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Nonprofit · EIN 22-1559422

NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Tax-exempt · NEWARK, NJ 07102

Financials

$14M$16.7M2022$16.3M$16.8M2023$19.7M$17.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$19,734,542$17,840,390$1,894,152$9,810,082$3,018,859$6,791,223
August 31, 2024990$16,279,533$16,751,476-$471,943$9,327,224$2,506,568$6,820,656
August 31, 2023990$14,023,665$16,716,189-$2,692,524$9,843,861$2,881,479$6,962,382
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$15,001,727
of which government grants
$3,008,750
Program service revenue
$4,853,518
Investment income
$51,672
Net gain from sales of assets
-$4,091
Net income from fundraising events
-$195,095
Other revenue
-$172,375

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,549,017
Other salaries and wages
$6,672,587
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$10,958,983
Professional fundraising fees
$103,382
Legal fees
$73
Accounting fees
$59,907
Occupancy
$1,087,286
Travel
$652,547
Depreciation
$85,303
Program services (functional)
$14,105,068
Management and general (functional)
$2,391,910
Fundraising (functional)
$1,343,412

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$9,327,224
Total assets, end of year
$9,810,082
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,018,859
Net assets, end of year
$6,791,223
Land, buildings and equipment
$668,522
Publicly traded securities
$3,699,350
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$20,078,941
Net assets with donor restrictions
$26,870,164
Gross receipts
$20,585,483
Employees
444
Volunteers
40
Year formed
1929
State of legal domicile
NJ

