WINSTON SALEM SYMPHONY ASSOC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $3.2M · expenses $3.4M · assets $6.9M

EIN
56-0692826
Address
301 N MAIN ST STE 1901, WINSTON SALEM, NC 27101-3836
Website
WWW.WSSYMPHONY.ORG
NTEE code
A690
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 1952 (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, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

TO BRING MUSIC TO LIFE: BELIEVING THAT MUSIC HAS THE POWER TO INSPIRE, THE WINSTON-SALEM SYMPHONY WILL FULFILL THIS MISSION BY ENRICHING THE COMMUNITY WITH LIVE MUSIC. THE SYMPHONY BRINGS PERFORMANCES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES TO WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND DESIRES FOR AUDIENCES TO EXPERIENCE MUSIC IN A WAY THAT IS RELEVANT AND MEANINGFUL TO THEIR OWN LIVES. THROUGH MUSIC, THE WINSTON-SALEM SYMPHONY ASPIRES TO CREATE SHARED EXPERIENCES AND CONNECTIONS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN WINSTON-SALEM AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

7 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
E Merritt Vale PRESIDENT &2020-2024 $161,162$769,289 1
Amanda Norman VP/COO2023-2024 $115,256$205,995 1
Michelle Merrill SYMPHONY DIR2023-2024 $126,780$198,820 1
Amanda Labrecque DIRECTOR2023-2024 $5,582$11,578 1
Timothy Redmond (former) SYMPHONY DIRECTOR2020 $136,790$136,790 1
Timothy Redmond End 82321 (former) SYMPHONY DIR2021 $110,726$110,726 1
Eli Kaynor (former) DIRECTOR2022 $5,416$5,416 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

63 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
Jonathan Allen DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 3
Alice Anderson DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sandra Broadway DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Eileen Major DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Jennifer Lyday DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Christopher Gyves DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
David Levy DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Debbie Wesley-Farrington DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Denise Robinson DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lew Saphar DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Malcolm Brown DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Lischke DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 3
Stephen Kramer DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Karr DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sue Henderson DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 6
William F Clingman Iii DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Derek Hicks DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kenneth Boyles TREASURER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Joshua Poindexter DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Leak DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kenneth Ford DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Will Munster DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Matthew Bryant DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Arthur Debaugh DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jay Reed BOARD CHAIR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Pam Cash SECRETARY2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Carol Reeve IMMEDIATE PA2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Edward Hanes Jr DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 2
Carol Polk DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jamarkus Swinson DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Alan Ruley DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ryan M Prescott DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ali Fenno Poplin DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Cindy Rothschild (former) DIRECTOR2020-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Ryan Gaylord (former) DIRECTOR2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Ann Fritchman Merkel (former) DIRECTOR2020-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Thomas Bornemann (former) TREASURER2020-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Betsy Annese (former) DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 4
Frank James (former) DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 2
Dawnielle Grace End 122022 (former) DIRECTOR2022 1 $0 reported 1
Gregory Holthusen End 2723 (former) DIRECTOR2022 1 $0 reported 1
Jeffery Lindsay (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Jim Dossinger (former) DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Mary Tucker End 11723 (former) DIRECTOR2022 1 $0 reported 1
Pam Howell (former) DIRECTOR2022 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Holland (former) DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Dawnielle Grace (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 2
Gerry Gunzenhauser (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Gregory Holthusen (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
James Apple (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Mary Tucker (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Matt Triplett (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Pamela Howell (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Paul Armfield (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 2
Steve Koelsch (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 3
Kari Niblack (former) DIRECTOR2021 1 $0 reported 1
Mark Holton End November (former) DIRECTOR2021 1 $0 reported 1
Brad Friesen (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1
Charlie Williams Iii (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1
Erna Womble (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1
Jeffrey T Lindsay (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1
John Pueschel (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1
Mark Holton (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 37 people listed · 4 paid, $409K · 117 employees · 112 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
E MERRITT VALE PRESIDENT &45 $149,172$0$11,990 $161,1621
MICHELLE MERRILL SYMPHONY DIR40 $126,780$0$0 $126,7801
AMANDA NORMAN VP/COO45 $109,803$0$5,453 $115,2561
AMANDA LABRECQUE DIRECTOR1 $5,582$0$0 $5,5821
JONATHAN ALLEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
ALICE ANDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SANDRA BROADWAY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
EILEEN MAJOR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
JENNIFER LYDAY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER GYVES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
EDWARD HANES JR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
