Houston Symphony Society

EIN: 741157373 501(c)(3) Arts, Culture & Humanities

Houston, TX

Total Revenue
$45,248,050
Total Expenses
$40,571,725
Total Assets
$6,792,521
Net Assets
$-5,502,457
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1913
Legal Domicile
TX
Principal Officer
Gary Ginstling
Phone
7132244240
Tax Period
2024-06-01 to 2025-05-31

Houston Symphony Society, founded in 1913, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $45.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 17% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $40.6M left a modest 10% surplus.

Mission

The mission of the Houston Symphony is to inspire and engage a large and diverse audience in Greater Houston and beyond through exceptional orchestral performances, educational programs and community activities.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $28,693,746 Revenue: $14,334,640

Artistic Endeavors: Under Music Director Juraj Valcuha, the Houston Symphony continues its second century inspiring and engaging a large and diverse audience in Houston and beyond through exceptional...

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Artistic Endeavors: Under Music Director Juraj Valcuha, the Houston Symphony continues its second century inspiring and engaging a large and diverse audience in Houston and beyond through exceptional musical performances and creating enduring impact in the Houston community. Today, with an operating budget of $42 million, the full-time ensemble of professional musicians presents more than 150 concerts annually, making it the largest performing arts organization in Houston. Continued on Schedule O Artistic Endeavors (continued): After the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Symphony remains committed to livestreaming its 2025-26 Season to a broad audience in over 45 countries and all 50 states, one of few American orchestras dedicated to transmitting live performances to a sizeable audience outside its home city through this technology.Highlights of the 2024-2025 classical season began with Juraj Valcuha opening his third season as Music Director conducting the first of three mini-festivals of the season, entitled Bohemian Rhapsody, featuring Bohuslav Martinu's Czech Rhapsody, and Dvorak's iconic Symphony No. 9, From the New World. Other Valcuha highlights included the Vienna Calling and Fairytales mini-festivals, a concert performance of Bartok's Duke Bluebeard's Castle, and Mahler's Third Symphony. Memorable returning guest artists this season included conductors Christoph Eschenbach, Andres Orozco-Estrada, Matthias Pintscher, Jason Seber, and Michael Tilson Thomas; pianists Yefim Bronfman, Kirill Gerstein, and Daniil Trifonov; violinists James Ehnes, Hilary Hahn, Leila Josefowicz, Simone Lamsma, and Yoonshin Song; violist Joan DerHovsepian; cellists Brinton Averil Smith and Yo-Yo Ma; oboists Jonathan Fischer and Colin Gatwood; clarinetists Mark Nuccio and Christian Schubert; bassoonists Rian Craypo and Elise Wagner; trumpet Byron Stripling, horns Ian Mayton and William VerMeulen; mezzo-soprano Marina Prudenskaya; and vocalists Mandy Gonzalez, Capathia Jenkins, Isabel Marie Sanchez, and Ryan Shaw; and vocal ensembles Pink Martini and Rajaton.Making Houston Symphony subscription concert debuts in the 2024-25 Season were conductors Tabita Berglund, Jonathan Cohen, Domingo Hindoyan, Sir Donald Runnicles, and Dalia Stasevska; pianists Bruce Liu and Cedric Tiberghien; trumpet Pacho Flores; mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova; baritones Gabor Bretz and Svatopluk Sem; and vocalists Carmen Bradshaw, Dan Domenech, Lena Hall, Chloe Lowery, Leo Manzari, and Jessica Vosk.Steven Reineke launched his eighth season as the Houston Symphony's Principal POPS Conductor with special guest vocalists Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw, performing the greatest hits of Diana Ross and the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, and more in Ain't No Mountain High Enough: The Music of Motown. Triple threat Byron Stripling (conductor, trumpet, and vocals) led the orchestra, vocalist Carmen Bradford, and vocalist/tap dancer Leo Manzari in jazz hits from the era of The Cotton Club, in It Don't Mean a Thing: Swingin' Uptown Classics. Steven Reineke returned to lead the orchestra in traditional carols and holiday favorites in the great Houston holiday tradition: Very Merry POPS, with the Houston Symphony Chorus, and special guest, Broadway's Jessica Vosk. Pink Martini with China Forbes: 30th Anniversary Season rang in the new year, and Reineke returned with guest vocalist Lena Hall for a performance of great Bond themes from Sean Connery through Daniel Craig. Mandy Gonzalez joined Reineke and the orchestra in Showstoppers! Celebrating the Iconic Women of Broadway. Cirque de la Symphonie returned to Jones Hall for Cirque Rocks!, and Steven Reineke led the orchestra and special guest ensemble Rajaton in music from the storied career of the Brothers Gibb in Stayin' Alive: The Bee Gees & Beyond, before closing the POPS season with John Williams & Steven Spielberg: Movie Magic.

Program 2
Expenses: $4,795,160 Revenue: $110,245

Education and Community Engagement: The Houston Symphony is committed to increasing the quality of life in Houston by addressing priority community issues including education, healthcare, building...

