New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 22-1559422)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$11.0M
FY2020	$693K
FY2022	$12.9M
FY2023	$14.0M
FY2024	$16.3M
FY2024	$19.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$12.4M
FY2020	$1.3M
FY2022	$13.7M
FY2023	$16.7M
FY2024	$16.8M
FY2024	$17.8M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$8.4M
FY2020	$7.8M
FY2022	$9.7M
FY2023	$7.0M
FY2024	$6.8M
FY2024	$6.8M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1944.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

79%

13%

Program services 79% · $14.1M Management & general 13% · $2.4M Fundraising 8% · $1.3M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

58 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Xian Zhang

Music Director

$258,069Pt VII · Sec A

Gabriel Van Aalst

President & CEO, Term 9/3/24

$255,347Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Wyrick

Concert Master

$179,388Pt VII · Sec A

Sidney Jackson

VP of Development

$175,676Pt VII · Sec A

James Houghton

CFO

$161,928Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin Orlando

VP of Operations

$121,472Pt VII · Sec A

Marshell J Kumahor

VP Education & Comm Engage

$118,951Pt VII · Sec A

David Moore

Controller

$113,983Pt VII · Sec A

Xian Zhang’s $258K as Music Director is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2020	FY2020
Gabriel Van Aalst	$255,347	$319,843	$308,416	$348,813	$236,312	$254,302
Xian Zhang	$258,069	$237,817	$244,506	$217,219	$241,187	—
Jonathan Gossett	—	—	$134,533	$184,604	$83,399	—
Eric Wyrick	$179,388	$169,813	$161,160	$123,685	$130,945	$151,666
Sidney Jackson	$175,676	$140,079	$96,195	—	—	—
James Houghton	$161,928	$156,491	$151,753	$147,381	$108,637	—
Susan S Stucker	—	—	—	—	$154,387	$152,361
Marshell J Kumahor	$118,951	$121,915	$121,157	$107,416	$102,892	$101,913

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Brings live music to New Jersey communities, connecting people through shared experiences.

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1 program · $14.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

The new jersey symphony is the largest performing arts organization in the state and is dedicated to providing world-class orchestral performances throughout new jersey, and now also well beyond its borders, through an exciting and expanding catalog of digital and multimedia content.

$14.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Merck Company FoundationFY2025$200K

Joan M & Russell C Jordan FoundationFY2025$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$201K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$19.7M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.0M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$52K

Money outPt IX

$17.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$14.1M

Managementcol C$2.4M

Fundraisingcol D$1.3M

Owns and owesPt X

$6.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$647K

Total assetsLn 16$9.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M

PeoplePt VI, VII

58

listed · VII A

PaidVII A17

Voting boardVI 1a46

IndependentVI 1b40

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.0M

Government grantsLn 1e$3.0M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$60K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$863K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$52K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$4K

Total revenueLn 12$19.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$647K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$647K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.7M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$669K

Other assetsLn 15$740K

Total assetsLn 16$9.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M

Net assetsLn 32$6.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5444

VolunteersI 640

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$79K	$647K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$3.1M	$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$252K	$669K
Total assetsLn 16	$9.3M	$9.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.5M	$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32	$6.8M	$6.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.5M	$1.3M	$113K	$134K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$6.7M	$5.5M	$572K	$612K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$604K	$563K	$6K	$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.2M	$1.1M	$11K	$71K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$912K	$768K	$65K	$79K
Legal feesLn 11b	$73		$73
Accounting feesLn 11c	$60K		$60K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$103K			$103K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2.2M	$1.5M	$594K	$91K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$972K	$857K	$3K	$112K
Office expensesLn 13	$475K	$370K	$83K	$23K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.1M	$711K	$376K
TravelLn 17	$653K	$595K	$25K	$33K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$85K	$15K	$62K	$8K
InsuranceLn 23	$126K		$126K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.1M	$760K	$282K	$42K
All other expensesLn 24e	$51K	$36K	$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$17.8M	$14.1M	$2.4M	$1.3M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024	$16.3M	$16.8M	−$472K	$6.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$14.0M	$16.7M	−$2.7M	$7.0M	990 PDF
FY2022	$12.9M	$13.7M	−$775K	$9.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	Not on file
FY2020	$11.0M	$12.4M	−$1.4M	$8.4M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $19,734,542 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,314,486$15,001,727

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,149,670$4,853,518

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $43,821$51,672

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$228,444−$172,375

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,279,533$19,734,542

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,971,729$10,958,983

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$103,382

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,779,747$6,778,025

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,751,476$17,840,390

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$471,943$1,894,152

Part VI · Governance 40 of 46 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body46

VI-1b Independent voting members40

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $19,734,542 across 11 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$863,143

VIII-1e Government grants$3,008,750

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,129,834

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$60,044

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,001,727

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,853,518$4,853,518

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $55,763$55,763

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$4,091−$4,091

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$195,095−$195,095

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $22,720$22,720

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,853,518 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$120,703$19,734,542

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,840,390 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,301,912 · Management $113,450 · Fundraising $133,655$1,549,017

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,488,711 · Management $571,997 · Fundraising $611,879$6,672,587

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $562,780 · Management $5,615 · Fundraising $35,311$603,706

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,138,852 · Management $11,363 · Fundraising $71,456$1,221,671

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $767,698 · Management $65,246 · Fundraising $79,058$912,002

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $73$73

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,907$59,907

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $103,382$103,382

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,500,816 · Management $593,524 · Fundraising $90,574$2,184,914

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $857,074 · Management $2,657 · Fundraising $111,929$971,660

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $369,862 · Management $82,526 · Fundraising $23,004$475,392

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $711,444 · Management $375,842$1,087,286

IX-17 TravelPrograms $594,817 · Management $24,886 · Fundraising $32,844$652,547

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,791 · Management $62,414 · Fundraising $8,098$85,303

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $125,705$125,705

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $759,942 · Management $281,702 · Fundraising $42,222$1,083,866

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $36,369 · Management $15,003$51,372

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,105,068 · Management $2,391,910 · Fundraising $1,343,412$17,840,390

Part X · Balance sheet $9,810,082 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,413$647,132

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,983,600$3,762,351

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $181,034$19,477

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $426,873$273,381

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $252,445$668,522

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,073,046$3,699,350

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $330,813$739,869

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,327,224$9,810,082

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $704,810$817,861

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,642,846$1,662,191

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $158,912$538,807

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,506,568$3,018,859

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$18,218,415−$20,078,941

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,039,071$26,870,164

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,820,656$6,791,223

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,327,224$9,810,082

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,791,223 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$19,734,542

XI-2 Total expenses$17,840,390

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,894,152

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,820,656

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$120,700

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,000,000

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$44,285

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,791,223

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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