DAVID LEVY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEBBIE WESLEY-FARRINGTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DENISE ROBINSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LEW SAPHAR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MALCOLM BROWN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL LISCHKE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
STEPHEN KRAMER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE KARR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SUE HENDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $06
WILLIAM F CLINGMAN III DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL POLK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEREK HICKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KENNETH FORD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSHUA POINDEXTER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS LEAK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
WILL MUNSTER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MATTHEW BRYANT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ARTHUR DEBAUGH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAMARKUS SWINSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALAN RULEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN M PRESCOTT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALI FENNO POPLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAY REED BOARD CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
KENNETH BOYLES TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
PAM CASH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL REEVE IMMEDIATE PA1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 35 people listed · 4 paid, $334K · 108 employees · 75 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
E MERRITT VALE PRESIDENT &45 $153,723$0$11,990 $165,7131
AMANDA NORMAN CFO/CAO45 $85,286$0$5,453 $90,7391
MICHELLE MERRILL SYMPHONY DIR40 $72,040$0$0 $72,0401
AMANDA LABRECQUE DIRECTOR1 $5,996$0$0 $5,9961
JONATHAN ALLEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
ALICE ANDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SANDRA BROADWAY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
EILEEN MAJOR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
JENNIFER LYDAY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER GYVES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CINDY ROTHSCHILD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID LEVY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEBBIE WESLEY-FARRINGTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DENISE ROBINSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LEW SAPHAR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MALCOLM BROWN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL LISCHKE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
STEPHEN KRAMER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE KARR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SUE HENDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $06
WILLIAM F CLINGMAN III DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN GAYLORD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEREK HICKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KENNETH BOYLES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSHUA POINDEXTER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS LEAK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KENNETH FORD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
WILL MUNSTER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MATTHEW BRYANT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ARTHUR DEBAUGH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANN FRITCHMAN MERKEL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAY REED BOARD CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS BORNEMANN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
PAM CASH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL REEVE IMMEDIATE PA1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 37 people listed · 2 paid, $163K · 111 employees · 159 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
E MERRITT VALE PRESIDENT &40 $146,042$0$11,990 $158,0321
ELI KAYNOR DIRECTOR1 $5,416$0$0 $5,4161
JONATHAN ALLEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
ALICE ANDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BETSY ANNESE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $04
CHRISTOPHER GYVES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CINDY ROTHSCHILD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID LEVY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEBBIE WESLEY-FARRINGTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DENISE ROBINSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK JAMES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
DAWNIELLE GRACE END 122022 DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY HOLTHUSEN END 2723 DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFERY LINDSAY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JIM DOSSINGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LEW SAPHAR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MALCOLM BROWN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARY TUCKER END 11723 DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL LISCHKE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
PAM HOWELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEPHEN KRAMER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE HOLLAND DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE KARR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SUE HENDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $06
WILLIAM F CLINGMAN III DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN GAYLORD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEREK HICKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KENNETH BOYLES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS LEAK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
WILL MUNSTER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MATTHEW BRYANT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ARTHUR DEBAUGH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL REEVE BOARD CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAY REED BOARD CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS BORNEMANN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
PAM CASH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
ANN FRITCHMAN MERKEL IMMEDIATE PA1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 41 people listed · 2 paid, $258K · 107 employees · 75 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
E MERRITT VALE PRESIDENT &40 $135,542$0$11,698 $147,2401
TIMOTHY REDMOND END 82321 SYMPHONY DIR40 $106,982$0$3,744 $110,7261