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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GABRIEL VAN AALSTPRESIDENT & CEO, TERM 9/3/24
Trustee or director, Officer
35$255,347$23,282
XIAN ZHANGMUSIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
35$258,069$9,956
ERIC WYRICKCONCERT MASTER
Highest-paid employee
35$179,388$31,721
SIDNEY JACKSONVP OF DEVELOPMENT
Officer
35$175,676$32,922
JAMES HOUGHTONCFO
Officer
35$161,928$16,355
MARSHELL J KUMAHORVP EDUCATION & COMM ENGAGE
Officer
35$118,951$37,767
RENATA PACHUCKIAVP OF DEVELOPMENT
Officer
35$107,504$29,561
KRISTIN ORLANDOVP OF OPERATIONS
Officer
35$121,472$14,884
DAVID MOORECONTROLLER
Officer
35$113,983$10,242
GEOFF ANDERSONVP OF MARKETING
Officer
35$107,220$15,223
INGRID NOVAKSR. DIR. OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING
Highest-paid employee
35$107,236$14,376
YVONNE CASUSOSR. DIR. OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING
Highest-paid employee
35$109,591$2,807
ERIN LUNSFORD NORTONVP OF ARTISTIC PLANNING
Officer
35$104,289$4,992
MARTIN ANDERSENTRUSTEE/MUSICIAN
Trustee or director
17.5$49,362$22,681
JOANNA FARRERMUSICIAN/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
17.5$39,222$23,343
43 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DAVID SOUTHORNMUSICIAN/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
17.5$30,521$31,653
DARRYL KUBIENMUSICIAN/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
17.5$4,905$300
NORMAN SLONAKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRISTOPHER PETERMANNTRUSTEE/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
ANN D BOROWIECTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
YIN LONGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOSEPH ACCARDOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
AUDREY BARTNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROBERT BEYLICKJIANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LINDA M BOWDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
HEATHER BOSHAKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
THOMAS COMISKEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MINDY COHENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
EVAN DELGADOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DEBORAH FRAZIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CURTLAND E FIELDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROBERT C GARRETTCO- CHAIR AND TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
DAVID R HUBERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RUTH C LIPPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DR JAMES LISTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARTIN MELILLITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ELIN MUELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHELLE MERCHANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DIMITRI NAKHAMKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARJORIE PERRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL RICHARDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LAWRENCE RUTKOWSKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WARREN K RACUSINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARCIA SASSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SUSAN SHIFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEPHEN SICHAK JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CRAIG SILLIMANCO-CHAIR AND TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
DONALD E STRANGFELDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CECILIA SWEENEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JESSICA TRENTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LISA MARTINEZ WOLMARTTRUSTEE/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
MARGARITA WALLACETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LISA WEBBERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DIANE YOUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
EDWARD D ZINBARGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROBERT GORDONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JONATHAN KUSHNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TERRY D LOFTIS EFF 2325PRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
35$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 55 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GABRIEL VAN AALSTPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
35$319,843$22,391
XIAN ZHANGMUSIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
35$237,817$20,911
ERIC WYRICKCONCERT MASTER
Highest-paid employee
35$169,813$49,057
JAMES HOUGHTONCFO
Officer
35$156,491$16,431
MARSHELL J KUMAHORVP EDUCATION & COMM ENGAGEMENT
Officer
35$121,915$36,181
SIDNEY JACKSONVP OF DEVELOPMENT
Officer
35$140,079$10,191
KRISTIN ORLANDOVP OF OPERATIONS
Officer
35$117,817$14,985
GEOFF ANDERSONVP OF MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
35$116,684$14,928
ERIN LUNSFORD NORTONVP OF ARTISTIC PLANNING
Officer
35$105,218$10,191
MING YANGMUSICIAN/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
17.5$58,883$23,467
MARTIN ANDERSENTRUSTEE/MUSICIAN
Trustee or director
17.5$46,768$27,038
ADRIANA ROSINMUSICIAN/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
17.5$46,056$26,953
JOANNA FARRERMUSICIAN/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
17.5$39,043$26,112
DAVID SOUTHORNMUSICIAN/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
17.5$20,488$33,558
NORMAN SLONAKERCO-CHAIR & TRUSTEE (THRU 11/15/22)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
CHRISTOPHER PETERMANNTRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR - TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
ANN D BOROWIECVICE CHAIR & TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
JOSEPH ACCARDOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
AUDREY BARTNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROBERT BEYLICKJIANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LINDA M BOWDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
HEATHER BOSHAKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RICK BYRDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
THOMAS COMISKEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MINDY COHENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
EVAN DELGADOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DEBORAH FRAZIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CURTLAND E FIELDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROBERT C GARRETTCO- CHAIR AND TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAVID R HUBERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RUTH C LIPPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
YIN LONGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DR JAMES LISTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARTIN MELILLITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ELIN MUELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHELLE MERCHANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DIMITRI NAKHAMKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARJORIE PERRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL RICHARDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LAWRENCE RUTKOWSKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WARREN K RACUSINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARCIA SASSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SUSAN SHIFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEPHEN SICHAK JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CRAIG SILLIMANCO-CHAIR AND TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
DONALD E STRANGFELDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CECILIA SWEENEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JESSICA TRENTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LISA MARTINEZ WOLMARTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARGARITA WALLACHSECRETARY AND TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LISA WEBBERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DIANE YOUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
EDWARD D ZINBARGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROBERT GORDONTRUSTEE
Institutional trustee
0.5$0$0
JONATHAN KUSHNERTRUSTEE
Institutional trustee
0.5$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 57 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GABRIEL VAN AALSTPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
35$308,416$23,513
XIAN ZHANGMUSIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
35$244,506$11,229
ERIC WYRICKCONCERT MASTER
Highest-paid employee
35$161,160$47,771
JAMES HOUGHTONCFO
Officer
35$151,753$9,973
MARSHELL J KUMAHORVP EDUCATION
Officer
35$121,157$34,000
JONATHAN GOSSETTFORMER VP OF DEVELOPMENT
Officer
35$134,533$6,686
KRISTIN ORLANDOVP OF OPERATIONS
Officer
35$118,579$14,824
SIDNEY JACKSONVP OF DEVELOPMENT
Officer
35$96,195$5,339
MING YANGMUSICIAN/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
17.5$61,040$23,652
MARTIN ANDERSENTRUSTEE/MUSICIAN
Trustee or director
17.5$47,809$26,929
ADRIANA ROSINMUSICIAN/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
17.5$45,742$26,732
KATHLEEN NESTERMUSICIAN/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
17.5$57,025$7,470
DAVID SOUTHORNMUSICIAN/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
17.5$30,212$33,529
ERIN LUNSFORD NORTONVP OF ARTISTIC PLANNING
Officer
35$42,482$4,351
JOANNA FARRERMUSICIAN/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
17.5$26,665$10,375
NORMAN SLONAKERCO-CHAIR & TRUSTEE (THRU 11/15/22)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
CHRISTOPHER PETERMANNTRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR - TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
ANN D BOROWIECCO-CHAIR & TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
CARMEN CORRALESSECRETARY & TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
JOSEPH ACCARDOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
AUDREY BARTNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROBERT BEYLICKJIANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LINDA M BOWDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
HEATHER BOSHAKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RICK BYRDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
THOMAS COMISKEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MINDY COHENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
EVAN DELGADOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DEBORAH FRAZIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CURTLAND E FIELDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROBERT C GARRETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DR SUE HENDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAVID R HUBERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RUTH C LIPPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
YIN LONGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DR JAMES LISTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARTIN MELILLITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ELIN MUELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHELLE MERCHANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DIMITRI NAKHAMKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARJORIE PERRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL RICHARDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LAWRENCE RUTKOWSKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WARREN K RACUSINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARCIA SASSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SUSAN SHIFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEPHEN SICHAK JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CRAIG SILLIMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
DONALD E STRANGFELDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CECILIA SWEENEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JESSICA TRENTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PETER WEBSTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LISA MARTINEZ WOLMARTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARGARITA WALLACHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LISA WEBBERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DIANE YOUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
EDWARD D ZINBARGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
60 PARK PL STE 900, NEWARK, NJ 07102-5507
In care of
% DENISE JAFFE-ALTSCHULER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ALDO SCROFANI, 60 PARK PLACE SUITE 900, NEWARK, NJ 07102
Signed the 990
ALDO SCROFANI, CFO
Phone
(973) 624-3713
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

