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Employees Kansas City Symphony Michael Stern

Michael Stern

Trustee/directorBoard member

Music Director at Kansas City Symphony

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. Published on January 25, 2026.

$121,349
2023

Total compensation

Michael Stern has been listed as an employee of Kansas City Symphony in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Michael Stern has increased by 11.5% from 2016 to 2023.

Annual compensation details

$121,349
+0.7%
Music Director
2023
$90k org
8 hrs/wk
$32k other
--
$120,502
+11.8%
Music Director
2022
$90k org
8 hrs/wk
$31k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Michael Stern to:

2023

Other employees at Kansas City Symphony

Daniel Beckley
Chief Executive Officer
$348,482
$309,658 from orgNo related comp$38,824 other
Alex Shapiro
Vice President, Philanthropy
$179,223
$159,511 from orgNo related comp$19,712 other
John Roloff
Chief Operating Officer
$143,831
$127,573 from orgNo related comp$16,258 other
Jeff Barker
Vice President, Marketing
$141,606
$125,048 from orgNo related comp$16,558 other
Sara Lohe
Chief Financial Officer
$137,647
$102,536 from orgNo related comp$35,111 other
Jun Iwasaki
Concertmaster
$131,686
$109,327 from orgNo related comp$22,359 other
Stirling Trent
Associate Concertmaster
$122,160
$100,014 from orgNo related comp$22,146 other
Kristina Fulton
Director
$121,876
$98,614 from orgNo related comp$23,262 other
Elena Lence Talley
Former Director
$119,215
$79,976 from orgNo related comp$39,239 other
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January 25, 2026:
2023 Kansas City Symphony 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Kansas City Symphony 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2021 Kansas City Symphony 990 published

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