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Symphony orchestras

There are 2,399symphony orchestras in the United States. Combined, these symphony orchestrasemploy 60,928 people, earn more than $3 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $9 billion.
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Job trends for Symphony orchestras

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
383
1-10
304
11-25
80
26-100
67
101 to 1,000
204
1,000+
3
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Sizes of symphony orchestras

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
941
$250k to $1M
403
$1M to $5M
202
$5M to $25M
51
$25M to $100M
20
$100M+
1
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Directory of symphony orchestras

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1-20 of 2,399

Kansas City Symphony

The Kansas City Symphony is a renowned orchestra that is well-known for performing a variety of classical and pop music. It is located in Kansas City, MO and has a mission to perform great performances for greater audiences.
Revenue
$20.0m
Assets
$84.2m
Employees
369
EIN
43-1297475
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic plays a leading cultural role in New York City, the United States, and the world. Each season the Philharmonic connects with up to 50 million music lovers through live concerts in New York City and on its worldwide tours.
Revenue
$96.9m
Assets
$591.9m
Employees
791
EIN
13-1664054
IRS type
501(c)(3)

League of American Orchestras

League of American Orchestras' mission is to advance the experience of orchestral music, support the people and organizations that create it, and champion the contributions they make to the health and vibrancy of communities.
Revenue
$6.2m
Assets
$9.3m
Employees
31
EIN
23-7300636
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chicago Symphony Orchestra enriches lives through music and education. Presented 38 weeks of concerts during the 2021/22 season. Prestigious training program: Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
Revenue
$80.8m
Assets
$515.2m
Employees
1,140
EIN
36-2167823
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Francisco Symphony (SFS)

SFS's mission is to maintain financial stability and gains public recognition as a means of ensuring its ability to fulfill its mission.
Revenue
$71.1m
Assets
$397.2m
Employees
941
EIN
94-1156284
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Baltimore Symphony Endowment Trust

We are supporting organization of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and exists to support BSO in accomplishing its missions. The depreciation expense of the endowment trust relates to assets used by the BSO in furtherance of its mission.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$92.1m
Employees
0
EIN
77-0659339
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Seattle Symphony Foundation

Seattle Symphony Foundation supports the orchestra and music center endowments, distributing up to 7.5% annually to aid operations.
Revenue
$7.6m
Assets
$43.4m
Employees
0
EIN
91-1351925
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra shares distinctive and engaging chamber orchestra performances to enrich the Twin Cities community.
Revenue
$10.1m
Assets
$60.9m
Employees
279
EIN
41-0829498
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Austin Symphony Orchestra Society

The Austin Symphony Orchestra Society promotes and advances orchestra music through regular concerts for citizens of Austin and Central Texas.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$8.5m
Employees
243
EIN
74-6000068
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Los Angeles Philharmonic Association (LAP)

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association presents an inspiring array of music from all genres at two of L.A.'s iconic venues- Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl- to audiences of all ages and economic backgrounds.
Revenue
$208.1m
Assets
$531.4m
Employees
2,612
EIN
95-1696734
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pacific Symphony

Pacific Symphony inspires and engages Orange County with exceptional music performances, education, and community programs.
Revenue
$23.7m
Assets
$55.2m
Employees
473
EIN
95-3635496
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

SL Symphony Orchestra enriches lives with music. Providing concerts, programs, and education resources for St. Louis community and beyond.
Revenue
$52.2m
Assets
$186.7m
Employees
556
EIN
43-0666769
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society

To enrich and connect our community through intimate and transformative musical experiences which exemplify and foster artistic excellence, education and innovation.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$6.5m
Employees
160
EIN
23-7010825
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO)

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, under the leadership of Music Director Jaap van Zweden, presents the finest in orchestral music at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, regarded as one of the world's premier concert halls.
Revenue
$41.6m
Assets
$32.6m
Employees
573
EIN
75-0705442
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO)

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) prides itself in artistic excellence, a rich history of the world's finest conductors and musicians, a strong commitment to the Pittsburgh region, and the cultivation of its family of constituents and households.
Revenue
$30.8m
Assets
$165.4m
Employees
595
EIN
25-0986052
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO)

NJSO's mission is to enrich lives through a passion for musical excellence and a commitment to New Jersey, its people and its communities.
Revenue
$14.0m
Assets
$9.8m
Employees
425
EIN
22-1559422
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association

San Diego Symphony Orchestra performs classical music, provides educational opportunities, and aims to change lives through music.
Revenue
$96.5m
Assets
$317.7m
Employees
710
EIN
95-2040874
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Orchestra of St. Luke's

Orchestra of St. Luke's presents concerts and educational programs in New York, and operates the DiMenna Center for rehearsal, recording, education, and performance.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$42.4m
Employees
279
EIN
51-0201839
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New World Symphony (NWS)

NWS envisions a strong and secure future for classical music and will reimagine, reaffirm, express and share its traditions with as many people as possible.
Revenue
$34.5m
Assets
$297.7m
Employees
111
EIN
59-2809056
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra (BYSO)

BYSO's mission is to encourage artistic excellence in a nurturing environment by providing the highest quality orchestral training and performance opportunities to qualified musicians, grades K-12.
Revenue
$18.9m
Assets
$27.7m
Employees
55
EIN
04-2790069
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "A69: Symphony Orchestras" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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