Public Charity

Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation

Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation is a Public Charity headquartered in Boston, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.5M revenue, $3.3M expenses, $1.3M total assets. 48 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $12.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 042678312 Boston, MA Symphony Orchestras NTEE: A69 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$3.3M
Total Assets$1.3M
Grant Records48
Funding Total$12.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The BPO was formed in 1979 to provide opportunities for an evolving community of amateur student and professional players to perform together present challenging classical repertoire & enhance the publics awareness & understanding of this music. Through its recordings pre-concert lectures and affordable concert tickets the BPO seeks to reduce boundaries between audiences and the music itself.

Where $100 goes at Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation

How Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$40
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra BPO
49% of program spending
$39
Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra BPYO
49% of program spending
$2
Education & Community Engagement programs
2% of 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 Andrew Goodearl
Director Armenne Derderian
Director and Founder Benjamin Zander
Director Charles Dornbush
Managing Director Derek Beckvold
Chair Erik Ryan

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$12,067,143 26 grants
Arts & Culture
$211,800 18 grants
Education
$16,500 2 grants
Youth Development
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.5M $3.3M $1.3M
2024 $3.4M $3.9M $1.0M
2023 $4.0M $4.2M $1.5M
2022 $3.2M $3.2M $1.6M
2021 $1.9M $1.2M $1.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.9M to $3.5M (+83%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3M.

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

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