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Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Symphony Orchestras (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$471k (2024)

Expenses
$525k (2024)

Total Assets
$756k (2024)

Total Liabilities
$137k (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2014 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$470,902
Expenses
$524,522
Net Income
-$53,620
Net Assets
$619,450
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $187,348
39.8%
Program Services $256,902
54.6%
Investment Income $11,293
2.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $11
0.0%
Other Revenue $15,348
3.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $239,474
45.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $756,368
Total Liabilities $136,918
Net Assets $619,450
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Allyson Spence (Co President) $0 $0 $0
Dafna Zur (Co President) $0 $0 $0
Jen Gloss (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Maggie Tan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kaofu Lai (Finance Committee) $0 $0 $0
Amy Kuan (Finance Committee) $0 $0 $0
Merav Arditi (Outreach Committee) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Laane (Fundraising Committee) $0 $0 $0
Carol Yang (Outreach Committee) $0 $0 $0
Petya Hristova (Fundraising Committee) $0 $0 $0
Selina Mak (Outreach Committee) $0 $0 $0
Sharon Ng (Outreach Committee) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Schwarz (Outreach Committee) $0 $0 $0
Vanja Douglas (Fundraising Committee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$378,046
Expenses
$470,727
Net Income
-$92,681
Net Assets
$630,063
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $117,640
31.1%
Program Services $251,618
66.6%
Investment Income $8,788
2.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $220,919
46.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $898,602
Total Liabilities $268,539
Net Assets $630,063
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Bernie Meyler (Co President) $0 $0 $0
Amy Kuan (Co President) $0 $0 $0
Jen Gloss (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Maggie Tan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Junco Minami (Tour) $0 $0 $0
Selina Makau (Outreach Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Vanja Douglas (Grant Writing) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Laane (Fundraising) $0 $0 $0
Allyson Spence (Grants) $0 $0 $0
Petya Hristova (Fundraising) $0 $0 $0
Kaofu Lai (Liaison) $0 $0 $0
Shoba Subramanian (Liaison) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Schwarz (Alumni Outreach) $0 $0 $0
Michael Flexer (Alumni Relations) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$470,110
Expenses
$519,169
Net Income
-$49,059
Net Assets
$662,281
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $178,338
37.9%
Program Services $282,350
60.1%
Investment Income $9,422
2.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $190,030
36.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $831,571
Total Liabilities $169,290
Net Assets $662,281
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Amy Kuan (Co President) $0 $0 $0
Bernie Meyler (Co President) $0 $0 $0
Jim Zehnder (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Cynthia Hao (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jen Glos (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Swartz (Alumni Outreach) $0 $0 $0
Michael Flexer (Activist) $0 $0 $0
Cary Chin (Ensemble Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Petya Hristova (Fundraising) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Laane (Fundraising) $0 $0 $0
Anu Arsalo (Grants Chair) $0 $0 $0
Allyson Spence (Nominations & Social Event) $0 $0 $0
Junco Minami (Publicity & Outreach) $0 $0 $0
Vivian Kwon (Tour) $0 $0 $0
Junco Minami (Tour) $0 $0 $0
Narayani Naganathan (Tour) $0 $0 $0
Mariko Yang (Tour) $0 $0 $0
Selina Mak (Volunteer Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Simon (Member At Large) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$523,281
Expenses
$391,279
Net Income
$132,002
Net Assets
$796,992
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $273,375
52.2%
Program Services $247,751
47.3%
Investment Income $15,365
2.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$34,707
Sales of Assets $6,803
1.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $14,694
2.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $190,128
48.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,036,177
Total Liabilities $239,185
Net Assets $796,992
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michelle Baldonado (President) $0 $0 $0
Jim Zehnder (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Cynthia Hao (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Amy Kuan (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Swartz (Alumni Outreach) $0 $0 $0
Cary Chin (Ensembles Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Jen Glos (Fundraising) $0 $0 $0
Petya Hristova (Fundraising) $0 $0 $0
Junco Minami (Fundraising) $0 $0 $0
Anu Arsalo (Grants Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bernadette Meyler (Nominations & Social Events) $0 $0 $0
Michael Flexer (Paco Activist) $0 $0 $0
John Liu (Publicity & Marketing) $0 $0 $0
Narayani Naganathan (Tour) $0 $0 $0
Mariko Yang (Tour) $0 $0 $0
Selina Mak Au (Volunteer Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Bill Harris (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Simon (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$339,943
Expenses
$364,375
Net Income
-$24,432
Net Assets
$597,604
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $140,918
41.5%
Program Services $180,328
53.0%
Investment Income $18,697
5.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $155,620
42.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $800,907
Total Liabilities $203,303
Net Assets $597,604
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Benjamin Simon (Musical Director) $88,352 $0 $0
Will Betts (Admin Manager) $66,100 $0 $0
Michelle Baldonado (President) $0 $0 $0
Jim Zehnder (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Bill Harris (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Amy Kuan (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Swartz (Alumni Outreach) $0 $0 $0
Mariko Yang (Fundraising) $0 $0 $0
Narayani Naganathan (Fundraising) $0 $0 $0
Ron Ho (Fundraising) $0 $0 $0
Anu Arsalo (Grants Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cary Chin (Ensembles Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Jen Glos (Nominating Chair) $0 $0 $0
Michael Flexer (Paco Activist) $0 $0 $0
Junco Minami (Publicity And Outreach Chair) $0 $0 $0
Selina Mak Au (Volunteer Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Simon (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Monica Harte (Admin Manager) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$533,235
Expenses
$425,740
Net Income
$107,495
Net Assets
$615,585
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $205,247
38.5%
Program Services $309,461
58.0%
Investment Income $18,527
3.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $153,200
36.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $822,493
Total Liabilities $206,908
Net Assets $615,585
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Benjamin Simon (Musical Director) $90,600 $0 $0
Will Betts (Admin Manager) $39,433 $0 $0
Monica Harte (Admin Manager) $32,750 $0 $0
Deborah Simon Lurie (President) $0 $0 $0
