Symphony Workforce Foundation works with students to discover potential career opportunities based on their personal interests while creating skills to overcome current and future adversity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $215K a year · 33% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$252K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$227K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$863K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$684K
FY2023$150K
FY2024$765K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$227K
FY2025▼ -69%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$665K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$723K
FY2025$227K
Net assets
$863K
FY2025▲ ×16
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$23K
FY2023$14K
FY2024$56K
FY2025$863K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Oct 2019.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $178K Management & general 22% · $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

2 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$22,032Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$19,612Pt VII · Sec A

Todd Smith’s $22K as President is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1216 $100K–1M employment 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Todd Smith$22,032$161,604$20,000$120,000
John Batcher$19,612$161,604$20,000$120,000

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

Helps students find careers matching their interests and build skills for challenges.

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1 program · $162K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Symphony workforce foundation works with dynamic companies and startups around the region to incentivize young people to find a career path based on personal interests. Symphony workforce foundation also provides communities with data-driven insights to identify and nurture the workforce of the next generation.

$162Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $118K · 2022–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$26,534
Unitemized GrantFY2024$38,840
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,690
Unitemized GrantFY2022$46,800

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$625
Money outPt IX
$227K
Ln 25
Programscol B$178K
Managementcol C$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$863K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$252K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$625
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$252K
Net assetsLn 32$863K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$56K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$270K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$214K$252K
Net assetsLn 32$56K$863K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$27K$27K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$30K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$773$773
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$4K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
InterestLn 20$531$531
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$86K$83K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$227K$178K$49K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.0M$227K$808K$863K 990 PDF
FY2024 $765K$723K$42K$56K 990 PDF
FY2023 $150K$159K−$9K$14K 990 PDF
FY2022 $684K$665K$20K$23K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,034,755 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $764,589$1,034,130
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $325$625
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $764,914$1,034,755
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $38,840$26,534
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $454,868$44,830
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $229,423$155,737
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $723,131$227,101
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,783$807,654
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,034,755 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$33,582
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,000,548
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,034,130
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $625$625
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $625$1,034,755
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $227,101 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $26,534$26,534
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,644 · Management $12,000$41,644
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,186$3,186
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $31,236$31,236
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,497$2,497
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $773$773
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,509$7,509
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,438 · Management $11,791$16,229
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,048$2,048
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,845$7,845
IX-20 InterestManagement $531$531
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,547$1,547
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,827 · Management $2,695$85,522
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $177,865 · Management $49,236 · Fundraising $0$227,101
Part X · Balance sheet $1,115,572 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,335; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,499$3,755
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $213,516$130,435
X-4 Accounts receivable$979,047
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $270,015$1,115,572
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,650$60,086
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $190,013$168,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $22,680$23,260
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $214,343$252,246
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $55,672$863,326
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $270,015$1,115,572
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $863,326 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,034,755
XI-2 Total expenses$227,101
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$807,654
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$55,672
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$863,326

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

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