Public Charity

GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY SOCIETY

GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY SOCIETY, of GRAND RAPIDS, MI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $26.8M in revenue, $17.0M in expenses, $16.7M in total assets. 90 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 386005447 GRAND RAPIDS, MI Symphony Orchestras NTEE: A69 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$26.8M
Total Expenses$17.0M
Total Assets$16.7M
Grant Records90
Funding Total$3.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO SHARE GREAT MUSIC THAT MOVES THE HUMAN SOUL AND TO EXCEL AT PROVIDING DISTINCTIVE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON LIVE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT WEST MICHIGAN. THE ORGANIZATION FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY PRESENTING HIGH-QUALITY ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES, ADVANCING MUSICAL EDUCATION, ENGAGING AND DEVELOPING AUDIENCES, AND COLLABORATING WITH EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT WEST MICHIGAN.

Where $100 goes at Grand Rapids Symphony Society

How Grand Rapids Symphony Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

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

Inside the $81 for programs

$39
The Grand Rapids symphony is an integral and indispensable part of the west michigan community
48% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 200,000 people; 100 performances
$23
4,000,000 was transferred from the Grand Rapids Symphony Society to the Grand Rapids symphony foundation for investment to support future society operations
29% of program spending
$19
Gateway to music is the Grand Rapids symphony's collection of education and community programs that serve more than 75,000 people each year
23% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 50 students; 12 concerts
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
BRAVO AWARDS; DONATION TO SUPPORT GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY'S "GATEWAY TO MUSIC" PROGRAMMING; THE GRAND RAPIDS YOUTH SYMPHONY AND CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA
$12,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$163,550
2024
MULTIPLE GRANTS AWARDED
$100,908
$33,000
2024
CHARITABLE DONATION
$24,750

Showing up to 5 of 90 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alicia Cordoba
DIRECTOR Andy Keller
DIRECTOR Anne Blake-Dreher
DIRECTOR Barbara Hohman
DIRECTOR Bennett Morgan
DIRECTOR Bishop Marvin Sapp

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,073,184 58 grants
Arts & Culture
$385,605 25 grants
Youth Development
$19,200 2 grants
Education
$7,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$77,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $26.8M $17.0M $16.7M
2024 $9.9M $10.8M $4.4M
2023 $9.6M $10.9M $5.4M
2022 $10.1M $10.4M $6.7M
2021 $8.4M $8.0M $6.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $8.4M to $26.8M (+218%), with total assets most recently reported at $16.7M.

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

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