Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra FY2021 filing

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Grand Jct, CO501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 84-0759502Revenue $715K in FY2021

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.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K 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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FY2021 · 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
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 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
$128K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$715K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$470K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$257K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$715K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$746K
FY2021$715K
FY2022$737K
FY2023$790K
FY2024$997K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$470K
FY2021▼ -42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$807K
FY2021$470K
FY2022$761K
FY2023$902K
FY2024$998K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$257K
FY2021▲ ×20
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$121K
FY2024$120K
FY2025$166K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $297K Management & general 24% · $111K Fundraising 13% · $63K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$78,200Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$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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1 program · $297K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To engage and enrich our community through symphonic music

$297Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$715K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$561K
Other incomeLn 4–11$77K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Money outPt IX
$470K
Ln 25
Programscol B$297K
Managementcol C$111K
Fundraisingcol D$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$257K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$339K
Total assetsLn 16$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$128K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$561K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$33
Other incomeLn 4–11$77K
Total revenueLn 12$715K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$339K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$339K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Total assetsLn 16$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$128K
Net assetsLn 32$257K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K$339K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$29K
Total assetsLn 16$244K$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$231K$128K
Net assetsLn 32$13K$257K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$23K$39K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$200K$135K$43K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$349$156
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$19K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$7K$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$13K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$9K$5K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$944$316$548$80
InterestLn 20$16K$9K$5K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$5K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$71K$3K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$1K$522
Total functional expensesLn 25$470K$297K$111K$63K

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 Viewing $715K$470K$244K$257K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $714,578 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $419,121$561,252
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $249,800$75,926
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $126$33
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $77,002$77,367
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $746,049$714,578
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $431,723$303,206
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $375,336$167,281
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $807,059$470,487
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$61,010$244,091
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $714,578 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $42,598 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$115,530
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$445,722
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$561,252
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $75,926$75,926
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $33$33
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $34,769$34,769
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $75,926 · Excluded from tax $77,400$714,578
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $470,487 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $23,460 · Management $39,100 · Fundraising $15,640$78,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $134,897 · Management $43,435 · Fundraising $21,194$199,526
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,307 · Management $349 · Fundraising $156$1,812
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,587 · Management $3,513 · Fundraising $1,568$23,668
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,203 · Management $2,755 · Fundraising $2,675$12,633
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,311 · Management $4,047$17,358
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,783 · Management $4,622 · Fundraising $2,003$15,408
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $316 · Management $548 · Fundraising $80$944
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,173 · Management $4,781 · Fundraising $2,133$16,087
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,413 · Management $2,849 · Fundraising $1,236$9,498
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,466 · Management $3,452 · Fundraising $15,746$90,664
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,996 · Management $1,171 · Fundraising $522$4,689
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $296,912 · Management $110,622 · Fundraising $62,953$470,487
Part X · Balance sheet $384,544 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $192,554$339,303
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $900$4,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,131$11,883
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $40,050$29,358
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $244,055$384,544
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,192$5,908
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $140,400$121,882
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $231,392$127,790
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,663$231,778
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$24,976
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,663$256,754
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $244,055$384,544
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $256,754 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$714,578
XI-2 Total expenses$470,487
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$244,091
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,663
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$256,754

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