Randy Broweleit (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Bill Harris (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Grace Kam (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mariko Yang (Fundraising Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Narayani Naganathan (Fundraising Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Anu Arsalo (Grants Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Junco Minami (Publicity Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jiwon Kim (Volunteer Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Cary Chin (Ensembles Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Christa Enns (Community At Large) $0 $0 $0
Marina Bosi (Community At Large) $0 $0 $0
Michel Flexer (Community At Large) $0 $0 $0
Cynthia Hao (Future Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$724,223
Expenses
$760,148
Net Income
-$35,925
Net Assets
$518,413
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $148,899
20.6%
Program Services $557,473
77.0%
Investment Income $17,851
2.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $170,150
22.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $670,263
Total Liabilities $151,850
Net Assets $518,413
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Benjamin Simon (Musical Director) $82,766 $0 $0
Monica Harte (Admin Manager) $49,513 $0 $0
Nate Simon (Admin Manager) $25,200 $0 $0
Deborah Simon Lurie (President) $0 $0 $0
Randy Broweleit (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Bill Harris (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Grace Kam (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mariko Yang (Fundraising Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Narayani Naganathan (Fundraising Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Anu Arsalo (Grants Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Junco Minami (Publicity Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jiwon Kim (Volunteer Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Cary Chin (Ensembles Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Christa Enns (Community At Large) $0 $0 $0
Marina Bosi (Community At Large) $0 $0 $0
Michel Flexer (Community At Large) $0 $0 $0
Will Betts (Admin Manager) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$543,807
Expenses
$403,428
Net Income
$140,379
Net Assets
$548,476
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $203,077
37.3%
Program Services $280,021
51.5%
Investment Income $15,781
2.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $44,928
8.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $70,013
17.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $80,000
19.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $765,217
Total Liabilities $216,741
Net Assets $548,476
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nate Simon (Admin Manager) $51,300 $0 $0
Deborah Simon Lurie (President) $0 $0 $0
Randy Broweleit (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Bill Harris (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Grace Kam (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mariko Yang (Fundraising Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Narayani Naganathan (Fundraising Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Anu Arsalo (Grants Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Junco Minami (Publicity Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jiwon Kim (Volunteer Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Cary Chin (Ensembles Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Christa Enns (Community At Large) $0 $0 $0
Marina Bosi (Community At Large) $0 $0 $0
Michel Flexer (Community At Large) $0 $0 $0
Monica Harte (Admin Manager) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$491,735
Expenses
$478,847
Net Income
$12,888
Net Assets
$408,015
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $118,334
24.1%
Program Services $362,425
73.7%
Investment Income $14,838
3.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$5,340
Sales of Assets $1,478
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $48,400
10.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $108,167
22.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $423,015
Total Liabilities $15,000
Net Assets $408,015
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nate Simon (Admin Manager) $48,400 $0 $2,100
Bill Harris (President) $0 $0 $0
Randy Broweleit (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Steve Hoffmann (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jean Mou (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Grace Kam (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Alex Chang (Nominations) $0 $0 $0
Hyeran Park (Fundraising Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Narayani Naganathan (Fundraising Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Simon Lurie (Grants Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Karen Cannon (Grants Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Qing Dai (Publicity Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jiwon Kim (Volunteer Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Minnie Ho (Ensembles Coordinator) $0 $0 $0
Jenny Kuan (Mi S Liaison) $0 $0 $0
Mariko Yang (Board Support) $0 $0 $0
Vivien D Andrea (Community At Large) $0 $0 $0
Marina Bosi (Community At Large) $0 $0 $0
Michel Flexer (Community At Large) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$277,800
Expenses
$459,600
Net Income
-$181,800
Net Assets
$383,357
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $129,512
46.6%
Program Services $244,073
87.9%
Investment Income $13,448
4.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$109,233
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $56,638
12.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $111,362
24.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $450,570
Total Liabilities $67,213
Net Assets $383,357
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nate Simon (Administrative Manager) $55,000 $0 $0
Cary Chin (Director) $1,638 $0 $0
Bill Harris (President) $0 $0 $0
Steve Hoffmann (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Grace Kam (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Natalya Boonmark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Yang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hyeran Park (Director) $0 $0 $0
Narayani Naganathan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Minnie Ho (Director) $0 $0 $0
Qing Dai (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jiwon Kim (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vinod Nair (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tony Tseung (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marina Bossi (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vivien Dandrea (Director) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Zhang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jenny Kuan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Flexer (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$314,440
Expenses
$345,412
Net Income
-$30,972
Net Assets
$478,228
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $79,438
25.3%
Program Services $216,194
68.8%
Investment Income $18,808
6.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $48,259
14.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $110,824
32.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $590,988
Total Liabilities $112,760
Net Assets $478,228

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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