The Central Ohio Symphony INC

Tax-deductible

Delaware, OH501(c)(3)EIN 31-1009672Revenue $220K in FY2025

On file with the IRScentralohiosymphony.org39 W Winter St, 43015-1934 · Delaware, OHTax-exempt since Jul 1981Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Engaging the community through music by operating a non-profit Symphony orchestra and related activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 41 volunteers and 102 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 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
$109K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$220K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$302K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$255K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$220K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$217K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$266K
FY2025$220K
Expenses
$302K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$129K
FY2022$245K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$302K
Net assets
$255K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$303K
FY2022$356K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$294K
FY2025$255K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 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 Jul 1981.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $220K Management & general 24% · $73K Fundraising 3% · $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

12 people listed on the 990; $54K 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
Executive Director
$54,167Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Warren Hyer—$21,932$35,004$54,747$40,941
Benjamin Coy$54,167$1,881———
Jaime Morles-Matos——$15,220——

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

Presents orchestral music and related events to engage the community.

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1 program · $220K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Engaging the community through music by operating a non-profit symphony and related activities

$220Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$220K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$105K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$302K
Ln 25
Programscol B$220K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$255K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$105K
Government grantsLn 1e$22K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$220K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
SavingsLn 2$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$173K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K
Net assetsLn 32$255K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5102
VolunteersI 641
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$202K$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Total assetsLn 16$398K$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K$109K
Net assetsLn 32$291K$255K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$50K$15K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$101K$89K$12K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$12K$2K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$0$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$28K$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$784$784
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$891$891
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$11K$8K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$27K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$302K$220K$73K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $220K$302K−$81K$255K 990 PDF
FY2024 $266K$262K$4K$294K 990 PDF
FY2023 $174K$271K−$97K$260K 990 PDF
FY2022 $266K$245K$22K$356K 990 PDF
FY2021 $217K$129K$89K$303K 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 I · Summary $220,415 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $227,307$104,670
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,350$107,195
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,309$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,944$8,550
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $265,910$220,415
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $142,788$184,259
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,858$117,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $261,646$301,554
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,264−$81,139
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $220,415 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,050 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$18,093
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$21,884
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$64,693
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$104,670
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $107,195 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$107,195
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $115,745 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$220,415
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $301,554 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,566 · Management $15,157 · Fundraising $5,000$69,723
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $88,583 · Management $12,000 · Fundraising $0$100,583
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,288 · Management $1,665 · Fundraising $0$13,953
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,600$3,600
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $27,889$27,889
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,515$2,515
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $784$784
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,484$9,484
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,477$5,477
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $11,159$11,159
IX-17 TravelManagement $891$891
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,870$5,870
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,987$2,987
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,386 · Management $7,849 · Fundraising $0$19,235
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,404 · Fundraising $0$27,404
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $220,415 · Management $72,539 · Fundraising $8,600$301,554
Part X · Balance sheet $363,388 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,667$63,099
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $105,000$106,424
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $29,958$13,130
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$7,698
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $165,960$173,037
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $397,585$363,388
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,348$1,415
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,356
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $104,900$104,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $106,248$108,671
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $291,337$254,717
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $291,337$254,717
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $397,585$363,388
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $254,717 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$220,415
XI-2 Total expenses$301,554
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$81,139
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$291,337
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$15,000
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$22,442
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,077
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$254,717

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