What does Curtis Institute Of Music do?

The organization promotes arts and cultural activities. Through targeted programs and services, it works to achieve measurable outcomes aligned with this core mission.

Who is eligible for services?

Programs are designed to serve General public based on need and program requirements. The organization strives to provide accessible services to diverse populations.

How is the organization funded?

With approximately $24.9 million in annual revenue, operations are supported through grants, donations, and program fees. Financial information is publicly available through IRS Form 990 filings.

How can someone get involved?

Community members can connect through the organization's website or contact the Philadelphia, PA office. Opportunities may include volunteering, donations, or program participation.

Curtis Institute Of Music

Philadelphia, PA · Founded 1924

Conservatory providing tuition-free music education to exceptionally talented young musicians

Primary audience

General public

Work area

Arts and culture

Topic

Community development

Contact

Edward Gazouleas

Website Contact

About Organization

Curtis Institute Of Music offers intensive professional training through individual instruction and ensemble performance. Located in Philadelphia, PA, the institute operates with $24.9 million in annual revenue, maintaining one of the most selective music programs in the world.

What They Focus On

Artistic Excellence

Presenting high-quality cultural programs that inspire and educate audiences.

Community Engagement

Connecting diverse populations through accessible arts experiences and education.

Cultural Preservation

Protecting and sharing artistic heritage for current and future generations.

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2023)

$24.9M

+0% vs 2023

Assets (2023)

$385.3M

+0% vs 2023

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Employees
2023	—	—	—	—
2023	$24,929,198	$33,537,705	$385,338,043	354
2022	—	—	—	—
2022	$43,513,793	$30,874,759	$369,843,342	396
2021	$65,896,582	$26,055,133	$375,391,914	342
2020	$50,045,370	$23,876,591	$372,858,620	419
2019	$24,471,407	$24,868,090	$301,109,152	517
2018	$25,195,316	$25,422,542	$300,487,292	524
2017	$30,193,764	$24,653,678	$309,964,893	582

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

01

Curate Content

Select and organize artistic works for public presentation and engagement.
02

Present Programs

Deliver cultural experiences through exhibitions, performances, and events.
03

Educate Public

Provide interpretive materials and programs to deepen audience understanding.
04

Assess Impact

Gather feedback and measure cultural enrichment outcomes.

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by Curtis Institute Of Music

General Support

Grant-funded initiative supporting organizational mission and community needs.

Arts, Culture

Grant-funded initiative supporting organizational mission and community needs.

To Support Operations Of The

Grant-funded initiative supporting organizational mission and community needs.

For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes

Grant-funded initiative supporting organizational mission and community needs.

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind Curtis Institute Of Music.

Contact the team Contact

Edward Gazouleas

Provost And Artistic Director

Full-time

Compensation: $228,379

Kimberly Gould

Vice President, People & Culture

Full-time

Compensation: $198,229

Marcella Generose

Managing Director Of Development

Full-time

Compensation: $155,000

Roberto Diaz

President

Vincent Ford

Sr VP Digital Strategy & Innovation

Full-time

Compensation: $252,391

Paul Bryan

Dir Assessment & Accred./Faculty Mbr

Full-time

Compensation: $174,842

Pamela Frank

Faculty Member

Full-time

Compensation: $161,809

Ida Kavafian

Faculty Member

Full-time

Compensation: $158,924

Michael Andrew Lane

VP Touring And Artist Management

Full-time

Compensation: $143,043

Anne Akiko Meyers

and guitarist

Jason Vieaux

join forces to perform a thrilling program of works from Piazzolla to a newly commissioned work by Mason Bates.

Escher String Quartet

Sasha Cooke

whose portrayal of Kitty Oppenheimer with the Metropolitan Opera won the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, joins

Yolanda Kondonassis

Booking Representatives (North America)

Julika Castro

Milestones

1924

Organization Founded

1924

Curtis Institute Of Music was established to address community needs and advance its mission.

1932

Leadership Development

1932

Strengthened governance with expanded board and executive team.

2023

Community Impact

2023

Demonstrated effectiveness through measurable program outcomes.

