To engage and enrich our community through symphonic music.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K 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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FY2023 · 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
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 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
$242K
67% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 67% of assets; over 65%.
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
$790K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$902K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$121K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$790K
FY2023▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$746K
FY2021$715K
FY2022$737K
FY2023$790K
FY2024$997K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$902K
FY2023▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$807K
FY2021$470K
FY2022$761K
FY2023$902K
FY2024$998K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$121K
FY2023▼ -48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$121K
FY2024$120K
FY2025$166K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $638K Management & general 17% · $153K Fundraising 12% · $110K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$81,694Pt 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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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

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Enriches the community by engaging people through symphonic music performances.

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1 program · $638K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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To engage and enrich our community through symphonic music

$638Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$790K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$320K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$299K
Other incomeLn 4–11$170K
Money outPt IX
$902K
Ln 25
Programscol B$638K
Managementcol C$153K
Fundraisingcol D$110K
Owns and owesPt X
$121K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$273K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$242K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$320K
Government grantsLn 1e$8K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$650
Fees for servicesLn 2g$299K
Investment incomeLn 3$826
Other incomeLn 4–11$170K
Total revenueLn 12$790K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$273K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$273K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$242K
Net assetsLn 32$121K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$393K$273K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$430K$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$198K$242K
Net assetsLn 32$232K$121K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$25K$41K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$360K$253K$73K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$2K$1K$506
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$24K$5K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$16K$8K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$19K$8K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$10K$5K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$3K$2K$692
InsuranceLn 23$17K$10K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$286K$243K$43K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$11K$5K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$902K$638K$153K$110K

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 Viewing $790K$902K−$112K$121K 990 PDF
FY2022 $737K$761K−$25K$232K 990 PDF
FY2021 $715K$470K$244K$257K 990 PDF
FY2020 $746K$807K−$61K$13K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $789,943 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $409,150$319,927
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $218,755$299,324
I-10 Investment income$826
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $108,772$169,866
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $736,677$789,943
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $410,211$477,938
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $351,065$423,618
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $761,276$901,556
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,599−$111,613
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 $789,943 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $32,429 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$650
VIII-1d Related organizations$63,500
VIII-1e Government grants$8,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$247,277
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$319,927
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $299,324$299,324
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $826$826
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $132,357$132,357
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,080$5,080
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $304,404 · Excluded from tax $165,612$789,943
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $901,556 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,508 · Management $40,847 · Fundraising $16,339$81,694
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $253,113 · Management $73,453 · Fundraising $33,647$360,213
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,433 · Management $1,046 · Fundraising $506$3,985
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,913 · Management $5,419 · Fundraising $2,714$32,046
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,432 · Management $7,573 · Fundraising $3,379$27,384
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,696$20,696
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,361 · Management $8,057 · Fundraising $3,570$30,988
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,337 · Management $5,027 · Fundraising $2,171$17,535
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,976 · Management $1,551 · Fundraising $692$5,219
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,670 · Management $5,040 · Fundraising $2,249$16,959
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $243,110 · Fundraising $42,932$286,042
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,276 · Management $5,437 · Fundraising $2,082$18,795
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $637,825 · Management $153,450 · Fundraising $110,281$901,556
Part X · Balance sheet $362,606 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $392,892$273,198
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,700$31,450
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,833$9,829
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,254$32,276
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,027$15,853
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $429,706$362,606
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $65,384$14,675
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $132,167$227,389
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $197,551$242,064
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $207,755$91,900
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,400$28,642
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $232,155$120,542
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $429,706$362,606
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $120,542 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$789,943
XI-2 Total expenses$901,556
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$111,613
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$232,155
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$120,542

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