Nonprofit · EIN 52-1259358
THE MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
Tax-exempt · HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,266,833 | $1,813,771 | $453,062 | $6,030,321 | $484,619 | $5,545,702 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,838,132 | $1,570,143 | $267,989 | $5,429,126 | $290,190 | $5,138,936 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,679,611 | $1,734,718 | -$55,107 | $5,146,067 | $411,267 | $4,734,800 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,417,514
- of which government grants
- $219,628
- Program service revenue
- $494,019
- Investment income
- $350,402
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $236,881
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$5,618
- Other revenue
- $4,898
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $97,917
- Other salaries and wages
- $972,522
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,153,131
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $28,704
- Occupancy
- $62,048
- Travel
- $1,968
- Depreciation
- $30,314
- Program services (functional)
- $1,043,371
- Management and general (functional)
- $648,814
- Fundraising (functional)
- $121,586
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,429,126
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,030,321
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $484,619
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,545,702
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $124,925
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,621,023
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,882,949
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,662,753
- Gross receipts
- $2,828,236
- Employees
- 204
- Volunteers
- 35
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- MD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY BOWEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $96,510 |
| JANE ANDERSON | ASSISTANT TREASURER/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM TAD HOLZAPFEL | TREASURER/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVE BARNHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA HOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERESA BARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LEVEQUE ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON CALL | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MONICA LINGENFELTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDY DITTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR IRA LOURIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HEATHER MCENDREE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS MOHAR-SCHURZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHERINE GROH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR CANDICE MOWBRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEAN HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VALERIE OWENS | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARJORIE HOBBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ILISSA RAMM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN ROCCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DUSTIN SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOUG SPOTTS MD | VICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES STONE ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR HUGH TALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM VAUGHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY BOWEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $64,758 |
| DAVE BARNHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERESA BARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBORAH BOCKRATH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAKE CALDWELL | TREASURER/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON CALL | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CINDY GARLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEAN HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARJORIE HOBBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM TAD HOLZAPFEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA HOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LEVEQUE ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MONICA LINGENFELTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| IRA LOURIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS MOHAR-SCHURZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR CANDICE MOWBRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VALERIE OWENS | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES PIERNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN ROCCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC ROLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DUSTIN SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS SPOTTS MD | VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES STONE ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR HUGH TALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN PARRISH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $93,808 |
| JANE ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM TAD HOLZAPFEL | TREASURER/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY ARMSTRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA HOOD | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA BARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LEVEQUE ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH BOCKRATH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA LINGENFELTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAKE CALDWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELINDA MARSDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON CALL | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE MCKINNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY GARLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS MOHAR-SCHURZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARJORIE HOBBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRANCE MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDICE MOWBRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES PIERNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN ROCCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC ROLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS SPOTTS MD | VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES STONE ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR HUGH TALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY BOWEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 363 S CLEVELAND AVE STE 200, HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740-2603
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KIMBERLY BOWEN, 363 S CLEVELAND AVENUE 200, HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740
- Signed the 990
- KIMBERLY BOWEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (301) 797-4000
- Return prepared by
- ALBRIGHT CRUMBACKER MOUL & ITELL LLC
Mission
NONE
Program accomplishments
- THE PURPOSE IS TO FOSTER, PROMOTE, AND INCREASE THE MUSIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUBLIC, EXCLUSIVELY BY EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, BY ORGANIZING AND PRESENTING PERFORMANCES OF MUSIC CHOSEN PRIMARILY FROM THE LITERATURE OF SYMPHONY AND CHAMBER MUSIC, OPERA, SOLO RECITAL, AND VOCAL CHORUS OR DANCE. SINCE THE MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (MSO) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1982, THE ORCHESTRA'S ANNUAL SEASON HAS EXPANDED FROM FOUR CONCERTS TO MORE THAN 20 INCLUDING A CLASSICAL MASTERWORKS SERIES, MSO POPS CONCERTS, HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS PERFORMANCES, THE SALUTE TO INDEPENDENCE, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL COACHING AND ENSEMBLES, YOUTH CONCERTS FOR 4TH GRADERS FROM THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON COUNTY AND THE REGION, AND SEVERAL PERFORMANCES IN NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. AS THE ONLY FULLY PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA BASED IN WESTERN MARYLAND THE ORCHESTRA (SEE SECTION O) FEATURES INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED GUEST ARTISTS AND SOLOISTS EACH SEASON, ALONG WITH PRINCIPAL PLAYERS FROM THE RANKS OF THE MSO'S 70 MEMBER ENSEMBLE. ARTISTS AND SOLOISTS OFFER MASTER CLASSES. THE MSO PRESENTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INVOLVING SMALL ENSEMBLES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WASHINGTON COUNTY FREE LIBRARY IMPACTING 10,000 YOUTH ANNUALLY. FREE STUDENT TICKETS ARE OFFERED TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 1 THROUGH 12 TO THE CLASSICAL CONCERTS HELD IN HAGERSTOWN'S HISTORIC MARYLAND THEATRE. THE MSO AWARDS BOTH NEED BASED AND MERIT BASED BENNETT RUBIN MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR REGIONAL YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN SUMMER MUSIC ACADEMIES, PRIVATE LESSONS, WORKSHOPS, AND PROGRAMS OFFERED BY ACCOMPLISHED INSTRUCTORS, WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OTHER ACCREDITED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.Expenses $1,043,371 · revenue $494,019
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
- 52-1259358
- 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
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,030,321
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,828,236
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,266,833 | $1,813,771 | $6,030,321 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,838,132 | $1,570,143 | $5,429,126 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,679,611 | $1,734,718 | $5,146,067 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,450,500 | $1,483,793 | $4,651,456 | 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 52-1259358).
Questions about THE MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
- What is the EIN of THE MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC is 52-1259358.
- Is THE MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to THE MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 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 THE MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC 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 THE MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC 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 THE MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KIMBERLY BOWEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $96,510 (KIMBERLY BOWEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,266,833, expenses of $1,813,771 and total assets of $6,030,321 at year end.
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