Organizations primary exempt purpose: Arizona Philharmonic (AZ phil) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to embody artistic excellence and inspire the growth of symphonic music through diversity in genre, programming, collaboration, audiences, and musicians. AZ phil seeks to touch its listeners hearts and minds to serve the needs and support the growth of the prescott areas performing arts scene, and to nurture community participation in the performing arts. AZ phil is commited to producing quality, transformative concerts; paying musicians far wages; creating jobs; promoting living composers; offering creativity-based outreach to youth, underserved, veterans and seniors; and enabling attendance by all economic levels.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 2 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $46K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$218
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$340K
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$327K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$13K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$340K
FY2025▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$59K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$308K
FY2024$228K
FY2025$340K
Expenses
$327K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$222K
FY2023$308K
FY2024$275K
FY2025$327K
Net assets
$13K
FY2025▲ ×48
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$31K
FY2022$45K
FY2023$47K
FY2024$267
FY2025$13K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2021.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $230K Management & general 22% · $72K Fundraising 8% · $26K

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; $69K 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
Executive Director
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Director
$12,948Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$1,745Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Abby Coffey’s $54K as Executive Director is at the 49th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Abby Coffey$54,000$25,000$16,314——
Henry Flurry$12,948$12,948$12,948$12,000$10,000
Barbara Metz$1,745————

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

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Inspires symphonic music growth through diverse performances, community outreach, and supporting living composers.

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1 program · $230K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Arizona Philharmonic remais committed to uplifting and supporting the development of a vibrand arts and culture scene in Prescott. Important contributions to the community include: Paying musicians fair wages, increasing the number of paying musician jobs within the community, developing meaningful partnerships/outreach programs with…

$230Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$340K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$136K
Money outPt IX
$327K
Ln 25
Programscol B$230K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$13K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$218
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$281
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$136K
Total revenueLn 12$340K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Other assetsLn 15$598
Total assetsLn 16$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$218
Net assetsLn 32$13K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 62
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$30K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$38K$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$218
Net assetsLn 32$227$13K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$20K$27K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$2K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$0$10K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$166K$148K$18K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$309$0$309$0
Information technologyLn 14$7K$1K$6K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$2K$2K$0$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$0$0
InterestLn 20$1K$0$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$7K$3K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$31K$28K$537$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$327K$230K$72K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $340K$327K$13K$13K 990 PDF
FY2024 $228K$275K−$46K$267 990 PDF
FY2023 $308K$308K−$199$47K 990 PDF
FY2022 $235K$222K$13K$45K 990 PDF
FY2021 $59K$31K 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 $339,553 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $141,353$203,219
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,893$136,334
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $228,246$339,553
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$5,890
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $42,241$72,176
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $232,340$248,972
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $274,581$327,038
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$46,335$12,515
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $339,553 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,851
VIII-1e Government grants$20,231
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$178,137
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$281
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$203,219
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $136,334$136,334
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $136,334$339,553
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $327,038 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,890$5,890
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,864 · Management $26,889 · Fundraising $20,195$66,948
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,593 · Management $2,079 · Fundraising $1,556$5,228
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,951 · Fundraising $0$9,951
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $147,662 · Management $17,930 · Fundraising $0$165,592
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,987 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,987
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $309 · Fundraising $0$309
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,427 · Management $5,744 · Fundraising $0$7,171
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $1,858 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,858
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,124 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,124
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $1,372 · Fundraising $0$1,372
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $4,142 · Fundraising $0$4,142
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,288 · Management $2,690 · Fundraising $1,078$11,056
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,939 · Management $537 · Fundraising $2,934$31,410
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $229,632 · Management $71,643 · Fundraising $25,763$327,038
Part X · Balance sheet $12,961 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,203$11,938
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $425$425
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,846$598
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,524$12,961
X-25 Other liabilities$218
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $37,297$218
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$3,173$12,743
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $227$12,743
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,524$12,961
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,743 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$339,553
XI-2 Total expenses$327,038
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,515
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$227
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,743

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

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