Nonprofit · EIN 04-3384601
BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Tax-exempt · BRUNSWICK, ME 04011
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,812,982 | $3,141,312 | $671,670 | $13,042,720 | $295,997 | $12,746,723 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,877,616 | $2,949,859 | $4,927,757 | $11,046,753 | $308,792 | $10,737,961 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,129,719 | $2,679,558 | $450,161 | $5,522,268 | $316,793 | $5,205,475 |
| October 31, 2021 | 990 | $2,327,554 | $1,654,508 | $673,046 | $5,739,823 | $455,354 | $5,284,469 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,150,585
- of which government grants
- $60,000
- Program service revenue
- $1,994,464
- Investment income
- $660,902
- Net rental income
- $9,706
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $411,536
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$3,515
- Net income from gaming
- $840
- Other revenue
- $7,031
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $666,650
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $329,850
- Other salaries and wages
- $887,521
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,301,076
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,495
- Occupancy
- $22,748
- Travel
- $867
- Depreciation
- $53,708
- Program services (functional)
- $2,696,113
- Management and general (functional)
- $224,438
- Fundraising (functional)
- $220,761
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,046,753
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,042,720
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $295,997
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,746,723
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $599,549
- Publicly traded securities
- $10,906,290
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,234,811
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,511,912
- Gross unrelated business income
- $3,936
- Gross receipts
- $13,345,141
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 42
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- ME
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Nitsch | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $122,899 | $38,587 |
| Phillip Ying | Co-Artistic Director Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $65,300 | $15,000 |
| David Ying | Co-Artistic Director Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $65,660 | $3,662 |
| Peter Bachrach | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Berry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lorna Brown Flynn | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Bernard Givertz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Griffin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Samuel Hayward end 72025 | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cristle Collins Judd | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Morgan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Norton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elliot Rosen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Schall | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Segal | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia Spies | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susanne Stover | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dominique van de Stadt | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dena Verrill | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Weems | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kent Mitchell | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Chadima | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Johnson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas Collins | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Nitsch | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $112,983 | $29,770 |
| David Ying | Co-Artistic Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $65,170 | $0 |
| Phillip Ying | Co-Artistic Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $63,820 | $0 |
| Peter Bachrach | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Briselli | Director (end 7/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Patricia Brown | Director (end 5/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rol Fessenden | Director (end 7/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Bernard Givertz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Griffin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ian Hartsough | Director (end 1/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Samuel Hayward | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine Collins Judd | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kent Mitchell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James T Morgan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Norton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Hugh Phelps | Director (end 7/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elliot Rosen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Scerbo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Schall | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ken Segal | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Claudia Spies | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susanne Stover | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dominique van de Stadt | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dena Verrill | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Weems | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lorna Brown Flynn | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Chadima | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Charles Johnson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Douglas Collins | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Nitsch | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $99,500 | $26,185 |
| David Ying | Co-Artistic Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $64,453 | $0 |
| Phillip Ying | Co-Artistic Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $63,373 | $0 |
| Robert Briselli | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Patricia Brown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rol Fessenden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Bernard Givertz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Griffin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ian Hartsough | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Samuel Hayward | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine Collins Judd | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kent Mitchell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James T Morgan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Norton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Hugh Phelps | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elliot Rosen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Scerbo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Schall | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ken Segal | Director (start July 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Claudia Spies | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susanne Stover | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dominique van de Stadt | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Weems | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jan R Williams | Director (end July 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lorna Brown Flynn | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Chadima | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Charles Johnson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Douglas Collins | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2021: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Nitsch | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $90,427 | $18,695 |
| Phillip Ying | Co-Artistic Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $62,250 | $0 |
| David Ying | Co-Artistic Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $51,830 | $0 |
| Patricia Brown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Chadima | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Douglas Collins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane Eberle | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rol Fessenden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Bernard Givertz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Griffin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ian Hartsough | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Samuel Hayward | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Charles Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Lavan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James T Morgan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Norton | Director (start July 2021) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Hugh Phelps | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Norman Rapkin Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Schall | Director (start July 2021) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Claudia Spies | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susanne Stover | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dominique van de Stadt | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Weems | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jan R Williams | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elliot Rosen | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lorna Brown Flynn | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Briselli | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kent Mitchell | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 181 PARK ROW, BRUNSWICK, ME 04011-2006
- In care of
- % MARYAN CHAPIN BOWDOIN COLLEGE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Daniel Nitsch, 181 Park Row, Brunswick, ME 04011
- Signed the 990
- Charles F Johnson, Treasurer
- Phone
- (207) 373-1400
- Website
- www.bowdoinfestival.org
- Return prepared by
- Baker Newman & Noyes
Mission
The mission of the Bowdoin International Music Festival is to provide gifted young musicians from around the world with an opportunity to study with world-class artists, and to provide audiences with classical music performed to the highest artistic standards.
Program accomplishments
- Founded in 1964, the Bowdoin International Music Festival hosts seven concert series as part of an intensive summer study program that helps provide gifted young musicians from around the world with an opportunity to study with world-class artists and provide audiences with classical music performed to the highest artistic standards. The Festival takes place for six weeks each summer on the Bowdoin College campus and throughout the Brunswick, Maine area.Expenses $2,696,113 · grants $666,650 · revenue $1,994,464
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 31, 2026 | March 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3384601
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A680)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $13,042,720
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,345,141
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2025 | $3,812,982 | $3,141,312 | $13,042,720 | XML |
| 990-T | October 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2024 | $7,877,616 | $2,949,859 | $11,046,753 | XML |
| 990-T | October 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2023 | $3,129,719 | $2,679,558 | $5,522,268 | XML |
| 990-T | October 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2022 | $2,363,131 | $1,965,414 | $5,804,494 | IRS |
| 990-T | October 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | $2,327,554 | $1,654,508 | $5,739,823 | XML |
| 990-T | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3384601).
Questions about BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
- What is the EIN of BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL is 04-3384601.
- Is BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names Daniel Nitsch.
- Who are the officers and directors of BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $122,899 (Daniel Nitsch, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,812,982, expenses of $3,141,312 and total assets of $13,042,720 at year end.
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