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Public 990 Summary

AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

EIN 131969375 · Latest tax year 2025 · Usable public filing summary

NEW YORK, NY · Arts, Culture, and Humanities · americansymphony.org

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Program ratio

Not enough public data

Fundraising ratio

2.5%

Admin ratio

Not enough public data

Program ratio estimates the share of reported expenses used for programs. Fundraising ratio estimates fundraising expense share. Admin ratio estimates management and general expense share when the public fields reconcile.

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Public filing snapshot

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Total revenue$3,077,153
Contributions and grants$1,470,281
Program service revenue$1,602,118
Other revenue$4,754
Total expenses$3,024,666
Grants paid$0
Salaries and compensation$2,215,341
Program ratioNot reported
Fundraising ratio2%
Admin ratioNot reported
Total assets$2,323,811
Net assets-$818,751
Total liabilities$3,142,562

Filing history

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990 2025

Revenue: $3,077,153
Expenses: $3,024,666
Program ratio: Not reported

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Mission and programs

THE MISSION OF THE ASO IS TO RENEW LIVE ORCHESTRA MUSIC AS A VITAL FORCE IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CULTURE. TO THIS END, THE ASO PRESENTS THEMATIC PROGRAMMING, IN WHICH MUSICAL WORKS ARE CURATED AROUND IDEAS DRAWN FROM A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES SUCH AS HISTORY, VISUAL ARTS, SCIENCE, POLITICS, AND LITERATURE. ASO PURSUES INNOVATION IN CONCERT PRESENTATION AND IS DEVOTED TO THE PROMOTION OF MUSICAL EDUCATION. IN ITS EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE CONSTITUENCY FOR ORCHESTRAL MUSIC BY MAKING IT ONCE AGAIN A RELEVANT AND ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE FOR A MODERN, DIVERSE SOCIETY, THE ASO CONSIDERS ITSELF AN ORGANIZATION IN THE PUBLIC'S SERVICE, AND A MODEL FOR THE SURVIVAL AND GROWTH OF ORCHESTRAS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY.

Public leadership

Public Form 990 officer rows; not a staff or contact directory.

DIMITRI B PAPADIMITRIOU

CHAIR

1 hours/week · Reportable compensation: $0

HANS-JURGEN KNOCH

VICE CHAIR

1 hours/week · Reportable compensation: $0

NERMIN K AHMAD

TRUSTEE

1 hours/week · Reportable compensation: $0

HELEN BARON

TRUSTEE

1 hours/week · Reportable compensation: $0

MIRIAM R BERGER

TRUSTEE

1 hours/week · Reportable compensation: $0

LEON BOTSTEIN

TRUSTEE/MUSIC DIRECTOR

10 hours/week · Reportable compensation: $135,000

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