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Nonprofit · EIN 38-1385132

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL INC

Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48201

Financials

$39.2M$39.9M2022$40.7M$48.7M2023$38.6M$42.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$38,553,756$42,456,168-$3,902,412$121,593,181$10,022,080$111,571,101
August 31, 2024990$40,678,324$48,664,911-$7,986,587$117,042,832$8,180,774$108,862,058
August 31, 2023990$39,235,887$39,945,562-$709,675$116,610,522$10,235,952$106,374,570
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$23,660,357
of which government grants
$3,394,138
Program service revenue
$10,137,033
Investment income
$2,647,710
Royalties
$15,783
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,447,735
Net income from fundraising events
-$202,480
Net income from sales of inventory
$8,283
Other revenue
$2,108,656

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,340,070
Other salaries and wages
$18,808,260
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$25,442,353
Professional fundraising fees
$249,940
Legal fees
$100,602
Accounting fees
$135,551
Occupancy
$1,209,937
Travel
$258,851
Depreciation
$3,347,695
Program services (functional)
$30,931,496
Management and general (functional)
$7,747,275
Fundraising (functional)
$3,777,397

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$117,042,832
Total assets, end of year
$121,593,181
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,022,080
Net assets, end of year
$111,571,101
Land, buildings and equipment
$31,668,277
Publicly traded securities
$60,534,365
Net assets without donor restrictions
$35,809,954
Net assets with donor restrictions
$75,761,147
Gross unrelated business income
$73,225
Gross receipts
$58,785,234
Employees
724
Volunteers
300
Year formed
1951
State of legal domicile
MI

