Lexington Symphony offers world-class programming at affordable prices, and outreach programs that introduce music lovers of all ages to classical music.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
43¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$125K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
43%
of spending
Concern: 43% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$67K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$502K
Spent
$457K
To programs
43%
Net assets
$121K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$502K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$502K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$552K
FY2023$533K
FY2024$613K
FY2025$574K
Expenses
$457K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$457K
FY2021$235K
FY2022$468K
FY2023$606K
FY2024$607K
FY2025$628K
Net assets
$121K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$225K
FY2025$178K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1996.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

43 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 43% · $198K Management & general 55% · $249K Fundraising 2% · $10K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Music Director
$36,294Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Manager
$30,800Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$1,855Pt VII · Sec A
$1,037Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Arianie Keeney$79,736$70,788————
Jonathan McPhee$63,904$44,126$33,644$37,605$22,212$36,294
Jeffrey Levenson——$62,840$55,000$32,385$55,000
Tammy Lynch——$57,424$42,000$4,738—
Lauren Busa————$31,500$30,800
Jan Lerbinger$2,916—$2,220$1,768—$1,037
Deborah Jones—$1,544$955$2,378—$1,855
Jeffrey Leonard——$890$648——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Brings affordable classical music concerts and educational programs to all ages.

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1 program · $198K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The Symphony presents workshops and concerts for children and offers an educational outreach program for third and fourth graders, Orchestrating Kids Through Classics, which has received accolades from parents, kids, and teachers alike.

$198Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$502K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$237K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$457K
Ln 25
Programscol B$198K
Managementcol C$249K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$121K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K
Total assetsLn 16$188K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$237K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$502K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$77K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$141K
Other assetsLn 15$42K
Total assetsLn 16$188K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
Net assetsLn 32$121K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K$141K
Total assetsLn 16$147K$188K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K$67K
Net assetsLn 32$74K$121K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$3K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$94K$0$94K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$0$5K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$0$9K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$174K$137K$36K$0
Office expensesLn 13$618$0$618$0
Information technologyLn 14$935$0$935$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$0$8K$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$0$6K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$55K$10K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$85K$2K$75K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$457K$198K$249K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $574K$628K−$54K$178K 990 PDF
FY2024 $613K$607K$6K$225K 990 PDF
FY2023 $533K$606K−$73K$213K 990 PDF
FY2022 $552K$468K$84K$284K 990 PDF
FY2021 $313K$235K$78K$205K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $502K$457K$46K$121K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $502,333 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $178,135$263,790
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $237,330$237,286
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,088$1,257
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $416,553$502,333
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $86,481$109,969
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $341,716$346,864
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $428,197$456,833
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,644$45,500
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $502,333 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,490
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$257,300
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$263,790
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$237,286
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,257
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $238,543 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$502,333
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $456,833 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,892 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,892
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $93,769 · Fundraising $0$93,769
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $4,800 · Fundraising $0$4,800
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $8,508 · Fundraising $0$8,508
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,149 · Fundraising $0$6,149
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $137,306 · Management $36,434 · Fundraising $0$173,740
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $618 · Fundraising $0$618
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $935 · Fundraising $0$935
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $7,740 · Fundraising $0$7,740
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $5,746 · Fundraising $0$5,746
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,086 · Management $9,743 · Fundraising $2,453$67,282
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,500 · Management $75,000 · Fundraising $7,154$84,654
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $197,784 · Management $249,442 · Fundraising $9,607$456,833
Part X · Balance sheet $188,488 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,959$63,558
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $27,029$77,213
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,736$1,965
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,372$4,080
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $40,471$41,672
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $146,567$188,488
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $790$2,428
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $71,880$43,659
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$18,645
X-25 Other liabilities$2,623
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $72,670$67,355
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $63,897$111,133
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,000$10,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $73,897$121,133
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $146,567$188,488
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $121,133 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$502,333
XI-2 Total expenses$456,833
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,500
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$73,897
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$872
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,608
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$121,133

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