To produce insprirational orchestral performances of the highest quality for diverse audiences and support exceptional educational, outreach, and engagement programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 276 volunteers and 213 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $125K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$312K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $31K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$721K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
26
of 26 voting members
Looks good: 26 of 26 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.7M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.7M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$701K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$981K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Oct 1981.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $3.7M Management & general 10% · $449K Fundraising 11% · $529K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $312K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Music Director & Conductor
$160,625Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$151,538Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Jackson’s $161K as Music Director & Conductor is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laura Jackson$160,625$129,250$126,250$115,088$108,705$116,250
Aaron Doty$151,538—————
Tim Young———$109,689$105,611$115,824
Angela White——$111,167$14,500——
Ignacio Barron Viela——$24,625———
Julie Machado————$5,138$6,605

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Produces high-quality orchestral performances for diverse audiences while supporting music education, outreach, and community engagement programs in northern Nevada.

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1 program · $3.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

As a federally registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the state of nevada, the reno phil engages an active board of trustees, staff, volunteers, patrons, donors, sponsors, partner organizations and thecommunity to ensure that it will thrive through future GENERATIONS.THE reno phil is a resident company of the pioneer center for…

$3.7Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$31K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $400K · 2021–2021

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.7M
Managementcol C$449K
Fundraisingcol D$529K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$369K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$721K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$62K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$260K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$220K
SavingsLn 2$148K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$369K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K
Other assetsLn 15$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$721K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5213
VolunteersI 6276
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$584K$369K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$64K$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$713K$721K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$312K$181K$114K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$1.9M$42K$354K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$76K$52K$10K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$184K$145K$11K$28K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$62K$44K$6K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$133K$94K$35K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$149$7K
Information technologyLn 14$48K$38K$5K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$351K$339K$5K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$14K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$768K$577K$167K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$400K$302K$36K$62K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$3.7M$449K$529K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.7M$4.7M$40K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.2M$4.2M$94K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.2M$4.0M$247K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$4.0M−$607K$981K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$1.6M$886K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$2.8M$87K$701K 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,707,096 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,238,716$2,609,657
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,947,916$2,035,950
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $61,680$61,489
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,248,312$4,707,096
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 $2,643,123$2,870,712
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,510,756$1,796,742
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,153,879$4,667,454
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $94,433$39,642
Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members26
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 $4,707,096 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$61,625
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,548,032
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$259,745
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,609,657
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,035,950$2,035,950
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61,489$61,489
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,035,950 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $61,489$4,707,096
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,667,454 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $180,971 · Management $113,992 · Fundraising $17,200$312,163
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,903,314 · Management $41,811 · Fundraising $353,667$2,298,792
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,066 · Management $9,974 · Fundraising $13,950$75,990
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $144,673 · Management $11,077 · Fundraising $28,017$183,767
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,350$3,350
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $43,645 · Management $6,315 · Fundraising $12,085$62,045
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $93,982 · Management $34,588 · Fundraising $4,653$133,223
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $149 · Management $7,253$7,402
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $37,903 · Management $4,656 · Fundraising $5,822$48,381
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $339,283 · Management $4,582 · Fundraising $7,153$351,018
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,130$6,130
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,205 · Management $3,190$17,395
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $576,994 · Management $166,744 · Fundraising $24,454$768,192
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $301,776 · Management $35,673 · Fundraising $62,157$399,606
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,688,961 · Management $449,335 · Fundraising $529,158$4,667,454
Part X · Balance sheet $2,150,540 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $335,943$220,500
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $247,598$148,354
X-4 Accounts receivable$30,279
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $117,210$189,778
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $33,527$48,047
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $64,050$70,368
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,304,768$1,443,214
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,103,096$2,150,540
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $62,939$107,489
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $636,491$613,194
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,451$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $712,881$720,683
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,110,679$1,427,057
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $279,536$2,800
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,390,215$1,429,857
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,103,096$2,150,540
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,429,857 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,707,096
XI-2 Total expenses$4,667,454
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,642
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,390,215
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,429,857

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