San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1156284 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 6,531 by total revenue
To inspire and serve audiences and communities throughout the bay area (continued on sch o) and the world through the power of musical performance.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $79,757,311
- Total expenses
- $82,280,690
- Total assets
- $451,082,739
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $42,893,782
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $56,214,079
- Employees
- 1,004
- Salary base per employee
- $42,723
"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 (53)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Spivey | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $747,609 |
| Sandra Curry | CF&AO | Officer | 40 | $381,390 |
| Priscilla B Geeslin | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 30 | None reported |
| Matt Cohler | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 8 | None reported |
| Trine Sorensen | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 8 | None reported |
| Michael Pierce | TREASURER | Board, Officer | 8 | None reported |
| F Curt Kirschner | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 8 | None reported |
| Aida M Alvarez | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| David J Berger - Member | BOARD OF GOVERNORS (THRU 08/25) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Jeff Bharkhda | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Paula Blank | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Carol Casey | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dean Cash | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Solomon B Cera - Member | BOARD OF GOVERNORS (AS OF 04/24) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Iris Chan | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Lucas Chang - Member | BOARD OF GOVERNORS (THRU 08/24) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Tiffany Chang | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| John S Chen | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Claudine Cheng - Member | BOARD OF GOVERNORS (AS OF 12/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dan Cooperman | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Michele Beigel Corash | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Gail Covington | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 8 | None reported |
| Jerome Dodson | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Mary C Falvey | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 7 | None reported |
| Sakurako Fisher | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Mary A Francis | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 2 | None reported |
| A John Gambs | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Gordon P Getty | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John D Goldman | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Jerome M Guillen | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 6 | None reported |
| Jim Henry - Member | BOARD OF GOVERNORS (THRU 09/25) | Board | 6 | None reported |
| Aditi Iyer | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Basheer Janjua | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Mark A Jung | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gretchen Kimball | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Metta Krach | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Patricia Lee-Hoffmann | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Max Levchin | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Fred Levin | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Marc T Macaulay - Member | BOARD OF GOVERNORS (THRU 09/25) | Board | 6 | None reported |
| Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Raj Mathai | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Alan May - Member | BOARD OF GOVERNORS (THRU 09/25) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Patrick McCabe | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Debra McCoy | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Raaj Narayan - Member | BOARD OF GOVERNORS (AS OF 04/24) | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Andrea Palmer | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ann Paras | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Mark C Perry | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Eleanor Pollak | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Seksom Suriyapa | MEMBER, BOARD OF GOVERNORS | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Robert Thompson - Member | BOARD OF GOVERNORS (THRU 02/25) | Board | 6 | None reported |
| Marc Winniford - Member | BOARD OF GOVERNORS (THRU 09/25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 7 people received $3,407,553, which is 7.9% of the $42,893,782 salary base shared by 1,004 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Spivey | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $688,923 | $0 | $58,686 | $747,609 |
| Alexander Barantschik | CONCERT MASTER | Highly paid employee | 40 | $579,758 | $0 | $74,087 | $653,845 |
| Yubeen Kim | PRINCIPAL FLUTE | Highly paid employee | 40 | $438,203 | $0 | $14,062 | $452,265 |
| Rainer Eudeikis | PRINCIPAL CELLO | Highly paid employee | 40 | $362,978 | $0 | $31,957 | $394,935 |
| Eugene Izotov | PRINCIPAL OBOE | Highly paid employee | 40 | $346,181 | $0 | $46,319 | $392,500 |
| Leigh Brawer | CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 40 | $366,385 | $0 | $18,624 | $385,009 |
| Sandra Curry | CF&AO | Officer | 40 | $381,390 | $0 | $0 | $381,390 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202611969349301916 (Form 990, period ending 2025-08-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-1156284
- Organization website (as filed): www.sfsymphony.org