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Nonprofit · EIN 41-0829498

SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY

Tax-exempt · SAINT PAUL, MN 55102

Financials

$10.1M$10.8M2022$10.5M$10.7M2023$15.9M$11.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$15,904,387$11,285,099$4,619,288$74,504,984$2,385,880$72,119,104
June 30, 2024990$10,541,586$10,694,570-$152,984$65,176,221$1,471,767$63,704,454
June 30, 2023990$10,053,155$10,844,500-$791,345$60,907,293$2,231,187$58,676,106
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$10,365,922
of which government grants
$524,671
Program service revenue
$1,880,677
Investment income
$3,663,608
Royalties
$3,838
Net gain from sales of assets
$2,308,283
Net income from fundraising events
-$9,658
Other revenue
-$5,820

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$930,345
Other salaries and wages
$5,419,950
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$7,619,752
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$124,501
Accounting fees
$56,915
Occupancy
$179,478
Travel
$181,812
Depreciation
$79,256
Program services (functional)
$8,318,599
Management and general (functional)
$1,765,304
Fundraising (functional)
$1,201,196

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$65,176,221
Total assets, end of year
$74,504,984
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,385,880
Net assets, end of year
$72,119,104
Land, buildings and equipment
$891,338
Publicly traded securities
$56,812,594
Net assets without donor restrictions
$10,639,665
Net assets with donor restrictions
$61,479,439
Gross unrelated business income
$12,795
Gross receipts
$17,558,037
Employees
241
Volunteers
250
Year formed
1958
State of legal domicile
MN

