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New England Philharmonic Inc

EIN 04-2679791 · Boston, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood86 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PERFORM PUBLIC CONCERTS THAT ATTRACT AUDIENCES TO, AND ENCOURGE APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY AND LESS FREQUENTLY PERFORMED TRADITIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC-INCLUDING HAVING A COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE AND COMMISSIONING NEW WORKS, PERFORMING PREMIERES, IDENTIFYING AND SHOWCASING YOUNG MUSICIANS AND RECENT COMPOSITIONS THROUGH YOUNG ARTIST AND CALL FOR SCORES, COMPETITIONS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH THE NEP CHAMBER PLAYERS.

Income
$160,226
Spending
$157,922
Reserves
8.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 80%
Highest pay
$25,000, music director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 86 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 8.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $121,599 spent. IN 2024-2025 NEP PERFORMED FOUR CONCERTS: THE FIRST FEATURED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF ERIC NATHAN'S FLUTE CONCERTO WRITTEN FOR ALEJANDRO ESCUER WHO PERFORMED IT, AND THE BOSTON PREMIERE OF HIS WIFE GABRIELA ORTIZ'S ANTROPOLIS. IN THE FAMILY CONCERT BARTOK'S THE WOODEN PRINCE HAD MOVING PROJECTIONS FOLLOWING THE STORY. THE FINAL TWO CONCERTS FEATURED THREE BOSTON PREMIERES, ALL BY LOCAL.
  2. NEP FOSTERS MUSIC OF LIVING COMPOSERS BY HAVING A COMPOSER-IN RESIDENCE, CONDUCTING A CALL FOR SCORES, AND COMMISSIONING NEW WORKS. ERIC NATHAN, OUR COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE, JUDGED THE CALL FOR SCORES SUBMISSIONS AND SELECTED THE 2024 WINNER WHOSE PIECE WILL BE PERFORMED DURING THE 2025-2026 SEASON. HE ALSO DID ONLINE INTERVIEWS WITH COMPOSERS WHO PERFORMED IN THE 2024-2025 SEASON TO DISCUSS THEIR WORKS IN A CASUAL AND ENGAGING FASHION. ERIC NATHAN'S SIX SEASON AS COMPOSER -IN-RESIDENCE ENDED IN JUNE 2025. HE WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY A NEW COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE IN THE 2025-26 SEASON.
  3. NEP ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH TWO PRINCIPAL INITIATIVES FIRST, NURTURED YOUNG MUSICIANS AND YOUNG AUDIENCES THROUGH THE YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION AND FAMILY CONCERT AT WHICH THE YAC WINNER(S) PERFORM(S) WITH THE ORCHESTRA. SECOND, THE NEP CHAMBER PLAYERS CONTINUED THEIR COLLABORATION BEGUN IN 2015 WITH BOSTON CHILDRENS MUSEUM.IN ITS SECOND SEASON OF A NEWLY CONCEIVED THE INTERACTIVE SERIES 'CONDUCT US'! CHILDREN ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED TO LEARN THST MUSICIANS DO NOT PLAY UNTIL A CONDUCTOR RAISES A BATON AND MUSICIANS RESPOND BY PLAYING AT THE PACE AND INTENSITY AT WHICH THE CHILD CONDUCTS.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1979.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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