New Jersey · Nonprofit
THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC
THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 29 organizations whose IRS filings report $876,676 to it, the largest being KOSLOSKI FAMILY FOUNDATION ($219,000). 20 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $408k
- Funders on record
- 29
- Grants received
- $877k
- Net assets
- $481k
What The Discovery Orchestra Inc does
Mission
The discovery orchestra, inc. Is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to teach listening skills that help people deeply connect with classical music.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
1. Media program production, distribution and promotion - considerable staff time was spent creating, distributing and/or promoting: 1) regular episodes (as well as one live broadcast) of our twice-monthly radio program, "inside music", in partnership with wwfm-the classical network in new jersey; 2) the release of the final episodes of our video/podcast series, notes from under the piano; 3) continuing national distribution of our "discover saint-saens organ' symphony", "discover vivaldi's four seasons and "fall in love with music" public television programs; 4) the release of seven additional quest modules for users of our new game app, "aha! Classical; 5) the release of a new educational video, "discover mozart's variations on a familiar tune" on our youtube channel; and 6) a program and game app promotion campaign with partner social impact studios. Additionally, the three public television programs mentioned were available on the pbs passport streaming platform (like the beethoven program, detailed in item 2 below). Past digital programs continued being distributed on the films media group and amazon prime video platforms, as well as internationally through american public…
$155,148 spent$3,641 earned by the program58% of program spending2. "discover beethoven's 5th" re-release - this interactive, educational public television program, taped in front of a live audience in 2010 and originally released nationally from 2011-2014, features maestro maull and 60 orchestra musicians exploring the famous opening movement of beethoven's "symphony no. 5." the concert format helps audience members and viewers notice more musical detail and enhance their enjoyment and understanding of the music. The program earned an emmy award nomination and received two telly awards. Our distribution partner american public television re-released this program beginning on january 1, 2024. There were 134 national broadcasts in 17 states from january 1 - june 30, 2024, reaching two top-10 markets (new york and los angeles). Traditional broadcasts of this show, as well as streaming via pbs passport, will continue through december 31, 2026. Streaming sales of this program were also ongoing via films media group, which provides educational video content to high schools, colleges and universities, and public libraries
$56,085 spent$517 earned by the program21% of program spending3. Community engagement - we partnered with five local student and senior organizations to provide educational music listening programs in partnership with these groups. During the fiscal year, there were seven in-person sessions presented at the partner organizations' locations, with one other session presented to a senior group partner virtually. Together, these eight sessions reached 460 people. We also provided transportation for one of the community organizations to attend our two screening events in the fall and spring.
$31,616 spent12% of program spendingMusicians fees and other direct expenses, plus prorated staff time/office expenses to produce and present our two "discovery screening" events and our "discover harp for the holidays" intimate afternoon chamber music recital
$22,727 spent$1,159 earned by the program9% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $265,576.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $204k to $725k (+255%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 6% · 2018 8% · 2019 6% · 2020 9% · 2021 8% · 2022 16% · 2023 12% · 2024 14% · 2025 23%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
95% of THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Rick Kaller
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 13 funders, grant income rose $20k → $174k.
8 of 29 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 31% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 25% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
31% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 99% · 2018 60% · 2019 56% · 2020 29% · 2021 36% · 2022 24% · 2023 19% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
47% of THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 69% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC draws 71% of its grant income from funders outside New Jersey, across 6 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $273k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC's funding base is broadening — from 3 funders to 13 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Government funding THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $741k on record.
- GRANT IN AID$703k
- TRUST FUND$20k
- FEDERAL$16k
- DIRECT STATE SERVICES - NON-SALARY$1k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New Jersey
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
61% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
65%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC?
- THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 29 organizations whose IRS filings report $876,676 to it, the largest being KOSLOSKI FAMILY FOUNDATION ($219,000). 20 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC have?
- IRS filings report 29 organizations giving $876,676 in grants to THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC, 20 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC?
- KOSLOSKI FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $219,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 29 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing