Public Charity

PORTLAND MAINE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

PORTLAND MAINE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, of PORTLAND, ME, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.5M in revenue, $5.7M in expenses, $16.9M in total assets. 51 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 016006058 PORTLAND, ME Symphony Orchestras NTEE: A69 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.5M
Total Expenses$5.7M
Total Assets$16.9M
Grant Records51
Funding Total$1.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE PORTLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (PSO) SERVES OUR COMMUNITY BY ENRICHING LIVES THROUGH MUSIC. THE PSO STRIVES FOR THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVEL OF ARTISTIC QUALITY; INSPIRES CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH MUSIC EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGES LIFELONG MUSICAL LEARNING; DEVELOPS AND NURTURES COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL; AND PROMOTES A CULTURE OF MUTUAL RESPECT THAT BUILDS SHARED COMMITMENT AND COLLABORATION.

Where $100 goes at Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra

How Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$62 Programs the work itself
$29 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $62 for programs

$62
The Portland symphony orchestra, chartered in 1932, is maine's largest professional orchestra with an annual budget of 5.6 million for its 100th anniversary season
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

DIRECTOR April Tardiff
VP LEARN & C Breda White
DIRECTOR Brent West
EXECUTIVE DI Carolyn Nishon Thru 73125
BOARD PRESID Colleen Khoury
MUSIC DIRECT Eckart Preu

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$940,310 23 grants
Arts & Culture
$636,651 25 grants
Health & Medicine
$92,820 1 grant
Animal Welfare
$73,778 1 grant
Unspecified
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.5M $5.7M $16.9M
2024 $4.3M $4.5M $16.5M
2023 $4.3M $4.3M $15.6M
2022 $3.7M $4.1M $14.7M
2021 $4.2M $2.8M $16.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.2M to $5.5M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $16.9M.

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

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