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MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC

EIN 39-0839707 MADISON, WI

Revenue 2024
$6,842,882
Expenses 2024
$6,718,251

Program services were 82.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A690
Classification
1000
Street
222 W WASHINGTON AVE STE 460

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO SPONSOR, DEVELOP, AND PROMOTE PROGRAMS OF MUSICAL EXCELLENCE FOR THE PEOPLE OF MADISON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND TO PROVIDE MUSIC EDUCATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SPONSOR, DEVELOP, AND PROMOTE PROGRAMS OF MUSICAL EXCELLENCE FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE MADISON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND TO PROVIDE MUSIC EDUCATION.

  • SUBSCRIPTION, ORGAN, AND AT THE MOVIE CONCERTS - 31 PERFORMANCES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE MUSICAL EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH 35,276 CONCERT ATTENDEES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 06/30/2025

    Expenses $4,926,451 · Revenue $2,346,810

  • EDUCATIONAL CONCERTS PROVIDED FOR THE COMMUNITY. FOR THE YEAR ENDING 06/30/2025, THERE WERE 8 FULL ORCHESTRA CONCERTS AND 150 SMALL ENSEMBLE CONCERTS. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES. SYMPHONY SOUP: SYMPHONY SOUP IS A SPECIAL WAY FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE TO LEARN ABOUT CLASSICAL MUSIC THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIVE SYMPHONY CONCERT. SYMPHONY SOUP CONVEYS THE WAY INGREDIENTS, SPICES, AND FLAVORS COMBINE IN A DELICIOUS BOWL OF SOUP, JUST AS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS COME TOGETHER TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC THAT CAN LIFT AND REFRESH THE SOUL. LINK UP: LINK UP IS A MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM CREATED BY CARNEGIE HALL'S WEILL MUSIC INSTITUTE THAT GIVES STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE MUSIC THROUGH A YEARLONG CURRICULUM OF CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES DURING WHICH THEY LEARN TO PLAY THE SOPRANO RECORDER. A CULMINATING CONCERT BRINGS THE STUDENTS INTO OVERTURE'S CAPITOL THEATER TO PERFORM WITH THE MSO! FALL YOUTH CONCERTS: AN ALL-AMERICAN PROGRAM OF LIVE MUSIC FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH REAL-TIME ILLUSTRATIONS FEATURING LOCAL ARTIST AND PROFESSIONAL ILLUSTRATOR T.L. LUKE. YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS: THE MSO'S SPRING YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERT IS OPEN TO AND DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. CONCERT PREP MATERIALS APPROPRIATE FOR EACH AGE GROUP WILL BE DESIGNED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TEACHERS ON THE MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S WEBSITE. UP CLOSE AND MUSICAL: UP CLOSE AND MUSICAL BRINGS THE POWER AND BEAUTY OF CLASSICAL MUSIC INTO THE CLASSROOMS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT DANE COUNTY. THE CURRICULUM IS GUIDED BY THE COMPREHENSIVE MUSICIANSHIP THROUGH PERFORMANCE MODEL AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR MUSIC, BRINGING THE HUNT QUARTET INTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOUR TIMES EACH YEAR. SCHOOL VISITS TAKE PLACE IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, MARCH, & APRIL. INDIVIDUAL QUARTET MEMBERS VISIT SEPARATE CLASSROOMS TO CONDUCT EXCITING AND INTERACTIVE LESSONS THAT SEND STUDENTS ON A HUNT FOR THE CONCEPTS OF MELODY, RHYTHM, EXPRESSION, AND FORM HEARTSTRINGS: THIS MUSIC THERAPY-INFORMED PROGRAM CONTINUES TO REACH BEYOND TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE SETTINGS TO BRING LIVE, INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS BY SOME OF THE MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S BEST PLAYERS INTO HEALTHCARE AND RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES. OUR SESSIONS HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, COGNITIVE, AND SOCIAL CHANGES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND LEVELS OF FUNCTIONING, REACHING NEARLY 3,200 INDIVIDUALS EACH SEASON.TUNE UP FOR THE CONCERTS PRE-CONCERT TALKS FOR ADULTS! PRELUDE DISCUSSIONS ENRICH THE CONCERT EXPERIENCE WITH INSIGHTS INTO THE MUSIC AND THE LIVES OF THE COMPOSERS. STEP INTO THE HUSHED AND INTIMATE ATMOSPHERE OF OVERTURE HALL WITH JUST A HANDFUL OF OTHER MUSIC LOVERS FOR A CONVERSATION WITH THE MAESTRO, GUEST CONDUCTOR, OR EVEN ON RARE OCCASIONS THE COMPOSER.

    Expenses $590,882 · Grants $205,175 · Revenue $35,004

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • ELLSWORTH BROWN

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL P RICHMAN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • DOUGLAS REUHL

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • JANE CABOT

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LYNN ALLEN-HOFFMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LYNN STATHAS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KAY SCHWICHTENBERG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JON PARKER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • DAVID LAUTH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN SIMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TAMERA STANLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSE MADERA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TODD STUART

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JASPER VACCARO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • OSCAR MIRELES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT DINNDORF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARGARET PYLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK HUTH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARTHA CASEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANNA TRULL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL ZORICH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICHARD MORGAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MONIQUE SCHER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARC FINK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMES DAHLBERG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $6,842,882
    Expenses
    $6,718,251
    Contributions
    $4,351,295
    Grants paid
    $205,175
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $6,038,169
    Expenses
    $6,223,003
    Contributions
    $3,883,925
    Grants paid
    $106,222
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $5,632,164
    Expenses
    $5,455,472
    Contributions
    $3,609,930
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,048,151
    Expenses
    $4,933,341
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,460,254

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,792,114
    Expenses
    $3,217,545
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,807,074

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,645,195
    Expenses
    $4,612,539
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,174,401

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,037,982
    Expenses
    $4,911,507
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,892,141

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,724,629
    Expenses
    $4,645,921
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,866,982

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.