Pan American Symphony Orchestra

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 52-1710981Revenue $210K in FY2025

On file with the IRSpanamsymphony.org1629 K St Nw Ste 300, 20006-1631 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Sep 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provides DC public regular, high-quality performances of symphonic repertoire with an emphasis on contemporary Latin American compositions, showcases Latino music talent, and educates the public about the various music styles in Latin American culture.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
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
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $176
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$210K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$235K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$28K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$210K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$69K
FY2022$249K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$198K
FY2025$210K
Expenses
$235K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$96K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$215K
FY2025$235K
Net assets
$28K
FY2025▼ -47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$78K
FY2021$51K
FY2022$80K
FY2023$71K
FY2024$54K
FY2025$28K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1991.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $216K Management & general 7% · $18K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Programs and updates

Presents symphonic music, highlighting contemporary Latin American works and talent, while educating about diverse cultural styles.

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1 program · $216K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The Pan American Symphony Orchestra performs 6-8 orchestral concerts a year that highlights music by Latin American composers, and produces an annual Tango Festival with small concerts, a dance party and dance classes.

$216Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$176

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$210K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$87K
Money outPt IX
$235K
Ln 25
Programscol B$216K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$28K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$87K
Government grantsLn 1e$68K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K
Total revenueLn 12$210K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$28K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$54K$28K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$54K$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$54K$28K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$114K$114K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$2K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K$0
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$192$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$186$186
InsuranceLn 23$240$240
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79K$76K$624$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$235K$216K$18K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $210K$235K−$25K$28K 990 PDF
FY2024 $198K$215K−$17K$54K 990 PDF
FY2023 $246K$255K−$9K$71K 990 PDF
FY2022 $249K$220K$29K$80K 990 PDF
FY2021 $69K$96K−$27K$51K 990 PDF
FY2020 $125K$99K$26K$78K 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 $209,917 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $104,728$87,004
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $93,314$122,913
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $372$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $198,414$209,917
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $215,375$235,314
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $215,375$235,314
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,961−$25,397
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $209,917 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,602
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$68,104
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,298
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$87,004
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $122,913 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$122,913
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $122,913 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$209,917
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $235,314 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $114,468 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$114,468
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,971 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,971
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,644 · Management $7,641$9,285
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,462$5,462
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,881 · Fundraising $0$8,881
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,934 · Management $192 · Fundraising $0$6,126
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $186$186
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $240$240
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,481 · Management $624 · Fundraising $1,590$78,695
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $216,200 · Management $17,524 · Fundraising $1,590$235,314
Part X · Balance sheet $28,281 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,678$28,281
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $53,678$28,281
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $53,678$28,281
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $53,678$28,281
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $53,678$28,281
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $28,281 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$209,917
XI-2 Total expenses$235,314
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$25,397
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$53,678
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$28,281

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