THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC

EIN 23-7010825 · Performing Arts (A60)

What they do

THE ORCHESTRA PURSUES ITS MISSION, "TO ENRICH and CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH INTIMATE and TRANSFORMATIVE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES WHICH EXEMPLIFY and FOSTER ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, EDUCATION and INNOVATION," THROUGH THE BLEND of TRADITIONAL MASTERWORKS WITH THE MUSIC of OUR OWN TIME, AS WELL AS INTERACTIVE SIGNATURE SERIES THAT INVITE LISTENERS to EXPLORE THE GENESIS of ORCHESTRAL MUSIC and MUSICS RELATIONSHIP to OTHER HUMAN ENDEAVORS. FROM ITS INAUGURAL PERFORMANCES IN 1969 LED BY SIR NEVILLE MARRINER, LACO HAS BECOME KNOWN AS A FIRST-RATE INTERPRETER of BAROQUE and CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE and A CHAMPION of CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS. PROCLAIMED "AMERICAS FINEST CHAMBER ORCHESTRA" BY PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL, LACO REMAINS AMONG THE WORLDS TOP MUSICAL ENSEMBLES. THE ORCHESTRA HAS MADE 32 RECORDINGS and GARNERED EIGHT ASCAP AWARDS for ADVENTUROUS PROGRAMMING.

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Of every $100 spent, about $63.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders22 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

58.84%of revenue went to mission work63.7% of expenses · Program services

9.57%of revenue went to fundraising10.4% of expenses

$92.39spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

23.98%of revenue went to management and office costs26.0% of expenses

$1.40in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

79.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$6,060,914

Mission workProgram services$3,566,02158.84% of revenue63.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,453,47823.98% of revenue26.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$580,2939.57% of revenue10.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$461,1227.61% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$5,599,79292.39% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 63.7% mission · 26.0% management · 10.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.39% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 64.6% mission · 26.8% management · 8.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.13% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 57.9% mission · 31.1% management · 11.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.54% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 75.3% mission · 14.5% management · 10.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.52% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 70.8% mission · 16.2% management · 13.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.68% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 72.2% mission · 12.9% management · 14.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.18% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 75.7% mission · 9.9% management · 14.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.91% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 68.3% mission · 18.1% management · 13.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 117.23% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$6,060,914

Expenses$5,599,792

Annual surplus $461,122 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$3,566,021 · 63.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,453,478 · 26.0% of expenses

Fundraising$580,293 · 10.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$6,060,914

Expenses$5,599,792

Assets$7,826,387

Income$8,762,699

Contributions$4,820,659

Mission work (program services)$3,566,021

Fundraising$580,293

Management and general$1,453,478

Accounting fees$72,415

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

BENJAMIN CADWALLADER-STAUBEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $231,914Base $218,085 · Other $13,829

RICKY MCWAINDIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC PLANNING · 40 hrs/week $148,199Base $135,075 · Other $13,124

JULIA PARASDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $147,954Base $137,213 · Other $10,741

MARK RICEDIRECTOR OF MARKETING · 40 hrs/week $137,699Base $126,694 · Other $11,005

DAVID COSCIAGALA PRODUCER · 40 hrs/week $121,188Base $115,280 · Other $5,908

FRANCISCO FLORES MAGANADIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $109,557Base $101,938 · Other $7,619

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (22)

BENJAMIN CADWALLADER-STAUBEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

RICKY MCWAINDIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC PLANNING

JULIA PARASDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

MARK RICEDIRECTOR OF MARKETING

DAVID COSCIAGALA PRODUCER

FRANCISCO FLORES MAGANADIRECTOR OF FINANCE

JOAN WYNNDIRECTOR

SHAHEEN NANJIDIRECTOR

RUTH L ELIELCO-CHAIR

RAYMOND LOWEDIRECTOR

PEGGY A FALCONDIRECTOR

JUNE LIDIRECTOR

JORDAN TETISECRETARY

JOE ONWUEGBUSIDIRECTOR

AMY RABWINDIRECTOR

JAMES R MULLALYTREASURER

HARRY PHINNEYDIRECTOR

DANA NEWMANVICE CHAIR

DAN OHGICO-CHAIR

CASSANDRA JOHNSONDIRECTOR

ANNE-MARIE SPATARUVICE CHAIR

ANNE GRAUSAMDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1969
Location: 510 W 6TH ST STE 1001, LOS ANGELES, CA 90014-1321
County: Los Angeles
In care of: ANGELA TSAI
Primary officer: ANGELA TSAI, DIR. FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailboxoffice@LACO.org Phone(213) 622-7001

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
NTEE classification: Performing Arts (A60)
IRS tax category: Performing Arts