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Delaware Symphony Association INC FY2020 filing

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Wilmington, DE501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 51-6017449Revenue $1.4M in FY2020

On file with the IRSdelawaresymphony.org100 W 10th St Ste 1003, 19801-1652 · Wilmington, DETax-exempt since Dec 1948Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Delaware Symphony orchestra is dedicated to enriching lives through inspiring musical experiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$183K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$183K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $158K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$460K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% 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
$1.4M
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
62%
Net assets
$944K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$944K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$944K
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Dec 1948.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $927K Management & general 26% · $391K Fundraising 12% · $175K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $183K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
David Amado
Music Director
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Alan Jordan
Executive Director
$61,246Pt VII · Sec A
John C Barker
Executive Director
$11,327Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John C Barker’s $143K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John C Barker$142,692$140,000$105,000$100,000$62,481$11,327
David Amado——$110,000$120,000$114,231$110,000
Alan Jordan—————$61,246

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 presenting inspiring orchestral music performances.

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3 programs · $548K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Classics series concerts, net of $5,250 in donated hall rental and $2,910 in donated marketing

$427Kprogram expense
02

Chamber series concerts, net of $1,700 in donated hotel services

$69Kprogram expense
03

Educational outreach activities

$53Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Delaware Community Foundation INCFY2024$116K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$19K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$8K
Ellason Downs Perpetual Charitable TrustFY2024$6K
Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundFY2024$6K
Jpmorgan Chase FoundationFY2024$4K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$158K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$927K
Managementcol C$391K
Fundraisingcol D$175K
Owns and owesPt X
$944K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$423K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$460K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$158K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$43K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
SavingsLn 2$376K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$423K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$628K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$195K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$460K
Net assetsLn 32$944K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5101
VolunteersI 635
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$418K$423K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$738K$628K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$172K$195K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$390K$460K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$944K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$237K$144K$92K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$617K$504K$27K$86K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$35K$26K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$25K$1K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$61K$46K$8K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$154K$97K$57K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39K$39K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$3K$18K$398
RoyaltiesLn 15$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$77K$52K$24K
TravelLn 17$2K$718$1K$670
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$26K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$29K$29K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$101K$69K$22K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$14K$8K$340
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$927K$391K$175K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.9M−$164K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.9M−$460K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.9M−$30K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.5M$3K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$1.2M$1.2M$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.4M$1.5M−$101K$944K 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 $1,391,742 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,253,281$1,154,114
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $364,087$174,784
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,343$59,611
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,014$3,233
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,659,725$1,391,742
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 $1,199,906$990,640
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $536,056$501,689
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,735,962$1,492,329
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$76,237−$100,587
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,391,742 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $16,751 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$157,610
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$996,504
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,154,114
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $174,784$174,784
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $42,860$42,860
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$100−$100
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,333$3,333
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $178,117 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,511$1,391,742
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,492,329 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $144,312 · Management $92,443$236,755
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $504,323 · Management $27,418 · Fundraising $85,645$617,386
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $25,804 · Management $9,493$35,297
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,696 · Management $1,412 · Fundraising $14,500$40,608
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,304 · Management $7,859 · Fundraising $6,431$60,594
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,025$17,025
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,353$5,353
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $97,201 · Fundraising $57,278$154,479
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,074$39,074
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,735 · Management $18,091 · Fundraising $398$21,224
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $3,235$3,235
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,487 · Management $24,179$76,666
IX-17 TravelPrograms $718 · Management $1,088 · Fundraising $670$2,476
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,805$4,805
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $25,768$25,768
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $29,219$29,219
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,437 · Management $21,723 · Fundraising $9,495$100,655
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,688 · Management $7,682 · Fundraising $340$21,710
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $926,813 · Management $390,759 · Fundraising $174,757$1,492,329
Part X · Balance sheet $1,403,090 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,765$46,397
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $359,138$376,452
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $85,884$121,147
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,093$612
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,968$1,193
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,098$34,371
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $171,988$194,749
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $738,277$628,169
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,455,211$1,403,090
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $65,326$34,546
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $144,665$15,165
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $180,000$409,792
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $389,991$459,503
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $885,080$848,087
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $180,140$95,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,065,220$943,587
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,455,211$1,403,090
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $943,587 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,391,742
XI-2 Total expenses$1,492,329
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$100,587
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,065,220
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$21,046
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$943,587

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

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