Omaha Symphony Association

Tax-deductible

Omaha, NE501(c)(3)Since 1943Arts & CultureEIN 47-6039304

To enrich people's lives through the exhilarating experience of live orchestral music. We DO this through passionate pursuit of excellence and integrity in all we DO; deep commitment to education with the communities we serve; and collaboration among people and organizations committed to sustaining the omaha symphony's mission.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 264 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $444K a year · 5% 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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$513K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $114K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.7M
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$10.5M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$75.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$10.7M
FY2024▲ +30%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$10.6M
FY2023$9.0M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2024$10.7M
Expenses
$10.5M
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2024$10.5M
Net assets
$75.5M
FY2024▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$58.1M
FY2021$68.6M
FY2022$62.2M
FY2023$65.2M
FY2024$69.1M
FY2024$75.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1943.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $9.1M Management & general 7% · $717K Fundraising 7% · $688K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

26 people listed on the 990; $513K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ex Officio, President and CEO
$299,191Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$100,867Pt VII · Sec A
Ex Officio, Musician Representative
$48,729Pt VII · Sec A
Orchestra Committee Chair
$45,270Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance as of 10/2024
$19,171Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer B Daoud’s $299K as Ex Officio, President and CEO is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer B Daoud$299,191—————
Jennifer L Boomgaarden Daoud—$272,601$257,119———
Jennifer L Boomgaarden———$225,855$206,169$178,563
Kyra Hansen$100,867—————
Jack Rago———$49,407——
Brett Hodge$48,729—————
Brett Hodge—$43,869$46,167$46,075$38,136$33,663
Robert Scharmann Ex Officio$45,270—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Enriches lives by offering exhilarating live orchestral music experiences.

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2 program services account for $9.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The omaha symphony served over 310,000 people through more than 250 live concerts and digital offerings. The omaha symphony is a leader in arts programming in the omaha metropolitan area and provides mainstage concerts at the holland performing arts center and the joslyn art museum, as well as free community concerts at the gene leahy…

$8.6Mprogram expense
02

Omaha symphony education and community engagement programs served more than 70,000 individuals throughout the greater omaha metro area, the state of nebraska, western iowa, and beyond. Deeply committed to its educational endeavors, in any given season 30% of the orchestra's services are dedicated to education, community engagement, and…

$534Kprogram expense

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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 2 funders$114K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$10.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.1M
Managementcol C$717K
Fundraisingcol D$688K
Owns and owesPt X
$75.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$789K
Total assetsLn 16$77.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$255K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$538K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$10.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$789K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$789K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$67.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$480K
Other assetsLn 15$46K
Total assetsLn 16$77.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$75.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5264
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$973K$789K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$62.1M$67.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$520K$480K
Total assetsLn 16$70.7M$77.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$69.1M$75.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$500K$188K$228K$84K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.0M$4.7M$262K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$107K$103K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$530K$435K$60K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$593K$530K$37K$26K
Legal feesLn 11b$54K$54K
Accounting feesLn 11c$86K$86K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$57K$57K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$89K$89K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$362K$350K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$519K$399K$72K$48K
Information technologyLn 14$74K$18K$46K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$454K$359K$95K
TravelLn 17$188K$168K$20K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$16K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$55K$51K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.7M$144K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.5M$9.1M$717K$688K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $8.2M$9.8M−$1.5M$69.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.0M$9.6M−$522K$65.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.6M$8.4M$2.2M$62.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.9M$5.7M$194K$68.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.5M$7.6M$1.9M$58.1M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $10,659,628 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$538,259
VIII-1e Government grants$255,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,169,563
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,364
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,962,822
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,254,056$3,254,056
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,480,369$1,480,369
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$39,505−$39,505
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,886$1,886
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,255,942 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,440,864$10,659,628
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,488,808 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $188,061 · Management $227,905 · Fundraising $83,792$499,758
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,707,962 · Fundraising $262,151$4,970,113
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $103,207 · Fundraising $3,965$107,172
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $435,251 · Management $60,071 · Fundraising $34,402$529,724
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $529,873 · Management $36,723 · Fundraising $26,112$592,708
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $54,127$54,127
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $85,695$85,695
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $57,420$57,420
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $89,048$89,048
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $350,219 · Fundraising $11,910$362,129
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $398,878 · Management $72,154 · Fundraising $48,026$519,058
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,747 · Management $45,664 · Fundraising $10,222$73,633
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $359,219 · Management $94,729$453,948
IX-17 TravelPrograms $168,247 · Management $19,719$187,966
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $15,850 · Fundraising $6,097$21,947
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $50,599 · Management $4,036$54,635
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,966$23,966
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,661,520 · Fundraising $144,241$1,805,761
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,083,797 · Management $716,673 · Fundraising $688,338$10,488,808
Part X · Balance sheet $77,263,913 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $972,650$789,190
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,789,064$7,842,181
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $99,100$135,229
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $182,995$151,743
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $519,748$479,753
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $62,072,571$67,819,758
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $46,086$46,059
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $70,682,214$77,263,913
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $278,808$458,778
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,309,988$1,293,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,588,796$1,751,778
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,923,962$14,078,795
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $56,169,456$61,433,340
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $69,093,418$75,512,135
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $70,682,214$77,263,913
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $75,512,135 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,659,628
XI-2 Total expenses$10,488,808
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$170,820
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$69,093,418
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,247,924
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$27
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$75,512,135

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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