Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1971.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
17 people listed on the 990; $22K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Rash | $52,778 | $55,000 | $21,571 |
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.
See The Missouri Symphony executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Enriches community through music education and professional performances.
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Music Productions
Produced ticketed concerts in the hot summer nights music festival with the missouri symphony orchestra and guest musicians to large attendances. Provided complimentary tickets for these events to numerous not-for-profit organizations.
Music Education
Comprised of youth chorus and youth orchestra groups. Provided orchestral and choral training to students with weekly rehearsals under a director and coaches and performed fall, and spring public concerts, in addition to numerous free concerts at various public and private venues.
Missouri symphony league sponsors events that provide the community with exciting, unique opporturnities to have fun while raising funds for the music and musicians. The league provides scholarships and performance opportunities for young musicians, and extends hospitality to the society's professional musicians and guest artists.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2019 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 | FY15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $114K | $96K | $102K | $93K | $31K |
| Given inLn 1b | $62K | ||||
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $1K | $1K | $1K |
| Line | Start FY19 | End FY19 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $205K | $95K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.3M | $1.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.5M | $1.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $65K | $88K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.4M | $1.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $22K | $22K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $114K | $6K | $107K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $16K | $501 | $16K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $12K | $3K | $9K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $11K | $11K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $10K | $10K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $218K | $218K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $131K | $131K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $11K | $11K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $18K | $18K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $6K | $6K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $8K | $8K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $89K | $89K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $18K | $9K | $9K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $684K | $463K | $221K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 3, 2026 | $527K | $737K | −$210K | $344K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 20, 2024 | $240K | $527K | −$287K | $842K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 9, 2023 | $448K | $750K | −$302K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 17, 2022 | $624K | $680K | −$57K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $471K | $447K | $24K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2019 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 24, 2021 | $844K | $684K | $160K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2019 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $844,475 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $844,475 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $684,396 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,689,508 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,601,244 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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