Hastings Symphony Orchestra

Tax-deductible

Hastings, NE501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 47-7428196Revenue $276K in FY2025

On file with the IRShastingssymphony.comPo Box 597, 68902-0597 · Hastings, NETax-exempt since Dec 1980Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Hastings Symphony Orchestra is to enrich the cultural environment for people of all ages by providing quality, live performances of music in a symphonic setting, music education, and performance opportunities for talented musicians.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 4 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
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 91% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$276K
+161% vs prior year
Spent
$114K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$192K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$276K
FY2025▲ +161%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$51K
FY2022$89K
FY2023$113K
FY2024$106K
FY2025$276K
Net assets
$192K
FY2025▲ +544%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$70K
FY2022$60K
FY2023$56K
FY2024$30K
FY2025$192K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1980.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $110K Management & general 4% · $4K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $15K 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
Music Director
$12,292Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tyler White’s $12K as Music Director is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Byron Jensen——$13,400$13,400$13,400
Tyler White$12,292————
Sara Tall$2,500$9,500———
Joy Gerdes——$6,750——
Louie Eckhardt—$1,500———
Christa Speed—$729———

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

Presents live symphonic music, offers music education, and provides performance opportunities for musicians.

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1 program · $110K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The hastings symphony orchestra has been providing live classical music and musical education to central nebraska since 1925, making the hastings symphony orchestra one of the longest running non-professional orchestras in the united states. This institution serves people of all ages in the community.

$110Kprogram 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$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$276K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$224K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$114K
Ln 25
Programscol B$110K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$192K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$197K
Total assetsLn 16$197K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$224K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$276K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$197K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$197K
Total assetsLn 16$197K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$192K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K$197K
Total assetsLn 16$36K$197K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$30K$192K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$15K$13K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K$146
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$737
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$114K$110K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $276K$114K$162K$192K 990 PDF
FY2024 $106K$30K 990 PDF
FY2023 $113K$56K 990 PDF
FY2022 $89K$60K 990 PDF
FY2021 $51K$70K 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 $275,938 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $76,097$224,362
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,324$23,402
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,361$5,930
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,117$22,244
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $105,899$275,938
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 $24,354$20,499
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $107,621$93,519
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $131,975$114,018
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,076$161,920
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $275,938 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,200 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$224,362
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$224,362
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,202$20,202
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,930$5,930
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $20,358$20,358
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 $31,218 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,358$275,938
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $114,018 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,888 · Management $1,904$14,792
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,250$4,250
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,311 · Management $146$1,457
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,228$1,228
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41,268$41,268
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,497$4,497
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,775 · Management $737$5,512
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,215$8,215
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,840$17,840
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,727$1,727
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,580$11,580
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,652$1,652
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $110,003 · Management $4,015 · Fundraising $0$114,018
Part X · Balance sheet $197,330 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,765$197,330
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $35,765$197,330
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,008$5,653
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,008$5,653
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $29,757$191,677
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $29,757$191,677
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $35,765$197,330
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $191,677 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$275,938
XI-2 Total expenses$114,018
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$161,920
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$29,757
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$191,677

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

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