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Screen a listNorth Carolina Symphony Society 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)
$19Mrevenue
FY2025 · −16% in 3 yrs303staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−4.2%
Months of reserve3.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.1%
Middle half of peersMedianNorth Carolina Symphony Society
Where the money goes FY2025 · $19M spent
Programs$16M81%Management and general$2.1M11%Fundraising$1.6M8%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.8M in FY2023 and −$785k in FY2025. Cash covers 3.3 months, above the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
49 of 49 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIFunders stay
39 of the 64 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 39% of revenue in FY2025. $55k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending111funders
$729ka year, last 3 years
8%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Cadenza Charitable TrustOn and off$10MAnonymous Trust U/A Dated 2-4-2008Since FY2020$219k$45k$51k$54kElla Ann Lee Holding FoundationEvery year since FY2017$34k$35k$36k$35k$55k$65k$58kCherokee Preservation Foundation IncStopped after FY2018$169k$94k–The Bastian Family Charitable FoundationEvery year since FY2017$30k$35k$35k$35k$40k$40k$40kO Temple Sloan Jr FoundationSince FY2019$50k$50k$50k$50k$50kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$134k$50k$130k$76k$78k$99k$181k85 other fundersUp to $150k a year each$261k$222k$247k$560k$358k$374k$498k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped