Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167823 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 4,421 by total revenue
See Schedule O - Supplemental Information.With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at its core, the mission of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is to enrich, inspire and transform lives through music, community engagement and education - locally, nationally and internationally.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $125,909,695
- Total expenses
- $88,908,944
- Total assets
- $647,012,411
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $42,420,454
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $54,650,442
- Employees
- 1,141
- Salary base per employee
- $37,178
"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 (137)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Alexander | President | Board, Officer | 40 | $990,985 |
| Stacie M Frank | VP, CFO, & Assistant Treasurer | Officer | 40 | $356,806 |
| Dale Hedding | VP for Development | Officer | 40 | $354,127 |
| Kristine Stassen | Secretary | Officer | 40 | $102,849 |
| Mary Louise Gorno | Chair | Board, Officer | 1.5 | None reported |
| Chester A Gougis | Vice Chair | Board, Officer | 0.3 | None reported |
| Steven Shebik | Vice Chair | Board, Officer | 1.1 | None reported |
| Helen Zell | Vice Chair | Board, Officer | 0.7 | None reported |
| Renee Metcalf | Treasurer | Board, Officer | 0.5 | None reported |
| Vanessa Moss | VP for Operations | Key employee | 40 | $318,161 |
| William Adams IV | Life Trustee | Board | 0.6 | None reported |
| Mrs Robert A Beatty | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Arnold M Berlin | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Laurence O Booth | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| William G Brown | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Dean L Buntrock | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Bruce E Clinton | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Richard W Colburn | Life Trustee | Board | 0.4 | None reported |
| Richard H Cooper | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Anthony T Dean | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Debora de Hoyos | Life Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| John A Edwardson | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Thomas J Eyerman | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| David W Fox Sr | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Cyrus F Freidheim Jr | Life Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Mrs Robert W Galvin | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Paul C Gignilliat | Life Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Joseph B Glossberg | Life Trustee | Board | 0.4 | None reported |
| Richard C Godfrey | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| William A Goldstein | Life Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Howard L Gottlieb | Life Trustee (until 9/21/24) | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Mary Winton Green | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| David P Hackett | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Joan W Harris | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| John H Hart | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Thomas C Heagy | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Jay L Henderson | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| William R Jentes | Life Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Richard B Kapnick | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Donald G Kempf Jr | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Mrs John C Kern | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Robert Kohl | Life Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Josef Lakonishok | Life Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Charles Ashby Lewis | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Eva F Lichtenberg | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| John F Manley | Life Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| R Eden Martin | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Arthur C Martinez | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Judith W McCue | Life Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Lester H McKeever | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| David E McNeel | Life Trustee | Board | 0.4 | None reported |
| William A Osborn | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Mrs Albert Pawlick | Life Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Jane DiRenzo Pigott | Life Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| John M Pratt | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Dr Irwin Press | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| John W Rogers Jr | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Jerry Rose | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Frank A Rossi | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| John R Schmidt | Life Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Thomas C Sheffield Jr | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Robert C Spoerri | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Carl W Stern | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| William H Strong | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Louis C Sudler Jr | Life Trustee (until 4/6/25) | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Richard L Thomas | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Richard P Toft | Life Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Penny Van Horn | Life Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Paul R Wiggin | Life Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| John Aalbregtse | Trustee | Board | 0.7 | None reported |
| Peter J Barack | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| H Rigel Barber | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Randy Lamm Berlin | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Merrill Blau | Trustee | Board | 0.4 | None reported |
| Roderick Branch | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Kay Bucksbaum | Trustee (until 10/22/24) | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Robert J Buford | Trustee | Board | 0.4 | None reported |
| Johannes Burlin | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Leslie Henner Burns | Trustee | Board | 0.7 | None reported |
| Marion A Cameron-Gray | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| George P Colis | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Keith S Crow | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Stephen V D'Amore | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Timothy A Duffy | Trustee | Board | 0.4 | None reported |
| Brian W Duwe | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| James B Fadim | Trustee | Board | 0.4 | None reported |
| Judith E Feldman | Trustee | Board | 0.4 | None reported |
| Robert B Ford | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Estefania Garcia | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Jennifer Goldstein | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Graham C Grady | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| John Holmes | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Janice L Honigberg | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Lori Julian | Trustee | Board | 0.4 | None reported |
| Neil T Kawashima | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Geraldine Keefe | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Donna L Kendall | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Thomas G Kilroy | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Randall S Kroszner | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Patty Lane | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Jason M Laurie | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Susan C Levy | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Vikram Luthar | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Ling Z Markovitz | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Britt M Miller | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Sharon Mitchell | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Frank B Modruson | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Toni Marie Montgomery | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Mary Pivirotto Murley | Trustee | Board | 0.4 | None reported |
| Sylvia Neil | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Christopher O'Herlihy | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Santa J Ono | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Gerald L Pauling II | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Andrew Pritzker | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Col Jennifer N Pritzker | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Katherine Protextor Drehkoff | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Dr Don M Randel | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Dr Mohan Rao | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Melissa M Root | Trustee | Board | 0.4 | None reported |
| Burton X Rosenberg | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| E Scott Santi | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Marlon R Smith | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Walter Snodell | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Tracy A Stanciel | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Dr Eugene Stark | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Daniel E Sullivan Jr | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Scott Swanson | Trustee | Board | 0.5 | None reported |
| Nasrin Thierer | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Lisa Thomas | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Christopher D Tower | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Frederick H Waddell | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Paul S Watford | Trustee | Board | 0.4 | None reported |
| Craig R Williams | Trustee | Board | 0.2 | None reported |
| Leah Williams | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Robert A Wislow | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
| Ann Marie Wright | Trustee | Board | 0.1 | None reported |
| Gifford R Zimmerman | Trustee | Board | 0.3 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $4,378,623, which is 10.3% of the $42,420,454 salary base shared by 1,141 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Alexander | President | Board, Officer | 40 | $914,323 | $0 | $76,662 | $990,985 |
| Robert Chen | Concertmaster | Highly paid employee | 40 | $554,827 | $0 | $70,939 | $625,766 |
| Stephen Williamson | Principal Clarinet | Highly paid employee | 40 | $331,472 | $0 | $154,022 | $485,494 |
| William Welter | Principal Oboe | Highly paid employee | 40 | $339,617 | $0 | $53,919 | $393,536 |
| Stefan Ragnar Hoskuldsson | Principal Flute | Highly paid employee | 40 | $326,320 | $0 | $64,491 | $390,811 |
| Mark Almond | Principal Horn | Highly paid employee | 40 | $343,234 | $0 | $16,854 | $360,088 |
| Stacie M Frank | VP, CFO, & Assistant Treasurer | Officer | 40 | $325,487 | $0 | $31,319 | $356,806 |
| Dale Hedding | VP for Development | Officer | 40 | $329,404 | $0 | $24,723 | $354,127 |
| Vanessa Moss | VP for Operations | Key employee | 40 | $287,341 | $0 | $30,820 | $318,161 |
| Kristine Stassen | Secretary | Officer | 40 | $76,551 | $0 | $26,298 | $102,849 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202611349349302556 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-2167823
- Organization website (as filed): www.cso.org