Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1987.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
19 people listed on the 990; $255 paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Whitney O'Neal | $330 | $255 |
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
Enriches local culture with musical performances and educational programs.
Questions for Shoals Symphony Orchestra
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JOHN PAUL WHITE and the SSO (April 30 and May 1, 2021) - Four-time Grammy Award winning artist and Tennessee Valley native John Paul White joins the SSO in a crossover event of Southern Rock, Americana, and Country hits that make the Single Lock Records co-owner famous.
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK IN CONCERT (April 10 & 11, 2021) - The film that gave the world one of its greatest movie heroes, Indiana Jones, is back and better than ever before! Relive the magic on the silver screen with the original great adventure and John Williams' epic score performed live to picture by a full symphony orchestra!
MIRACLE on MOBILE STREET (Dec. 5 & 6, 2020) - The Shoals Theatre welcomes the Shoals Symphony Orchestra for four brief 'socially distant' concerts (with very limited audience size). Find a little much-needed holiday cheer from our heart to yours.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $74K | $54K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $135K | $159K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $210K | $213K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $40K | $42K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $170K | $172K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $255 | $0 | $255 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $65K | $65K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $13K | $13K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $1K | $1K | ||
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $835 | $835 | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $7K | $7K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $587 | $587 | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $171 | $171 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $178K | $178K | $0 | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $0 | $0 | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $276K | $178K | $98K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $346K | $396K | −$50K | $93K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $320K | $383K | −$63K | $142K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $475K | $507K | −$32K | $217K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $387K | $309K | $78K | $229K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 Viewing | $256K | $276K | −$20K | $172K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $256,301 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $256,301 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $276,432 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $213,412 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $171,729 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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