Public Charity

SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY FOUNDATION

SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in SAN DIEGO, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $6.8M revenue, $6.8M expenses, $122.2M total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $119K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 141858753 SAN DIEGO, CA Symphony Orchestras NTEE: A69 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.8M
Total Expenses$6.8M
Total Assets$122.2M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$119K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO HOLD, ADMINISTER, INVEST AND DISTRIBUTE ENDOWMENT FUNDS OR THE EARNINGS THEREFROM TO THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION ON A REGULAR AND TIMELY BASIS. TO SOLICIT ENDOWMENT FUNDS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION. TO ENCOURAGE ENDOWMENT GIFTS AND GRANTS IN ANY FORM FROM ANY PERSON OR PERSONS, THE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM WHICH SHALL SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION. TO HOLD ALL THE POWERS GRANTED TO A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THOSE POWERS IN NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS CODE SECTION 5140.

Where $100 goes at San Diego Symphony Foundation

How San Diego Symphony Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $92 for programs

$92
Support for operating expenses of the San Diego symphony orchestra association
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

VICE CHAIR David Snyder
DIRECTOR Eunice Bragias
DIRECTOR Hal Fuson
DIRECTOR Jeremy Pearl
DIRECTOR Mark Stuart
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT & CEO Martha A Gilmer

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$69,250 3 grants
General Support
$50,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.8M $6.8M $122.2M
2024 $6.4M $6.6M $115.8M
2023 $4.3M $6.5M $110.1M
2022 $1.9M $5.9M $107.2M
2021 $926K $5.8M $121.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $926K to $6.8M (+636%), with total assets most recently reported at $122.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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