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Jon LimbacherPresident & Managing Director
Trustee or director, Officer
40$284,121$44,346
Steven CopesMusician
Highest-paid employee
30$214,656$46,383
Kyu-Young KimMusician
Highest-paid employee
30$247,436$8,787
Julie AlbersMusician
Highest-paid employee
30$145,992$41,269
Elizabeth OlsonChief Financial Officer
Officer
40$134,266$28,755
Cassie PilgrimMusician
Highest-paid employee
30$133,107$16,452
Jennifer MuenchowChief People Officer
Highest-paid employee
40$126,392$18,562
Andrew Brady AVC repEx-Officio Director/Musician
Trustee or director
30$124,056$20,321
Matthew WilsonEx-Officio Director/Musician
Trustee or director
30$95,681$33,039
Nina Fan OC repEx-Officio Director/Musician
Trustee or director
30$95,215$18,876
Ann Huntrods-Board Chair Elect(Until 12/2024)/Chair (Beg 12/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Deborah Palmer-Chair Until12/2024)/Director (Beg 12/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Justin Windschitl-Director(Until 12/24)/Treasurer (Beg 12/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
David RosedahlTreasurer (Until 12/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Randy Kroll-Director Until12/2024)/Secretary (Beg 12/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
43 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Elizabeth Willis-Secretary(Until 12/24)/Director (Beg 12/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
AJ Huss JrChair Emeritus, Ex-Officio
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Doug AffinitoDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Catherine AllanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Nina ArchabalDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Dan AvchenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jo BaileyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Inez BergquistEx-Officio Director
Trustee or director
1$0
Theresa BevilacquaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Arnie BrierDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Chris BrownDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Anne CheneyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Becky DebertinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Louis EpsteinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Victor de MeirelesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jason Max FerdinandDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Judith Garcia GalianaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Keith HalperinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jim JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Arthur KlebanovDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Craig LemmingDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Peg Lindlof GM ex officioEx-Officio Director
Trustee or director
1$0
Steve MahleDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Rob MairsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Dave MooreDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Bondo NyembweDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Bob OlafsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Peter RemesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
John Riehle GM ex officioEx-Officio Director
Trustee or director
1$0
Ann RogotzkeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jack RossmannDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Kathy SchubertDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Andrew SeldenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Joe TashjianDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Paul VargoDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Linda ForemanDirector (Beg 11/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
Donna PetersenDirector (Beg 05/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
Lori SommerfieldDirector (Beg 11/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
Sheldon DambergDirector (Until 12/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
Bonnie GrzeskowiakDirector (Until 12/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
Bob LeeDirector (Until 09/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
Marja LutsepDirector (Until 12/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
James SmithDirector (Until 05/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 67 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Jon LimbacherPresident & Managing Director
Trustee or director, Officer
40$276,327$42,003
Kyu-Young KimArtistic Director/Violin
Key employee
40$253,501$16,123
Steven Copes APC repEx-Officio/Musician(as of Nov 2023)
Trustee or director
30$204,927$48,007
Beth Toso thru May 2024Chief Financial Officer
Officer
40$191,690$21,358
Julie AlbersMusician
Highest-paid employee
30$129,001$40,798
Jason PiehlGeneral Manager
Highest-paid employee
40$112,164$23,731
Cassie PilgrimMusician
Highest-paid employee
30$118,959$16,615
Andrew Brady AVC repEx-Officio Director/Musician
Trustee or director
30$115,294$20,006
Julia Bogorad-Kogan APC repEx-Officio/Musician(thru Oct 2023)
Trustee or director
30$104,862$19,706
Jennifer MuenchowChief People Officer
Highest-paid employee
40$106,200$16,252
Maiya R PapachMusician
Highest-paid employee
30$106,887$14,406
Nina Fan OC repEx-Officio Director/Musician
Trustee or director
30$76,155$16,354
Deborah PalmerChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Ann HuntrodsBoard Chair-Elect
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
David RosedahlTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Elizabeth WillisSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
AJ Huss JrChair Emeritus, Ex-Officio Director
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Doug AffinitoDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Catherine AllanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Nina ArchabalDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dan AvchenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jo BaileyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Lynne BeckEx-Officio Director
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Inez BergquistEx-Officio Director
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Theresa BevilacquaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Arnie BrierDirector (as of May 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Chris BrownDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Anne CheneyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Sheldon DambergDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Becky DebertinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Victor de MeirelesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Rick DowDirector (thru Dec 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Louis EpsteinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Stephanie FehrDirector (thru Jan 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jason Max FerdinandDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Judith Garcia GalianaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Bonnie GrzeskowiakDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Keith HalperinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jim JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Art KaemmerDirector (thru Jan 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Arthur KlebanovDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Karen KoeppEx-Officio Director
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Randy KrollDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Bob LeeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Craig LemmingDirector (as of Feb 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Peg LindlofDirector (as of Jan 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Marja LutsepDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Steve MahleDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Rob MairsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dave MooreDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Bondo NyembweDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Bob OlafsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dan PennieDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Nic PiferDirector (thru Dec 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Peter RemesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
John RiehleDirector (as of Jan 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ann RogotzkeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jack RossmannDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Marty RossmannDirector (thru Dec 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Rick SchniedersDirector (thru Apr 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Kathy SchubertDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Andrew SeldenDirector (as of Feb 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
James SmithDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Joe TashjianDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Paul VargoDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Justin WindschitlDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Elizabeth Olson as ofMar 2024)/Chief Financial Officer
Officer
40$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 68 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Kyu-Young KimArtistic Director/Violin
Key employee
40$297,716$18,178
Jon LimbacherPresident & Managing Director
Trustee or director, Officer
40$274,401$37,970
Steven CopesMusician/Violin
Highest-paid employee
30$220,295$48,028
Beth TosoChief Financial Officer
Officer
40$161,750$19,542
Julie AlbersMusician/Cello
Highest-paid employee
30$132,063$30,990
Lindsey HansenChief Patron Development Officer
Highest-paid employee
40$137,096$12,554
Cassie PilgrimEx-Officio Director/Oboe
Trustee or director
30$122,370$15,703
James FerreeEx-Officio Director/Horn
Trustee or director
30$111,492$18,190
Julia Bogorad KoganMusician/Flute
Highest-paid employee
30$110,366$18,108
Zachary CohenMusician/Bass
Highest-paid employee
30$113,185$14,891
Lynn EricksonEx-Officio Director/Trumpet
Trustee or director
30$88,910$15,564
Deborah J PalmerChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Stephanie FehrVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
David RosedahlTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Elizabeth WillisSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
AJ Huss JrChair Emeritus, Ex-Officio
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Doug AffinitoDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Catherine AllanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Nina ArchabalDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Daniel AvchenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jo BaileyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Theresa BevilacquaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Christopher M BrownDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Anne CheneyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Sheldon W DambergDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Becky DebertinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Victor de MeirelesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Rick DowDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Louis EpsteinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jason Max FerdinandDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Judith Garcia GalianaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Bonnie GrzeskowiakDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Keith HalperinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ann HuntrodsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Carolynn JohnsonEx-Officio Director
Trustee or director
1$0$0
James E JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Arthur W Kaemmer MDDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Arthur KlebanovDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Randy KrollDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Robert L LeeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Marja LutsepDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Stephen H MahleDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Robert W MairsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Alfred P MooreDirector (thru Feb 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
David Moore JrDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Betty MyersLife Director (thru Feb 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
David E MyersDirector (thru Feb 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Bondo NyembweDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Robert M OberliesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Robert M OlafsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Daniel R PennieDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Nicholas S PiferDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Eric PrindleEx-Officio Director (thru Dec 2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Peter RemesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ann RogotzkeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jack RossmannDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Marty RossmannDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Daniel J SchmechelDirector (thru Dec 2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Richard SchneidersDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Kathleen SchubertDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Eric SkytteDirector (thru Dec 2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
James Donald SmithDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CJ SuchtaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Joseph H TashjianDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Paul VargoDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Alan WilenskyDirector (thru Dec 2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Paul WilsonDirector (thru Dec 2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Justin WindschitlDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
370 WABASHA ST N STE 1420, SAINT PAUL, MN 55102-1333
In care of
% SAIN
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Jessica Mallow Gulley, 370 Wabasha St N 1420, St Paul, MN 55102
Signed the 990
Elizabeth Olson, CFO
Phone
(651) 292-3248
Return prepared by
Eide Bailly LLP

Mission

To enrich the Twin Cities community by sharing distinctive and engaging chamber orchestra performances. We are committed to inclusivity and strive to provide all people in our community with opportunities to connect with our music.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Organization Summary:Founded in 1959, the Grammy Award-winning Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) is renowned for its artistic excellence, remarkable versatility of musical styles and adventurous programming. SPCO concerts are primarily musician-led and include a broad range of repertoire, from Baroque works to new music, in close collaboration with a dynamic roster of internationally acclaimed Artistic Partners. Through a distinctive musician-led artistic model, SPCO musicians lead and develop the orchestra's programming, determine members and choose artistic collaborators. (Continued on Sch. O)
    Expenses $8,318,599 · revenue $1,880,677

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
41-0829498
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
1959
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$74,504,984
Income (IRS master file)
$17,558,037

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$15,904,387$11,285,099$74,504,984XML
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$10,541,586$10,694,570$65,176,221XML
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$10,053,155$10,844,500$60,907,293XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$22,202,532$9,825,686$57,703,244IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––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 41-0829498).

Questions about SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY

What is the EIN of SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY is 41-0829498.
Is SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1959.
Are donations to SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY 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 SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY 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 SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY 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 SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Jessica Mallow Gulley.
Who are the officers and directors of SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 58 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $284,121 (Jon Limbacher, President & Managing Director).
How much revenue does SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $15,904,387, expenses of $11,285,099 and total assets of $74,504,984 at year end.

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