$50,00012024
Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation$50,00012024
John W Henry Family Foundation Inc$50,00012024
Richard Saltonstall Charitable$50,00012024
The Penates Foundation$50,00012024
Stemberg Thomas G Char Fnd$50,00012024
Janey Fund Charitable Trust$50,00012024
The Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation Inc$50,00022024
Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc$50,00022024
Berkshire Taconic Community$46,82312024
The George F and Elsie Barnard Hodder Classic$45,59622024
The Alfred and Hanna Fromm Fund$45,00012024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$44,50012024
Fieldcrest Aspiration Foundation$43,32922024
Tr Uind Edward B Galligan$40,40012024
Edith H Overly Foundation$40,00012024
Yawkey Foundation Ii$40,00012024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$38,10012024
The Robert and Michelle Cooke Atchinson$35,00012024
Jewish Communal Fund$34,30012024
Hinda L & Arthur Marcus Foundation$30,00022024–2025
Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation Inc$30,00022024–2025
New Canaan Community Foundation Inc$30,00012024
Saquish Foundation$30,00012024
The Roger and Myrna Landay Foundation$30,00012024
Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Inc$30,00012024
E & L Campbell Family Foundation$30,00012024
Leaves of Grass Fund$30,00012024
The Rhode Island Community Foundation$29,58712024
James & Melinda Rabb Family Foundation$28,00012024
The Henderson Family Foundation$28,00012024
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc$28,00012024
The William & Lia G Poorvu$25,00012024
Frelinghuysen Foundation$25,00012024
The Ohrn Family Charitable Foundation$25,00012024
Wallace Minot Leonard Foundation$25,00012024
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$25,00012024
Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation$25,00012024
The Kandell Fund$25,00012024
Margulf Foundation$25,00012024
Pannell Family Foundation$25,00012024
The Bobby and Peggy O'connor Foundation$25,00012024
Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation$25,00012024
Lucia B Morrill Charitable Fdn$24,00022024
Five Stones Fund Inc$22,50022024–2025
Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc$20,85012024
Karp Family Foundation Stephen R and$20,00022025
Pumpkin Foundation$20,00022024
The Charles a Dana Foundation$20,00022024
Sea Breeze Foundation-tr$20,00022024
Eagan Family Foundation Inc$20,00022024
Dunnell E Fbo Boston Symph Orch-crut$19,13112025
The Edward Lee and Slocumb Hollis Perry$18,00012024
Robert P Giddings Trust$17,00012024
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater$16,50012024
Dixie Wonders Trust$15,43212024
Ocf Foundation Inc$15,00012024
Cathy and George Sakellaris Family$15,00012024
Gerald R Jordan Foundation$15,00012024
Jean C Tempel Foundation$15,00012024
Gerald Flaxer Charitable Foundation$12,00012024
Bear-sontz Family Foundation$12,00022024
Edna Talbot for Boston Symphony$11,78422024–2025
Central Florida Foundation$10,00022025
The Rabina Foundation$10,00022024–2025
The Scully Family Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The John & Katherine Morris Foundation$10,00012024
The Bressler Family Foundation$10,00012024
Ruth & Peter Metz Family Foundation$10,00012024
John & Sonia Lingos Family$10,00012024
Clermont Foundation$10,00012024
The High Pointe Foundation$10,00012024
Crawley Family Foundation$10,00012024
Peter and Ann Lambertus Family Foundatio$10,00012024
Hearn Family Foundation$10,00012024
The Ruane Family Foundation$10,00012024
The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The Mooney-reed Charitable Foundation$10,00012024
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley$10,00012024
Oxford Fund Inc$10,00022024
The Ulf B Heide and Elizabeth C Heide$10,00022024
Jackson & Irene Golden 1989 Charitable Trust$10,00022024
Catholic Schools Foundation Inc$9,17012024
Fjc$8,85012024
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$8,00012024
Needham Bank Charitable$7,50012024
Mattina R Proctor Foundation$7,50012024
Colton Family Foundation$7,50012024
Greater Horizons$7,10012024
Fiduciary Charitable Foundation$7,00012024
The James L Bildner Charitable Trust$7,00022024
Ed E Maccrone Private Fdn$6,80012024
Jodi and Paul Tartell Family Foundation$6,50012024
King Spruce Company$6,50012024
The Amphion Foundation Inc$6,50012024
Katharine LW and Winthrop M Crane 3d$6,00012024
The Roxe Foundation$6,00012024
President and Fellows of Harvard College$6,00012024
The Dudley H and Sally S Willis$6,00012024
Tridan Foundation Inc$5,50012024
Charities Aid Foundation America$5,30012024
E Nakamichi Foundation$5,00012024
The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc$5,00012024
Demoulas Foundation$5,00012024
The American-Scandinavian Foundation$5,00012024
Sara & Yasuo Kuniyoshi Foundation$5,00012024
Edward & Nancy Stavis Charitable$5,00012024
Matthew A & Susan B Weatherbie$5,00012024
Creighton Family Foundation$5,00012024
The Fannie Cox Foundation$5,00012024
The Buchwald Family Foundation$5,00012024
Ronald G Casty Family Foundation$5,00012024
The Ruth L Lee Fund$5,00012024
Stephen and Alice Cutler Family$5,00012024
Limestone Foundation$5,00012024
Shoval Foundation$4,85012024
The Oliari Charitable Foundation$4,11012024
Albert O Wilson Foundation Inc$4,00012025
Henry Hornblower Fund Inc$4,00012024
Frank M Barnard Foundation Inc$4,00012024
Analog Devices Foundation$3,76012024
Freelander Family Charitable Trust$3,75012024
Select Equity Group Foundation$3,59212024
Clayton F and Ruth L Hawkridge Foundat$3,00012025
Margaret Dumas Tr Uw$2,95812025
Elizabeth Grant Trust$2,89512025
Saibel Foundation Inc$1,00012025

