Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1985.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 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
17 people listed on the 990; $217K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Derek Dean’s $337K as Executive Director is at the 98th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Dean | $336,788 | $324,978 | $312,026 | $292,755 | $276,743 | $217,263 |
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.
See Sun Valley Summer Symphony INC executive salaries →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
Offers music performances and artistic programs to enrich lives.
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Summer Season
Each summer, the organization brings musicians and guest artists to sun valley to present a series of classical music concerts. Over 100 musicians form the festival orchestra, led by music director alasdair neale. The concerts are presented at the sun valley pavilion and other local venues.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-0397940) · Dispute this lineEducation
The festival's music institute runs music education programs during the school year in conjunction with local public schools and in addition, runs two summer camps during the festival's summer season.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-0397940) · Dispute this lineWinter Season
The music festival presents a winter concert series in february or march. Past festivals have presented three concerts - all free of charge- with performers including musicians from the festival orchestra as well as guest artists.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-0397940) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $9.1M | $9.3M | $8.7M | $7.3M | $6.3M |
| AddedLn 1b | $1.4M | $149K | |||
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $300K | $221K |
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $90K | $369K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $14.3M | $13.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.3M | $1.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $18.6M | $18.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $67K | $128K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $18.6M | $17.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $289K | $170K | $63K | $56K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $696K | $410K | $151K | $135K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $36K | $21K | $8K | $7K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $106K | $62K | $23K | $21K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $69K | $41K | $15K | $13K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $3K | $2K | $1K | $43 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $54K | $53K | $275 | $830 |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $61K | $61K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.7M | $1.7M | $9K | $26K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $157K | $130K | $1K | $26K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $130K | $88K | $8K | $35K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $21K | $21K | $108 | $327 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $83K | $80K | $75 | $3K |
| TravelLn 17 | $81K | $80K | $184 | $390 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $74K | $74K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $31K | $21K | $2K | $8K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $314K | $303K | $11K | $126 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.9M | $3.1M | $427K | $333K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 10, 2026 | $5.4M | $5.2M | $233K | $25.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 11, 2025 | $4.8M | $5.2M | −$395K | $23.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 30, 2024 | $5.9M | $4.7M | $1.2M | $20.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $4.7M | $4.4M | $328K | $19.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2022 | $5.0M | $3.8M | $1.2M | $21.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 14, 2021 | $3.2M | $3.9M | −$676K | $17.9M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $3,230,212 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,230,212 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,905,869 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $18,025,713 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,897,958 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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