ALICE ANDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BETSY ANNESE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $04
CHRISTOPHER GYVES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CINDY ROTHSCHILD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID LEVY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEBBIE WESLEY-FARRINGTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DENISE ROBINSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK JAMES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
GERRY GUNZENHAUSER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAWNIELLE GRACE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
GREGORY HOLTHUSEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES APPLE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAY REED DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFERY LINDSAY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JIM DOSSINGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN ALLEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
LEW SAPHAR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MALCOLM BROWN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARY TUCKER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MATT TRIPLETT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL LISCHKE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
PAMELA HOWELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL ARMFIELD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
STEPHEN KRAMER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE HOLLAND DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE KARR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE KOELSCH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
SUE HENDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $06
WILLIAM F CLINGMAN III DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN GAYLORD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEREK HICKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KARI NIBLACK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARK HOLTON END NOVEMBER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MATTHEW BRYANT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ARTHUR DEBAUGH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL REEVE BOARD CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS BORNEMANN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
PAM CASH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
ANN FRITCHMAN MERKEL IMMEDIATE PA1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 40 people listed · 2 paid, $274K · 102 employees · 60 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
E MERRITT VALE PRESIDENT & CEO40 $125,952$0$11,190 $137,1421
TIMOTHY REDMOND SYMPHONY DIRECTOR40 $130,027$0$6,763 $136,7901
ALICE ANDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BETSY ANNESE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $04
BRAD FRIESEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CAROL REEVE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLIE WILLIAMS III DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CINDY ROTHSCHILD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID LEVY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEBBIE WESLEY-FARRINGTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DENISE ROBINSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ERNA WOMBLE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GERRY GUNZENHAUSER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY HOLTHUSEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES APPLE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAY REED DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY T LINDSAY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JIM DOSSINGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN PUESCHEL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MALCOLM BROWN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARK HOLTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARY TUCKER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MATT TRIPLETT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL LISCHKE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
PAMELA HOWELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL ARMFIELD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
STEPHEN KRAMER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE HOLLAND DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE KARR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE KOELSCH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
SUE HENDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $06
WILLIAM F CLINGMAN III DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN ALLEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
DAWNIELLE GRACE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
CHRISTOPHER GYVES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LEW SAPHAR DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANN FRITCHMAN MERKEL BOARD CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS BORNEMANN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
PAM CASH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK JAMES IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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 2025-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,241,321$3,423,244 $6,881,380$6,143,005 $2,127,498$808,659 $395,871117112
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,136,645$3,252,947 $6,806,141$6,084,330 $1,920,317$923,743 $408,15510875
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,755,041$3,037,148 $6,418,839$5,611,262 $1,640,950$886,675 $162,191111159
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,471,563$2,934,853 $6,175,789$6,113,663 $2,473,738$673,729 $210,20410775
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,203,922$1,691,560 $6,421,079$6,124,919 $1,942,651$86,315 $279,78410260

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

18 grantors reported grants to this organization, $4,728,361 in all, tax years 2011 to 2025. 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2024 9$2,164,008 2024$173,000
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WINSTON-SALEM FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2024 6$1,138,842 2024$181,503
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ARTS COUNCIL INCORPORATED WINSTON-SALEM ARTS COUNCIL Public charity Exact 2019-2024 6$411,808 2024$32,700
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$320,150 2024$210,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2021 3$156,500 2021$26,500
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WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES Public charity Exact 2012-2013, 2016 3$120,000 2016$40,000
