Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1965.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
49 people listed on the 990; $269K paid to officers and key staff.
Paul Meecham’s $170K as President & CEO is at the 74th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Meecham | $169,623 | $165,700 | $166,444 | $81,676 | — | — |
| Steven Haines | — | — | — | — | $135,869 | $17,596 |
| Eric Lind | $110,485 | $107,152 | — | — | — | — |
| Paula Egan | $101,532 | $99,083 | $96,154 | $31,011 | — | — |
| Karen Sivert | — | — | — | $84,015 | $22,748 | — |
| Natasha Zahn | — | — | — | — | $62,688 | $62,731 |
| Nadgegzda Miller-Zahn | — | — | — | — | — | $62,731 |
| Nadgegzda Zahn | — | — | — | $36,693 | — | — |
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
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II6 listed
Programs and updates
Enriches community by presenting high-quality live orchestral music.
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The vision of the tucson symphony is to bring people together for inspired living. Our mission, to engage, educate and transform our community through partnerships and learning - 40,000 southern arizona residents experienced the magic of music in the 2019-20 season - 6,500 patrons learned about the program they were about to hear through…
The vision of the tucson symphony is to bring people together for inspired living. Our mission, to engage, educate and transform our community through partnerships and learning - 40,000 southern arizona residents experienced the magic of music in the 2019-20 season - 6,500 patrons learned about the program they were about to hear through…
The tso provides a cohesive series of education programs for students of all ages. The tso's nationally-recognized education programs are present in approximately 70 schools from southern pinal county to the arizona-mexico border.
The tso provides a cohesive series of education programs for students of all ages. The tso's nationally-recognized education programs are present in approximately 70 schools from southern pinal county to the arizona-mexico border.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $8.0M | $6.3M | $1.7M | $19.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $6.4M | $6.0M | $440K | $18.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $5.3M | $5.7M | −$450K | $14.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $6.5M | $4.5M | $2.1M | $14.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $5.0M | $2.6M | $2.4M | $14.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $11.1M | $5.1M | $6.0M | $10.0M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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