What grants has Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Cecile Higginson MurphyGeneral Purpose$500,000
2025Meeker Children's Charitable Trust Fbo BostonGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE$73,000
2025E Evan FoundationUNRESTRICTED$56,453
2025Grew Family Charitable FoundationGENERAL PURPOSES$40,000
2025Walter F & Alice Gorham Foundation IncMUSIC TANGLEWOOD ANNUAL FUND$30,000
2025Dunnell E Fbo Boston Symph Orch-crutGENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES$19,131
2025Hinda L & Arthur Marcus FoundationCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$15,000
2025Karp Family Foundation Stephen R andCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$10,000
2025Elizabeth T Fessenden Charitable FdnGENERAL FUNDS$10,000
2025Karp Family Foundation Stephen R andCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$10,000
2025Five Stones Fund IncEDUCATIONAL$10,000
2025Edna Talbot for Boston SymphonyUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$6,096
2025Central Florida FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2025The Rabina FoundationCHARITABLE$5,000
2025Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation IncPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
2025Central Florida FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2025Albert O Wilson Foundation IncDARTS PROGRAM$4,000
2025Clayton F and Ruth L Hawkridge FoundatSUPPORT FOR YOUTH CONCERT SERIES$3,000
2025Margaret Dumas Tr UwGENERAL PURPOSES$2,958
2025Elizabeth Grant TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$2,895
2025Saibel Foundation IncCHARITABLE PURPOSE$1,000
2024Fidelity Non-profit ManagementRENOVATION$5,000,000
2024Martha Dana Mercer TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$1,217,032
2024Boston Foundation IncOperating Support/Annual Fund$627,973
2024Cecile Higginson MurphyGeneral Purpose$500,000
2024Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston IncDAF - Arts & Culture$403,600
2024The 1916 FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$350,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$348,475
2024Alchemy FoundationGeneral Support$292,660
2024Stephen D and Susan W Paine FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$200,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc?

Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc is funded by 163 grantmakers, led by Fidelity Non-profit Management ($5.0M), Martha Dana Mercer Trust ($1.2M), Cecile Higginson Murphy ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $14.7M in grants to Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc between 2024–2025.

Who is Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc's largest funder?

Fidelity Non-profit Management is the largest recorded funder of Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc, with $5.0M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $14.7M in grants to Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc across 200 grants from 163 funders between 2024–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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