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Pennsylvania Philharmonic

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Chester, PA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 47-1198363Revenue $201K in FY2025

On file with the IRSpaphilharmonic.org650 Naamans Rd Ste 207, 19013-0000 · Chester, PATax-exempt since Nov 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Virtual and live musical education concerts for schools and public concerts

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $931 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $36K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$201K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$188K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$201K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$151K
FY2023$205K
FY2025$201K
Expenses
$188K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$162K
FY2023$203K
FY2025$188K
Net assets
$0
FY2025
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2025$0

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2018-12-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2019.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $119K Management & general 37% · $69K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ann Lampe
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Wendy Seichepi
Board Treasure
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides virtual and live musical education concerts for schools and the public.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Virtual music education for schools

Pt IX · col B
02

Live music education for schools

Pt IX · col B
03

Live public accessible concerts

Pt IX · col B

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
Hankin FoundationFY2024$10K
Liswhit Foundation - RBC Trust AccountFY2024$10K
Justamere FoundationFY2024$7K
The Presser FoundationFY2024$5K
Ethel S C Smith Memorial Fund 02478-10-DFY2024$3K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$36K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$201K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Money outPt IX
$188K
Ln 25
Programscol B$119K
Managementcol C$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Total revenueLn 12$201K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$21K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$21K$5K
LiabilitiesLn 26$178K$168K
Net assetsLn 32−$157K−$162K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$28K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$2K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$141K$117K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$188K$119K$69K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $201K$188K$13K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $205K$203K$1K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $151K$162K−$11K$0 990 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 $201,234 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $162,868$161,957
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $35,831$39,277
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $198,699$201,234
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $190,892$188,320
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $190,892$188,320
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,807$12,914
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $201,234 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$161,957
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$33,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$161,957
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $39,277$39,277
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,277$201,234
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $188,320 across 8 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $27,985$27,985
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,300$3,300
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,817$3,817
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,321$2,321
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,100$2,100
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,268$1,268
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,961 · Management $4,364$6,325
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $117,260 · Management $23,944$141,204
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $119,221 · Management $69,099 · Fundraising $0$188,320
Part X · Balance sheet $5,228 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,001$5,228
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,001$5,228
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $48,702$47,702
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $91,350$91,350
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $177,562$167,562
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$156,561−$162,334
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$156,561−$162,334
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,001$5,228
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$201,234
XI-2 Total expenses$188,320
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,914
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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