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Lubbock Symphony Orchestra INC

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Lubbock, TX501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 75-6001993Revenue $2.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSlubbocksymphony.org601 Avenue K, 79401-1842 · Lubbock, TXTax-exempt since Dec 1948Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To enrich the greater community through quality symphonic performance and educational experiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$252K 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$252K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 54% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $484K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$581K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
49
of 49 voting members
Looks good: 49 of 49 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
-0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
61%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2025▼ -0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2025▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$6.7M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$5.8M

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 Dec 1948.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $1.2M Management & general 39% · $768K

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

43 people listed on the 990; $252K 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
Galen Wixson
President & Ced
$128,143Pt VII · Sec A
David Cho
Lso Music Director
$123,653Pt VII · Sec A
Terri Byrne
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Melissa Faulk
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jill Stangl
Chair Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Sampson
Marketing Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brenda Parrish
Special Events Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stephanie Rogers
Lsg President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Galen Wixson’s $128K as President & Ced is at the 54th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Galen Wixson$128,143$122,007$118,252$106,000$116,481
David Cho$123,653$118,675———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Performs classical and chamber concerts while providing music education programs to enrich and culturally engage communities across the South Plains region.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The concert season included both a classical and chamber series with special concerts from time to time. These concerts provide cultural activities for the entire south plains region with over 14,000 in attendance.

$1.2Mprogram 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
Ch Foundation INCFY2024$139K
Helen Jones Foundation INCFY2024$108K
Lubbock Symphony Guild INCFY2024$70K
Civic Lubbock INCFY2024$52K
Ss FoundationFY2024$40K
C and a McDonald Family FoundationFY2024$25K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$22K
Community Foundation of West TexasFY2024$17K
Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$484K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$635K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$548K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$768K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$581K
PeoplePt VI, VII
43
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a49
IndependentVI 1b49
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$548K
Investment incomeLn 3$635K
Other incomeLn 4–11$100
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$254K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$254K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$515K
Other assetsLn 15$110K
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$581K
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$195K$254K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.1M$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$578K$515K
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$530K$581K
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$337K$165K$172K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$338K$166K$173K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$72K$35K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$20K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$106K$106K
Office expensesLn 13$71K$71K
OccupancyLn 16$36K$36K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$76K$2K$75K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$36K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$773K$773K
All other expensesLn 24e$35K$21K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.2M$768K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.2M$2.0M$285K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$2.3M−$69K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$2.3M−$606K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $1.2M$1.2M$24K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.4M$343K$5.7M 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 $2,239,249 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,010,064$1,056,672
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $785,841$547,947
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $458,588$634,530
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $145$100
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,254,638$2,239,249
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 $792,562$797,519
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,530,613$1,156,390
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,323,175$1,953,909
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$68,537$285,340
Part VI · Governance 49 of 49 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body49
VI-1b Independent voting members49
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,239,249 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $100 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,056,672
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,056,672
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $525,247 · Unrelated business $22,700$547,947
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $634,530$634,530
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $525,347 · Unrelated business $22,700 · Excluded from tax $634,530$2,239,249
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,953,909 across 15 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $165,097 · Management $171,837$336,934
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $165,795 · Management $172,562$338,357
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,953 · Management $5,156$10,109
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,166 · Management $36,602$71,768
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,772 · Management $20,579$40,351
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,368$4,368
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,500$17,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $106,325$106,325
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $70,985$70,985
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $35,563$35,563
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,338$1,338
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,524 · Management $74,658$76,182
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $35,993$35,993
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $773,024$773,024
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,501 · Management $14,611$35,112
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,185,832 · Management $768,077 · Fundraising $0$1,953,909
Part X · Balance sheet $6,384,474 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $194,967$254,307
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $64,289$31,342
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,012$16,637
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $578,449$515,112
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,079,262$5,457,181
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $104,309$109,895
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,048,288$6,384,474
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,288$101,285
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $394,506$373,683
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $132,174$105,845
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $529,968$580,813
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $947,467$854,546
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,570,853$4,949,115
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,518,320$5,803,661
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,048,288$6,384,474
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,803,661 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,239,249
XI-2 Total expenses$1,953,909
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$285,340
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,518,320
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,803,661

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