East Brunswick Symphony Orchestra Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
992688139
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
East Brunswick, NJ, USA
Phone
7329647556
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Symphony Orchestras

Reported finances

Revenue
$118,218
Expenses
$87,136
Assets
$29,373
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Harriet Golub (PRESIDENT)
  • Moulakshi Roychowdhury (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • Jeffrey Seiben (PRESIDENT (THRU 3/31/2026))

People named in this filing

  • Harriet Golub (PRESIDENT)
  • Moulakshi Roychowdhury (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • Susan Meuse (FINANCIAL TRUSTEE)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To entertain, educate and bring communities together through the inspirational power of music.

What it reported doing in 2025

To provide opportunities for professional, amateur and aspiring musicians and audience members, promoting both artistic excellence and widespread inclusion. Concerts utilize immersive tools like multimedia elements and public speaking, creating experiences that make orchestral music relevant and engaging even to those unfamiliar with it, and feature collaborations with local partners, expanding reach and impact while promoting civic engagement. Our professional ensemble of the same name offers employment to local musicians and presents high-quality concert programs to local residents and patrons from all over the state.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.7%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 26.3%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.7% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $87K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.