CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (EIN 36-2167823)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-05-07
IRS object ID: 202531279349302808
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-07T14:19:28-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 South Wacker Dr Suite 3300	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606063392	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362167823	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Chicago Symphony Orchestra	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CHIC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3122943333	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	220 S Michigan Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606042559	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Jeff Alexander	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3122943301	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Rebekuh Eley	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01247672	PTIN
Phone	3126343400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-05-05	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Jeff Alexander	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	220 S Michigan Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606042559	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$369,516,247	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.cso.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1890	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	See Schedule O - Supplemental Information.With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at its core, the mission of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is to enrich, inspire and transform lives through music, community engagement and education - locally, nationally and internationally.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	123	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	122	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1170	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	861	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	-$54,741	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$24,278,183	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$71,465,790	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$29,251,034	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$31,725,287	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$27,140,395	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$22,081,209	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$158,110	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$197,161	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$80,827,722	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$125,469,447	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$52,682,226	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$54,321,705	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$285,301	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$219,655	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$4,498,311	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$32,633,656	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$34,080,272	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$85,601,183	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$88,621,632	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$4,773,461	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$36,847,815	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$515,186,651	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$581,822,920	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$172,435,879	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$161,517,516	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$342,750,772	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$420,305,404	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at its core, the mission of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is to enrich, inspire and transform lives through music, community engagement and education - locally, nationally and internationally.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$55,075,741	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$26,682,587	RevenueAmt
Desc	Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concerts - During the 2023/24 Season, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performed over 130 live concerts. A highlight of the season was the appointment of the CSO's 11th music director in its 133-year history, Klaus Makela, who conducted concerts in April. Now Zell Music Director Designate, he begins his initial five-year tenure as Zell Music Director in September 2027. Music Director Emeritus for Life Riccardo Muti led three programs in Chicago, two performances at Carnegie Hall, and the Orchestra's 64th international and 35th European tour. He also conducted the world premiere of a CSO commission by Philip Glass. In her final season as Mead Composer-in-Residence, Jessie Montgomery completed her third CSO-orchestral commission, Procession, a percussion concerto. More than 60 guest soloists and conductors appeared with the Orchestra, including 14 who made their CSO debuts. In addition, four Orchestra members performed as concerto soloists: Robert Chen, Stefan Ragnar Hoskuldsson, William Welter and Cynthia Yeh. CSO Artist-in-Residence Hilary Hahn performed Brahm's Violin Concerto to conclude her three-year term. Other highlights include a collaboration with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, the world premiere of a CSO commission by American composer Lowell Liebermann, and performances with Japanese composer and conductor Joe Hisaishi. The Chicago Symphony Chorus performed works by Brahms, Holst, Handel, Mendelssohn and John Williams.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$4,278,166	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$3,838,753	RevenueAmt
Desc	Symphony Center Presents Concerts - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association offers concerts by acclaimed guest artists in the fields of jazz, classical, world and folk music as part of the Symphony Center Presents series. The 23/24 Season featured over 30 concerts, including recital debuts by pianists Bruce Liu and Lucas and Arthur Jussen; three visiting orchestras, the Staatskapelle Berlin, Bavarian Radio Orchestra and Mahler Chamber Orchestra; and the SCP Jazz series debut of Samara Joy. Christian McBride led a musical tribute to civic rights icons and the all-Black Gateways Festival Orchestra also made its debut. Other artists and ensembles featured on the series included Eliades Ochoa, Anoushka Shankar, "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, Herbie Hancock, Evgeny Kissin and Yo-Yo Ma.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,426,431	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$75,433	RevenueAmt
Desc	Civic Orchestra of Chicago - The Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the CSO's prestigious training program for young professional musicians, presented seven programs in Orchestra Hall and community venues, including South Shore Cultural Center, Nicholas Senn High School, Kenwood Academy High School and Fourth Presbyterian Church. In addition to gaining performance experience, Civic musicians participated in coaching sessions and workshops with Principal Conductor Ken-David Masur, CSO musicians and guest artists. Eleven Fellows participated in the Civic Fellowship program, which provides select Civic members with supplemental training in artistic planning, music education, social justice and project management. Civic Fellows collaborated with the Chicago Refugee Coalition in a new partnership this season.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (7 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$233,239	$0	$197,830	Retail Sales - Music-related merchandise is available for purchase at The Symphony Store and online.
$454,452	$0	$30,594	Media and Royalty - Radio Broadcast series, in-house recording label, audio recordings in compact disc and digital download formats.
$1,002,916	$0	$684,050	Rentals, Commissions, and Restaurant - Hall Rentals - Performance space provided to Chicagoland arts organizations.
$95,350	$0	$420,000	Rentals, Commissions, and Restaurant - Parking Lot provided for audiences' convenience to attend concerts.
$1,365,590	$0	-$517,585	Rentals, Commissions, and Restaurant - A dining club and concessions are provided for audiences attending concerts and catering is provided for certain internal events.
$2,285,687	$0	$316,218	Education Concerts and Activities - Across Chicago and around the world, the Negaunee Music Institute connects people to the extraordinary resources of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In the 2023/24 Season, the NMI presented 36 CSO for Kids concerts at Symphony Center, reaching 13,000 Chicago Public School students in 149 CPS schools. Training programs and performance opportunities for young musicians included the Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition, Chicago Youth in Music Festival, Percussion Scholarship Program, Young Composers Initiative and partnerships with local schools and the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative. The NMI continued to co-present Notes for Peace, a songwriting project that empowers parents who have lost children to gun violence to create original songs of tribute.
$109,104	$0	$195,237	Other Program Services - Program Book Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$5,546,338	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$1,326,344	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$67,326,676	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	214	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1170	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	123	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	122	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Stacie M Frank VP and CFO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3122943301	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	220 S Michigan Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606042559	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (140 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Jeff Alexander
President	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$898,151	$0	$55,318
Mary Louise Gorno
Chair	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Chester A Gougis
Vice Chair	0.20	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Steven Shebik
Vice Chair	1.10	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Helen Zell
Vice Chair	0.80	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Renee Metcalf
Treasurer	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
William Adams IV
Life Trustee	0.60	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mrs Robert A Beatty
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Arnold M Berlin
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Laurence O Booth
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William G Brown
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dean L Buntrock
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Bruce E Clinton
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Richard W Colburn
Life Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Richard H Cooper
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Anthony T Dean
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Debora de Hoyos
Life Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Charles Douglas
Life Trustee (until 9/8/23)	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John A Edwardson
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas J Eyerman
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James B Fadim
Life Trustee	0.40	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David W Fox Sr
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Cyrus F Freidheim Jr
Life Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mrs Robert W Galvin
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Paul C Gignilliat
Life Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joseph B Glossberg
Life Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Richard C Godfrey
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William A Goldstein
Life Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Howard L Gottlieb
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mary Winton Green
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dietrich Gross
Life Trustee (until 1/8/24)	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David P Hackett
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joan W Harris
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John H Hart
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas C Heagy
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jay L Henderson
Life Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William R Jentes
Life Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Paul R Judy
Life Trustee (until 2/24/24)	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Richard B Kapnick
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Donald G Kempf Jr
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mrs John C Kern
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert Kohl
Life Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Josef Lakonishok
Life Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Charles Ashby Lewis
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Eva F Lichtenberg
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John S Lillard
Life Trustee (until 1/30/24)	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John F Manley
Life Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ling Z Markovitz
Life Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
R Eden Martin
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Arthur C Martinez
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Judith W McCue
Life Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lester H McKeever
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David E McNeel
Life Trustee	0.40	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James J O'Connor
Life Trustee (until 7/31/23)	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William A Osborn
Life Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mrs Albert Pawlick
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jane DiRenzo Pigott
Life Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John M Pratt
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dr Irwin Press
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John W Rogers Jr
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jerry Rose
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Frank A Rossi
Life Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Earl J Rusnak Jr
Life Trustee (until 2/14/24)	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John R Schmidt
Life Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas C Sheffield Jr
Life Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert C Spoerri
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Carl W Stern
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William H Strong
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Louis C Sudler Jr
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Richard L Thomas
Life Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Richard P Toft
Life Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Penny Van Horn
Life Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Paul R Wiggin
Life Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John Aalbregtse
Trustee	0.80	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Peter J Barack
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
H Rigel Barber
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Randy Lamm Berlin
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Roderick Branch
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kay Bucksbaum
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert J Buford
Trustee	0.40	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Johannes Burlin
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Leslie Henner Burns
Trustee	0.80	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Debra A Cafaro
Trustee (until 3/14/24)	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marion A Cameron-Gray
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
George P Colis
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Keith S Crow
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Stephen V D'Amore
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Timothy A Duffy
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Brian W Duwe
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Charles Emmons Jr
Trustee	0.60	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Judith E Feldman
Trustee	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jennifer Goldstein
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Graham C Grady
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John Holmes
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lori Julian
Trustee	0.40	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Neil T Kawashima
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Geraldine Keefe
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Donna L Kendall
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas G Kilroy
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Randall S Kroszner
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Patty Lane
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Susan C Levy
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Vikram Luthar
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Britt M Miller
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sharon Mitchell
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Toni Marie Montgomery
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mary Pivirotto Murley
Trustee	0.40	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sylvia Neil
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Christopher O'Herlihy
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Santa J Ono
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gerald L Pauling II
Trustee	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Col Jennifer N Pritzker
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dr Don M Randel
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dr Mohan Rao
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Melissa M Root
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Burton X Rosenberg
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
E Scott Santi
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marlon R Smith
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Walter Snodell
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dr Eugene Stark
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Daniel E Sullivan Jr
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Scott C Swanson
Trustee	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Nasrin Thierer
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lisa Thomas
Trustee	0.60	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Terrence J Truax
Trustee (until 10/5/23)	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Frederick H Waddell
Trustee	0.40	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Paul S Watford
Trustee	0.40	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Craig R Williams
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert A Wislow
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ann Marie Wright
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gifford R Zimmerman
Trustee	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Stacie M Frank
VP, CFO, & Assistant Treasurer	40.00		Yes (X)	$315,880	$0	$28,809
Dale Hedding
VP for Development	40.00		Yes (X)	$320,202	$0	$23,576
Kristine Stassen
Secretary	40.00		Yes (X)	$79,303	$0	$22,383
Vanessa Moss
VP for Operations	40.00			$279,237	$0	$31,928	Yes (X)
Robert Chen
Concertmaster	40.00			$566,546	$0	$79,240		Yes (X)
Riccardo Muti
Music Director	40.00			$628,175	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Stephen Williamson
Principal Clarinet	40.00			$332,961	$0	$75,867		Yes (X)
Esteban Batallan Cons
Principal Trumpet	40.00			$355,107	$0	$51,963		Yes (X)
John Sharp
Principal Cello	40.00			$329,302	$0	$74,949		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$4,104,864	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$444,033	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	134	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
TravTours
71-703 Highway 111 Suite 2E	Rancho Mirage	CA	92270	Travel Services	$2,346,148
Riccardo Muti
220 S Michigan Avenue	Chicago	IL	606042559	Artist Performances	$1,931,174
Levy Restaurant
980 N Michigan Avenue	Chicago	IL	60611	Restaurant, Concessions Stand Services	$1,433,733
Allied Advertising Limited Partnership
55 Cambridge Parkway Suite 200	Boston	MA	02142	Marketing Print, Media Services	$1,313,644
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
444 W Laket Street Suite 4000	Chicago	IL	60606	Legal Services	$781,889

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	31	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$1,880,978	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$400,000	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$69,184,812	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$4,032,842	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$71,465,790	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Ticket Sales	711130	$23,004,033	$23,004,033
Performance/Streaming Fees	711130	$6,624,717	$6,624,717
Other Program Related Revenue	711130	$1,249,236	$1,249,236
Facility Rental Revenue	711130	$684,050	$684,050
Parking Lot Rental Revenue	711130	$420,000		$420,000

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$256,749	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$48,615	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$195,236	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$500,600	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$31,725,287	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,776,793	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$9,776,793	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$174,415	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$333,104	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$158,689	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$158,689	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$158,689	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$255,232,029	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$1,215	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$242,928,828	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$12,303,201	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$1,215	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,304,416	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$215,360	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$12,519,776	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$608,877	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$1,880,978	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$574,929	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$33,948	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$33,948	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$531,841	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$209,939	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$321,902	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$197,830	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$124,072	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$125,469,447	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$31,808,481	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$54,741	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$22,249,917	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,055,238	TotalAmt
Program Services	$325,131	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,376,355	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$353,752	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,951,958	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,391,901	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,504,447	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,055,610	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,620,392	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,440,133	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$113,816	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$66,443	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,031,285	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,474,401	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,028,280	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$528,604	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,662,832	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,144,900	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$344,456	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$173,476	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$403,745	TotalAmt
Program Services	$505,451	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$101,706	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$170,846	TotalAmt
Management And General	$170,846	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$219,655	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$219,655	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,066,923	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,066,923	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,975,553	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,863,468	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,097,458	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,627	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,799,684	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,331,730	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$241,374	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$226,580	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$845,654	TotalAmt
Program Services	$481,689	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$231,826	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$132,139	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$530,580	TotalAmt
Program Services	$302,221	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$145,452	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$82,907	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,912,755	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,351,601	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$262,996	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$298,158	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,042,270	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,911,697	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$87,696	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$42,877	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,929	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,740	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,595	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,594	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,642,868	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,642,868	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,799,675	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,486,489	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$313,186	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$365,074	TotalAmt
Management And General	$365,074	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Credit Card Fees	$944,327	$875,652	$8,330	$60,345
