Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0537080 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 4,740 by total revenue
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Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $115,839,819
- Total expenses
- $41,961,505
- Total assets
- $479,702,083
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $21,756,207
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $26,939,049
- Employees
- 539
- Salary base per employee
- $40,364
"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Martin | PRESIDENT & CEO | Officer | 40 | $642,323 |
| Robert McGrath | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $393,526 |
| Richard Freshwater | VICE PRESIDENT & CFO | Officer | 30 | $385,547 |
| Charla Weiss | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 0.5 | None reported |
| Sue McPartlin | TREASURER | Board, Officer | 0.5 | None reported |
| Gerron McKnight | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 0.5 | None reported |
| Mary McFadden Lawson | CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $299,488 |
| Harold Brown | CHIEF DIVERSITY & INCLUSIO | Key employee | 40 | $271,382 |
| Patrick Schleker | DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL TIMPA | Board | 40 | $207,115 |
| Evin Blomberg | DIRECTOR & VIOLIN | Board | 40 | $139,069 |
| Adrian Cunningham | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Aik Khai Pung | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Albert Smitherman | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Andrea Costa | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Anne Mulder | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Blair Fleischmann | DIRECTOR EMERITUS | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Dorie Akers | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Duck Wadsworth | DIRECTOR EMERITUS | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Edna Keown | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Florence Koetters | DIRECTOR EMERITUS | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Francie Hiltz | DIRECTOR EMERITUS | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Gabe Davis | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Heather Apple | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Jack Rouse | DIRECTOR EMERITUS | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| James Minutolo | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Joe Hirschhorn | DIRECTOR EMERITUS | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| John Lanni | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Kari Ullman | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Kate Brown | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Kori Hill | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Laura Mitchell | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Lisa Kelly | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Maria Espinola | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Melanie Healey | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Michael Bergan | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Otto Budig | DIRECTOR EMERITUS | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Ralph Brown | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Rick Reynolds | DIRECTOR EMERITUS | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Rob McDonald | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Shannon Lawson | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Spencer Liles | DIRECTOR EMERITUS | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Stephanie Smith | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Trish Bryan | DIRECTOR EMERITUS | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Valarie Sheppard | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Will Lindner | DIRECTOR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Dianne Rosenberg | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,310,822, which is 15.2% of the $21,756,207 salary base shared by 539 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Martin | PRESIDENT & CEO | Officer | 40 | $534,269 | $74,375 | $33,679 | $642,323 |
| Robert McGrath | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $359,078 | $0 | $34,448 | $393,526 |
| Richard Freshwater | VICE PRESIDENT & CFO | Officer | 30 | $273,355 | $75,841 | $36,351 | $385,547 |
| Stefani Matsuo | CONCERTMASTER, VIOLIN | Highly paid employee | 40 | $324,305 | $0 | $9,064 | $333,369 |
| Mary McFadden Lawson | CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $266,462 | $0 | $33,026 | $299,488 |
| Harold Brown | CHIEF DIVERSITY & INCLUSIO | Key employee | 40 | $239,437 | $0 | $31,945 | $271,382 |
| John Russell | POPS CONDUCTOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $217,923 | $0 | $39,802 | $257,725 |
| Elizabeth Freimuth | PRINCIPAL FRENCH HORN | Highly paid employee | 40 | $217,788 | $0 | $29,536 | $247,324 |
| Dwight Parry | PRINCIPAL OBOE | Highly paid employee | 40 | $231,198 | $0 | $15,904 | $247,102 |
| Christopher Pell | PRINCIPAL CLARINET | Highly paid employee | 40 | $217,132 | $0 | $15,904 | $233,036 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202621739349300837 (Form 990, period ending 2025-08-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 31-0537080
- Organization website (as filed): https://cincinnatisymphony.org