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
ERIK RONMARKPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
60$465,025$10,923
JILL ELDERVP AND CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
Key employee
60$275,546$34,688
LINDA LUTZVP AND CHIEF ADMIN AND FINANCIAL OFFICER - PART YR
Key employee
60$265,714$34,115
ROBYN BOLLINGERMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$268,230$17,635
RALPH SKIANO JRMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$180,201$24,442
YU WEIMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$167,873$24,616
ALEXANDER KAPORDELISSENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
50$154,442$34,826
HUNTER EBERLYMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$160,825$19,019
Jeremy EppOrchestra Representative
Trustee or director
40$154,885$16,111
Scott StrongOrchestra Representative
Trustee or director
40$126,910$17,220
DANIEL KAUFMANDIRECTOR & OFFICER AT LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID NICHOLSONDIRECTOR & OFFICER AT LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID WU MDDIRECTOR & OFFICER AT LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
FAYE ALEXANDER NELSONDIRECTOR & CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LAURA TRUDEAUDIRECTOR & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
18 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RENATO JAMETTDIRECTOR & SECRETARY & TRUSTEE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
RICHARD HUTTENLOCHERDIRECTOR & OFFICER AT LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SHIRLEY STANCATODIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
AARON FRANKELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ARTHUR OREILLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BERNARD ROBERTSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELENA CENTEIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELLEN HILL ZERINGUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
H Keith MobleyGoverning Member Chair, Ex-Officio
Trustee or director
1$0
HERMAN GRAY MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA GRANNEMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA HERNANDEZ-ROMINEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARCUS COLLINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL BICKERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NICHOLAS HOOD IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RALPH GERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RODNEY COLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
XAVIER MOSQUETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 39 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ERIK RONMARKDIRECTOR & PRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
60$424,776$20,349
JILL ELDERVP AND CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
Key employee
60$270,075$37,329
LINDA LUTZVP & CHIEF ADMIN & FINANCIAL OFFICER
Key employee
60$261,654$36,533
ROBYN BOLLINGERMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$249,795$19,827
RALPH SKIANO JRMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$163,234$42,556
WEI YUMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$162,965$40,614
HUNTER EBERLYMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$156,246$41,393
KENNETH THOMKINSORCHESTRA REPRESENTATIVE (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
40$146,580$30,966
ALEXANDER KAPORDELISSENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
50$150,476$24,263
DAVID EVERSONORCHESTRA REPRESENTATIVE (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
40$124,661$27,541
AMANDA BLAIKIEORCHESTRA REPRESENTATIVE (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
40$113,900$36,095
PETER MCCAFFREYORCHESTRA REPRESENTATIVE (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
40$101,748$36,033
DAVID PROVOSTDIRECTOR & CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LAURA J TRUDEAUDIRECTOR & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JAMES VELLADIRECTOR & SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RICHARD HUTTENLOCHERDIRECTOR & OFFICER AT LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHIRLEY STANCATODIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID M WU MDDIRECTOR & OFFICER AT LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHAEL BICKERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELENA CENTEIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AARON FRANKELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HERMAN B GRAY MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA HERNANDEZ-ROMINEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICHOLAS HOOD IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RENATO JAMETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL J KAUFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
H KEITH MOBLEYDIRECTOR (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
XAVIER MOSQUETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID NICHOLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARTHUR T OREILLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN POLKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BERNARD I ROBERTSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN HILL ZERINGUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FAYE ALEXANDER NELSONDIRECTOR (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RALPH J GERSONDIRECTOR (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GLENDA D PRICE PHDDIRECTOR (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID ASSEMANYDIRECTOR (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL J KEEGANDIRECTOR (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY TELLEMDIRECTOR (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 44 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANNE H PARSONSPRESIDENT EMERITUS (FORMER)
Former
60$357,713$251,800
ERIK RONMARKDIRECTOR & PRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
60$384,660$16,652
JILL ELDERVP & CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
Key employee
60$273,791$35,793
LINDA LUTZVP, CHEIF FINANCIAL & ADMIN OFFICER
Key employee
60$263,029$33,189
KIMBERLY A KENNEDYMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$177,054$28,499
WEI YUMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$163,446$42,016
RALPH SKIANO JRMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$161,873$38,689
HUNTER EBERLYMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$150,930$36,711
KE MAMUSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$143,872$18,599
DAVE EVERSONMUSICIAN & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$117,630$20,287
JOHANNA YARBROUGH PART YEARMUSICIAN & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$112,903$21,077
SCOTT STRONG PART YEARMUSICIAN & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$110,827$20,262
AMANDA BLAIKIEMUSICIAN & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$91,678$31,404
DAVID T PROVOSTDIRECTOR & CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
FAYE ALEXANDER NELSONDIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LAURA TRUDEAUDIRECTOR & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JAMES G VELLADIRECTOR & SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RALPH J GERSONDIRECTOR & OFFICER AT LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GLENDA D PRICE PH DDIRECTOR & OFFICER AT LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHIRLEY STANCATODIRECTOR & OFFICER AT LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID ASSEMANYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL BICKERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELENA CENTEIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AARON FRANKELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HERMAN B GRAY MD MBADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA HERNANDEZ-ROMINEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REV NICHOLAS HOOD IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD HUTTENLOCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RENATO JAMETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL J KAUFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL J KEEGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
XAVIER MOSQUETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID NICHOLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARTHUR T OREILLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN R POLKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BERNARD I ROBERTSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY TELLEMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID M WU MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN HILL ZERINGUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK A DAVIDOFF PART YEARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON KURTIS T WILDER RETPT YEARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAMELA APPLEBAUM PART YEARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARTHUR C LIEBLER PART YEARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR M ROY WILSON PART YEARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3711 WOODWARD AVE, DETROIT, MI 48201-2005
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ERIK RONMARK, 3711 WOODWARD AVENUE, DETROIT, MI 48201
Signed the 990
Tanzalea Daniels, Chief Financial Officer
Phone
(313) 576-5190
Return prepared by
Plante & Moran PLLC