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FORSYTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC Public charity Exact 2014-2015, 2017-2018 4$100,000 2018$15,000
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NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL Public charity Exact 2015, 2017 2$80,000 2017$40,000
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AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE Public charity Exact 2021-2023 3$75,000 2023$25,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2021, 2023-2024 4$65,500 2024$31,000
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JOHN WESLEY HANES AND ANNA HODGIN HANES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Winston Salem Symphony Assoc” 2011-2012 2$25,000 2012$5,000
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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION Public charity Exact 2020, 2023 2$22,500 2023$7,500
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FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS DAF sponsor Exact 2015, 2022 2$15,803 2022$6,598
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TWIN CITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2020 1$15,000 2020$15,000
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THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2025 1$6,750 2025$6,750
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GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$6,000 2016$6,000
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MORAVIAN HOME INCORPORATED Public charity Exact 2015 1$5,000 2015$5,000
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AMERICAN EXPRESS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WINSTON SALEM SYMPHONY ASSOC” 2020, 2023 2$500 2023$300
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SANTA BARBARA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATIONCAA69 $5,873,650$4,306,196 PRESIDENT & CEO$220,194 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, similar mission
ELGIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCILA69 $2,205,955$2,088,582 CEO$106,000 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x
JACKSON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATIONTNA69 $1,684,489$1,626,933 Executive Director$112,600 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x
HAWAII YOUTH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATIONHIA69 $1,886,415$1,905,950 PRESIDENT$143,282 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x
DELAWARE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATIONDEA69 $1,728,692$1,892,797 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$166,977 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x
ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INCPAA69 $4,669,793$4,351,617 EXECUTIVE DI$151,541 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x
GREENVILLE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATIONSCA69 $3,620,515$3,688,732 EXECUTIVE DI$133,411 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x
SOUTH BEND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INCINA69 $2,555,198$2,612,398 EXECUTIVE DI$142,142 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, similar mission
SAN JOSE YOUTH SYMPHONYCAA69 $1,751,926$1,730,534 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$105,151 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, similar mission
SIOUX CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATIONIAA69 $2,241,362$2,065,664 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$144,438 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x
MARIN SYMPHONY ASSNCAA69 $2,444,755$2,902,510 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$148,030 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x
GREATER AKRON MUSICAL ASSOCIATION INC SPONSOR FOR AKRON SYMPHONY ORCOHA69 $1,863,436$1,954,737 Executive Director$88,273 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, similar mission
EUGENE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INCORA69 $2,955,796$3,138,429 Executive Dir.$166,907 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x
WICHITA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INCKSA69 $2,204,039$2,542,211 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$48,799 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x
AUGUSTA SYMPHONY INCGAA69 $2,840,977$3,515,971 MILLER EX. D$125,962 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x, similar mission
ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INCMDA69 $5,321,432$2,740,146 ARTISITIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR$175,633 Same NTEE code A69, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$31,660,529540 882016–2024 BOSTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA CORPORATION; WISCONSIN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA INC; PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY; PRINCETON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC and 84 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$16,597,815496 822014–2024 PEORIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA; MIDWEST YOUNG ARTISTS; SANTA ROSA SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION; HAWAII SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and 78 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC DAF sponsor$9,053,59593 32015–2024 MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC; CHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA; JACKSON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR funds this one DAF sponsor$4,715,852103 332014–2024 PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY; ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC; NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA & CHORALE OF MONGOMERY COUNTY INC; PORTLAND MAINE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and 29 more
PEORIA SYMPHONY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$3,951,59416 12009–2024 PEORIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$3,899,899114 32012–2024 ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION; THE ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC; TEXARKANA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ERIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$3,854,39273 12010–2024 ERIE PHILHARMONIC
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS AND THE MID-SOUTH INC DAF sponsor$3,724,91520 12010–2024 MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$3,677,897152 452019–2025 HARTFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC; SPRINGFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA; ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA INC; SEATTLE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and 41 more
