Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc
Boston, MA · EIN 04-2103550 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 3,708 by total revenue
The mission of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is to foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of the musical art, creating performances and providing educational and training programs at the highest level of excellence.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $155,422,276
- Total expenses
- $127,925,000
- Total assets
- $737,735,787
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $55,124,899
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $67,900,639
- Employees
- 1,051
- Salary base per employee
- $52,450
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (46)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Smith | President & Chief Executive Officer | Officer | 50 | $1,371,354 |
| Paul Eric Krauss | Chief Financial Officer, thru July 2025 | Officer | 50 | $362,808 |
| Joseph Kamay | Clerk | Officer | 40 | $100,160 |
| Sok Cheng Soh | Chief Financial Officer, beg July 2025 | Officer | 50 | None reported |
| Noubar Afeyan | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| David Altshuler | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Holly Ambler | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Ted Berk | Trustee, ex-officio | Board | 2 | None reported |
| William N Booth | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Gregory E Bulger | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Ronald G Casty | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Susan Bredhoff Cohen | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Richard F Connolly Jr | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Angela Q Crispi | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| William Curry MD | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Lynn A Dale | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Phillip J Edmundson | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Thomas E Faust Jr | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Todd R Golub | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Reverend Dr Ray Hammond | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Nathan Hayward III | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Ricki Tigert Helfer | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Albert A Holman III | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Barbara W Hostetter | Chair | Board | 2 | None reported |
| David C Howse | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Giselle J Joffre | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Stephen W Kidder | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Tom Kuo | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Jeffrey Leiden MD PhD | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| John M Loder | Vice Chair | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Nancy K Lubin | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Joshua A Lutzker | Treasurer | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Pamela L Peedin | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| M Lee Pelton | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Steven R Perles | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Lina S Plantilla MD | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Andrew S Plump | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Sean C Rush | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Wendy Shattuck | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Nicole M Stata | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Theresa M Stone | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Caroline Taylor | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Dr Christoph Westphal | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Jenny Williams | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Joanna Wu - as of Oct 2024 | Trustee, ex-officio | Board | 2 | None reported |
| D Brooks Zug | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $4,973,015, which is 9.0% of the $55,124,899 salary base shared by 1,051 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Smith | President & Chief Executive Officer | Officer | 50 | $1,318,099 | $0 | $53,255 | $1,371,354 |
| Tamara Smirnova | First Violin | Highly paid employee | 40 | $594,215 | $0 | $13,099 | $607,314 |
| Maureen Flores | Chief Development Officer | Former | 0 | $518,514 | $0 | $20,144 | $538,658 |
| Alexander Velinzon | Associate Concertmaster | Highly paid employee | 40 | $467,278 | $0 | $50,954 | $518,232 |
| Timothy Genis | Timpani | Highly paid employee | 40 | $419,187 | $0 | $0 | $419,187 |
| John A Ferrillo Jr | Principal Oboe | Highly paid employee | 40 | $377,859 | $0 | $34,444 | $412,303 |
| Thomas Rolfs Jr | Principal Trumpet | Highly paid employee | 40 | $372,495 | $0 | $32,314 | $404,809 |
| Paul Eric Krauss | Chief Financial Officer, thru July 2025 | Officer | 50 | $314,556 | $0 | $48,252 | $362,808 |
| Katherine Decelles | Controller | Former | 40 | $218,873 | $0 | $19,317 | $238,190 |
| Joseph Kamay | Clerk | Officer | 40 | $89,995 | $0 | $10,165 | $100,160 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202611959349301711 (Form 990, period ending 2025-08-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-2103550
- Organization website (as filed): www.bso.org