The Firelands Symphony Orchestra EIN 34-1573397 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

The Firelands Symphony Orchestra

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Offers community orchestra, music lessons, and outreach programs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $669K in revenue, $840K in expenses, and $628K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Huron, OH
Website
www.firelandssymphony.com
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$669KFY2025
Expenses
$840K
Net assets
$628K
People
19
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  34-1573397 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Huron, OH
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers community orchestra, music lessons, and outreach programs.
Leadership
Ron Brooker · Executive Director · $67K
Money in and out
$669K revenue, $840K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$669K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$840K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$628K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$171K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▼ -0.7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -11% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-26%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +8% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$669K
FY2025▲ +0.5%
Expenses
$840K
FY2025▼ -1%
Total assets
$775K
FY2025▼ -18%
Total liabilities
$147K
FY2025▼ -19%
Total revenue
$669K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$840K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$628K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$171K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$775K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Firelands Symphony Orchestra
EINHdr · item D34-1573397
Principal addressHdr · item CHuron, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.firelandssymphony.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1992

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b17
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$66,923Pt VII · Sec A
Musical Director
$59,077Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ron Brooker$66,923$58,558
Carl Topilow$59,077$64,000$66,305$61,962$61,962$62,186
Tricia Applegate$52,533$50,150$1,923
Laurie Korobkin$25,385
Tricia Calver$9,087

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $721K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

During the year ended may 31, 2025, the firelands symphony orchestra presented live musical performances, including free orchestra concerts and free ensemble concerts.

$721Kprogram expense
02

During the year ended may 31, 2025, the firelands symphony orchestra provided private music instruction to students on varying instruments.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$398K · 59%
Program service revenue$163K · 24%
Other revenue$91K · 14%
Investment income$17K · 3%
Contributions & grants59%$398K
Program service revenue24%$163K
Other revenue14%$91K
Investment income3%$17K
— government grantsLn 1e$47K
Total revenueLn 12$669K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.04
Program services86%$721K
Management & general10%$84K
Fundraising4%$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$840K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$118K
Total assetsLn 16$775K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$147K
Total net assetsLn 32$628K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $602K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $840K · Less non-cash grants $7K · Cash operating expenses/yr $833K
8.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $721K · Total expenses $840K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $84K · Total expenses $840K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $35K · Total expenses $840K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $27K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $431K
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $398K · Total revenue $669K
59%
Government reliance
Government grants $47K · Total revenue $669K
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $163K · Total revenue $669K
24%
Investment reliance
Investment income $17K · Total revenue $669K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $163K · Total expenses $840K
19%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $669K · Prior year $665K
+0.5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $567K · FY2024 $669K
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $628K · Beginning of year $767K
-18%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $669K · Expenses $840K
-26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $147K · Total assets $775K
19%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $628K · Total assets $775K
81%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $484K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $775K
62%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ron Brooker · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $67K · Total expenses $840K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $274K · Total expenses $840K
33%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth 0.5%
Investment management fee ratio 0.9%
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$669K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$665K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$597K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$729K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$574K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$567K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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