Nonprofit · EIN 13-1969375
AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10019
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,077,153 | $3,024,666 | $52,487 | $2,323,811 | $3,142,562 | -$818,751 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,653,598 | $2,646,878 | $6,720 | $2,300,473 | $3,171,711 | -$871,238 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,861,012 | $2,757,296 | $103,716 | $2,267,946 | $3,145,904 | -$877,958 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,470,281
- of which government grants
- $120,935
- Membership dues
- $8,554
- Program service revenue
- $1,602,118
- Investment income
- $0
- Royalties
- $4,754
- Other revenue
- $4,754
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $147,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,490,771
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,215,341
- Professional fundraising fees
- $74,625
- Occupancy
- $8,288
- Travel
- $21,439
- Depreciation
- $605
- Program services (functional)
- $2,722,884
- Management and general (functional)
- $146,770
- Fundraising (functional)
- $155,012
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,300,473
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,323,811
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,142,562
- Net assets, end of year
- -$818,751
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $28,997
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$2,756,599
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,937,848
- Gross receipts
- $3,077,153
- Employees
- 214
- Volunteers
- 11
- Year formed
- 1962
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLIVER INTEEWORN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $12,000 | $120,331 | $31,918 |
| LEON BOTSTEIN | TRUSTEE/MUSIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $135,000 | $0 | $0 |
| DIMITRI B PAPADIMITRIOU | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HANS-JURGEN KNOCH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NERMIN K AHMAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN BARON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRIAM R BERGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JON R CARTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DORF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK KLIGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY A MUELLER ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN RHULEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE APOLZON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLIVER INTEEWORN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $12,000 | $114,174 | $16,230 |
| LEON BOTSTEIN | TRUSTEE/MUSIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $135,000 | $0 | $0 |
| DIMITRI B PAPADIMITRIOU | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HANS-JURGEN KNOCH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NERMIN K AHMAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN BARON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRIAM R BERGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JON R CARTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DORF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK KLIGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY A MUELLER ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN RHULEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLIVER INTEEWORN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $12,000 | $128,118 |
| LEON BOTSTEIN | TRUSTEE/MUSIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $135,000 | $0 |
| DIMITRI B PAPADIMITRIOU | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANS-JURGEN KNOCH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NERMIN K AHMAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN BARON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRIAM R BERGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON R CARTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DORF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK KLIGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY A MUELLER ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN RHULEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1330 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS FL 2, NEW YORK, NY 10019-5493
- In care of
- % ACADIA HR
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALLY CHAPEL, 1330 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 23A, NEW YORK, NY 10019
- Signed the 990
- ALLY CHAPEL, ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (646) 237-5031
- Website
- WWW.AMERICANSYMPHONY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BST & CO CPAS LLP
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- SELF PRESENTED - A SERIES OF CONCERTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BY PURCHASE OF INDIVIDUAL SEASON TICKETS.Expenses $1,386,508 · revenue $46,806
- SERVICE CONTRACTS - CONCERTS PERFORMED BY THE SYMPHONY AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS FOR VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOR A FEE AT ESTIMATED COST.Expenses $1,336,376 · revenue $1,555,312
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-1969375
- 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
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A690)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,323,811
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,077,153
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,077,153 | $3,024,666 | $2,323,811 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,653,598 | $2,646,878 | $2,300,473 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,861,012 | $2,757,296 | $2,267,946 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,647,978 | $2,604,155 | $2,198,818 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 13-1969375).
Questions about AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC is 13-1969375.
- Is AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC 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 AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ALLY CHAPEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $12,000 (OLIVER INTEEWORN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,077,153, expenses of $3,024,666 and total assets of $2,323,811 at year end.
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