Music License Fees & In	$876,892	$721,625	$155,031	$236
Equipment Rentals	$277,951	$277,951
Catering	$207,182	$93,024	$21,431	$92,727

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,155,364	TotalAmt
Program Services	$319,872	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$716,911	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$118,581	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,621,632	TotalAmt
Program Services	$67,326,676	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,796,645	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,498,311	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,254,402	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,167,440	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,452,604	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,133,640	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,407,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,574,446	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$687,668	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,144,410	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,348	BOYAmt
EOY	$165,762	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,479,453	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,421,108	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$183,486,954	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$112,242,112	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,968,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$71,244,842	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$305,753,015	BOYAmt
EOY	$354,783,057	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,683,693	BOYAmt
EOY	$98,746,202	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$341,508	BOYAmt
EOY	$442,013	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$515,186,651	BOYAmt
EOY	$581,822,920	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,992,382	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,491,811	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,250,118	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,802,572	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$119,373,380	BOYAmt
EOY	$117,112,793	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,819,999	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,110,340	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$172,435,879	BOYAmt
EOY	$161,517,516	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$99,333,690	BOYAmt
EOY	$140,199,153	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$243,417,082	BOYAmt
EOY	$280,106,251	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$342,750,772	BOYAmt
EOY	$420,305,404	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$515,186,651	BOYAmt
EOY	$581,822,920	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$36,847,815	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$33,225,516	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$7,481,301	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$37,636,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$49,216,933	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$62,198,360	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$24,278,183	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$71,465,790	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$244,795,325	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$37,636,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$49,216,933	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$62,198,360	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$24,278,183	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$71,465,790	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$244,795,325	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$55,032,829	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$189,762,496	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,984,289	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,103,490	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,774,794	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,778,186	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,776,793	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,417,552	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$435,185	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$82,651	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$55,282	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$33,948	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$607,066	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$275,819,943	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$108,562,997	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.68800	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.73290	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$373,349,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$25,262,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$50,888,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$18,357,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$431,142,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$359,969,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,238,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$30,116,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$17,974,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$373,349,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$403,275,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$17,516,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$45,302,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$15,520,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$359,969,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$309,653,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$15,890,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$93,768,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$16,036,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$403,275,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$323,051,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,327,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$3,464,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$15,261,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$309,653,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.39900	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.47500	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.12600	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$25,475,169	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$25,475,169	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$126,705,055	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$88,964,506	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$37,740,549	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$206,106	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$133,255	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$72,851	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$15,707,530	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$14,218,346	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,489,184	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$15,393,094	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,926,005	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,467,089	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$71,244,842	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
Alternative investments - Absolute return	$33,099,403	F
Private equity	$44,667,102	F
Real assets	$12,319,491	F
Beneficial interest in trust	$8,660,206	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$98,746,202	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Pension benefits	$18,499,917
Other long-term liabilities	$1,185,218
Interest rate swap contracts	$4,425,205

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$24,110,340	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$165,298,091	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$33,225,516	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$783,408	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$5,769,887	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$39,778,811	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$125,519,280	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$1,066,923	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$1,116,756	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$49,833	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$125,469,447	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$87,743,459	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$783,408	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	-$594,658	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$188,750	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$87,554,709	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$1,066,923	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$1,066,923	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$88,621,632	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:	The Investment Committee, which oversees all the Corporation's investments, operates under investment and spending policies for endowment assets that attempt to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs, while seeking to maintain the purchasing power of the endowment assets. Under these policies, the endowment assets are invested in a manner that, over time, will meet the long-term objective of a 5 percent real return on assets. The Corporation's policy is to preserve the historical dollar value of permanently restricted contributions, and to use any of the investment returns as is prudent considering the Corporation's long- and short-term needs, resources, duration and preservation of donor-restricted endowment funds, donor restrictions, expected total return on its investments, price level trends, general economic conditions, and investment policies.
Part X, Line 2:	The Corporation follows the standard on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under this guidance, the Corporation may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. Examples of tax positions include the tax-exempt status of the Corporation, continued tax-exempt status of bonds payable, and various positions related to the potential sources of unrelated business taxable income. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. There were no unrecognized tax benefits identified or recorded as liabilities for the reporting periods presented in the financial statements. The Corporation files Form 990 in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and the state of Illinois.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Change in Pension Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations 5,769,887.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:	Rental Expenses (Part VIII, Line 6b) -333,104. Cost of Goods Sold (Part VIII, Line 10b) -209,939. Gain (Loss) on Sale of Other Assets (Part VIII, Line 7c(ii)) 1,215. Special Events Expense (Part VIII, Line 8b) -574,928.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Rental expenses (Part VIII, Line 6b) 333,104. Cost of goods sold (Part VIII, Line 10b) 209,939. Gain (loss) on sale of other assets (Part VIII, Line 7c(ii)) -1,215. Interest Rate Swap -1,711,414. Special Events Expense (Part VIII, Line 8b) 574,928.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Central America and the Caribbean	0	0	Alternative Investments (Hedged Equity, Absolute Return and Private Equity) in the Cayman Islands.	$42,564,310
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	0	0	Program Services	$3,078,806	European Tour - Chicago Symphony Orchestra performed 14 concerts in Brussels, Essen, Frankfurt, Vienna, Budapest, Torino, Milan, Rome, Luxembourg, Paris, and Cologne.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$45,643,116	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$45,643,116	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (1)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (1)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (1)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (1)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DCM Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	261 West 35th Street Suite 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	Telefundraising Campaigns	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$475,816	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$219,655	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$256,161	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$475,816	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$219,655	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$256,161	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Symphony Ball	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$1,052,555	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$889,192	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$163,363	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$7,537	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$176,113	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$11,925	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$124,618	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	Corporate Night	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$653,629	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$480,386	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$173,243	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$11,306	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$50,817	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$500	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$25,795	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	4	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$783,671	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$511,400	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$272,271	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$103,056	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$2,125	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$61,137	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$2,489,855	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$1,880,978	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$608,877	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$18,843	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$329,986	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$14,550	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$211,550	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$574,929	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$33,948	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Jeff Alexander
President	$786,602	$0	$100,500	$0	$11,049	$0	$35,000	$0	$20,318	$0	$953,469	$0	$0	$0
Robert Chen
Concertmaster	$566,270	$0	$0	$0	$276	$0	$28,485	$0	$50,755	$0	$645,786	$0	$0	$0
Riccardo Muti
Music Director	$628,175	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$628,175	$0	$0	$0
Stephen Williamson
Principal Clarinet	$332,685	$0	$0	$0	$276	$0	$25,996	$0	$49,871	$0	$408,828	$0	$0	$0
Esteban Batallan Cons
Principal Trumpet	$354,987	$0	$0	$0	$120	$0	$15,734	$0	$36,229	$0	$407,070	$0	$0	$0
John Sharp
Principal Cello	$327,778	$0	$0	$0	$1,524	$0	$37,985	$0	$36,964	$0	$404,251	$0	$0	$0
Stacie M Frank
VP, CFO, & Assistant Treasurer	$314,888	$0	$500	$0	$492	$0	$11,990	$0	$16,819	$0	$344,689	$0	$0	$0
Dale Hedding
VP for Development	$318,291	$0	$500	$0	$1,411	$0	$12,942	$0	$10,634	$0	$343,778	$0	$0	$0
Vanessa Moss
VP for Operations	$276,872	$0	$500	$0	$1,865	$0	$15,025	$0	$16,903	$0	$311,165	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1a	Charter travel is provided for all employees during certain foreign and domestic tours when deemed more economical.
