Form 990 for tax year 2024

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

• 1d · Related organizations

  $5,978,260

• 1e · Government grants (contributions)

  $776,339

• 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

  $87,587,826

• 1g · Noncash contributions included above

  $602,678

• 2a · Program service revenue: CONCERTS AND OTHER ORCHESTRA INCO

  total $10,373,176 · related or exempt $10,373,176

• 2b · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES

  total $719,093 · related or exempt $719,093

• 2c · Program service revenue: STUDENT PROGRAM

  total $80,650 · related or exempt $80,650

• 3 · Investment income

  total $7,160,944 · unrelated business $13,252 · excluded $7,147,692

• 5 · Royalties

  total $28,476 · excluded $28,476

• 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

  securities $63,789,482

• 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

  securities $60,701,325

• 7c · Gain or loss

  securities $3,088,157

• 7d · Net gain or loss

  total $3,088,157 · excluded $3,088,157

• 10a · Gross sales of inventory

  $7,103

• 10b · Cost of goods sold

  $0

• 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

  total $7,103 · related or exempt $7,103

• 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

  total $39,795 · related or exempt $39,795

• 11e · Other revenue, total

  $39,795

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

• 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

  total $1,827,050 · program services $1,524,518 · management and general $201,300 · fundraising $101,232

• 7 · Other salaries and wages

  total $19,929,157 · program services $16,607,800 · management and general $2,221,925 · fundraising $1,099,432

• 8 · Pension plan contributions

  total $1,106,826 · program services $936,416 · management and general $106,206 · fundraising $64,204

• 9 · Other employee benefits

  total $2,559,228 · program services $2,165,199 · management and general $245,572 · fundraising $148,457

• 10 · Payroll taxes

  total $1,516,788 · program services $1,295,296 · management and general $136,908 · fundraising $84,584

• 11b · Fees: legal

  total $30,179 · management and general $30,179

• 11c · Fees: accounting

  total $79,512 · management and general $79,512

• 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

  total $631,583 · fundraising $631,583

• 11f · Fees: investment management

  total $465,995 · management and general $465,995

• 11g · Fees: other

  total $4,334,477 · program services $3,461,807 · management and general $870,153 · fundraising $2,517

• 12 · Advertising and promotion

  total $1,632,885 · program services $1,582,632 · management and general $4,805 · fundraising $45,448

• 13 · Office expenses

  total $500,638 · program services $321,744 · management and general $157,934 · fundraising $20,960

• 16 · Occupancy

  total $1,371,974 · program services $1,021,561 · management and general $339,656 · fundraising $10,757

• 17 · Travel

  total $89,643 · program services $70,325 · management and general $15,498 · fundraising $3,820

• 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

  total $360,703 · program services $147,412 · management and general $181,073 · fundraising $32,218

• 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  total $2,404,187 · program services $289,855 · management and general $2,112,177 · fundraising $2,155

• 23 · Insurance

  total $154,851 · program services $69,330 · management and general $85,521

• 24a · Other expenses: PERFORMANCE COSTS

  total $1,930,366 · program services $1,930,366

• 24b · Other expenses: AUDIENCE/DONOR ENGAGEME

  total $311,592 · program services $26,754 · management and general $21,027 · fundraising $263,811

• 24c · Other expenses: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE

  total $246,364 · program services $89,184 · management and general $149,854 · fundraising $7,326

• 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

  total $234,816 · program services $62,511 · management and general $172,305

• 24e · All other expenses

  total $242,691 · program services $142,474 · management and general $87,551 · fundraising $12,666

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

• 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

  beginning of year $487,049 · end of year $709,469

• 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

  beginning of year $32,339,829 · end of year $33,995,574

• 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

  beginning of year $10,130,154 · end of year $59,245,027

• 4 · Accounts receivable

  beginning of year $740,929 · end of year $537,713

• 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

  beginning of year $1,345,290 · end of year $1,557,863

• 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

  $88,181,243

• 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

  $28,305,500

• 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

  beginning of year $53,637,430 · end of year $59,875,743

• 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

  beginning of year $273,726,022 · end of year $318,329,393

• 12 · Investments: other securities

  beginning of year $4,719,936 · end of year $4,795,717

• 15 · Other assets

  beginning of year $627,664 · end of year $655,584

• 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  beginning of year $3,047,924 · end of year $5,075,186

• 19 · Deferred revenue

  beginning of year $3,999,714 · end of year $4,294,409

• 25 · Other liabilities

  beginning of year $10,784,790 · end of year $18,833,463

• 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

  beginning of year $143,393,067 · end of year $155,936,782

• 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

  beginning of year $216,528,808 · end of year $295,562,243

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7

BONUS COMPENSATION PAYMENTS PAID TO EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL WERE DISCRETIONARY AND NOT SPECIFIED BY CONTRACT.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

• RIVERBANK REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY LLC

  HOLDING COMPANY FOR ANDREW J. BRADY MUSIC CENTER ASSETS · OH · income $17,714 · assets $25,569,172

  Directly controlled by CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• RIVERBEND REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY LLC

  HOLDING COMPANY FOR RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER ASSETS · OH · income $17,711 · assets $6,185,172

  Directly controlled by CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• TAFT REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY LLC

  HOLDING COMPANY FOR THE TAFT THEATRE LEASE AND ASSETS · OH · income $18,500 · assets $1,180,918

  Directly controlled by CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• RIVER VISION PROPERTIES LLC

  HOLDING COMPANY FOR RIVERVISION ASSETS · OH · income $73,517 · assets $22,604,322

  Directly controlled by CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA