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US nonprofit · EIN 452718970 · Seattle, WAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 452718970) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).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. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SO), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Seattle Chamber Music Society Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$3m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$603k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$11.4m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$11.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
4.6 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Seattle Chamber Music Society Foundation's network

5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

5 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 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Craig ShumateDirector2024
2 yrs
John CramerBoard President2018
8 yrs
Karen CameronSecretary/Treasurer2019
7 yrs
Michael EdwardsDirector2024
2 yrs
Nikal ContiDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
John HollowayExecutive Directorsince 2022

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 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
Karen CameronSecretary2$0
John CramerBoard President1$0
Michael EdwardsDirector1$0
Nikal ContiDirector1$0
Craig ShumateTreasurer1$0

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

About

Legal name
Seattle Chamber Music Society Foundation
EIN
452718970
Address
601 Union St Ste 220, Seattle, WA, 98101-4077
State
Washington
Mission
Provide financial support to the Seattle Chamber Music Festival (dba Seattle Chamber Music Society). (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A196 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
2011
Principal officer
Karen Cameron (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2012
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
SO (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedConcert PresentationSeattle Chamber Music Festival

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJohn Cramer
≥7years on the filingsKaren Cameron
≥2years on the filingsCraig Shumate
≥2years on the filingsMichael Edwards

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$11.4m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$11.4m
Contributions and grants received
$2.8m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$550k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$1.6m$88k$1.5m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Seattle Chamber Music FestivalGeneral Support$550k