Roanoke Symphony Orchestra

Tax-deductible

Roanoke, VA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 54-6019736

The primary purpose of the roanoke symphony orchestra is to afford the citizens of roanoke, va and surrounding areas opportunities for musical entertainment and to offer assistance and encouragement to young persons studying music.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 167 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
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $137K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$266K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $64K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$349K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025+0.4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$864K
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$492K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -12%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$830K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jan 1956.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.4M Management & general 13% · $233K Fundraising 4% · $77K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $266K 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
$141,125Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$125,034Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Wiley’s $141K as Music Director is at the 62nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Wiley$141,125$136,561$139,493$125,720$111,583$118,951
David Crane$125,034$137,534$120,234$105,714$95,746$87,528

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

Provides musical entertainment and supports young musicians through programs and performances.

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2 program services account for $1.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Entertain and enrich lives through musical arts in Western Virginia by providing orchestral concerts, wellness arts, and community engagement services.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Provide music education services and development through classes, our youth symphony, and musical performances to students across Western Virginia

$116Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$744K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$677K
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$233K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$370K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$349K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$677K
Government grantsLn 1e$87K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$744K
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$131K
SavingsLn 2$239K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$370K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$349K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5167
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$762K$370K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$371K$349K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$63K$50K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$726K$593K$94K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$13K$3K$960
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$47K$13K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$82K$78K$1K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$3K$13K$513
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$30K$19K$7K$4K
TravelLn 17$86K$86K$322
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$854$4K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$11K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$428K$428K
All other expensesLn 24e$150K$104K$31K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.4M$233K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.8M−$276K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.6M−$158K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.6M−$268K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$1.4M$868K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $864K$492K$371K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.4M$287K$830K 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 $1,480,526 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$35,168
VIII-1e Government grants$87,255
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$555,039
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$677,462
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $744,393$744,393
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $52,641$52,641
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,380$4,380
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,650$1,650
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $744,393 · Excluded from tax $58,671$1,480,526
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,756,418 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,100 · Management $50,480 · Fundraising $12,620$126,200
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $593,223 · Management $94,463 · Fundraising $38,380$726,066
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,680 · Management $2,640 · Fundraising $960$16,280
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,196 · Management $12,544 · Fundraising $3,930$63,670
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,413$7,413
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $78,299 · Management $1,073 · Fundraising $2,146$81,518
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,805 · Management $12,998 · Fundraising $513$16,316
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,866 · Management $7,395 · Fundraising $3,698$29,959
IX-17 TravelPrograms $85,941 · Management $322$86,263
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $854 · Management $4,277$5,131
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,730 · Management $8,128$18,858
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $428,256$428,256
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $104,416 · Management $31,249 · Fundraising $14,823$150,488
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,446,366 · Management $232,982 · Fundraising $77,070$1,756,418
Part X · Balance sheet $1,847,630 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $257,501$130,909
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $504,506$238,854
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $44,167$47,088
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,100$3,114
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,743$8,031
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,812$13,905
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,193,073$1,384,510
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $46,595$21,219
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,076,497$1,847,630
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $58,182$58,915
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $263,603$268,062
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $48,845$22,470
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $370,630$349,447
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,254,392$971,005
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $451,475$527,178
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,705,867$1,498,183
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,076,497$1,847,630
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,498,183 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,480,526
XI-2 Total expenses$1,756,418
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$275,892
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,705,867
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$68,208
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,498,183

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