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US nonprofit · EIN 746435533 · Austin, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 746435533) - 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 31 August 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 (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SOUNK), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Austin Symphony Orchestra Society Endowment Fund Trust's network

16 people5 organisationsi16 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (9) 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

16 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.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 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 16 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Ernest Butler ChairChairman2022
4 yrs
Araminta SellersBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Ben BentzinBoard Member2025
1 yr
Dalya SachsBoard Member2025
1 yr
Daniel B Powell IIIBoard Member2018
8 yrs
David DouglasBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Johannes BrinkmannBoard Member2025
1 yr
John McFarlaneBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Linda Van BavelBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Marcie JarrattBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Margaret DanforthBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Marvin BrittmanBoard Member2025
1 yr
Paul J Natho (also filed as Paul Natho)Board Member2018
8 yrs
Steve A WilsonBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Susanne TetzlaffBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Thomas M NevilleBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 16 →

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Anthony CorroaRetiring Exec Dirsince 2018
David PrattCEO/Executive Directorsince 2021
James D GreenInterim CEO/Executive Directorsince 2024
Justus ZimmermanCEO/Executive Director2025

Pay and hours

year to 31 August 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
Araminta SellersBoard Member0.25$0
Ben BentzinBoard Member0.25$0
Dalya SachsBoard Member0.25$0
Daniel B Powell IIIBoard Member0.25$0
David DouglasBoard Member0.25$0
Ernest ButlerChairman0.5$0
Johannes BrinkmannBoard Member0.25$0
John McFarlaneBoard Member0.25$0
Linda van BavelBoard Member0.25$0
Marcie JarrattBoard Member0.25$0
Margaret DanforthBoard Member0.25$0
Marvin BrittmanBoard Member0.25$0
Paul J NathoBoard Member0.25$0
Steve A WilsonBoard Member0.25$0
Susanne TetzlaffBoard Member0.25$0
Thomas M NevilleBoard Member0.25$0
James D GreenInterim CEO/Executive Director0.5$0$66k
Justus ZimmermanCEO/Executive Director0.5$0$32k

About

Legal name
Austin Symphony Orchestra Society Endowment Fund Trust
EIN
746435533
Address
1113 Red River St, Austin, TX, 78701-1912
State
Texas
Mission
Providing financial support to the austin symphony orchestra society, inc. (aso). (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A11 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
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1997
Principal officer
Dr Ernest C Butler (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2007
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
SOUNK (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDaniel B Powell III
≥8years on the filingsDavid Douglas
≥8years on the filingsLinda Van Bavel
≥8years on the filingsMargaret Danforth

Latest return

year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$22.4m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$22.4m
Contributions and grants received
$3.3m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$615k
Employees
0
Volunteers
12

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$1.1m$655k$395k

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
The Austin Symphony OrchestraTo provide financial support to the austin symphony orchestra society.$615k