Public Charity

The Pasadena Symphony Association

The Pasadena Symphony Association, of Pasadena, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.3M in revenue, $7.1M in expenses, $8.1M in total assets. 54 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 956002375 Pasadena, CA Symphony Orchestras NTEE: A69 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.3M
Total Expenses$7.1M
Total Assets$8.1M
Grant Records54
Funding Total$1.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE PASADENA SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION (PSA) IS TO PROVIDE MUSICAL CONCERTS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY RANING FROM ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES TO WORLD-RENOWNED ARTISTS IN RECITAL, AND TO PROVIDE THE BROADEST ACCESS TO YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND THE PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND DIGITAL INNOVATION. IN THE BELIEF THAT MUSIC ENRICHES AND TRANSFORMS THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE COMMUNITY, THE PASADENA SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION SERVCES AS A CURATOR OF CLASSICAL, POPULAR AND NEW MUSIC WITH AN UNWAVERING PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE AND INCLUSION.

Where $100 goes at The Pasadena Symphony Association

How The Pasadena Symphony Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$40
Pasadena pops
51% of program spending
$28
Founded in 1928, the Pasadena symphony has been presenting major orchestral works for greater pasadeana area audiences for nearly a century
37% of program spending
$9
Since 1972, the Pasadena youth symphony orchestra (pyso) has continually offered robust musical training and personal development for young musicians throughout the san gabriel valley
12% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 700 students; 80 schools
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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

BOARD MEMBER Angel Chen
BOARD MEMBER Arlene Falk Withers
VP FINANCE Baird Marble
BOARD MEMBER Carl Cooper
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Christopher Andrew Brown
VICE PRESIDENT OF INVESTMENTS Craig Colbath

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$749,705 32 grants
Arts & Culture
$289,650 15 grants
Unspecified
$28,700 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.3M $7.1M $8.1M
2024 $5.1M $6.8M $10.1M
2023 $5.4M $5.8M $11.0M
2022 $5.9M $5.7M $10.8M
2021 $5.6M $3.9M $11.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $5.6M to $5.3M (-5%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.1M.

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

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