Diablo Symphony Association

Tax-deductible

Walnut Creek, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 94-1679591Revenue $150K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdiablosymphony.orgPo Box 2222, 94595-0222 · Walnut Creek, CATax-exempt since Mar 1965Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Several classical music concerts were produced for the community, utilizing primarily volunteer musicians as well as a few paid musicians to increase music appreciation in the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K a year · 34% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$150K
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$188K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$393K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$150K
FY2025▼ -45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$77K
FY2022$163K
FY2024$272K
FY2025$150K
Expenses
$188K
FY2025▲ +103%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2024$93K
FY2025$188K
Net assets
$393K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$116K
FY2022$164K
FY2024$432K
FY2025$393K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · 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 1965.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $120K Management & general 36% · $68K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 classical music concerts using volunteers to boost community appreciation.

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1 program · $120K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Several classical music concerts were produced for the community, utilizing primarily volunteer musicans as well as a few paid musicians to increase music appreciation in the community.

$120Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$150K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$90K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$188K
Ln 25
Programscol B$120K
Managementcol C$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$393K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K
Total assetsLn 16$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$90K
Government grantsLn 1e$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$150K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$40K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$231
Other assetsLn 15$350K
Total assetsLn 16$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$393K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K$40K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$457$231
Total assetsLn 16$432K$393K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$432K$393K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$80K$43K$37K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$19K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$200$200
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$226
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$9K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$188K$120K$68K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $150K$188K−$38K$393K 990 PDF
FY2024 $272K$93K$180K$432K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $163K$164K 990 PDF
FY2021 $77K$116K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $149,924 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $220,059$90,080
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $27,771$36,394
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,574$16,288
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,821$7,162
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $272,225$149,924
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $59,431$89,802
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $33,148$98,254
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $92,579$188,056
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $179,646−$38,132
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $149,924 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$18,999
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$71,081
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$90,080
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,394$36,394
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,303$13,303
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $2,985$2,985
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$7,162
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,379 · Excluded from tax $13,303$149,924
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $188,056 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,908 · Management $37,492$80,400
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,402$9,402
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,567$5,567
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,320$2,320
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,893 · Management $7,100$25,993
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,414$15,414
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,745$2,745
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $200$200
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$226
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,094$6,094
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,659$24,659
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,504 · Management $6,532$15,036
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $119,980 · Management $67,850 · Fundraising $0$188,056
Part X · Balance sheet $392,557 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,485$35,851
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,104$4,542
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,235$2,235
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $457$231
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $384,299$349,698
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $431,580$392,557
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $431,580$392,557
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $431,580$392,557
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $431,580$392,557
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $392,557 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$149,924
XI-2 Total expenses$188,056
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,132
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$431,580
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$891
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$392,557

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