Mission
THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN MUSIC WRITTEN & RECORDED BEFORE 1800.
Public Charity
BOSTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL INC
BOSTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL INC is a Public Charity headquartered in CAMBRIDGE, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.9M revenue, $4.8M expenses, $2.1M total assets. 45 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.6M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 042704827
CAMBRIDGE, MA
Music
NTEE: A68
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.9M
Total Expenses$4.8M
Total Assets$2.1M
Grant Records45
Funding Total$2.6M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Boston Early Music Festival Inc
How Boston Early Music Festival Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$70
Programs
the work itself
$28
Management
running the organization
$2
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $70 for programs
$70
International early music series concerts and exhibition & recordings of concerts to promote public interest in music written and composed before 1800
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.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$196,375
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$106,500
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$18,800
CULTURE & ARTS
$15,500
ARTS AND CULTURE
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 45 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TREAS & DIRECTOR
Adrian C Touw
DIRECTOR
Anthony L Elitcher
CHAIR & DIRECTOR
Bernice K Chen
DIRECTOR
Bettina A Norton
DIRECTOR
Christoph Wolff
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
David Halstead
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.9M | $4.8M | $2.1M |
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $1.0M |
| 2023 | $5.2M | $5.1M | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.6M | $855K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.9M to $4.9M (+165%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.