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

Roberto Diaz President/Trustee 37.50 hrs/week · $721,388

Lawrence Bomback Treasurer 37.50 hrs/week · $314,357

Nicholas A Diberardino Trustee/Dean 37.50 hrs/week · $149,487

Amy Yang Trustee/Faculty Member/Assoc. Dean 30.00 hrs/week · $108,934

Mary Claire Sullivan Secretary 37.50 hrs/week · $104,553

Michelle Cann Trustee/Faculty Member 12.00 hrs/week · $29,639

Andrew Jacobs Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Anthony B Creamer III Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Brian Jandrucko Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

C Richard Neu Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Chiona Xanthopoulou-Schwarz Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Connie B McCann Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Deborah M Fretz Chair/Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Edward A Montgomery Jr Vice Chair/Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Frank J Mechura Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Gordon Fowler Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Jay Tolson Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Jerry Wind Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

John H McFadden Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

John J Medveckis Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Judith Freyer Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Linda E Johnson Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Lisa Liem Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Louis Barbarin Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Mark E Rubenstein Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Marsha Hunter Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Mignon Groch Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Nadia Zerhouni Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Penelope P Watkins Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Robert H Mundheim Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Robert H Rock Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Victoria Bok Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

William Brody Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

William Horn Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Yuen Sung Liu Trustee 1.00 hrs/week

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2023)

$3.5M

Highest Paid

$986K

Roberto Diaz

Compensated Officers

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Roberto Diaz	President/Trustee	$721,388	$264,647	$986,035	37.5
Lawrence Bomback	Treasurer	$314,357	$33,688	$348,045	37.5
Vincent Ford	SR VP Digital Strategy & Innovation	$252,391	$28,119	$280,510	37.5
Edward Gazouleas	Provost And Artistic Director	$228,379	$16,260	$244,639	37.5
Kimberly Gould	Vice President, People & Culture	$198,229	$17,697	$215,926	37.5
Pamela Frank	Faculty Member	$161,809	$44,825	$206,634	37.5
Paul Bryan	DIR Assessment & Accred./Faculty MBR	$174,842	$31,474	$206,316	37.5
Ida Kavafian	Faculty Member	$158,924	$36,680	$195,604	37.5
Marcella Generose	Managing Director Of Development	$155,000	$19,742	$174,742	37.5
Nicholas A Diberardino	Trustee/Dean	$149,487	$22,839	$172,326	37.5
Michael Andrew Lane	VP Touring And Artist Management	$143,043	$20,137	$163,180	37.5
Mary Claire Sullivan	Secretary	$104,553	$16,250	$120,803	37.5
Amy Yang	Trustee/Faculty Member/ASSOC. Dean	$108,934	$5,762	$114,696	30
Michelle Cann	Trustee/Faculty Member	$29,639	$8,286	$37,925	12

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Roberto Diaz	President/Trustee	$654,462	$229,338	$883,800	37.5
Lawrence Bomback	Treasurer	$304,581	$42,618	$347,199	37.5
Vincent Ford	SR VP Digital Strategy & Innovation	$247,170	$27,463	$274,633	37.5
Edward Gazouleas	Provost	$185,504	$37,888	$223,392	37.5
Kimberly Gould	Managing Director, Human Resources	$193,038	$17,037	$210,075	37.5
Pamela Frank	Axelrod Chair In Violin Studies	$157,520	$29,384	$186,904	12.5
Marcela Generose	Managing Director, Development	$166,733	$15,978	$182,711	37.5
Ida Kavafian	Von Maltzahn Chair In Violin Studies	$147,573	$12,755	$160,328	12.5
Mary Claire Sullivan	Secretary	$100,853	$15,371	$116,224	37.5
Nicholas A Diberardino	Trustee/Faculty Member	$79,746	$20,052	$99,798	37.5
Anthony Mcgill	Trustee/Faculty Member	$55,455	—	$55,455	37.5
Michelle Cann	Trustee/Faculty Member	$25,564	—	$25,564	37.5

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Roberto Diaz	President/Trustee	$628,723	$73,781	$702,504	35
Lawrence Bomback	Treasurer	$263,234	$21,739	$284,973	35
Christopher Mossey	Senior VP Of Advancement (6/1/21-2/28/22)	$233,931	$14,514	$248,445	35
Paul J Bryan	Dean Of Faculty And Students	$202,872	$27,229	$230,101	35
Vincent Ford	Senior VP Of Digital Strategy And Innovation	$195,010	$7,785	$202,795	35
Matthew Morgan	Chief Technology Officer	$150,367	$38,038	$188,405	35
Pamela Frank	Herbert R And Evelyn Axelrod Chair, Viol	$153,836	$21,956	$175,792	35
Andrew Lane	VP Touring & Artist Management	$132,607	$27,240	$159,847	35
Kimberly Gould	Managing Director, Human Resources	$148,964	$7,947	$156,911	35
Eric Owens	Trustee/Faculty Member	$111,579	$9,787	$121,366	35
Cynthia Heininger	Secretary (6/1/21-12/31/21)	$95,298	$23,970	$119,268	35
Mary Claire Sullivan	Secretary (1/1/22-5/31/22)	$56,659	$8,732	$65,391	35
Anthony Mcgill	Trustee/Faculty Member	$50,686	—	$50,686	35

