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Screen a listDetroit Symphony Orchestra Inc
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$41Mrevenue
FY2024 · +32% in 3 yrs707staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−19.6%
Months of reserve0.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−1.8%
Middle half of peersMedianDetroit Symphony Orchestra
Where the money goes FY2024 · $49M spent
Programs$37M75%Management and general$8.6M18%Fundraising$3.4M7%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking3
A funder worth 11% of revenue stopped after FY2022
Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation gave about $2.7M a year for two years, 11% of revenue in FY2022.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsGovernment grants fell 92% in FY2022
$8.7M in FY2021, $701k in FY2022.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$710k in FY2023 and −$8.0M in FY2024. Cash covers 0.9 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
21 of 24 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
88 of the 137 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists197funders
$12Ma year, last 3 years
21%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23William Davidson FoundationSince FY2020$3.0M$4.4M$1.8M$1.4MMort & Brigitte Harris FoundationOn and off$400k$5.0MThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$2.8M$600k$400kSamuel & Jean Frankel FoundationEvery year since FY2017$500k$500k$750k$550k$250k$500k$500kStanley and Judith Frankel Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$537k$554k$635k$255k$301k$366k$831kOrchestra Place Renewal PartnershipStopped after FY2021$1.2M$680k$560k$591k$345k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$263k$332k$376k$409k$1.2M$1.1M$609k159 other fundersUp to $1.4M a year each$3.3M$2.8M$2.7M$6.8M$4.4M$6.8M$5.5M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped