LOS Angeles Philharmonic Association
Donations deductibleRevenue
$244.6m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$221.6m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$657m
$66.4m liabilities
Net assets
$590.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
61
6.9 years on average
Staff
2,654
500 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Christian Stracke
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
LOS Angeles Philharmonic Association's network
40 people54 organisationsi40 people and 54 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (40). Violet dotted lines (58) 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
61 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 58 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 61 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Stracke Chair | Chair, Marketing | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Donald P De Brier Chair | Chair, Audit | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jay Stein Chair | Chair, Philanthropy | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jonathan Kagan Chair | Chair, Hollywood Bowl | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Thomas Beckmen Chair | Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alfred Fraijo JR | Director (As of 06/24) | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Alyce De Roulet Williamson | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andrea Chao-Kharma | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andy Park | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Antonia Hernandez | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Camilo Esteban Bechdach | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Carol Colburn Grigor | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Christian Chivaroli | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Darioush Khaledi | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David A Ford | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| David C Bohnett | Chair, Camp. & Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Meline | Chair, Camp. & Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Debra Wong Yang | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Diane B Paul | Vice-Chair, Exec | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Ronald D Sugar | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Francois Mobasser | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Gabrielle Starr | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Geoffrey Rich | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Gregory A Adams | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Hilary Garland | Director (As of 09/23) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Irwin Winkler | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jack Suzar | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jane B Eisner | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jason Subotky | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jay Rasulo | Vice-Chair, Exec | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Broder | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Miller Goff | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jenny Williams | Director (As of 06/24) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jon Vein | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jonathan Congdon | Director (As of 09/23) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Julie Andrews | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kawanna Brown | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Keith Terasaki | Director (As of 09/23) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Laura Rosenwald | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Leith O'Leary | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lenore S Greenberg | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Linda P Brittan | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lisa Field | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Louise D Edgerton | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Margaret Morgan | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marian Hall | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Matt McIntyre | Director (As of 07/24) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Megan Watanabe | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Nancy Abell | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| R Martin Chavez | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Regina Weingarten | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Reveta F Bowers | Chair, Pension & Vice Chair, Exec | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard Raffetto | Director (Thru 08/24) | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Richard Schirtzer | Director (As of 12/23) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Sandy Pressman | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sue Tsao | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Suzanne Hart | Director (Thru 07/24) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tamara Golihew | Director (As of 09/23) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Teena Hostovich | Director (Thru 09/24) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vikki Sung | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Winnie KHO | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alison Sowden | VP & CFO (From 10/23/17) | since 2018 |
| Alison Sowdenthru 620 | VP & CFO | 2020 |
| Andrew Bain | Staff Musician | since 2018 |
| Boris Allakhverdyan | Principal Musician | 2018 |
| Carrie Dennis | Principal Musician (Until 6/2/17) | 2018 |
| Chad Smith | Chief Operations Officer | since 2018 |
| Daniel Song | VP of Phil & Production | since 2018 |
| Dawn Maddox-Taylor | VP & CFO (During 7/2017) | 2018 |
| Denis Bouriakov | Staff Musician | 2023 |
| Elsje Kible-Vermass | VP Learning | since 2019 |
| Elsje Kibler-Vermaas | VP Learning | since 2023 |