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Roberto Diaz	President/Trustee	$606,941	$57,496	$664,437	35
Lawrence Bomback	Treasurer	$237,195	$12,376	$249,571	35
Christopher Mossey	Senior VP Of Advancement	$223,181	$11,149	$234,330	35
Paul J Bryan	Dean Of Faculty And Students	$195,672	—	$195,672	35
Jeanne Minehan Mcginn	Ruth W. And A. Morris Williams JR. Chair Of Liberal Arts	$136,037	$46,479	$182,516	4
Matthew Morgan	Chief Technology Officer	$143,333	$31,910	$175,243	35
David S Ludwig	Trustee/Faculty	$148,591	$24,791	$173,382	35
Ida Kavafian	Nina Von Maltzahn Chair, Violin Studies	$150,291	$13,021	$163,312	35
Pamela Frank	Herbert R And Evelyn Axelrod Chair, Violin Studies	$131,215	$25,115	$156,330	35
Midori Goto	Dorothy Richard Starling Chair In Violin Studies	$134,836	$15,915	$150,751	4
Eric Owens	Trustee/Faculty	$106,599	$10,091	$116,690	35
Cynthia Heininger	Secretary	$86,420	$11,733	$98,153	35
Anthony Mcgill	Trustee/Faculty	$38,708	—	$38,708	35

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Roberto Diaz	President/Trustee	$596,862	$76,347	$673,209	35
Lawrence Bomback	Treasurer	$231,541	$33,306	$264,847	35
Paul J Bryan	Dean Of Faculty And Students	$189,357	$29,547	$218,904	35
Charles Sterne	Director Of Principal Gifts	$143,091	$52,344	$195,435	35
David S Ludwig	Trustee/Faculty	$144,936	$44,031	$188,967	1
Matthew Morgan	Chief Technology Officer	$141,289	$41,420	$182,709	35
Ida Kavafian	Nina Von Maltzahn Chair, Violin Studies	$148,700	$13,047	$161,747	35
Lourdes Starr-Demers	Senior VP Of Artistic Programs	$155,737	$3,403	$159,140	35
Pamela Frank	Herbert R And Evelyn Axelrod Chair, Violin Studies	$112,033	$24,761	$136,794	35
Christopher Mossey	Senior VP Of Advancement	$124,272	$4,744	$129,016	35
Cynthia Heininger	Secretary	$85,593	$28,236	$113,829	35
Eric Owens	Trustee/Faculty	$79,757	$90	$79,847	1
Alan Morrison	Trustee/Faculty	$36,005	—	$36,005	1

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

Individual Political Donors

People from this organization who contributed to political campaigns

$850 Total Given

Democratic $850 (100%)

15 Contributions

$57 Avg Each

Top Individual Donors

1 Individual Donor

Carol Hauptfuhrer 15 contributions • $57 avg

$850

Quick Insights

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Most Active Donor Carol Hauptfuhrer with 15 contributions

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Highest Avg per Contribution Carol Hauptfuhrer at $57 each

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Top Recipient BOB CASEY FOR SENATE — $850

Data from Federal Election Commission • Individual contributions only

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$4.3M Grants Received

4 Organizations

Top Funders

4 total

The Mary Louise Curtis Bok Foundation

$4.2M

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$75K

The Bessemer Giving Fund

$30K

American Endowment Foundation

$19K

The Mary Louise Curtis Bok Foundation Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund The Bessemer Giving Fund American Endowment Foundation

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Amounts may span multiple tax years.

Contact

Get in touch with Curtis Institute Of Music

Email

[email protected]

Phone

(215) 893-5252

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1726 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

Curtis Institute Of Music

What They Focus On

Financial Information

How They Work

Curate Content

Present Programs

Educate Public

Assess Impact

Programs and Initiatives

General Support

Arts, Culture

To Support Operations Of The

For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes

Team & Leadership

Edward Gazouleas

Kimberly Gould

Marcella Generose

Roberto Diaz

Vincent Ford

Paul Bryan

Pamela Frank

Ida Kavafian

Michael Andrew Lane

Anne Akiko Meyers

Jason Vieaux

Escher String Quartet

Sasha Cooke

Yolanda Kondonassis

Booking Representatives (North America)

Milestones

Organization Founded

Leadership Development

Community Impact

Associated People

Board of Directors

Executive Compensation

Individual Political Donors

Top Individual Donors

Quick Insights

Partners & Funders

Top Funders

Related Organizations

Tax-Exempt Affiliates

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Phone

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