Create opportunities for people in the greater Princeton area to experience excellent, innovative live music in many forms and venues, encouraging them to engage in the art form.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 65 volunteers and 204 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $105K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$315K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $115K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$4.8M
+63% vs prior year
Spent
$4.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$11.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.8M
FY2025▲ +63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$4.8M
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$4.3M
Net assets
$11.1M
FY2025▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$11.3M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$9.7M
FY2024$9.4M
FY2025$11.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1980.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $3.6M Management & general 11% · $496K Fundraising 6% · $239K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $315K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$177,979Pt VII · Sec A
Music Director
$137,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marc Uys’s $178K as Executive Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Marc Uys$177,979$198,093$186,405$128,647
Rossen Milanov$137,500$145,000$114,000$112,000
Suzanne D Wray—$112,958——

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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Programs and updates

Brings diverse, excellent live music to the Princeton area, encouraging community engagement with the art form.

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3 programs · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The princeton festival was once again presented under a large (11,000SQF) clearspan tent on the grounds of morven museum & garden. In total, 11 performances in the tent and 2 performances in trinity church across the road as well as accompanying educational lectures and ancillary events.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Performing Classical Masterworks

A full season of 7 pairs of concerts was presented at richardson auditorium. A total audience of 9,926 was reached. 11 chamber music concerts were presented to a total of 1,055 people. (see schedule o)

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Education

Activities included 60 classroom visits, a "listen-up" workshop, and 2 "schoolday" concerts. Pso's partnership with yocj continued, with in-person rehearsals with pso's assistant conductor. Pso musicians ran sectionals and masterclasses.

$337Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$115K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$4.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$496K
Fundraisingcol D$239K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$12.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$4.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$12.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$11.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5204
VolunteersI 665
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 10, 2025 $4.8M$4.3M$471K$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $2.9M$3.8M−$819K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$3.9M−$705K$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 19, 2022 $2.6M$3.4M−$867K$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $3.0M$1.6M$1.4M$11.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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