Mission

THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (DSO) IS A CATALYST FOR TRANSFORMATION, STRENGTHENING THE HUMAN SPIRIT AND OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC. EACH SEASON, WE SERVE OVER 500,000 PEOPLE THROUGH OUR CLASSICAL, POPS, JAZZ, FAMILY, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND SPECIAL PERFORMANCES, AS WELL AS OUR DEEPLY ROOTED COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AND STUDENT-FOCUSED MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS. ACCESSIBILITY IS A CORE DSO VALUE, AND AS A CULTURAL LEADER IN DETROIT, WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY AND FOSTERING ECONOMIC VITALITY THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ORCHESTRA CONCERTS: THE ORCHESTRA'S PERFORMANCE CALENDAR INCLUDES CLASSICAL AND POPS CONCERTS IN ORCHESTRA HALL, AS WELL AS THE LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL WEBCAST SERIES NOW IN ITS ELEVENTH SEASON, SHARING THE MUSIC OF THE DSO WITH LISTENERS IN ALL 50 STATES AND 100 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE.
    Expenses $28,094,583 · revenue $9,838,642
  • EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING MEANINGFUL MUSICAL EXPERIENCES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND MUSICAL SKILL LEVELS ACROSS THE GREATER DETROIT AREA WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND CREATIVITY AND DEVELOP MUSICAL TALENT. EXPERIENCES RANGE FROM CONCERTS FOR TODDLERS, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO INSTRUMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS SERVING ELEMENTARY UP TO GRADUATE STUDENTS. IN THIS TIME OF EXTRAORDINARY NEED, THE DSO ALSO CONTINUES TO WORK ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO SECURE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND CLASSROOMS, HAVING PROVIDED MORE THAN 2,000 TO DATE.
    Expenses $1,451,755 · revenue $834,853
  • JAZZ AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS: THE DSO PRESENTS THE WORLD'S BEST JAZZ ARTISTS THROUGH OUR PARADISE JAZZ SERIES A NAME IN HOMAGE TO ORCHESTRA HALL'S HERITAGE AS THE FORMER PARADISE JAZZ THEATER. THE SERIES IS CURRENTLY LED BY GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING JAZZ TRUMPETER AND COMPOSER TERENCE BLANCHARD. THE DSO IS ONE OF FEW ORCHESTRAS IN THE COUNTRY TO HAVE DEDICATED JAZZ PROGRAMMING, AND THE ONLY TO HAVE A JAZZ CREATIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR POSITION IN ITS ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP. THE DSO'S CUBE SERIES FEATURES HUNDREDS OF ARTISTS IN A VARIETY OF GENRES INCLUDING JAZZ, R&B, ELECTRONIC, SALSA AND FUNK. THE DSO PRESENTS A SIMILARLY DIZZYING VARIETY OF ARTISTS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE DSO, IN OUTDOOR CONCERTS IN ITS SOSNICK COURTYARD
    Expenses $804,307 · revenue $611,306
  • COMMUNITY USE OF THE MAX M. AND MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER: COMPLETED IN 2003, THE DSO'S MAX M. AND MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER HAS BEEN A CATALYST FOR GROWTH AND A BEACON FOR POSITIVE IMPACT IN MIDTOWN AND THE CITY OF DETROIT. "THE MAX" IS HOME TO HISTORIC ORCHESTRA HALL, THE 15,000-SQUARE-FOOT PINCUS MUSIC EDUCATION CENTER, A STUNNING ATRIUM, STATE-OF-THE-ART REHEARSAL ROOMS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES. AS DETROIT'S MUSICAL EPICENTER, IT IS A COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE WHERE IDEAS, EXPERTISE, RESOURCES, AND ART COLLIDE DAILY.
    Expenses $580,851 · revenue $1,043,450

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
38-1385132
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
1952
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$121,593,181
Income (IRS master file)
$58,785,234

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$38,553,756$42,456,168$121,593,181XML
990-TAugust 2025–––IRS
990August 2024$40,678,324$48,664,911$117,042,832XML
990-TAugust 2024–––IRS
990August 2023$39,235,887$39,945,562$116,610,522XML
990-TAugust 2023–––IRS
990August 2022$44,760,192$36,743,393$113,852,222IRS
990-TAugust 2022–––IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990-TAugust 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 2019–––IRS
990August 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 38-1385132).

Questions about DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL INC

What is the EIN of DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL INC is 38-1385132.
Is DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1952.
Are donations to DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL 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 DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL 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 DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL 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 DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL INC?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names ERIK RONMARK.
Who are the officers and directors of DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL INC?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 33 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $465,025 (ERIK RONMARK, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $38,553,756, expenses of $42,456,168 and total assets of $121,593,181 at year end.

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