| Emanuel Maxwell | Chief Talent & Equity Officer | since 2022 |
| Gail Samuel | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Gail Samuel as of 0120 | President of Hollywood Bowl; COO | 2020 |
| Gail Samuel Thru 421 | President of Hollywood Bowl; COO | 2021 |
| Genevieve Dunaway | Interim CFO (6/20 - 8/20) | 2020 |
| Glenn Baker | Interim VP & CFO (Until 11/8/17) | 2018 |
| Glenn Briffa | Interim CFO ( As of 07/22) | since 2022 |
| Gretchen Nielsen | VP of Edu. Initiative(Until 2/13/18) | 2018 |
| Gustavo Dudamel | Music & Artistic Director | since 2018 |
| Johanna Rees | VP, Presentations | since 2021 |
| Karen Sturges | CFO (Thru 07/2022) | since 2020 |
| Kathleen Kane | Chief Advancement Officer | since 2018 |
| Kathleen Kanethru 120 | Chief Advancement Officer | 2020 |
| Kevin R Wapner | Stagehand Head | since 2018 |
| Kim Noltemy | CEO (As of 07/24) | 2024 |
| Laura Connelly | VP of Presentations | since 2018 |
| Margie Kim Bermeo | Chief Philanthropy Officer | since 2020 |
| Martin Chalifour | Principal Concertmaster | since 2018 |
| Meghan Martineau | VP Artistic Planning | since 2019 |
| Meghan Umber | Chief Content Officer | since 2023 |
| Mona Patel | VP, HR and GEN.COUNSEL & secr. | since 2018 |
| Nathan Cole | Staff Musician | since 2019 |
| Nora Brady | VP of Marketing (As of 02/20) | since 2020 |
| Phil Koester | VP of Marketing | 2019 |
| Phil Koesterthru 220 | VP of Marketing | 2020 |
| Renae Williams Niles | Chief Content Officer(Thru 08/23) | since 2021 |
| Robert Demaine | Staff Musician | since 2021 |
| Sara Kim | VP of Philanthropy | since 2022 |
| Shana Mathur | Chief Marketing Officer(Until 3/3/18) | 2018 |
| Simon Woods | CEO | 2019 |
| Stephen Biagini | Librarian | 2022 |
| Summer Bjork | Chief of Staff (As of 4/21) | since 2021 |
| Susan Reardon | Director, Gift Planning | 2021 |
| Thomas Hooten | Staff Musician | since 2019 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Dudamel | Music & Artistic Director | 40 | $3.8m | $47k | |
| Daniel Song | COO | 40 | $708k | $55k | |
| Kim Noltemy | CEO (As of 7/24) | 40 | $624k | $9k | |
| Martin Chalifour | Principal Concertmaster | 40 | $573k | $45k | |
| Meghan Umber | Chief Programming Officer | 40 | $482k | $40k | |
| Margie Kim Bermeo Chief | Philanthropy Officer (Thru 12/24) | 40 | $469k | $28k | |
| Thomas Hooten | Staff Musician | 40 | $434k | $57k | |
| Mona Patel | Gen. Counsel, Secretary | 40 | $426k | $28k | |
| Glenn Briffa | CFO | 40 | $411k | $2k | |
| Andrew Bain | Staff Musician | 40 | $400k | $57k | |
| Nora Brady | Chief MKTG & Coms. Officer | 40 | $392k | $52k | |
| Emanuel Maxwell | Chief Talent & Equity Officer | 40 | $386k | $58k | |
| Summer Bjork Johnson | Chief Strategy Officer | 40 | $385k | $33k | |
| Robert Demaine | Staff Musician | 40 | $384k | $57k | |
| Nathan Cole | Staff Musician | 40 | $383k | $57k | |
| Johanna Rees | VP, Programming and Creative Partnerships | 40 | $330k | $26k | |
| Laura Connelly | VP, Capital Projects | 40 | $318k | $41k | |
| Elsje Kibler-Vermaas | VP Learning (Thru 03/25) | 40 | $265k | $41k | |
| Sara Kim | VP of Philanthropy | 40 | $257k | $23k | |
| Cynthia Fuentes VP Community | & Gov. Engagement (As of 02/25) | 40 | $210k | $31k | |
| Camille Delaney-McNeil | VP Learning (As of 03/25) | 40 | $180k | $52k | |
| Jason Subotky | Board Chair | 14 | $0 | ||
| David Meline | Chair, Finance and Comp. & Vice Chair | 14 | $0 | ||
| Reveta F Bowers | Chair, Pension & Vice Chair, Exec | 14 | $0 | ||
| Donald P de Brier | Audit and Pension Committee Chair | 14 | $0 | ||
| Jonathan Kagan | Chair, Hollywood Bowl | 14 | $0 | ||
| Jay Stein | Chair, Philanthropy | 14 | $0 | ||
| Christian Stracke | Chair, Marketing | 14 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Beckmen | Vice Chair | 14 | $0 | ||
| Jane B Eisner | Vice Chair | 14 | $0 | ||
| Diane B Paul | Vice-Chair, Exec | 14 | $0 | ||
| Jay Rasulo | Vice-Chair, Exec | 14 | $0 | ||
| David C Bohnett | Honorary Life Director | 14 | $0 | ||
| Dotty Ewing | Honorary Life Director | 14 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Abell | Director | 14 | $0 | ||
| Gregory A Adams | Director | 14 | $0 | ||
| Julie Andrews | Director | 14 | $0 | ||
| Camilo Esteban Bechdach | Director | 14 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Broder | Director | 14 | $0 | ||
| Linda P Brittan | Director | 14 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
- EIN
- 951696734
- Address
- 151 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012-3034
- State
- California
- Mission
- Under the leadership of music & artistic director gustavo dudamel, the la phil offers live performances, media initiatives, and learning programs that inspire and strengthen communities in los angeles and beyond.the los angeles philharmonic orchestra is the foundation of the la phil's offerings, which also include a multi-genre, multidisciplinary presenting program and such youth development... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A690 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
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1934
- Principal officer
- Kim Noltemy (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1935
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsChristian Stracke
≥8years on the filingsDonald P De Brier
≥8years on the filingsJay Stein
≥8years on the filingsJonathan Kagan
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
- $657m
- Total liabilities
- $66.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $590.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $68m
- Program service revenue
- $152.4m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $536k
- Employees
- 2,654
- Volunteers
- 500
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $216.7m | $210.3m | $6.4m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
2 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.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County Parks Foundation | General support | $511k |
| Queen Sofia Spanish Institute | General support | $25k |