Up 12.9% from $216,690,527 in fiscal 2024.
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Los Angeles, California - EIN 95-1696734 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025)
How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 30, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 30, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association reported $244,631,714 in revenue and $221,639,070 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $22,992,644 for the year. Program services took $186,867,981 of expenses, or 84.3%. The organization closed the year with $590,579,111 in net assets - about 32.0 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.
At a Glance - Fiscal 2025
All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.
Revenue minus expenses: $22,992,644 in fiscal 2025.
$186,867,981 of $221,639,070 went to program services.
Total assets $656,970,345 minus total liabilities $66,391,234.
Gustavo Dudamel, Music & Artistic Director, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 30, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.
Plus 500 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025
Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 30, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.
Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025
Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.13 - $8,560,812 in fundraising expenses divided by $67,996,857 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.14.
Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025
| Source | Fiscal 2025 |
|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $67,996,857 |
| Of Which Cash Contributions | $61,062,757 |
| Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash) | $6,934,100 |
| Fundraising Events | $5,908,710 |
| Government Grants | $3,820,661 |
| All Other Contributions | $58,267,486 |
| Program Service Revenue | $152,439,141 |
| Investment Income | $26,902,043 |
| Other Revenue | -$2,706,327 |
| Total Revenue (All Sources) | $244,631,714 |
Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025
Reserves and Runway
of reserves - $590,579,111 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $18,469,922 in fiscal 2025.
Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.
Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025
| Total Assets | $656,970,345 |
| Total Liabilities | $66,391,234 |
| Liabilities as Share of Assets | 10.1% |
| Net Assets | $590,579,111 |
Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025
Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 30, 2026.
| Name and Title, as Reported | Total Pay - Fiscal 2025 | Share of Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Dudamel - Music & Artistic Director | $3,822,228 | 1.72% |
| Daniel Song - COO | $763,353 | 0.34% |
| Kim Noltemy - CEO (As Of 7/24) | $632,901 | 0.29% |
| Martin Chalifour - Principal Concertmaster | $618,173 | 0.28% |
| Meghan Umber - Chief Programming Officer | $522,194 | 0.24% |
| Margie Kim Bermeo Chief - Philanthropy Officer (Thru 12/24) | $496,915 | 0.22% |
| Thomas Hooten - Staff Musician | $490,877 | 0.22% |
| Andrew Bain - Staff Musician | $457,100 | 0.21% |
| Mona Patel - Gen. Counsel, Secretary | $453,902 | 0.20% |
| Nora Brady - Chief Mktg & Coms. Officer | $443,792 | 0.20% |
| Emanuel Maxwell - Chief Talent & Equity Officer | $443,457 | 0.20% |
| Robert Demaine - Staff Musician | $441,112 | 0.20% |
| Nathan Cole - Staff Musician | $440,552 | 0.20% |
| Summer Bjork Johnson - Chief Strategy Officer | $418,411 | 0.19% |
| Glenn Briffa - CFO | $412,803 | 0.19% |
| Laura Connelly - VP, Capital Projects | $358,940 | 0.16% |
| Johanna Rees - VP, Programming And Creative Partnerships | $356,049 | 0.16% |
| Elsje Kibler-Vermaas - VP Learning (Thru 03/25) | $305,801 | 0.14% |
| Sara Kim - VP Of Philanthropy | $279,269 | 0.13% |
| Cynthia Fuentes VP Community - & Gov. Engagement (As Of 02/25) | $240,689 | 0.11% |
| Camille Delaney-Mcneil - VP Learning (As Of 03/25) | $232,119 | 0.10% |
The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.
Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025
Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Jul 30, 2026.
Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990
62 voting members, 62 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
| Name, as Reported | Role, as Reported |
|---|---|
| Gustavo Dudamel | Music & Artistic Director |
| Daniel Song | COO |
| Kim Noltemy | CEO (As Of 7/24) |
| Martin Chalifour | Principal Concertmaster |
| Meghan Umber | Chief Programming Officer |
| Margie Kim Bermeo Chief | Philanthropy Officer (Thru 12/24) |
| Thomas Hooten | Staff Musician |
| Andrew Bain | Staff Musician |
| Mona Patel | Gen. Counsel, Secretary |
| Nora Brady | Chief Mktg & Coms. Officer |
| Emanuel Maxwell | Chief Talent & Equity Officer |
| Robert Demaine | Staff Musician |
| Nathan Cole | Staff Musician |
| Summer Bjork Johnson | Chief Strategy Officer |
| Glenn Briffa | CFO |
| Laura Connelly | VP, Capital Projects |
| Johanna Rees | VP, Programming And Creative Partnerships |
| Elsje Kibler-Vermaas | VP Learning (Thru 03/25) |
| Sara Kim | VP Of Philanthropy |
| Cynthia Fuentes VP Community | & Gov. Engagement (As Of 02/25) |
| Camille Delaney-Mcneil | VP Learning (As Of 03/25) |
| Jason Subotky | Board Chair |
| David Meline | Chair, Finance And Comp. & Vice Chair |
| Reveta F Bowers | Chair, Pension & Vice Chair, Exec |
| Donald P De Brier | Audit And Pension Committee Chair |
| Jonathan Kagan | Chair, Hollywood Bowl |
| Jay Stein | Chair, Philanthropy |
| Christian Stracke | Chair, Marketing |
| Thomas Beckmen | Vice Chair |
| Jane B Eisner | Vice Chair |
| Diane B Paul | Vice-Chair, Exec |
| Jay Rasulo | Vice-Chair, Exec |
| David C Bohnett | Honorary Life Director |
| Dotty Ewing | Honorary Life Director |
| Nancy Abell | Director |
| Gregory A Adams | Director |
| Julie Andrews | Director |
| Camilo Esteban Bechdach | Director |
| Jennifer Broder | Director |
| Linda P Brittan | Director |
| Kawanna Brown | Director |
| Andrea Chao-Kharma | Director |
| R Martin Chavez | Director |
| Christian Chivaroli | Director |
| Jonathan Congdon | Director |
| Louise D Edgerton | Director |
| Lisa Field | Director |
| David A Ford | Director |
| Alfred Fraijo Jr | Director |
| Hilary Garland | Director |
| Jennifer Miller Goff | Director |
| Tamara Golihew | Director |
| Lori Greene Gordon | Director |
| David Greenbaum | Director |
| Lenore S Greenberg | Director |
| Carol Colburn Grigor | Director |
| Marian Hall | Director |
| Antonia Hernandez | Director |
| Darioush Khaledi | Director |
| Winnie Kho | Director |
| Joey Lee | Director |
| Daniel Lewis | Director |
| Matt McIntyre | Director (Thru 06/25) |
| Francois Mobasser | Director |
| Margaret Morgan | Director |
| Leith O'Leary | Director |
| Andy Park | Director |
| Sandy Pressman | Director |
| Geoffrey Rich | Director |
| Laura Rosenwald | Director |
| Michael Saei | Director |
| Richard Schirtzer | Director |
| John Sinnema | Director |
| Gabrielle Starr | Director |
| Dr Ronald D Sugar | Director |
| Vikki Sung | Director |
| Jack Suzar | Director |
| Keith Terasaki | Director (Thru 12/24) |
| Sue Tsao | Director |
| Jon Vein | Director (Thru 09/25) |
| Megan Watanabe | Director |
| Regina Weingarten | Director |
| Jenny Williams | Director |
| Alyce De Roulet Williamson | Director |
| Irwin Winkler | Director |
| Debra Wong Yang | Director |
Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025
Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.
Grants - Fiscal 2025
Grants Made - Fiscal 2025
This organization reported $536,167 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.
| Recipient, as Reported | Amount |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles County Parks Foundation GENERAL SUPPORT | $510,810 |
| Queen Sofia Spanish Institute GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 |
Trend - Revenue
Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing) | $216,690,527 | - |
| Fiscal 2025 | $244,631,714 | +12.9% |
This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
Filings on Record
| Tax Period | Form | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025 | Form 990 | In Force - Filed Jul 30, 2026 | Original Filing at the IRS |
If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.