Part I, Line 7	Annually, the Chair of the Board reviews and approves any bonus payment for the President. Other bonuses paid to listed employees in 2023 were approved by the Chair of the Board.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
Illinois Finance Authority-Part II-Col A
A	861091967	45200FGY9	2008-05-29	$83,015,000	See Part VI	0	0	0
Illinois Finance Authority-Part II-Col B
B	861091667	000000000	2018-06-01	$46,100,000	See Part VI	0	0	0

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmt	Refunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Credit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Refunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsInd	Refunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd	RetiredRetiredAmt
A	$83,015,000	$620,000	$81,364,393	$722,487	$308,120	1997	Yes (1)	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
B	$46,100,000					1997	Yes (1)	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	$11,500,000

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A	0	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	0	0	0	Yes (1)
B	0	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	0	0	0	Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	Yes (1)
B	Yes (1)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Date Rebate Computation Performed

Issuer Name: Illinois Finance Authority-Part II-Col A Date the Rebate Computation was Performed: 05/20/2013 Issuer Name: Illinois Finance Authority-Part II-Col B Date the Rebate Computation was Performed: 06/01/2018

Schedule K Supplental Information

Part I, Line A, Column (f): The Bonds were issued to (i) refinance a line of credit to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (the Symphony) from the Northern Trust Company (the Line of Credit) and pay or reimburse the Symphony for certain costs relating to the conversion of the interest rate mode (the Series 2002 Conversion) on the $80,650,000 original aggregate principal amount of the Illinois Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Series 2002 (the Series 2002 Bonds) and (ii) pay a portion of the interest on the Bonds and certain costs of issuance of the Bonds (including credit enhancement). The proceeds of the Line of Credit were used to finance a portion of the costs of (i) financing the mandatory purchase of the Series 2002 Bonds by the Symphony in connection with the Series 2002 Conversion, (ii) paying certain costs and expenses related to (a) the incurrence and maintenance of the Line of Credit, and (b) the Series 2002 Conversion, and (iii) paying accrued interest on the Line of Credit. The Series 2002 Bonds were issued on December 19, 2002 to refund all of the $77,900,000 original aggregate principal amount of the Illinois Development Finance Authority Variable/Fixed Rate Demand Revenue Bonds, Series 1996 (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Project) (the Series 1996 Bonds), (ii) pay a portion of interest on the Series 2002 Bonds, and (iii) pay a portion of costs of issuance (including bond insurance premium). The 1996 Bonds were issued on June 12, 1996 to (i) finance, refinance and reimburse the Symphony for certain costs relating to the renovation and expansion of Orchestra Hall and surrounding properties, (ii) pay a portion of interest on the Series 1996 Bonds, (iii) pay or reimburse the Symphony for a portion of the interest on the $50,000,000 Illinois Development Finance Authority Variable/Fixed Rate Demand Revenue Bonds, Series 1994 (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Project), and (iv) pay certain costs relating to letters of credit and costs of issuance. Schedule K, Supplemental Information: Part I, Line B, Column (f): The Bonds were issued to currently refund the $50,000,000 original aggregate principal amount Illinois Development Finance Authority Variable/Fixed Rate Demand Revenue Bonds, Series 1994 (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Project) (the Series 1994 Bonds). The Series 1994 Bonds were issued on June 23, 1994. The Series 1994 Bonds were issued to (i) finance or reimburse a portion of the costs of facilities of the Symphony ( the Prior Project), (ii) refinance a loan made from The Northern Trust Company to the Symphony for the purpose of paying the costs of a feasibility study relating to the Prior Project and funding an earnest money deposit relating to the acquisition of certain real estate on which a portion of the Prior Project is now located, (iii) refinance a loan made from The Northern Trust Company and The Sanwa Bank, Limited, acting through its Chicago branch, to the Symphony for the purpose of paying the costs of the acquisition of real estate (including buildings located thereon) on which a portion of the Prior Project is now located, (iv) finance the payment of a portion of the interest on the Series 1994 Bonds during the period of completion of the Prior Project, (v) pay certain costs relating to the issuance and maintenance of a credit facility during the period of completion of the Prior Project and (vi) pay certain costs relating to the issuance of the Series 1994 Bonds.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$5,439	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Fair Market Value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	78	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$3,874,937	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV - Stock gifts	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (5 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	Airfare Miles	1	$127,600	Fair Market Value
