California · Nonprofit
THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC
THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC (California) receives grants from 66 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,091,215 to it, the largest being CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($2,890,750). 39 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 62% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $6.1M
- Funders on record
- 66
- Grants received
- $8.1M
- Net assets
- $6.1M
What The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society Inc does
Mission
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 music's 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 "america's finest chamber orchestra" by public radio international, laco remains among the world's top musical ensembles. The orchestra has made 32 recordings and garnered eight ascap awards for adventurous programming.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Performances: in the course of 35-40 appearances each year across greater los angeles, laco reaches a total live audience of approximately 25,000, with upwards of one million more hearing performances on national radio broadcasts and global streams. The orchestra focuses on repertoire composed specifically for chamber orchestra, highlighting the agility and intimacy that distinguish laco within the los angeles musical landscape. In recent seasons, laco has also expanded its commitment to rediscovering and performing works by historically underrecognized composers particularly women and composers of color whose contributions have been unjustly overlooked. Building on this foundation, laco's vision is to continue advancing its reputation as a major cultural force in los angeles and a premier chamber orchestra recognized worldwide.
$2,977,072 spent$389,563 earned by the program83% of program spendingEducational activities: for more than 27 years, meet the music (mtm) has introduced thousands of l.a. Schoolchildren to the joy of live classical performance, an enriching experience designed to inspire lifelong engagement with music. The newest iteration of mtm includes composer teaching artist fellows and on-site school performances embedded directly in neighborhood campuses. Additional components include family days, which bring musical discovery to children and parents alike; masterclasses featuring distinguished laco and guest artists; mock auditions, preparing young musicians for the realities of professional performance; and the laco fellowship, which provides mentorship and training for pre-professional artists from underserved communities.
$437,342 spent12% of program spendingCollaborations/service to the arts: in recent years, laco has deepened its role as a champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion among american orchestras. Beyond education initiatives such as mtm, the orchestra actively collaborates with a range of community partners, including small-budget arts organizations (sbos) that represent the city's cultural diversity and extend laco's reach into neighborhoods across los angeles county.laco's artistic and educational collaborations now include: -a multi-tiered partnership with the colburn school, encompassing shared venues, co-presented masterclasses, mock auditions, and mentorship opportunities for emerging artists.
$151,607 spent$191,260 earned by the program4% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,566,021.
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 2024 to 2025, from $5.4M to $7.8M (+44%).
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 1% · 2019 2% · 2020 13% · 2021 7% · 2022 24% · 2023 7% · 2024 1% · 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
80% of THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 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
Benjamin Cadwallader-Staub
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2019 and FY2020 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 21 funders to 15 funders, grant income fell $1.1M → $503k.
18 of 66 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 62% 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 LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 66 funders by total. 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 LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 36% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
63% 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 LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 38% · 2018 67% · 2019 66% · 2020 25% · 2021 32% · 2022 39% · 2023 35% — 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
37% of THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 59% 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
62% of THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $3.1M that is directly attributable, 51% of it comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $5.0M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 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 LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 3,430 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,430 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $390k on record.
- National Endowment for the Arts$390k
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 LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY 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 California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
64% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
61%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- La Chamber Orchestra Fdn Trust (Etf) · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC?
- THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC (California) receives grants from 66 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,091,215 to it, the largest being CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($2,890,750). 39 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 62% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC have?
- IRS filings report 66 organizations giving $8,091,215 in grants to THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC, 39 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC?
- CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $2,890,750 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. 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 66 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing