Nonprofit · EIN 23-7444956
KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSN
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,143,952 | $1,866,151 | -$722,199 | $1,190,384 | $214,717 | $975,667 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $2,944,140 | $2,873,016 | $71,124 | $1,929,921 | $236,354 | $1,693,567 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $469,819
- of which government grants
- $122,000
- Program service revenue
- $635,107
- Investment income
- $39,026
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $180,596
- Other salaries and wages
- $260,955
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $543,077
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $27,962
- Accounting fees
- $40,289
- Occupancy
- $75,112
- Travel
- $275,455
- Depreciation
- $7,337
- Program services (functional)
- $1,267,079
- Management and general (functional)
- $435,999
- Fundraising (functional)
- $163,073
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,929,921
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,190,384
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $214,717
- Net assets, end of year
- $975,667
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,086
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $721,587
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $254,080
- Gross receipts
- $1,143,952
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 13
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janet Cowperthwaite | Exec Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $112,805 | $28,770 |
| Mason Dille | Dev Director | 40 | $100,000 | $10,905 |
| David Harrington | Member Trustee or director | 40 | $108,500 | $643 |
| Paul Wiancko | Member Trustee or director | 22 | $48,000 | $7,348 |
| Ann-Marie Daniels | Managing Dir Officer | 40 | $7,500 | $0 |
| Drew McCalley | President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg G Minshall | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanne Giordano | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Priscilla Stoyanof | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Foster | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrea Lunsford | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Evan Neff | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Vasudevan Panicker | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Alice Wingwall | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sumiko Ito Allison | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward King | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet Cowperthwaite | Exec Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $138,000 |
| John Sherba | Member Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $138,000 |
| Henry Dutt | Member Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $138,000 |
| David Harrington | Member Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $138,000 |
| Kenneth Foster | Board Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Kirsten Wolff | Board Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Jungin Yang | Member Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| Curtis Smith | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sumiko Ito Allison | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Wallace Chappell | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jeanne Giordano | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Robert E Gordon | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Andrea Lunsford | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Edward King | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Derek Lance | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Donlyn Lyndon | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Drew McCalley | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Greg G Minshall | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Evan Neff | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Christine OConnor | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Priscilla Stoyanof | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Alice Wingwall | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Vasudevan Panicker | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 225340, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122-5340
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Ann-Marie Daniels, 1242 Ninth Avenue, San Francisco, CA 941225340
- Signed the 990
- Ann-Marie Daniels, Managing Director
- Phone
- (415) 731-3533
- Website
- www.kronosquartet.org
- Return prepared by
- REGALIA BERGER & BERGER CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 23-7444956 or by the name KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSN.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
FOR 50 YEARS, SAN FRANCISCOS KRONOS QUARTET/KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION HAS PURSUED A SINGULAR ARTISTIC VISION. {Continued on Schedule O}
Program accomplishments
- PERFORMANCES: THE KRONOS QUARTET TOURS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS EACH YEAR ACROSS THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD, PERFORMING IN CONCERT HALLS, UNIVERSITIES, OUTDOOR VENUES, AND FESTIVALS. IN 2023/2024 KRONOS CELEBRATED ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH 50 OFFICIAL EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS CONCERTS IN CANADA, THE NETHERLANDS, FRANCE, TURKEY, MEXICO, GERMANY AND OTHER LOCATIONS. KRONOS PERFORMS REGULARLY IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WITH APPEARANCES AT STANFORDS BING CONCERT HALL, UC BERKELEYS ZELLERBACH HALL, AND MARINS RANCHO NICASIO, AMONG OTHERS. IN APRIL 2025, KPAA RETURNED TO SAN FRANCISCOS SFJAZZ CENTER TO PRESENT THE ANNUAL KRONOS FESTIVAL FEATURING KRONOS AND MANY GUEST ARTISTS.Expenses $829,589 · revenue $464,862
- PRESERVATION: IN APRIL 2024 IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT KPAA HAS GIFTED THE KRONOS ARCHIVE TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS THE LARGEST LIBRARY IN THE WORLD SECURING ACCESS TO THE KRONOS QUARTET/KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION LEGACY IN PERPETUITY. KRONOS EXPANSIVE DISCOGRAPHY ON NONESUCH RECORDS AND OTHER LABELS INCLUDES ALBUMS SUCH AS PIECES OF AFRICA (1992), A SHOWCASE OF AFRICAN COMPOSERS; KRONOS QUARTET: 25 YEARS (1998), A TEN-DISC ANTHOLOGY; AND THREE GRAMMY-WINNING ALBUMS: ALBAN BERGS LYRIC SUITE (2003), FEATURING RENOWNED SOPRANO DAWN UPSHAW; LANDFALL (2018) WITH LAURIE ANDERSON; AND TERRY RILEYS SUN RINGS (2019). (Continued on Schedule O)Expenses $322,301 · revenue $71,016
- EDUCATION: KRONOS PROVIDES MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS ACROSS THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD. IN JANUARY 2015, KPAA LAUNCHED KRONOS FIFTY FOR THE FUTURE, AN INITIATIVE WHICH HAS COMMISSIONED 50 NEW WORKS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS AND EMERGING PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. KRONOS PREMIERED, RECORDED, AND PUBLISHED EACH PIECE, AND CREATED COMPANION MATERIALS INCLUDING SHEET MUSIC, RECORDINGS, INTERVIEWS, AND NOTES, WHICH ARE PROVIDED ONLINE FOR FREE. IN 2021/22 KPAA RELEASED THE FINAL SET OF WORKS TO COMPLETE THE COLLECTION. KPAA ALSO CONTINUED THE ANNUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM KRONOS MUSIC: THE FUTURE IS NOW, A VIRTUAL RESIDENCY FOR MORE THAN 100 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS FIVE STATES AND CANADA. KPAA ALSO ADVISES OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS ON AN ONGOING BASIS.Expenses $60,946 · revenue $91,974
- CREATION: KPAA HAS COMMISSIONED MORE THAN 1,000 NEW WORKS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR KRONOS SINCE THE QRTETS FOUNDING. KRONOS ALSO CREATES AND PERFORMS COLLABORATIVE STAGED WORKS, INCLUDING THE LIVE DOCUMENTARY A THOUSAND THOUGHTS AND THE EVENING-LENGTH WORK AT WAR WITH OURSELVES 400 YEARS OF YOU. COUNTLESS WORKS COMMISSIONED BY KRONOS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY OTHER ARTISTS, AND MANY OF KRONOS RECORDINGS HAVE BEEN USED IN DANCE, THEATER, TELEVISION, FILM, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND ADVERTISING.Expenses $54,243 · revenue $7,255
- Preservation: Continued from Form 990 Page 2KRONOS RECENT RELEASES INCLUDE ONE EARTH, ONE PEOPLE, ONE LOVE: KRONOS PLAYS TERRY RILEY, (2015) A FIVE-DISC BOXED SET; FOLK SONGS (2017) FEATURING SAM AMIDON, OLIVIA CHANEY, RHIANNON GIDDENS, AND NATALIE MERCHANT SINGING TRADITIONAL FOLK SONGS; LONG TIME PASSING: KRONOS AND FRIENDS CELEBRATE PETE SEEGER (2020), AND MY LAI (2022).
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
- 23-7444956
- 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
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A680)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,190,384
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,143,952
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,143,952 | $1,866,151 | $1,190,384 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,944,140 | $2,873,016 | $1,929,921 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,993,162 | $2,451,113 | $2,024,130 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,774,082 | $2,302,667 | $1,591,460 | 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 23-7444956).
Questions about KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSN
- What is the EIN of KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSN is 23-7444956.
- Is KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSN 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 KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSN 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 KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSN 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 KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Ann-Marie Daniels.
- Who are the officers and directors of KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $112,805 (Janet Cowperthwaite, Exec Director).
- How much revenue does KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,143,952, expenses of $1,866,151 and total assets of $1,190,384 at year end.
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