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))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Seward III | Secretary-Treasurer | 2017-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Margaret Kontras Sutton | Board Member | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Reginald Kuhn | President | 2017-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Margart Kontras Sutton (former) | Board Member | 2017-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Connie Geist (former) | Vice President | 2017-2020 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ginny Parker (former) | Board Member | 2017-2020 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Del Lienemann Sr (former) | Chairman Emeritus | 2017 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Doris Cook (former) | Board Member | 2017 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Seward III | Secretary-Treasurer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margaret Kontras Sutton | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Reginald Kuhn | President | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Seward III | Secretary-Treasurer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margaret Kontras Sutton | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Reginald Kuhn | President | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Seward III | Secretary-Treasurer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margaret Kontras Sutton | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Reginald Kuhn | President | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Seward III | Secretary-Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margart Kontras Sutton | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Reginald Kuhn | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Geist | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Harry Seward III | Secretary-Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ginny Parker | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margart Kontras Sutton | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Reginald Kuhn | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Geist | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Harry Seward III | Secretary-Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ginny Parker | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margart Kontras Sutton | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Reginald Kuhn | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Geist | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Harry Seward III | Secretary-Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ginny Parker | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margart Kontras Sutton | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Reginald Kuhn | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2017 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Lienemann Sr | Chairman Emeritus | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Connie Geist | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Harry Seward III | Secretary-Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Doris Cook | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ginny Parker | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Margart Kontras Sutton | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Reginald Kuhn | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $164,341 | $179,800 | $3,310,188 | $3,310,188 | $65,311 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $562,332 | $173,897 | $3,325,948 | $3,325,948 | $20,000 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $215,353 | $168,807 | $2,937,513 | $2,937,513 | $85,125 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $365,920 | $156,942 | $2,890,967 | $2,890,967 | $48,080 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $203,372 | $151,460 | $2,681,989 | $2,681,989 | $30,050 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2019 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $109,196 | $146,699 | $2,630,077 | $2,630,077 | $2,592 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $166,174 | $144,274 | $2,667,580 | $2,667,580 | $2,750 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $209,565 | $133,444 | $2,645,680 | $2,645,680 | $500 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2017 | 1 | $24,385 | 2017 | $24,385 | show |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| PAWNEE COUNTY FAIR FOUNDATION | NE | A11 | $100,155 | $52,188 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| MONA REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS | NE | A11 | $98,141 | $506,311 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| ALL4DANCIN | NE | A11 | $304,507 | $290,722 | Vice President | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| EUGENE SYMPHONY FOUNDATION | OR | A11 | $298,667 | $403,559 | Executive Dir. | $166,907 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SYMPHONY ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION INC | FL | A11 | $295,060 | $801,396 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| THE ANCHORAGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | AK | A11 | $190,258 | $123,529 | SECRETARY | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| WABE FOUNDATION INC | GA | A11 | $105,887 | $126,600 | CEO | $342,735 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x |
| TCR FOUNDATION | IA | A11 | $100,298 | $515,121 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $138,837 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x |
| TWS FOUNDATION | IL | A11 | $210,061 | $26,205 | TRUSTEE | $30,000 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x |
| MAAM FOUNDATION | KS | A11 | $137,816 | $54,393 | BOARD MEMBER | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x |
| INDIANA STATE SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC | IN | A11 | $176,461 | $145,316 | Chair (as of September 2025) | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| LPM ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | WA | A11 | $89,410 | $38,047 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x |
| BATON ROUGE SYMPHONY LEAGUE INC | LA | A11 | $225,326 | $202,571 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x |
| CARNEGIE HALL FOUNDATION INC | WV | A11 | $95,144 | $126,070 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x |
| ACTS 44 FOUNDATION | OH | A11 | $206,853 | $482,199 | PRESIDENT/CE | $110,491 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x |
| BURRITT MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC | AL | A11 | $182,110 | $68,819 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x |
| DELL LOY & LYNNETTE HANSEN UTAH SYMPHONY SUPPORT FOUNDATION | UT | A11 | $254,319 | $302,150 | PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x |
| STOVE WORKS FOUNDATION | TN | A11 | $120,792 | $220,276 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x |
| LIMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ENDOWMENT TR 03-17-89 | OH | A11 | $242,717 | $93,509 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $72,180 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| BOISE PHILHARMONIC FOUNDATION INC | ID | A11 | $104,254 | $104,254 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x |
| ESTES PARK MUSEUM FRIENDS & FOUNDATION INC | CO | A11 | $105,277 | $276,213 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $157,460 | $157,460 | - | - | 87.6% | |
| Fees: investment management | $22,340 | $0 | $22,340 | $0 | 12.4% | |
| Total | $179,800 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $173,897 spent · pay $0 · grants $153,688 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $173,897 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $168,807 spent · pay $0 · grants $150,972 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $168,807 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $156,942 spent · pay $0 · grants $139,528 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $139,528 | $139,528 | - | - | 88.9% | |
| Fees: investment management | $17,414 | $0 | $17,414 | $0 | 11.1% | |
| Total | $156,942 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $151,460 spent · pay $0 · grants $137,328 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $137,328 | $137,328 | - | - | 90.7% | |
| Fees: investment management | $14,132 | $0 | $14,132 | $0 | 9.3% | |
| Total | $151,460 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990 · $146,699 spent · pay $0 · grants $133,033 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $133,033 | $133,033 | - | - | 90.7% | |
| Fees: investment management | $13,666 | $0 | $13,666 | $0 | 9.3% | |
| Total | $146,699 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990 · $144,274 spent · pay $0 · grants $130,280 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $130,280 | $130,280 | - | - | 90.3% | |
| Fees: investment management | $13,994 | $0 | $13,994 | $0 | 9.7% | |
| Total | $144,274 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990 · $133,444 spent · pay $0 · grants $121,044 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $121,044 | $121,044 | - | - | 90.7% | |
| Fees: investment management | $12,400 | $0 | $12,400 | $0 | 9.3% | |
| Total | $133,444 | 100% |
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