GREATER KANAWHA VALLEY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$3,671,80114 12011–2024 WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
KALAMAZOO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$3,652,96214 12011–2024 KALAMAZOO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE CSRA DAF sponsor$3,583,12450 12015–2025 AUGUSTA SYMPHONY INC
QUAD CITIES GOLF CLASSIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$3,534,18416 12009–2024 QUAD CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$3,265,46815 12010–2024 SOUTH DAKOTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
GREATER CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,764,96814 12010–2024 ORCHESTRA IOWA 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 · $3,423,244 spent · pay $1,897,216 · grants $0 · events $10,922
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,302,053$802,126$362,207$137,720 38.0%
Other (as described)GUEST ARTIST FEES $457,973$457,973-- 13.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $395,871$235,639$118,346$41,886 11.6%
Other (as described)LEASE COSTS $245,308$166,894$78,414- 7.2%
All other expenses $195,057$104,043$47,840$43,174 5.7%
Fees: other services $180,718$7,365$84,963$88,390 5.3%
Payroll taxes $134,193$82,669$37,330$14,194 3.9%
Advertising and promotion $120,844$98,504$16,210$6,130 3.5%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $103,800$36,369$48,047$19,384 3.0%
Other (as described)LABOR $84,491$84,491-- 2.5%
Other employee benefits $65,099$14,525$43,643$6,931 1.9%
Office expenses $40,021$2,869$23,701$13,451 1.2%
Fees: investment management $35,249-$35,249- 1.0%
Insurance $24,350-$24,350- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $19,500-$19,500- 0.6%
Depreciation and depletion $7,893-$7,893- 0.2%
Occupancy $7,775-$7,775- 0.2%
Travel $3,049$2,868$181- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $10,430$10,922reported apart
Total$3,423,244100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $3,252,947 spent · pay $1,861,295 · grants $0 · events $6,982
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,256,015$771,808$349,684$134,523 38.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $408,155$242,757$120,936$44,462 12.5%
Other (as described)GUEST ARTIST FEES $408,118$408,118-- 12.5%
Other (as described)LEASE COSTS $218,231$127,317$90,914- 6.7%
All other expenses $210,185$119,889$47,074$43,222 6.5%
Fees: other services $147,265-$78,888$68,377 4.5%
Payroll taxes $123,771$76,056$34,459$13,256 3.8%
Advertising and promotion $92,427$65,415$6,495$20,517 2.8%
Other (as described)LABOR $82,118$82,118-- 2.5%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $81,831$55,364$18,816$7,651 2.5%
Other employee benefits $73,354$16,906$45,974$10,474 2.3%
Office expenses $43,057$2,475$15,848$24,734 1.3%
Fees: investment management $28,610-$28,610- 0.9%
Insurance $22,726-$22,726- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $18,750-$18,750- 0.6%
Occupancy $16,331-$16,331- 0.5%
Travel $14,110$13,393$717- 0.4%
Depreciation and depletion $7,893-$7,893- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $6,240$6,982reported apart
Total$3,252,947100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $3,037,148 spent · pay $1,552,179 · grants $0 · events $133,758
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,206,645$768,733$336,095$101,817 39.7%
Other (as described)GUEST ARTIST FEES $329,242$329,242-- 10.8%
Other (as described)LABOR $234,871$189,896$34,518$10,457 7.7%
All other expenses $228,502$143,939$53,285$31,278 7.5%
Other (as described)LEASE COSTS $228,061$135,433$92,628- 7.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $162,191$99,852$47,997$14,342 5.3%
Advertising and promotion $114,035$86,058$1,896$26,081 3.8%
Fees: other services $110,520$17,735$58,760$34,025 3.6%
Payroll taxes $104,453$66,641$29,021$8,791 3.4%
Other (as described)MUSIC DIRECTOR SEARCH $98,140-$98,140- 3.2%
Other employee benefits $78,890$29,823$38,517$10,550 2.6%
Office expenses $36,630$2,047$13,582$21,001 1.2%
Fees: investment management $28,333-$28,333- 0.9%
Insurance $24,569-$24,569- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $18,000-$18,000- 0.6%
Occupancy $15,283-$15,283- 0.5%
Travel $9,975$9,176$555$244 0.3%
Depreciation and depletion $8,808-$8,808- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $33,016$133,758reported apart
Total$3,037,148100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $2,934,853 spent · pay $1,597,663 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,213,145$764,903$339,910$108,332 41.3%
Other (as described)GUEST ARTIST FEES $324,761$324,761-- 11.1%
All other expenses $236,973$191,069$23,204$22,700 8.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $210,204$128,398$61,930$19,876 7.2%
Other (as described)LABOR $144,928$116,787$21,340$6,801 4.9%
Advertising and promotion $144,318$85,082$7,251$51,985 4.9%
Payroll taxes $108,737$68,560$30,467$9,710 3.7%
Fees: other services $104,876$14,228$68,466$22,182 3.6%
Occupancy $87,477$43,739$32,804$10,934 3.0%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $86,164$31,307$50,357$4,500 2.9%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $80,718$47,119$33,599- 2.8%
Other employee benefits $65,577$24,295$30,872$10,410 2.2%
Office expenses $46,284$4,990$20,558$20,736 1.6%
Fees: investment management $30,629-$30,629- 1.0%
Insurance $19,231-$19,231- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $17,500-$17,500- 0.6%
Travel $10,044$5,799$4,245- 0.3%
Depreciation and depletion $3,287-$3,287- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $4,950-reported apart
Total$2,934,853100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $1,691,560 spent · pay $1,157,299 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $741,282$410,436$213,750$117,096 43.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $279,784$150,104$84,874$44,806 16.5%
All other expenses $91,874$63,040$23,320$5,514 5.4%
Occupancy $83,585$41,088$31,286$11,211 4.9%
Payroll taxes $77,911$43,138$22,466$12,307 4.6%
Other (as described)SOUND AND RECORDING $76,173$75,123-$1,050 4.5%
Other (as described)GUEST ARTIST FEES $67,802$67,264-$538 4.0%
Other employee benefits $58,322$19,176$28,269$10,877 3.4%
Fees: other services $48,353$24,042$15,321$8,990 2.9%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $41,990$18,129$23,861- 2.5%
Other (as described)LABOR $30,743$30,743-- 1.8%
Insurance $25,130-$25,130- 1.5%
Office expenses $21,417-$8,474$12,943 1.3%
Fees: accounting $17,000$8,357$6,363$2,280 1.0%
Advertising and promotion $16,909$12,166$305$4,438 1.0%
Travel $7,101$1,665$4,249$1,187 0.4%
Depreciation and depletion $3,854-$3,854- 0.2%
Interest $2,330-$2,330- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $5,675$0reported apart
Total$1,691,560100%

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