Public Charity

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY is a Public Charity headquartered in IRVINE, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.9M revenue, $5.8M expenses, $4.6M total assets. 69 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 951805452 IRVINE, CA Symphony Orchestras NTEE: A69 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.9M
Total Expenses$5.8M
Total Assets$4.6M
Grant Records69
Funding Total$6.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF OC IS TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION FOR MUSIC BY PRESENTING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY WHILE ALSO PROVIDING DYNAMIC AND INNOVATIVE MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES.

Where $100 goes at Philharmonic Society of Orange County

How Philharmonic Society of Orange County divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$16 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$58
Concerts
77% of program spending
$17
Youth programs
23% 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

DEPUTY BOARD CHAIR Donna L Kendall
DIRECTOR Douglas H Smith
DIRECTOR Hung Fan
DIRECTOR Jean Felder
COO/VP OF COMMUNICATIONS Jean Hsu
DIRECTOR Jim Brophy

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$3,238,143 34 grants
General Support
$2,692,955 33 grants
Education
$128,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$52,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.9M $5.8M $4.6M
2024 $4.9M $4.9M $4.8M
2023 $5.2M $5.1M $4.8M
2022 $5.0M $3.6M $3.9M
2021 $2.6M $2.3M $2.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.6M to $5.9M (+130%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.6M.

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

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