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Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra FY2020 filing

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Grand Jct, CO501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 84-0759502Revenue $746K in FY2020

On file with the IRSgjsymphony.org414 Main St, 81501-2512 · Grand Jct, COTax-exempt since Mar 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To engage and enrich our community through symphonic music.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$77K 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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FY2020 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$231K
95% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 95% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$746K
Spent
$807K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$13K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$746K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$746K
FY2021$715K
FY2022$737K
FY2023$790K
FY2024$997K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$807K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$807K
FY2021$470K
FY2022$761K
FY2023$902K
FY2024$998K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$13K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$121K
FY2024$120K
FY2025$166K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Mar 1978.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $546K Management & general 19% · $152K Fundraising 14% · $109K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kelly Anderson
Executive Director
$77,191Pt VII · Sec A
Lynne O'Connell
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Merritt Kinsey
Second Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Audrey Hamon
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Annie Murphy
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrea Nederveld
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew Jones
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Unfug
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Anderson’s $91K as Former Exec is at the 26th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelly Anderson$90,587$84,909$81,694$78,200$78,200$77,191

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Enriches the community by engaging people through symphonic music performances.

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2 programs · $546K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Because of covid restrictions, the symphony presented 19 concerts or events that were attended by approximately 14,000 people.

$510Kprogram expense
02

The talking rhythms, children's choir, western colorado chorale and the jazz orchestra presented numerous well received concerts and events during fiscal 2020.

$36Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Western Colorado Community Foundation INCFY2025$17K
Clough Family FoundationFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$746K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$419K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$250K
Other incomeLn 4–11$77K
Money outPt IX
$807K
Ln 25
Programscol B$546K
Managementcol C$152K
Fundraisingcol D$109K
Owns and owesPt X
$13K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$199K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$231K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$419K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$550
Fees for servicesLn 2g$250K
Investment incomeLn 3$126
Other incomeLn 4–11$77K
Total revenueLn 12$746K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$193K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$199K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$231K
Net assetsLn 32$13K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5154
VolunteersI 695
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$228K$199K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K$40K
Total assetsLn 16$301K$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$227K$231K
Net assetsLn 32$74K$13K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$77K$22K$36K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$310K$196K$69K$45K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$438$255
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$10K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$16K$8K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$5K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$17K$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$1K$659
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$580$338
OccupancyLn 16$11K$6K$3K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$6K$3K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$1K$788
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$277K$244K$5K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$16K$5K$108
Total functional expensesLn 25$807K$546K$152K$109K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.0M$47K$166K 990 PDF
FY2024 $997K$998K−$857$120K 990 PDF
FY2023 $790K$902K−$112K$121K 990 PDF
FY2022 $737K$761K−$25K$232K 990 PDF
FY2021 $715K$470K$244K$257K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $746K$807K−$61K$13K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $746,049 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $428,166$419,121
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $282,275$249,800
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $506$126
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $109,853$77,002
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $820,800$746,049
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 $419,197$431,723
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $435,185$375,336
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $854,382$807,059
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$33,582−$61,010
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $746,049 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $31,937 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$550
VIII-1e Government grants$20,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$398,071
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$419,121
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $249,800$249,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $126$126
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $22,030$22,030
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $23,035$23,035
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $272,835 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $54,093$746,049
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $807,059 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,844 · Management $36,000 · Fundraising $19,200$77,044
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $195,928 · Management $69,468 · Fundraising $44,524$309,920
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,518 · Management $438 · Fundraising $255$2,211
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,023 · Management $2,476 · Fundraising $1,443$13,942
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,098 · Management $7,797 · Fundraising $4,711$28,606
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,669 · Management $9,700$14,369
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,368 · Management $5,789 · Fundraising $5,789$28,946
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,205 · Management $1,016 · Fundraising $659$3,880
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,169 · Management $580 · Fundraising $338$2,087
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,997 · Management $3,472 · Fundraising $1,735$11,204
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,469 · Management $3,211 · Fundraising $1,871$11,551
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,724 · Management $1,352 · Fundraising $788$4,864
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $244,339 · Management $5,173 · Fundraising $27,892$277,404
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,635 · Management $5,288 · Fundraising $108$21,031
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $545,986 · Management $151,760 · Fundraising $109,313$807,059
Part X · Balance sheet $244,055 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $198,912$192,554
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $28,812$6,420
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,461$900
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,160$4,131
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $51,601$40,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $300,946$244,055
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,983$3,192
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $196,290$140,400
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$87,800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $227,273$231,392
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $73,673$12,663
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $73,673$12,663
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $300,946$244,055
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,663 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$746,049
XI-2 Total expenses$807,059
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$61,010
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$73,673
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,663

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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