To enrich the life of the tampa bay area as IT inspires, entertains and educates a wide and diverse audience with the unique experience of live symphonic music, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy this legacy that celebrates the human spirit.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$623K 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
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 $305K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$623K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $8.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $150K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
39
of 39 voting members
Looks good: 39 of 39 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.4M
Spent
$10.5M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$12.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.4M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$10.5M
FY2023$10.2M
FY2024$13.1M
FY2025$15.9M
Expenses
$10.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.5M
FY2021$7.8M
FY2022$11.4M
FY2023$12.5M
FY2024$13.9M
FY2025$14.1M
Net assets
$12.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.6M
FY2021$16.1M
FY2022$11.7M
FY2023$9.9M
FY2024$10.2M
FY2025$12.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1969.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $9.1M Management & general 9% · $984K Fundraising 4% · $465K

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

46 people listed on the 990; $623K 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
President & CEO
$171,209Pt VII · Sec A
Concertmaster
$124,343Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Marketing Officer
$118,840Pt VII · Sec A
General Manager Artistic Operations
$106,989Pt VII · Sec A
CFO (7/1/19-2/7/20)
$101,169Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair of Tampa
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair of St. Petersburg
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ignacio Barron Viela’s $211K as President & CEO is at the 19th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Mark Cantrell——$216,960$186,440$186,316$171,209
Ignacio Barron Viela$210,975—————
Jeffrey Multer$164,027$140,373$155,161$141,244$124,828$124,343
Anita Samaroo$120,937$11,446————
Sherry Powell————$105,406$118,840
Susana Weymouth$115,362$115,570$112,565———
Deborah McCarthy——$109,511$109,444$24,886—
Edward Parsons—————$106,989

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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2 programs · $9.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Concert Performances

For over 50 years, the florida orchestra (tfo) has become tampa bay's largest performing arts organization and florida's largest professional orchestra. A typical tfo concert season encompasses the full breadth of symphonic repertoire with over 130 concerts a season for more than 200,000 people under the leadership of music director…

$8.0Mprogram expense
02

Community Engagement

Tfo's extensive community engagement activities and accessibility initiatives make it possible for more than half of the orchestra's annual total audience to participate in its services free of charge.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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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$150K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$696K
Money outPt IX
$10.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.1M
Managementcol C$984K
Fundraisingcol D$465K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$13.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
46
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a39
IndependentVI 1b39
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$201K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$503K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$696K
Gains on assetsLn 7$503K
Total revenueLn 12$10.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$87K
Other assetsLn 15$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$13.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$12.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5276
VolunteersI 6662
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$527K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.0M$8.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$117K$87K
Total assetsLn 16$15.4M$13.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$13.3M$12.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$343K$73K$197K$73K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.2M$4.7M$331K$191K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$294K$286K$3K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$840K$793K$20K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$480K$417K$40K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$13K$13K
Investment management feesLn 11f$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$1.2M$80K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$418K$418K
Office expensesLn 13$333K$292K$35K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$116K$32K$51K$32K
OccupancyLn 16$662K$633K$16K$14K
TravelLn 17$145K$142K$3K$752
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$78K$967$77K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$145K$103K$42K$303
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$13K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.5M$9.1M$984K$465K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $15.9M$14.1M$1.8M$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.1M$13.9M−$754K$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.2M$12.5M−$2.3M$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.5M$11.4M−$888K$11.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.3M$7.8M$467K$16.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $10.4M$10.5M−$121K$12.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $10,417,898 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,210,502$6,885,003
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,035,863$2,960,816
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $915,439$695,676
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$83,381−$123,597
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,078,423$10,417,898
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 $6,930,332$7,175,625
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $31,779$13,098
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,267,465$3,349,797
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,229,576$10,538,520
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,151,153−$120,622
Part VI · Governance 39 of 39 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body39
VI-1b Independent voting members39
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $10,417,898 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$503,318
VIII-1e Government grants$1,677,141
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,704,544
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$200,715
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,885,003
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,960,816$2,960,816
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $193,066$193,066
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $502,610$502,610
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$152,677−$152,677
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $29,080$29,080
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,960,816 · Unrelated business $29,080 · Excluded from tax $542,999$10,417,898
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,538,520 across 21 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,958 · Management $197,220 · Fundraising $72,959$343,137
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,696,578 · Management $330,927 · Fundraising $190,715$5,218,220
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $286,177 · Management $2,618 · Fundraising $5,247$294,042
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $792,802 · Management $19,646 · Fundraising $27,571$840,019
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $417,263 · Management $40,449 · Fundraising $22,495$480,207
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,143$4,143
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,923$35,923
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $13,098$13,098
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $59,530$59,530
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,189,994 · Management $79,557$1,269,551
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $418,047$418,047
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $291,629 · Management $35,389 · Fundraising $6,014$333,032
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,500 · Management $50,550 · Fundraising $32,500$115,550
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $632,547 · Management $16,063 · Fundraising $13,573$662,183
IX-17 TravelPrograms $141,839 · Management $2,619 · Fundraising $752$145,210
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $967 · Fundraising $77,029$77,996
IX-20 InterestManagement $7,207$7,207
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $29,561$29,561
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $28,084$28,084
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,123 · Management $41,864 · Fundraising $303$145,290
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,337 · Management $2,836 · Fundraising $2,317$18,490
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,089,761 · Management $984,186 · Fundraising $464,573$10,538,520
Part X · Balance sheet $13,840,648 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $527,447$1,071,523
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$22,465
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $764,708$399,455
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $138,356$102,429
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $120,415$33,579
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $116,696$87,135
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $9,976,833$8,459,127
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,798,623$3,664,935
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,443,078$13,840,648
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $600,179$200,308
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,445,689$1,017,515
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $24,155$16,938
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,128,863$1,284,017
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$213,365$907,496
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,527,580$11,649,135
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,314,215$12,556,631
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,443,078$13,840,648
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,556,631 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,417,898
XI-2 Total expenses$10,538,520
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$120,622
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,314,215
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$522,397
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$114,565
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,556,631

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