Yes (X)	Cough Drops	1	$18,409	Fair Market Value
Yes (X)	Food and Wine	1	$3,457	Fair Market Value
Yes (X)	Marimba Mallets	1	$2,000	Fair Market Value
Yes (X)	Audio Rental Equipment	1	$1,000	Fair Market Value

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Column (b):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Line 9: The number of contributions for the Securities - publicly traded is the number of stock gifts received, not the number of donors or shares contributed.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2	Business Relationship 1: Jay L. Henderson, E. Scott Santi Business Relationship 2: Terrence J. Truax, Melissa M. Root Business Relationship 3: Debora de Hoyos, Britt M. Miller, John R. Schmidt Business Relationship 4: Jay L. Henderson, Susan C. Levy Business Relationship 5: Debra A. Cafaro, Scott C. Swanson Business Relationship 6: Gerald L. Pauling II, Burton X. Rosenberg Business Relationship 7: Walter Carlson (spouse of Debora de Hoyos), Charles W. Douglas, R. Eden Martin
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	The members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (the "Corporation") are designated as Governing Members. Governing Members are elected from among persons who have demonstrated a significant interest in the CSO and who meet such additional criteria as the Board of Trustees may from time to time determine.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	Governing Members ratify the election of Governing Members and, at each Annual Meeting, the fully ratified Governing Members elect Regular and Life Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	The governing body receives a copy of the 990 without the inclusion of the Schedule A "Identification of Excess Contributions or the names and addresses of contributors listed in Part I of Schedule B, "Schedule of Contributors". The CSO's tax advisor, RSM, prepares the Form 990 using the audited financial statements and supporting schedules prepared by CSO staff. Staff and the tax advisor discuss and review the entire Form 990 and Form 990-T with members of the CSO Audit Committee, who review and accept it before it is filed as set forth in the Committee Authority and Responsibility section of the Audit Committee charter. The 2023 Form 990 and Form 990-T were reviewed and approved at the April 29, 2025 meeting of the Audit Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	The CSO maintains a Conflict of Interest Policy that applies to all trustees, the Executive Committees of certain auxiliary operations operating under the CSO's bylaws, senior management and other designated staff members, and non-trustee members of Trustee committees. The Policy requires each person to whom the policy applies to complete an annual disclosure questionnaire that discloses any business or financial interest, which might reasonably be expected to give rise to a possible conflict between the interest of the CSO and the interest of such person. To the extent that the required disclosure questionnaire cannot be obtained after multiple attempts, alternative procedures are completed by staff and the Audit Committee to reasonably conclude whether any conflicts exist. The Policy forbids such individuals from voting on or using their personal influence in connection with such business or financial issues. In the event the CSO does conduct business with a related party, the financial terms of those relationships are reported annually to the Audit Committee, whose members are independent per the terms of its charter. The CSO requires each non-union employee to conduct themselves in accordance with the code of Business Conduct and Ethics, approved by the Board of Trustees, and to sign an annual statement acknowledging their understanding of and compliance with the Code.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	The process for determining the compensation of the President included a meeting on June 27, 2024, of the Human Resources Committee, which was comprised of five independent trustees and two non-trustees. The Committee reviewed the compensation arrangements and peer benchmark data based on size of budget and scope of management responsibility. Published compensation surveys for non-profit organizations were also reviewed. Recommendations were made to the Committee and accepted, and the deliberations of the Committee were documented in the minutes of the meeting. The process for determining the compensation of other officers or key employees included a meeting on June 27, 2024, of the Human Resources Committee, which was comprised of five independent trustees and two non-trustees. The Committee reviewed the compensation arrangements and peer benchmark data based on size of budget and scope of management responsibility. Published compensation surveys for non-profit organizations were also reviewed. Recommendations were made to the Committee and accepted, and the deliberations of the Committee were documented in the minutes of the meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	Financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request pursuant to the guidelines of Section 6104(D).
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:	Interest rate swap fair value adjustments 1,711,414. Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations 5,769,887.