LINCOLN SYMPHONY FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $164K · expenses $180K · assets $3.3M

EIN
36-3756920
Address
8555 PIONEERS BLVD, LINCOLN, NE 68520-1307
NTEE code
A11 Single Organization Support (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File, as A110)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 1991 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

THE LINCOLN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE LINCOLN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION THROUGH THE SOLICITATION OF DONATIONS, THE INVESTMENT OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND THE TRANSFER OF APPROVED AMOUNTS TO THE ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF ITS OPERATIONS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Harry Seward III Secretary-Treasurer2017-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Margaret Kontras Sutton Board Member2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Reginald Kuhn President2017-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Margart Kontras Sutton (former) Board Member2017-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Connie Geist (former) Vice President2017-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Ginny Parker (former) Board Member2017-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Del Lienemann Sr (former) Chairman Emeritus2017 1 $0 reported 1
Doris Cook (former) Board Member2017 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Harry Seward III Secretary-Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Margaret Kontras Sutton Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Reginald Kuhn President0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Harry Seward III Secretary-Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Margaret Kontras Sutton Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Reginald Kuhn President0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Harry Seward III Secretary-Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Margaret Kontras Sutton Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Reginald Kuhn President0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Harry Seward III Secretary-Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Margart Kontras Sutton Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Reginald Kuhn President1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Connie Geist Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Harry Seward III Secretary-Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Ginny Parker Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Margart Kontras Sutton Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Reginald Kuhn President1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Connie Geist Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Harry Seward III Secretary-Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Ginny Parker Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Margart Kontras Sutton Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Reginald Kuhn President1 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Connie Geist Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Harry Seward III Secretary-Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Ginny Parker Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Margart Kontras Sutton Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Reginald Kuhn President1 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Del Lienemann Sr Chairman Emeritus1 $0$0$0 $01
Connie Geist Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Harry Seward III Secretary-Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Doris Cook Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Ginny Parker Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Margart Kontras Sutton Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Reginald Kuhn President1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $157K
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $154K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $151K
2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $140K
2020 · 1 grant to organizations · $137K
2019 · 1 grant to organizations · $133K
2018 · 1 grant to organizations · $130K
2017 · 1 grant to organizations · $121K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$164,341$179,800 $3,310,188$3,310,188 $65,311$0 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$562,332$173,897 $3,325,948$3,325,948 $20,000$0 $00-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$215,353$168,807 $2,937,513$2,937,513 $85,125$0 $00-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$365,920$156,942 $2,890,967$2,890,967 $48,080$0 $00-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$203,372$151,460 $2,681,989$2,681,989 $30,050$0 $00-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,196$146,699 $2,630,077$2,630,077 $2,592$0 $00-
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$166,174$144,274 $2,667,580$2,667,580 $2,750$0 $00-
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$209,565$133,444 $2,645,680$2,645,680 $500$0 $00-

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $24,385 in all, tax years 2017 to 2017. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2017 1$24,385 2017$24,385
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$692,5005 32018–2022 DELL LOY & LYNNETTE HANSEN UTAH SYMPHONY SUPPORT FOUNDATION; WASATCH SUNSHINE TERRACE SUPPORTFOUNDATION; MEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $179,800 spent · pay $0 · grants $157,460 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $157,460$157,460-- 87.6%
Fees: investment management $22,340$0$22,340$0 12.4%
Total$179,800100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $173,897 spent · pay $0 · grants $153,688 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $153,688$153,688-- 88.4%
Fees: investment management $19,983$0$19,983$0 11.5%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES $226$0$226$0 0.1%
Total$173,897100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $168,807 spent · pay $0 · grants $150,972 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $150,972$150,972-- 89.4%
Fees: investment management $17,802$0$17,802$0 10.5%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $30-$30- 0.0%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES $3$0$3$0 0.0%
Total$168,807100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $156,942 spent · pay $0 · grants $139,528 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $139,528$139,528-- 88.9%
Fees: investment management $17,414$0$17,414$0 11.1%
Total$156,942100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $151,460 spent · pay $0 · grants $137,328 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $137,328$137,328-- 90.7%
Fees: investment management $14,132$0$14,132$0 9.3%
Total$151,460100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $146,699 spent · pay $0 · grants $133,033 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $133,033$133,033-- 90.7%
Fees: investment management $13,666$0$13,666$0 9.3%
Total$146,699100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $144,274 spent · pay $0 · grants $130,280 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $130,280$130,280-- 90.3%
Fees: investment management $13,994$0$13,994$0 9.7%
Total$144,274100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $133,444 spent · pay $0 · grants $121,044 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $121,044$121,044-- 90.7%
Fees: investment management $12,400$0$12,400$0 9.3%
Total$133,444100%

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