Nonprofit · EIN 94-1656715
PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · PALO ALTO, CA 94303
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $680,565 | $592,912 | $87,653 | $1,175,235 | $409,063 | $766,172 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $470,902 | $524,522 | -$53,620 | $756,368 | $136,918 | $619,450 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $378,046 | $470,727 | -$92,681 | $898,602 | $268,539 | $630,063 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $179,487
- Program service revenue
- $487,571
- Investment income
- $13,004
- Other revenue
- $503
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $319,448
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $345,980
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,050
- Accounting fees
- $8,335
- Occupancy
- $144,458
- Program services (functional)
- $566,116
- Management and general (functional)
- $26,796
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $756,368
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,175,235
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $409,063
- Net assets, end of year
- $766,172
- Gross receipts
- $680,565
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 120
- Year formed
- 1966
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLYSON SPENCE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| IHSIEN LEE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 16 | $0 |
| MAGGIE TAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| VANJA DOUGLAS | FUNDRAISING COMM Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAOFU LAI | FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SHOBA SUBRAMANIAN | OUTREACH COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LISA LAANE | FUNDRAISING COMM Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CAROL YANG | PUBLICITY COMM Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| SHARON NG | OUTREACH COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL SWARTZ | OUTREACH COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| YAN SUN | OUTREACH COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETYA HRISTOVA | OUTREACH COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BERNARD HUANG | PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLYSON SPENCE | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| DAFNA ZUR | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEN GLOSS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MAGGIE TAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| KAOFU LAI | FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY KUAN | FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MERAV ARDITI | OUTREACH COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA LAANE | FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL YANG | OUTREACH COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| PETYA HRISTOVA | FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SELINA MAK | OUTREACH COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON NG | OUTREACH COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DANIEL SCHWARZ | OUTREACH COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VANJA DOUGLAS | FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNIE MEYLER | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| AMY KUAN | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JEN GLOSS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MAGGIE TAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JUNCO MINAMI | TOUR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| SELINA MAKAU | OUTREACH COORDINATOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| VANJA DOUGLAS | GRANT WRITING Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| LISA LAANE | FUNDRAISING Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| ALLYSON SPENCE | GRANTS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETYA HRISTOVA | FUNDRAISING Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KAOFU LAI | LIAISON Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHOBA SUBRAMANIAN | LIAISON Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL SCHWARZ | ALUMNI OUTREACH Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FLEXER | ALUMNI RELATIONS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4000 MIDDLEFIELD RD STE M1, PALO ALTO, CA 94303-4762
- In care of
- % CAROLYN AMSTER BPM
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MAGGIE TAN, 4000 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD M1, Palo Alto, CA 94303
- Signed the 990
- MAGGIE TAN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (650) 856-3848
- Website
- WWW.PACOMUSIC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HRB TAX GROUP INC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-1656715 or by the name PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO CULTIVATE THE HIGHEST ARTISTIC VALUES AND EMBRACE THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THE STUDY OF CHAMBER MUSIC; TO SERVE AS GOODWILL AMBASSADORS THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE OF CHAMBER MUSIC AT HOME AND ABROAD; AND TO INSTILL A LIFE-LONG APPRECIATION OF CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCES.
Program accomplishments
- CHAMBER MUSIC: WE EXPANDED OUR YEAR LONG CHAMBER PROGRAM TO INCLUDE STUDENTS FROM EACH ORCHESTRA. WE HAD 8 GROUPS WHO PLAYED CHAMBER MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, AND EACH RECEIVED MORE THAN 20 PROFESSIONAL COACHINGS. THIS AUGMENTS OUR REGULAR CHAMBER PROGRAM IN WHICH STUDENTS PLAY ON ONE CONCERT SET AND RECEIVE 6 PROFESSIONAL CHAMBER COACHINGS. VENUE AND COACH ARE PRE-CHOSEN BY PACO.Expenses $17,000
- MASTERCLASSES: WE OFFERED 5 MASTERCLASSES FOR OUR CHAMBER MUSICIANS, LED BY PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ALL OF THE YEAR LONG CHAMBER STUDENTS TAKE PART IN THESE COACHINGS AS WELL AS OTHER STUDENTS.Expenses $1,800
- PEDAGOGICAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM: STUDENTS IN OUR OLDER ORCHESTRAS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COACH YOUNGER CHAMBER STUDENTS. THIS PROGRAM IS ONE OF A KIND AND CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AS WE SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS IN THEIR COACHING, FROM DIDACTIC LESSONS MONTHLY TO OBSERVATIONAL MENTORING FROM PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS.Expenses $1,100
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
- 94-1656715
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A69)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,175,235
- Income (IRS master file)
- $680,565
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- January 15, 2014
- Posted by the IRS
- April 14, 2014
- Reinstated
- Effective January 15, 2014
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $680,565 | $592,912 | $1,175,235 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $470,902 | $524,522 | $756,368 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $378,046 | $470,727 | $898,602 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $470,110 | $519,169 | $831,571 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | 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 94-1656715).
Questions about PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
- What is the EIN of PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA is 94-1656715.
- Is PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on January 15, 2014 and reinstated it effective January 15, 2014.
- Are donations to PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 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 PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 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 PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 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 PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MAGGIE TAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does PALO ALTO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $680,565, expenses of $592,912 and total assets of $1,175,235 at year end.
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