Pinellas Youth Symphony INC

Tax-deductible

Seminole, FL501(c)(3)Since 1965Arts & CultureEIN 59-6173059Revenue $146K in FY2025

On file with the IRSpysmusic.orgPo Box 4106, 33775-4106 · Seminole, FLTax-exempt since Sep 2013Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Education and performance of music by young musicians.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 5 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 $3K a year · 2% 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
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
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
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$146K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$115K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$68K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$146K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$118K
FY2025$146K
Expenses
$115K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$116K
FY2021$51K
FY2022$132K
FY2023$117K
FY2024$111K
FY2025$115K
Net assets
$68K
FY2025▲ +85%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$49K
FY2022$34K
FY2023$30K
FY2024$37K
FY2025$68K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2011-01-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2013.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $66K Management & general 42% · $49K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Op Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan K Wood’s $34K as Executive Director is at the 28th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan K Wood$33,500$33,500$33,500
Frederick Wagner$12,000$12,000$12,000
Carolyn Wahl—$1,552$3,982
Anthony Fuoco—$125$344

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Nurtures young musicians through education and performance opportunities.

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1 program · $66K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Educational music instruction to over 170 kindergarten through high school students through rehearsals, sectionals, small ensembles and concerts before live audiences.

$66Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$146K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Money outPt IX
$115K
Ln 25
Programscol B$66K
Managementcol C$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$68K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K
Total assetsLn 16$68K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Total revenueLn 12$146K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Total assetsLn 16$68K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$68K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$7K$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$37K$68K
LiabilitiesLn 26$309$0
Net assetsLn 32$37K$68K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$67K$33K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$15K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$115K$66K$49K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $146K$115K$31K$68K 990 PDF
FY2024 $118K$111K$7K$37K 990 PDF
FY2023 $114K$117K−$4K$30K 990 PDF
FY2022 $117K$132K−$15K$34K 990 PDF
FY2021 $56K$51K$5K$49K 990 PDF
FY2020 $108K$116K−$9K$44K 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 $146,152 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $65,353$80,799
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $80,799$65,353
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $146,152$146,152
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $72,673$72,673
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $42,302$42,302
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $114,975$114,975
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,177$31,177
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $146,152 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$80,799
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$80,799
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $65,353$65,353
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,353 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$146,152
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $114,975 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,961 · Management $34,307$67,268
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $5,405$5,405
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,848$1,848
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,784$3,784
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,965$17,965
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,898$1,898
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,390 · Management $1,417$16,807
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $66,316 · Management $48,659 · Fundraising $0$114,975
Part X · Balance sheet $67,948 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,271$38,139
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,809$29,809
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,080$67,948
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $309$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $36,771$67,948
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,080$67,948
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $67,948 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$146,152
XI-2 Total expenses$114,975
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,177
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$36,771
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$67,948

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

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