Tulsa Symphony Orchestra INC

Tax-deductible

Tulsa, OK501(c)(3)Since 2005Arts & CultureEIN 20-3798077

Entertains, educates, heals, and inspires through musical excellence, innovation, and collaboration.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 65 volunteers and 284 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $245K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$247K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 78% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
18
named funders · $768K
Looks good: 18 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$234K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
33
of 36 voting members
Looks good: 33 of 36 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2024$3.0M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2024▼ -0.6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2024$2.9M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2006.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $1.9M Management & general 24% · $687K Fundraising 9% · $244K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

37 people listed on the 990; $247K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive VP
$85,661Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$67,974Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$61,800Pt VII · Sec A
$31,817Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim McFadden’s $86K as Executive VP is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Keith Elder———$159,800$159,800$119,167
Keith Elder——$157,083———
Tim McFadden$85,661$86,666$86,804———
Tim McFadden———$75,197$75,197$74,780
Marc Facci$67,974$74,209$73,337———
Ron Predl$61,800$69,000$48,000———
Dr David Carter————$28,202$57,494
Marc Facci———$51,494$51,494$50,670

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

Inspires through musical excellence, innovation, and collaboration.

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3 program services account for $1.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Live Performances

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra presented a full season of of concerts for live, ticketed audiences. These performances fulfill the TSO mission to entertain, educate, heal, and inspire through musical excellence, innovation, and collaboration.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Education Outreach

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra's Weill Music Institute Carnegie Hall Link-up program serves over 15,000 students from 13 greater Tulsa and regional school districts. TSO's education programs are a vital supplement to a well-rounded education for area students, fostering academic success, improving test scores, and strengthening cognitive…

$215Kprogram expense
03

Community Engagement

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra's heart strings program offers the comfort and healing powers of music to residents, caregivers, and staff at area senior and assisted living facilities, hospitals, and soup kitchens. The rejuvinating powers of music provided by TSO's community engagement initiatives improve mental health and unite the community.

$157Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$784K
Investment incomeLn 3$99K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$687K
Fundraisingcol D$244K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$593K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$234K
PeoplePt VI, VII
37
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a36
IndependentVI 1b33
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$99K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$784K
Investment incomeLn 3$99K
Gains on assetsLn 7$36K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$233K
SavingsLn 2$360K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$593K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$71K
Other assetsLn 15$278K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$234K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5284
VolunteersI 665
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$895K$593K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$940K$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K$71K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$209K$234K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$247K$162K$62K$23K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$873K$337K$125K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$5K$2K$704
Payroll taxesLn 10$225K$147K$57K$21K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$396$396
Accounting feesLn 11c$73K$73K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$134K$134K
Office expensesLn 13$166K$68K$99K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$42K$32K$6K$4K
TravelLn 17$156K$147K$9K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$12K$1K$737
InsuranceLn 23$8K$3K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$420K$345K$6K$69K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$1.9M$687K$244K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $2.5M$2.9M−$409K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$3.2M−$490K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.7M−$18K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$2.7M−$694K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$2.0M$383K$2.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,953,682 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$45,247
VIII-1e Government grants$99,235
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,926,618
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,071,100
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $783,624$783,624
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $63,435$63,435
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $35,523$35,523
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $783,624 · Excluded from tax $98,958$2,953,682
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,858,327 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $161,662 · Management $62,452 · Fundraising $23,138$247,252
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $872,526 · Management $337,069 · Fundraising $124,879$1,334,474
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,918 · Management $1,900 · Fundraising $704$7,522
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $147,312 · Management $56,909 · Fundraising $21,084$225,305
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $396$396
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $73,308$73,308
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,979$5,979
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $22,814$22,814
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $133,962$133,962
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $67,513 · Management $98,848$166,361
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,748 · Management $6,051 · Fundraising $4,493$42,292
IX-17 TravelPrograms $147,470 · Management $8,506$155,976
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,476 · Management $1,467 · Fundraising $737$14,680
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,304 · Management $4,837$8,141
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $344,514 · Management $6,417 · Fundraising $68,934$419,865
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,927,405 · Management $686,953 · Fundraising $243,969$2,858,327
Part X · Balance sheet $2,405,067 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $256,374$232,732
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $639,114$360,154
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $55,769$31,250
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,000$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,742$38,301
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $32,497$71,077
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $939,587$1,393,286
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $266,823$278,267
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,219,906$2,405,067
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $78,996$39,493
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $129,615$194,725
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $208,611$234,218
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,656,442$1,542,138
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $354,853$628,711
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,011,295$2,170,849
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,219,906$2,405,067
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,170,849 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,953,682
XI-2 Total expenses$2,858,327
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$95,355
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,011,295
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$64,199
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,170,849

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