Public Charity

Seattle Chamber Music Festival

Based in Seattle, WA, Seattle Chamber Music Festival operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $8.5M in revenue, $3.8M in expenses, $9.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 96 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.3M.

EIN: 911169836 Seattle, WA Music NTEE: A68 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.5M
Total Expenses$3.8M
Total Assets$9.9M
Grant Records96
Funding Total$4.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Seattle Chamber Music Festival fosters the appreciation of chamber music by presenting performances featuring world-class musicians in accessible and inviting formats, with an emphasis on developing a broad-based sustainable audience through education and community outreach.

Where $100 goes at Seattle Chamber Music Festival

How Seattle Chamber Music Festival divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$68 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$15 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $68 for programs

$29
Program Service 4:Seattle Chamber Music Society introduced year-round programming in 2022
42% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 129 participants
$22
The 2025 Summer Festival presented in-person and virtually, featuring 12 concerts, 12 pre-concert recitals, a jazz night and Tasting Notes, an interactive food and music celebration featuring celebrity…
32% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 12 concerts
$11
The 2025 Winter Festival offered six concerts in-person in the Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall which were also streamed online via livestream and available on-demand through the…
17% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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 Ann Gelfand
Director Ann Janes-Waller
Director Barbara Mack
Director Brad Tong
Treasurer Craig Shumate
Director Diana Carey

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,734,157 77 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,376,555 14 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$100,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$15,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$30,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $8.5M $3.8M $9.9M
2024 $3.0M $2.7M $5.0M
2023 $2.3M $2.3M $4.6M
2022 $2.1M $1.9M $3.2M
2021 $1.7M $1.7M $3.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $8.5M (+392%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.9M.

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

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