La Crosse Symphony Orchestra INC

Tax-deductible

La Crosse, WI501(c)(3)Since 1957EIN 39-1024330Revenue $866K in FY2025

On file with the IRSlacrossesymphony.org201 Main St Ste 230, 54601-0714 · La Crosse, WITax-exempt since Jan 1957Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To enhance the quality of life in the tri-state region by providing excellent symphonic music for the pleasure of the public, educating people of all ages in the symphonic tradition, and encouraging students and professional musicians to develop and share their musical talents and skills.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 70 volunteers and 2 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $137 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$440K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$866K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$882K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$866K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$554K
FY2021$618K
FY2022$616K
FY2023$636K
FY2024$800K
FY2025$866K
Expenses
$882K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$528K
FY2021$442K
FY2022$720K
FY2023$726K
FY2024$790K
FY2025$882K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1957.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $561K Management & general 20% · $175K Fundraising 17% · $146K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $101K 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
$100,625Pt VII · Sec A
President-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exec at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exec at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eva Marie Restel$100,625$93,833$87,500$36,375$67,200$42,863
Jan Henry——$60,334$58,605$58,650$61,770
Dominique Luecke———$55,413——
Tracy Gaskin—————$4,960

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Presents symphonic music, educates about it, and supports musicians' development.

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1 program · $561K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Providing symphony concerts and educational opportunities in the form of lectures prior to each performance. Support of the youth symphony members in the form of educational subsidies, concerts, and contests.

$561Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$866K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$639K
Investment incomeLn 3$121K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Money outPt IX
$882K
Ln 25
Programscol B$561K
Managementcol C$175K
Fundraisingcol D$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$440K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$639K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$170K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Investment incomeLn 3$121K
Other incomeLn 4–11$215
Gains on assetsLn 7$66K
Total revenueLn 12$866K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$88K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$261K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$440K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 670
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$82K$88K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$12K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$250K$440K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$20K$30K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$78K$16K$14K$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$696$869$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$2K$3K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Investment management feesLn 11f$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$77K$37K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$630$630
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$413K$413K
All other expensesLn 24e$124K$72K$51K
Total functional expensesLn 25$882K$561K$175K$146K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $866K$882K−$16K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $800K$790K$10K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $636K$726K−$91K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $616K$720K−$104K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $618K$442K$176K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $554K$528K$26K$1.6M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $866,045 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $647,868$639,486
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $106,795$105,757
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $43,090$120,587
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,511$215
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $800,264$866,045
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 $178,936$192,954
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $611,525$689,330
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $790,461$882,284
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,803−$16,239
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $866,045 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$169,709
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$469,777
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$639,486
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $95,012 · Unrelated business $10,745$105,757
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $54,194$54,194
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $66,393$66,393
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $215$215
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $95,227 · Unrelated business $10,745 · Excluded from tax $120,587$866,045
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $882,284 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,125 · Management $30,187 · Fundraising $50,313$100,625
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,536 · Management $14,389 · Fundraising $47,753$77,678
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $696 · Management $869 · Fundraising $1,913$3,478
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,235 · Management $2,793 · Fundraising $6,145$11,173
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,704$38,704
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $13,135$13,135
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,910 · Fundraising $40,000$76,910
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15,870$15,870
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,200$1,200
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $630$630
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,293$6,293
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $412,930$412,930
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $72,240 · Management $51,418$123,658
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $560,672 · Management $175,488 · Fundraising $146,124$882,284
Part X · Balance sheet $2,182,016 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,436$84,098
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,822$3,849
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,829$3,829
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $44,266$138,491
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,051$7,030
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$11,970
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,541,175$1,672,156
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $246,064$260,593
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,929,643$2,182,016
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,596$100,402
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $234,475$339,545
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $250,071$439,947
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,352,007$1,358,550
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $327,565$383,519
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,679,572$1,742,069
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,929,643$2,182,016
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,742,069 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$866,045
XI-2 Total expenses$882,284
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,239
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,679,572
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$64,207
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$14,529
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,742,069

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