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Screen a listLancaster Symphony Orchestra
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)(2)
$1.5Mrevenue
FY2025 · +67% in 3 yrs200staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−0.5%
Months of reserve0.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.0%
Middle half of peersMedianLancaster Symphony Orchestra
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.5M spent
Programs$1.0M70%Management and general$266k18%Fundraising$168k11%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 81% in FY2023
$362k in FY2022, $68k in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$221k in FY2023 and −$7k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.5 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Funders stay
5 of the 8 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists16funders
$75ka year, last 3 years
29%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Pryor E & Arlene R Neuber Charitable TrustSince FY2020$30k$30k$25k$10kBates M FBO Lanc Symphony TuwSince FY2019$14k$14k$14k$18k$19kThe Presser FoundationEvery year since FY2017$5k$8k$10k$18k$12k$12k$12kFerree FoundationStopped after FY2019$57k$7k$7k–Willis and Elsie Shenk FoundationOn and off$10k$3k$1k$1k$1k$1kRintz Family Foundation Ua Dtd 10705Stopped after FY2019$3k$4k$3k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$73k$92k$72k$140k$19k$15k$34k3 other fundersUp to $2k a year each$1k$3k$1k$2k$2k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped