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.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$139K 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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FY2022 · 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
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$139K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.7 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
$202K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$552K
+76% vs prior year
Spent
$468K
To programs
47%
Net assets
$284K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$552K
FY2022▲ +76%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$502K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$552K
FY2023$533K
FY2024$613K
FY2025$574K
Expenses
$468K
FY2022▲ +99%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$457K
FY2021$235K
FY2022$468K
FY2023$606K
FY2024$607K
FY2025$628K
Net assets
$284K
FY2022▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$225K
FY2025$178K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $221K Management & general 51% · $239K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $139K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
General Manager
$42,000Pt VII · Sec A
Music Director
$37,605Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$2,378Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$1,768Pt VII · Sec A
$648Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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 · $221K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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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.

$221Kprogram expense

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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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$552K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$410K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$141K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$468K
Ln 25
Programscol B$221K
Managementcol C$239K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$284K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$419K
Total assetsLn 16$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$202K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$410K
Government grantsLn 1e$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$141K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$552K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$191K
SavingsLn 2$228K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$419K
Other assetsLn 15$47K
Total assetsLn 16$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$202K
Net assetsLn 32$284K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K$419K
Total assetsLn 16$397K$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$192K$202K
Net assetsLn 32$205K$284K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$105K$0$105K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$0$9K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$206K$159K$47K$0
Office expensesLn 13$566$0$566$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$0$8K$0
InterestLn 20$4K$0$4K$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$0$6K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$58K$7K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$56K$4K$45K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$468K$221K$239K$9K

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 Viewing $552K$468K$84K$284K 990 PDF
FY2021 $313K$235K$78K$205K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 $552,152 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $289,867$410,203
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,625$140,652
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,408$1,297
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $312,900$552,152
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $83,080$114,076
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $151,806$354,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $234,886$468,371
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $78,014$83,781
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $552,152 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$188,316
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$221,887
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$410,203
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$140,652
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,297
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $141,949 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$552,152
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $468,371 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $105,422 · Fundraising $0$105,422
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $8,654 · Fundraising $0$8,654
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,171 · Fundraising $0$7,171
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $158,534 · Management $46,978 · Fundraising $0$205,512
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $566 · Fundraising $0$566
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $7,740 · Fundraising $0$7,740
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $4,282 · Fundraising $0$4,282
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $6,241 · Fundraising $0$6,241
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,291 · Management $6,537 · Fundraising $1,526$66,354
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,903 · Management $45,218 · Fundraising $7,308$56,429
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $220,728 · Management $238,809 · Fundraising $8,834$468,371
Part X · Balance sheet $486,157 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,497$190,880
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $227,860$228,313
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,313$1,013
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,707$18,827
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $50,789$47,124
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $397,166$486,157
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,949$13,602
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $18,845$38,555
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $168,645$150,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $192,439$202,157
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $194,727$274,000
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,000$10,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $204,727$284,000
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $397,166$486,157
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $284,000 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$552,152
XI-2 Total expenses$468,371
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$83,781
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$204,727
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,508
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$284,000

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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