Society for Strings Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$7.2m
$76k liabilities
Net assets
$7.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
4.9 years on average
Staff
82
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Society for Strings Inc's network
12 people3 organisationsi12 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Kerr | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Amy Schwartz-Moretti | Vice Preside | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ann Setzer | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Earl Carlyss | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gary Ginstling | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Glen Kwok | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Hans Jorgen Jensen | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Ehnes | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Julia Wong | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Marcie Solomon | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Maureen Thoman | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Pinchas Rosenberg | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Genevieve Twomey | Executive Di | since 2023 |
| Mark Hayman | Executive Di | since 2021 |
| Mary McGowan | Interim Dire | 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genevieve Twomey | Executive Di | 40 | $51k | $5k | |
| Ann Setzer | Secretary | 16 | $40k | ||
| Hans Jorgen Jensen | President | 16 | $37k | ||
| Earl Carlyss | Board Member | $0 | |||
| James Ehnes | Board Member | $0 | |||
| Gary Ginstling | Board Member | $0 | |||
| Alexander Kerr | Board Member | $0 | |||
| Glen Kwok | Board Member | $0 | |||
| Pinchas Rosenberg | Treasurer | $0 | |||
| Amy Schwartz-Moretti | Vice Preside | $0 | |||
| Marcie Solomon | Board Member | $0 | |||
| Maureen Thoman | Board Member | $0 | |||
| Julia Wong | Board Member | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Society for Strings Inc
- EIN
- 131686434
- Address
- 1424 County Route 10, Westport, NY, 12993-3203
- State
- New York
- Mission
- To encourage, promote and aid the artistic development of musicians on stringed instruments, specifically through a summer school devoted exclusively to instruction for stringed instruments; and to promote to the general public an appreciation of the playing of stringed instruments. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A6E0 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1951
- Principal officer
- Hans Jorgen Jensen (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1952
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsEarl Carlyss
≥8years on the filingsHans Jorgen Jensen
≥8years on the filingsJames Ehnes
≥6years on the filingsAnn Setzer
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $7.2m
- Total liabilities
- $76k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $7.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $468k
- Program service revenue
- $1.1m
- Employees
- 82
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9m | $1.9m | $83k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Society For Strings, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 8 August 1951
- Registered agent
- Not stated