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Olympia Symphony Orchestra FY2022 filing

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Tumwater, WA501(c)(3)Since 1952 EIN 91-6087694Revenue $486K in FY2022

On file with the IRS3400 Capitol Blvd Se Ste 203, 98501-3351 · Tumwater, WATax-exempt since Nov 1968Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide the highest quality live music to enrich educate and entertain an expanding audience.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $2K a year · under 1% 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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $57K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$486K
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$429K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$950K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$486K
FY2022▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$283K
FY2021$368K
FY2022$486K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$551K
FY2025$520K
Expenses
$429K
FY2022▲ +158%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$337K
FY2021$166K
FY2022$429K
FY2023$468K
FY2024$613K
FY2025$615K
Net assets
$950K
FY2022▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$384K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$950K
FY2023$970K
FY2024$957K
FY2025$916K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1968.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $308K Management & general 21% · $91K Fundraising 7% · $29K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Jennifer Hermann
Executive Director
$56,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tony Enzler
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Wes Martin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Barnes
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Todd Monohon
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Herman$67,495————
Jennifer Hermann—$56,025$56,000$48,208$52,000

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

Programs and updates

Presents high-quality live music to enrich, educate, and entertain audiences.

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2 programs · $308K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Between july 1, 2021 and june 30, 2022 the olympia symphony presented nine orchestral concerts, three of which were free to the public. Outdoor summer concerts in olympia and neighboring rural tenino drew a combined audience of approximately 2,000 as live music returned to our communities following the pandemic.

$291Kprogram expense
02

Between july 1, 2021 and june 30, 2022 the olympia symphony provided instruction at eight thurston county high schools, as music director finalists conducted orchestra and band rehearsals. In addition, four rehearsals of student orchestras of greater olympia (sogo) were conducted by the visiting artists.

$18Kprogram 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
Community Foundation of South Puget SoundFY2024$57K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$57K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$486K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$226K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Money outPt IX
$429K
Ln 25
Programscol B$308K
Managementcol C$91K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$950K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$291K
Total assetsLn 16$986K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$226K
Government grantsLn 1e$26K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$486K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$291K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$291K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$280K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$373K
Total assetsLn 16$986K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$950K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5133
VolunteersI 630
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$224K$291K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$318K$280K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$986K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$950K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$56K$56K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$178K$130K$30K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$20K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$21K$667$272
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$11K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$4K$9K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$200$200
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$15K$12K$2K$492
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$53K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$429K$308K$91K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $520K$615K−$95K$916K 990 PDF
FY2024 $551K$613K−$62K$957K 990 PDF
FY2023 $435K$468K−$34K$970K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $486K$429K$57K$950K 990 PDF
FY2021 $368K$166K$202K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $283K$337K−$53K$384K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $486,016 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $196,997$226,084
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,203$169,076
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $68,445$61,116
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $70,629$29,740
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $368,274$486,016
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 $109,109$257,661
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $57,105$171,213
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $166,214$428,874
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $202,060$57,142
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $486,016 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$23,464
VIII-1e Government grants$26,038
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$176,582
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$226,084
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $169,076$169,076
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61,116$61,116
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $14,499$14,499
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $15,241$15,241
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $169,076 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $90,856$486,016
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $428,874 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,000$56,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $130,381 · Management $30,009 · Fundraising $17,737$178,127
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,905 · Management $2,154 · Fundraising $1,475$23,534
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,200$14,200
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,621$1,621
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,300 · Management $667 · Fundraising $272$22,239
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,166 · Fundraising $3,190$14,356
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,783 · Management $9,019 · Fundraising $3,590$16,392
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,396 · Fundraising $2,626$6,022
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $200$200
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $10,200$10,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,340 · Management $1,773 · Fundraising $492$14,605
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $5,773$5,773
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,678$1,678
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,308$3,308
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,987 · Management $7,632$60,619
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $308,062 · Management $91,430 · Fundraising $29,382$428,874
Part X · Balance sheet $986,238 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $224,487$291,104
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $29,326$25,840
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,668$2,277
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,231$14,531
X-11 Publicly traded securities$63,434
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $318,298$216,278
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $485,982$372,774
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,077,992$986,238
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,674$30,328
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,525$3,500
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $26,140$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,557$36,046
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,028,435$950,192
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,038,435$950,192
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,077,992$986,238
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $950,192 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$486,016
XI-2 Total expenses$428,874
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,142
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,038,435
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$154,609
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$9,224
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$950,192

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