New York · Nonprofit
QUEENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA C-O QUEENS COLLEGE
QUEENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA C-O QUEENS COLLEGE (New York) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,800 to it, the largest being THE OASIS FOUNDATION ($25,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $250k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $26k
- Net assets
- $5k
What Queens Symphony Orchestra C-O Queens College does
Mission
To promote interest in music and musical productions and to stimulate public interest in classical music
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
The Queens Symphony Orchestra QSO presented concerts including the Family Concert Series, the Masterworks Concert Series, and the Salon Concert Series. Performances were offered free of charge, with audiences representing the diverse communities throughout Queens. The repertoire featured traditional classical pieces alongside works by contemporary composers and included informal interactions between the conductor and attendees. Concerts were held in over 12 neighborhoods across Queens, including libraries, community centers, schools, and major concert halls. QSO prioritizes accessibility by tailoring musical selections to reflect the interests of each community served. In addition to receiving public funding, the organization hosted other events that strengthen private and public support for the arts.
$216,843 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $216,843.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $391k to $191k (−51%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 82% · 2018 85% · 2020 94% · 2021 97% · 2022 94% · 2023 93%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of QUEENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA C-O QUEENS COLLEGE’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $100 → $5k.
From the IRS filings of QUEENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA C-O QUEENS COLLEGE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
QUEENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA C-O QUEENS COLLEGE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 97% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 94% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of QUEENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA C-O QUEENS COLLEGE's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
QUEENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA C-O QUEENS COLLEGE's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 3 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds QUEENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA C-O QUEENS COLLEGE?
- QUEENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA C-O QUEENS COLLEGE (New York) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,800 to it, the largest being THE OASIS FOUNDATION ($25,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does QUEENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA C-O QUEENS COLLEGE have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $25,800 in grants to QUEENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA C-O QUEENS COLLEGE, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of QUEENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA C-O QUEENS COLLEGE?
- THE OASIS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $25,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like QUEENS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA C-O QUEENS COLLEGE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing