Nonprofit · EIN 25-0986052
PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC
Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $51,388,751 | $44,817,759 | $6,570,992 | $193,591,073 | $18,186,231 | $175,404,842 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $55,173,648 | $42,722,554 | $12,451,094 | $187,593,015 | $23,687,179 | $163,905,836 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $26,839,389
- of which government grants
- $4,786,150
- Program service revenue
- $11,494,914
- Investment income
- $11,736,863
- Net rental income
- $1,418,198
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $9,681,761
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$115,189
- Net income from gaming
- $24,563
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$9,987
- Other revenue
- $1,317,585
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,000,738
- Other salaries and wages
- $20,783,731
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $27,496,089
- Professional fundraising fees
- $204,791
- Legal fees
- $155,012
- Accounting fees
- $329,500
- Occupancy
- $619,831
- Travel
- $984,560
- Depreciation
- $1,051,473
- Program services (functional)
- $38,215,101
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,211,240
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,391,418
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $187,593,015
- Total assets, end of year
- $193,591,073
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18,186,231
- Net assets, end of year
- $175,404,842
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $21,991,608
- Publicly traded securities
- $73,219,511
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,885,000
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $167,519,842
- Gross unrelated business income
- $120,945
- Gross receipts
- $117,104,431
- Employees
- 575
- Volunteers
- 110
- Year formed
- 1935
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELIA TOURANGEAU | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $493,214 | $38,937 |
| DAVID MCCARROLL | CONCERTMASTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $337,096 | $32,294 |
| WILLIAM CABALLERO | PRINCIPAL FRENCH HORN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $316,856 | $48,433 |
| CYNTHIA DEALMEIDA | PRINCIPAL OBOE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $293,855 | $21,370 |
| MARTIN BATES | SVP & COO Officer | 40 | $264,645 | $36,304 |
| MICAH WILKINSON | PRINCIPAL TRUMPET Highest-paid employee | 40 | $222,679 | $32,834 |
| JUSTINE CAMPAGNA | ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $206,533 | $9,841 |
| BRIDGET MEACHAM KOWALSKI | SVP & CFO Officer | 40 | $172,354 | $33,085 |
| MARY ANNE TALOTTA | SVP & CDO Key employee | 40 | $183,777 | $16,490 |
| ANTHONY BUCCI | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD P SIMMONS | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DEVANNEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON D WALTON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA L CAPLAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID CABLE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
55 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMY SEBASTIAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELE ATKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WENDY BARENSFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBIN BERNSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC BOUGHNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JA'RON BRIDGES | DIRECTOR (EXIT 3/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EARL BUFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE CAMSUZOU | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 03/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFREY CRAFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANN DONAHUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK FLAHERTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALEXA FORTE | DIRECTOR (EXIT 7/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANNE GAILLIOT | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 05/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARITA GARRETT | DIRECTOR (EXIT 1/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIE GULICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HELFRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS B HOTOPP | DIRECTOR (EXIT 3/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GABE HUDOCK | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 05/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BETSY HURTT | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 07/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS KAVANAUGH | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 05/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GINA LAITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KURT LESKER | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 05/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MAGLIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER MCCOMISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN MCGUINN | DIRECTOR(ENTERED 01/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BARBARA MISTICK | DIRECTOR(ENTERED 01/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DONALD I MORITZ | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ABBY MORRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEEJEE MORRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARLEE MYERS | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 05/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT S OSHRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RESHMA PARANJPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SETH PEARLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIAN PORTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM RACKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARIA RAYMOND | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 11/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT REILLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM RIMMEL | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 07/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSE SANCHEZ | DIRECTOR(ENTERED 01/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JANET SARBAUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREGORY SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LEIGH SOLOMON PUGLIANO | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 05/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIN SONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS STIRLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NIKI THEOPHILUS | DIRECTOR(ENTERED 01/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CRAIG A TILLOTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS TODD | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATT TOKORCHECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE TORETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RYAN VACCARO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARKUS WEBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HELGE H WEHMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL J WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOEL YUHAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 62 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELIA TOURANGEAU | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $496,903 | $37,275 |
| WILLIAM CABALLERO | PRINCIPAL FRENCH HORN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $303,992 | $45,738 |
| DAVID MCCARROLL | CONCERTMASTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $310,731 | $25,713 |
| CYNTHIA DEALMEIDA | PRINCIPAL OBOE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $279,663 | $20,370 |
| MARTIN BATES | SVP & COO Officer | 40 | $251,266 | $34,247 |
| MICAH WILKINSON | PRINCIPAL TRUMPET Highest-paid employee | 40 | $213,836 | $32,657 |
| MICHAEL RUSINEK | PRINCIPAL CLARINET Highest-paid employee | 40 | $216,760 | $26,419 |
| MARY ANNE TALOTTA | SVP & CDO Key employee | 40 | $217,276 | $20,862 |
| SCOTT MICHAEL VICE | PRESIDENT & CFO (EXITED 12/23) Officer | 40 | $188,793 | $43,213 |
| BRIDGET MEACHAM KOWALSKI | SVP & CFO (ENTERED 01/24) Officer | 40 | $120,467 | $30,026 |
| ANTHONY BUCCI | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD P SIMMONS | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DEVANNEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON D WALTON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA L CAPLAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY CRAFT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUANJO ARDID | DIRECTOR (EXITED 01/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE ATKINGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY BARENSFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN BERNSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC BOUGHNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JA'RON BRIDGES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EARL BUFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID CABLE | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 09/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC CHAZAUD | DIRECTOR (EXITED 09/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN DONAHUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FLAHERTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXA FORTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARITA GARRETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE GULICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HELFRICH | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 09/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS B HOTOPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA LAITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MAGLIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER MCCOMISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY MERCER | DIRECTOR (EXITED 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HUMA MOHIUDDIN | DIRECTOR (EXITED 06/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD I MORITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBY L MORRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEEJEE MORRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT S OSHRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RESHMA PARANJPE | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 09/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SETH PEARLMAN | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 01/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN PORTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM RACKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT REILLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET SARBAUGH | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 05/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY SCOTT | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 09/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY SEBASTIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIN SONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS STIRLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG A TILLOTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE THEOPHILUS | DIRECTOR (EXITED 04/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS TODD | LIFE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT TOKORCHECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE TORETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN VACCARO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARKUS WEBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HELGE H WEHMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL J WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL YUHAS | DIRECTOR (ENTERED 09/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 600 PENN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222-3209
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MELIA TOURANGEAU, 600 PENN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 152223209
- Signed the 990
- BRIDGET MEACHAM KOWALSKI, SENIOR VP & CFO
- Phone
- (412) 392-4809
- Return prepared by
- SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INC
Mission
IT IS THE MISSION OF THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TO ENGAGE, ENRICH, AND INSPIRE THROUGH UNPARALLELED LIVE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES.
Program accomplishments
- THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, WHICH CELEBRATED 125 YEARS OF MUSIC IN 2021, POSSESSES A RICH HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S FINEST CONDUCTORS AND MUSICIANS AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE PITTSBURGH REGION AND ITS CITIZENS. SINCE 2008, THE ORCHESTRA HAS BEEN LED BY MUSIC DIRECTOR MANFRED HONECK, ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING CONDUCTORS, ADMIRED FOR HIS REVELATORY INTERPRETATIONS. PAST MUSIC DIRECTORS HAVE INCLUDED LEGENDARY CONDUCTORS SUCH AS ANDRE PREVIN, LORIN MAAZEL AND WILLIAM STEINBERG. SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O.THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY HAS A LONG, ILLUSTRIOUS HISTORY OF BROADCASTS AND RECORDINGS, WHICH INCLUDES TWO GRAMMY AWARDS IN 2018 AND A GRAMMY AWARD IN 2025. WITH A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED HISTORY OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN TOURS DATING BACK TO 1900, PSI CONTINUES TO BE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST ORCHESTRAS. FROM ITS HOME AT HEINZ HALL, THE ORCHESTRA TYPICALLY PERFORMS 20 WEEKENDS OF BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS, SEVEN WEEKENDS OF PNC POPS, FIVE FIDDLESTICKS FAMILY CONCERTS, SPECIALS WITH ORCHESTRA AND GUEST ARTISTS, AND COUNTLESS EDUCATIONAL, CHILDREN'S, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT IMPACT MORE THAN 300,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR.Expenses $38,215,101 · revenue $11,494,914
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 25-0986052
- 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
- 1938
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A690)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $193,591,073
- Income (IRS master file)
- $117,104,431
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $30,841,021 | $39,242,910 | $165,429,946 | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2022 | $35,674,466 | $33,284,956 | $168,227,004 | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC
- What is the EIN of PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC is 25-0986052.
- Is PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1938.
- Are donations to PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY 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 PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC 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 PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC 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 PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names MELIA TOURANGEAU.
- Who are the officers and directors of PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 70 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $493,214 (MELIA TOURANGEAU, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $51,388,751, expenses of $44,817,759 and total assets of $193,591,073 at year end.
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