TO CONNECT WITH THE PEOPLE AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF NEW JERSEY THROUGH THE POWER OF LIVE SYMPHONIC MUSIC TO INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN, AND EDUCATE.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY IS THE LARGEST PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE AND IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY, AND NOW ALSO WELL BEYOND ITS BORDERS, THROUGH AN EXCITING AND EXPANDING CATALOG OF DIGITAL AND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT. THE SYMPHONY IS DEEPLY CONNECTED TO ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH NUMEROUS AND DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. THESE ACTIVITIES SPAN NEARLY ALL COUNTIES OF NEW JERSEY. IN A TYPICAL SEASON, THE SYMPHONY ENGAGES MORE THAN 150,000 PEOPLE IN PERSON, INCLUDING 40,000 CHILDREN, AND IN ADDITION THE SYMPHONY HAS MADE OVER 11 MILLION ONLINE IMPRESSIONS IN THE PAST YEAR ALONE, GREATLY EXPANDING OUR REACH.
    Expenses $14,105,068 · revenue $4,853,518

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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
22-1559422
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1944
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$9,810,082
Income (IRS master file)
$20,585,483

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$19,734,542$17,840,390$9,810,082XML
990August 2024$16,279,533$16,751,476$9,327,224XML
990August 2023$14,023,665$16,716,189$9,843,861XML
990August 2022$12,910,552$13,685,246$12,634,412IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 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 22-1559422).

Questions about NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

What is the EIN of NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is 22-1559422.
Is NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1944.
Are donations to NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 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 NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names ALDO SCROFANI.
Who are the officers and directors of NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 58 people; 17 received compensation from the organization, the highest $255,347 (GABRIEL VAN AALST, PRESIDENT & CEO, TERM 9/3/24).
How much revenue does NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $19,734,542, expenses of $17,840,390 and total assets of $9,810,082 at year end.

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