The mission of the Catskill Symphony Orchestra is to entertain, educate, and inspire audiences of all ages by presenting a professional ensemble of the highest artistic quality performing the full range of symphonic literature. The Orchestra also seeks to broaden the availability and appreciation of symphonic music in oneonta and surrounding communities, and to provide a challenging environment for talented regional musicians.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 97 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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FY2025 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $54K a year · 27% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $360K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.8 months of spending in cash, plus $360K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $25K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$240K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$286K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$387K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$240K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$105K
FY2022$188K
FY2023$147K
FY2024$266K
FY2025$240K
Expenses
$286K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$76K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$332K
FY2025$286K
Net assets
$387K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$622K
FY2021$774K
FY2022$652K
FY2023$495K
FY2024$425K
FY2025$387K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1975.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $252K Management & general 12% · $33K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Music Director
$31,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$12,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Glen Cortese’s $31K as Music Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ryan Geraghty$12,500$35,000$41,539———
Maciej Zoltowski——$32,000$32,500$5,000—
Glen Cortese$31,000$28,000————
Cassandra Miller———$30,133——
Thomas Wolf———$2,699$20,433$16,259

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 15aYes

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Presents professional symphonic music concerts for entertainment, education, and inspiration.

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1 program · $252K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization offers a series of concerts and a youth concert each year in the southern central area of new york state. Approximate number of participants 3500

$252Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$240K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$149K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Money outPt IX
$286K
Ln 25
Programscol B$252K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$387K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K
Total assetsLn 16$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$149K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$32K
Total revenueLn 12$240K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$150
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$360K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$387K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 597
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$19K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$412K$360K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$464K$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$425K$387K
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$12K$6K$6K$1K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$115K$115K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$11K$527$117
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$533$533
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
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$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$77K$66K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$7K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$286K$252K$33K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $240K$286K−$47K$387K 990 PDF
FY2024 $266K$332K−$66K$425K 990 PDF
FY2023 $147K$309K−$161K$495K 990 PDF
FY2022 $188K$264K−$76K$652K 990 PDF
FY2021 $105K$76K$29K$774K 990 PDF
FY2020 $224K$225K−$597$622K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $239,726 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $186,820$149,203
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,572$47,626
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42,975$39,894
I-11 Other revenue$3,003
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $266,367$239,726
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $169,093$139,683
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $163,083$146,779
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $332,176$286,462
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$65,809−$46,736
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $239,726 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,003 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$139,203
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$149,203
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $47,626$47,626
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,328$8,328
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $31,566$31,566
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50,629 · Excluded from tax $39,894$239,726
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $286,462 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 $5,625 · Management $5,625 · Fundraising $1,250$12,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $115,225$115,225
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,314 · Management $527 · Fundraising $117$11,958
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,509$5,509
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,200$35,200
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,087$8,087
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $533$533
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,858$1,858
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 amortizationManagement $2,103$2,103
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,010 · Management $2,144$3,154
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,090 · Management $10,989$77,079
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,408 · Management $5,848$13,256
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $251,817 · Management $33,278 · Fundraising $1,367$286,462
Part X · Balance sheet $389,056 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,158$19,260
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150$150
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $150$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,997$3,998
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,282$5,180
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $412,224$360,468
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $463,961$389,056
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,049$71
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $37,510$1,960
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,559$2,031
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $183,561$145,864
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $241,841$241,161
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $425,402$387,025
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $463,961$389,056
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $387,025 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$239,726
XI-2 Total expenses$286,462
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$46,736
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$425,402
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,359
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$387,025

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