Chicago Symphony Orchestra
With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at its core, the mission of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is to enrich, inspire and transform lives through music, community engagement and education - locally, nationally and internationally.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$581.8M
+12.9% YoY
Annual Giving
—
Grant Count
0
Avg Grant Size
—
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $581,822,920 | $515,186,651 | $530,890,156 |
| Revenue | $125,469,447 | $80,827,722 | $102,432,097 |
| Expenses | $88,621,632 | $85,601,183 | $75,080,250 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $22,081,209 | $27,140,395 | $19,509,067 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 0 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
1 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Alexander | President | 40 | $898,151 |
| Mary Louise Gorno | Chair | 1.5 | — |
| Chester A Gougis | Vice Chair | 0.2 | — |
| Steven Shebik | Vice Chair | 1.1 | — |
| Helen Zell | Vice Chair | 0.8 | — |
| Renee Metcalf | Treasurer | 0.5 | — |
| William Adams IV | Life Trustee | 0.6 | — |
| Mrs Robert A Beatty | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Arnold M Berlin | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Laurence O Booth | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| William G Brown | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Dean L Buntrock | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Bruce E Clinton | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Richard W Colburn | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Richard H Cooper | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Anthony T Dean | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Debora de Hoyos | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Charles Douglas | Life Trustee (until 9/8/23) | 0.1 | — |
| John A Edwardson | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Thomas J Eyerman | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| James B Fadim | Life Trustee | 0.4 | — |
| David W Fox Sr | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Cyrus F Freidheim Jr | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Mrs Robert W Galvin | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Paul C Gignilliat | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Joseph B Glossberg | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Richard C Godfrey | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| William A Goldstein | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Howard L Gottlieb | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Mary Winton Green | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Dietrich Gross | Life Trustee (until 1/8/24) | 0.1 | — |
| David P Hackett | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Joan W Harris | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| John H Hart | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Thomas C Heagy | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Jay L Henderson | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| William R Jentes | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Paul R Judy | Life Trustee (until 2/24/24) | 0.1 | — |
| Richard B Kapnick | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Donald G Kempf Jr | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Mrs John C Kern | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Robert Kohl | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Josef Lakonishok | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Charles Ashby Lewis | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Eva F Lichtenberg | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| John S Lillard | Life Trustee (until 1/30/24) | 0.1 | — |
| John F Manley | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Ling Z Markovitz | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| R Eden Martin | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Arthur C Martinez | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Judith W McCue | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Lester H McKeever | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| David E McNeel | Life Trustee | 0.4 | — |
| James J O'Connor | Life Trustee (until 7/31/23) | 0.1 | — |
| William A Osborn | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Mrs Albert Pawlick | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Jane DiRenzo Pigott | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| John M Pratt | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Dr Irwin Press | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| John W Rogers Jr | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Jerry Rose | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Frank A Rossi | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Earl J Rusnak Jr | Life Trustee (until 2/14/24) | 0.1 | — |
| John R Schmidt | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Thomas C Sheffield Jr | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Robert C Spoerri | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Carl W Stern | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| William H Strong | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Louis C Sudler Jr | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Richard L Thomas | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Richard P Toft | Life Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Penny Van Horn | Life Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Paul R Wiggin | Life Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| John Aalbregtse | Trustee | 0.8 | — |
| Peter J Barack | Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| H Rigel Barber | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Randy Lamm Berlin | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Roderick Branch | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Kay Bucksbaum | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Robert J Buford | Trustee | 0.4 | — |
| Johannes Burlin | Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Leslie Henner Burns | Trustee | 0.8 | — |
| Debra A Cafaro | Trustee (until 3/14/24) | 0.1 | — |
| Marion A Cameron-Gray | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| George P Colis | Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Keith S Crow | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Stephen V D'Amore | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Timothy A Duffy | Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Brian W Duwe | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Charles Emmons Jr | Trustee | 0.6 | — |
| Judith E Feldman | Trustee | 0.5 | — |
| Jennifer Goldstein | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Graham C Grady | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| John Holmes | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Lori Julian | Trustee | 0.4 | — |
| Neil T Kawashima | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Geraldine Keefe | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Donna L Kendall | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Thomas G Kilroy | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Randall S Kroszner | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Patty Lane | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Susan C Levy | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Vikram Luthar | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Britt M Miller | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Sharon Mitchell | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Toni Marie Montgomery | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Mary Pivirotto Murley | Trustee | 0.4 | — |
| Sylvia Neil | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Christopher O'Herlihy | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Santa J Ono | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Gerald L Pauling II | Trustee | 0.5 | — |
| Col Jennifer N Pritzker | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Dr Don M Randel | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Dr Mohan Rao | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Melissa M Root | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Burton X Rosenberg | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| E Scott Santi | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Marlon R Smith | Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Walter Snodell | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Dr Eugene Stark | Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Daniel E Sullivan Jr | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Scott C Swanson | Trustee | 0.1 | — |
| Nasrin Thierer | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Lisa Thomas | Trustee | 0.6 | — |
| Terrence J Truax | Trustee (until 10/5/23) | 0.1 | — |
| Frederick H Waddell | Trustee | 0.4 | — |
| Paul S Watford | Trustee | 0.4 | — |
| Craig R Williams | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Robert A Wislow | Trustee | 0.3 | — |
| Ann Marie Wright | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Gifford R Zimmerman | Trustee | 0.2 | — |
| Stacie M Frank | VP, CFO, & Assistant Treasurer | 40 | $315,880 |
| Dale Hedding | VP for Development | 40 | $320,202 |
| Kristine Stassen | Secretary | 40 | $79,303 |
| Vanessa Moss | VP for Operations | 40 | $279,237 |
| Robert Chen | Concertmaster | 40 | $566,546 |
| Riccardo Muti | Music Director | 40 | $628,175 |
| Stephen Williamson | Principal Clarinet | 40 | $332,961 |
| Esteban Batallan Cons | Principal Trumpet | 40 | $355,107 |
| John Sharp | Principal Cello | 40 | $329,302 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
Illinois $6K (100%)
States
Cities
Chicago
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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