Nonprofit · EIN 74-6435533
AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND TRUST
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78701
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,758,285 | $665,673 | $3,092,612 | $22,373,421 | $0 | $22,373,421 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,050,035 | $654,581 | $395,454 | $17,479,358 | $0 | $17,479,358 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $452,628 | $634,732 | -$182,104 | $14,701,256 | $0 | $14,701,256 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,268,720
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $489,565
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $59,110
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $615,112
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $615,112
- Management and general (functional)
- $50,561
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $17,479,358
- Total assets, end of year
- $22,373,421
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $22,373,421
- Publicly traded securities
- $21,504,169
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $22,373,421
- Gross receipts
- $3,867,718
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES D GREEN | INTERIM CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $66,059 |
| JUSTUS ZIMMERMAN | CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $31,949 |
| ARAMINTA SELLERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN BENTZIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DALYA SACHS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL B POWELL III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DOUGLAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| ERNEST BUTLER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHANNES BRINKMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCFARLANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA VAN BAVEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIE JARRATT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET DANFORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN BRITTMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL J NATHO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE A WILSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| SUSANNE TETZLAFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| THOMAS M NEVILLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID PRATT | CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $190,800 | $9,188 |
| ERNEST BUTLER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET DANFORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DOUGLAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSANNE TETZLAFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCFARLANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL J NATHO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS M NEVILLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL B POWELL III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ARAMINTA SELLERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA VAN BAVEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE A WILSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIE JARRATT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES D GREEN | INTERIM CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID PRATT | CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $189,000 | $10,213 |
| ERNEST BUTLER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET DANFORTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DOUGLAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSANNE TETZLAFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCFARLANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL J NATHO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS M NEVILLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL B POWELL III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ARAMINTA SELLERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA VAN BAVEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM A WILSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE A WILSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1113 RED RIVER ST, AUSTIN, TX 78701-1912
- In care of
- % CHASE BANK OF TX NA TTEE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR ERNEST C BUTLER, 1113 RED RIVER ST, AUSTIN, TX 78701
- Signed the 990
- JUSTUS ZIMMERMAN, CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (512) 476-6064
- Website
- WWW.AUSTINSYMPHONY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MAXWELL LOCKE & RITTER LLP
Mission
PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY, INC. (ASO).
Program accomplishments
- THE AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND TRUST IS A TYPE I, SECTION 509(A)(3) SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY, INC. THIS ASSISTANCE SUPPORTS CLASSICAL MUSIC PRESENTATIONS INCLUDING REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT SERIES, YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND FREE CONCERTS TO THE PUBLIC.Expenses $615,112 · grants $615,112
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
- 74-6435533
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $22,373,421
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,867,718
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $3,758,285 | $665,673 | $22,373,421 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,050,035 | $654,581 | $17,479,358 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $452,628 | $634,732 | $14,701,256 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $918,867 | $595,335 | $14,081,417 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 74-6435533).
Questions about AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND TRUST
- What is the EIN of AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND TRUST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND TRUST is 74-6435533.
- Is AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND TRUST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND TRUST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND TRUST 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 AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND TRUST 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 AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND TRUST 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 AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names DR ERNEST C BUTLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND TRUST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,758,285, expenses of $665,673 and total assets of $22,373,421 at year end.
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