Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra INC FY2020 filing

IRS exemption revoked

Tavares, FL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 46-3534077Revenue $52K in FY2020

On file with the IRSfloridalakessymphonyorchestr112 First Street · Tavares, FLTax-exempt since May 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Promote Symphony music education to the residents of lake county, Florida through concerts and youth music competitions.

82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$8K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 25% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$8K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$68K
234% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 234% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$52K
Spent
$76K
To programs
82%
Net assets
−$39K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$52K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$52K
FY2021$69K
FY2022$77K
Expenses
$76K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$68K
FY2022$103K
Net assets
−$39K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$39K
FY2021−$38K
FY2022−$64K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2026
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Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in May 2014.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $62K Management & general 10% · $8K Fundraising 8% · $6K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $8K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$1,750Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
not listedPt VII · Sec A

Audrey Sanders’s $9K as President is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Audrey Sanders$9,000$10,000$6,000
Konstantin Dimitrov$5,950—$1,750

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

Brings symphony music education to Lake County residents via concerts and youth competitions.

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1 program · $62K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide symphony orchestra music education to lake county residents through a series of concerts.

$62Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$52K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$250
Money outPt IX
$76K
Ln 25
Programscol B$62K
Managementcol C$8K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
−$39K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K
Total assetsLn 16$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$250
Total revenueLn 12$52K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$506
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29K
Total assetsLn 16$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32−$39K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$494$29K
Total assetsLn 16$494$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$68K
Net assetsLn 32−$15K−$39K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6K$3K$1K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$292$2K$291
Advertising and promotionLn 12$610$610
Office expensesLn 13$863$432$431
Information technologyLn 14$1K$500$250$250
OccupancyLn 16$12K$11K$1K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$360$540
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$38K$162
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$4K$2K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$76K$62K$8K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $77K$103K−$27K−$64K 990 PDF
FY2021 $69K$68K$2K−$38K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $52K$76K−$24K−$39K 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 $51,911 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $63,339$30,491
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,017$21,170
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,450$250
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $126,806$51,911
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,000$6,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $141,288$69,796
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $143,288$75,796
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,482−$23,885
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $51,911 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,991
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30,491
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,170$21,170
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $250$250
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,420$51,911
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $75,796 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,000 · Management $1,200 · Fundraising $1,800$6,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $292 · Management $2,332 · Fundraising $291$2,915
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $610$610
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $432 · Management $431$863
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $500 · Management $250 · Fundraising $250$1,000
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,150 · Management $1,200$12,350
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,224 · Management $360 · Fundraising $540$5,124
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,387 · Management $162$38,549
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,193 · Management $1,677 · Fundraising $2,515$8,385
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $62,178 · Management $7,612 · Fundraising $6,006$75,796
Part X · Balance sheet $29,144 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$12$28,638
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $506$506
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $494$29,144
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,000$5,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,765$68,300
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$15,271−$39,156
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$15,271−$39,156
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $494$29,144
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$39,156 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$51,911
XI-2 Total expenses$75,796
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,885
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$15,271
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$39,156

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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