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Education and Community Engagement: The Houston Symphony is committed to increasing the quality of life in Houston by addressing priority community issues including education, healthcare, building community between disparate populations, and improving the welfare of underserved populations. The Symphony accomplishes this by presenting an extraordinary range of music education and community engagement programs both inside Jones Hall and in community venues throughout the Greater Houston area. Continued on Schedule OEducation and Community Engagement (continued): Through nearly 1,000 events with Houston Symphony musicians and community-embedded musicians, the Society serves a wide range of Houstonians that reflects the diversity of the city in partnership with schools, community centers, hospitals, and other non-profits. Whether they are students, cancer patients, refugees, or homeless families, we put the people we serve first, asking how music can best meet their needs. Our goal is to remove economic and geographical barriers to music so that Houstonians from all walks of life can benefit from the art form. Traditionally, Houston Symphony Education and Community Engagement programs serve nearly 150,000 Houstonians of all ages and backgrounds each season, and these activities represented an investment of $5.0 million, or more than 13% of the annual organization budget, during the 2024-25 Season.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $30,835,960
Program Service Revenue $14,543,101
Investment Income $10,882
Other Revenue $-141,893
TOTAL REVENUE $45,248,050

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $26,189,634
Fundraising Expenses $4,532,958
Program Expenses $33,488,906
Other Expenses $14,331,725
TOTAL EXPENSES $40,571,725

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $45,248,050 $38,784,878 +0.2%
Expenses $40,571,725 $36,945,285 +0.1%
Net Income $4,676,325 $1,839,593 +1.5%
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Governance

Voting Members
109
Independent Members
109
Employees
678
Volunteers
675

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
18
$785,204
Total Directors
109
$0
Key Employees
2
$922,255
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Barbara Burger President 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Janet Clark Chair 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
John Rydman Immediate Past President 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Mike Stude Chairman Emeritus 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Paul Morico General Counsel 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Barbara McCelvey Secretary, Chair-Development 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Jonathan Ayre Chair, Finance 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Brad Corson Chair, Governance & Leadership 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Evan Glick Chair, Popular Programming 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Mary Lynn Marks Chair, Volunteers & Special Events 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Sippi Khurana Chair, Ed. & Communication 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Robert Orr Chair, Strategic Planning 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Carey Kirkpatrick Chair, Marketing & Communications 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Ed Schneider Chair, Community Patnerships 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Jesse Tutor Chair, Audit Committee 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Christopher Armstrong Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Gary Beauchamp Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
David J Beck Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
James M Bell Jr Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Nancy Shelton Bratic Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Terry Ann Brown Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Eric Brueggeman Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Lindsay Buchanan Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Bill Bullock Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ralph Burch Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mary Kathryn Campion Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
John Cassidy Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
John T Cater Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Robert Chanon Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Heaven Chee Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Michael H Clark Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Virginia Clark Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Aoife Cunningham Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Andrew Davis Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Denise Davis Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Manuel Delgado Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Allen Deutsch Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Tracy Dieterich Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Joan Duff Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Connie Dyer Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Kelli Cohen Fein Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jeffrey B Firestone Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Eugene Fong Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Aggie Foster Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Julia Anderson Frankel Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ronald G Franklin Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Carolyn Gaidos Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Lidiya Gold Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Claudio Gutierrez Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Lorri Harrington Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jeff Hiller Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Grace Ho Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Gary L Hollingsworth Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Brian James Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Dawn James Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Rick Jaramillo Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
David J M Key Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
I Ray Kirk Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
David Krieger Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Kenny Kurtzman Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Cindy Levit Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Matthew Loden Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Isabel Stude Lummis Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Cora Sue Mach Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Steven Mach Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Michael Mann Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Rodney Margolis Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Elissa Martin Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Nancy Martin Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jack Matzer Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jackie Wolens Mazow Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Aprill Nelson Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Leslie Nossaman Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Tim Ong Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Edward C Osterberg Jr Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Zeljko Pavlovic Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Chris Powers Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Gloria Pryzant Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Heidi Rockecharlie Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Miwa Sakashita Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Britney Sakowitz Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ted Sarosdy Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Andrew Schwaitzberg Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Helen P Shaffer Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Becky Shaw Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ryan Silverman Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Robert B Sloan Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jim R Smith Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Miles O Smith Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Quentin Smith Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Tad Smith Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Anthony Speier Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Justin Stenberg Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Tina Raham Stewart Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Nanako Tingleaf Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
William J Toomey II Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Betty Tutor Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Bobby Tudor Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Margaret Waisman Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Gretchen Watkins Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Frederic A Weber Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Robert Weiner Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Vicki West Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Margaret Alkek Williams Governing Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Steven J Williams Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
David J Wuthrich Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ellen A Yarrell Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Robert Yekovich Trustee 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
John Mangum Executive Director/CEO (thru 09/24) 40.00
Officer
$432,679 $39,824 $472,503
Gary Ginstling Executive Director/CEO (as of 02/25) 40.00
Officer
$0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Condic CFO, Interim CEO 40.00
Officer
$281,712 $30,989 $312,701
Victoria Dominguez Chief Operating Officer 40.00
Key Emp
$233,301 $20,275 $253,576
Juraj Valcuha Music Director 40.00
Key Emp
$658,856 $9,823 $668,679
Yoonshin Song Musician 40.00
Highest
$362,011 $8,377 $370,388
Mark Nuccio Musician 40.00
Highest
$232,752 $19,928 $252,680
Jonathan Fischer Musician 40.00
Highest
$213,929 $8,546 $222,475
Brinton Smith Musician 40.00
Highest
$209,004 $23,081 $232,085
Bill Vermeulen Musician 40.00
Highest
$207,605 $27,479 $235,084
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $45,248,050 $40,571,725 $6,792,521 $4,676,325
2024 $38,784,878 $36,945,285 $13,065,626 $1,839,593
2023 $33,373,525 $34,437,464 $7,742,932 $-1,063,939
2022 $35,994,603 $30,071,128 $6,917,238 $5,923,475
2021 $27,796,543 $22,029,733 $6,681,545 $5,766,810
2020 $30,832,679 $34,177,611 $7,424,701 $-3,344,932
2019 $30,468,362 $33,147,136 $8,399,635 $-2,678,774
2018 $29,175,865 $34,104,664 $10,401,080 $-4,928,799
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