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US nonprofit · EIN 136202532 · New York, NYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 136202532) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Classically Connected Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$41k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$126k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$671k
$89k liabilities
Net assets
$583k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
7.0y av
Staff
2
6 volunteers
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Dr Paolo Bodini
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Classically Connected Inc's network

8 peoplei8 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

8 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dr Paolo Bodini ChairTrustee and Chairman2020
6 yrs
Elaine ShengTrustee2019
7 yrs
Ellen ThompsonTreasure2020
6 yrs
Jiang TianTrustee2019
7 yrs
Karen NeusTrustee2020
6 yrs
Risa RosenbergTrustee and Secretary VP2019
7 yrs
Rosaline YINTrustee VP of Branding Design2019
7 yrs
YIN LongTrustee2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Dr Soyeon ParkVice President and Artistic Directorsince 2020
Robert O'BrienPresidentsince 2024

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Dr Paolo BodiniTrustee and Chairman4$0
Elaine ShengTrustee1$0
Jiang TianTrustee1$0
Karen NeusTrustee1$0
Risa RosenbergTrustee and Secretary VP4$0
Rosaline YinTrustee VP of Branding Design1$0
Yin LongTrustee1$0
Ellen ThompsonTreasure4$0
Dr Soyeon ParkSpecial Board Advisor and VP1$0
Robert O'brienPresident4$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Classically Connected Inc
EIN
136202532
Address
157 Columbus Avenue 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10023-6083
State
New York
Mission
Classically connected, inc. Cci, formerly known as si-yo music society foundation, inc., is a not-for-profit that aims to connect a global community with classical music by conserving, loaning, and promoting education about instruments. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A68Z 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
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1966
Principal officer
Ellen Thompson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 1974
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsElaine Sheng
≥7years on the filingsJiang Tian
≥7years on the filingsRisa Rosenberg
≥7years on the filingsRosaline YIN

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$671k
Total liabilities
$89k
Net assets or fund balances
$583k
Contributions and grants received
$41k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
2
Volunteers
6

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$199k$244kDeficit $45k

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.
Classically Connected, 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
16 May 1966
Registered agent
Si-Yo Music Society Foundation, Inc. (city and state not held)