Washington · Nonprofit
SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY
SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY (Washington) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $25,000 to it, the largest being ARTSFUND ($25,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $78k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $25k
- Net assets
- $77k
What Seattle Classic Guitar Society does
Mission
The mission of the Seattle Classic Guitar Society is to make classical guitar music available to a wide audience in a variety of venues, to present both international and regional artists, to educate the public about classical guitar music, and to give guitar students at every level a chance to learn and perform.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
SCGS International Concert Series at Benaroya Hall: Jorge Caballero, Iliana Matos, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Berta Rojas. Total attendance was 950.
$54,021 spent82% of program spendingSCGS Free Concert Series at the Chapel at Good Shepherd Center: Mishca Yolleck, Seattle Eastside Guitar Ensemble, Caulkins and Schiel Duo, Naeim Rahmani. Total attendance was 350.
$4,110 spent6% of program spendingSCGS International Master Class Series at University of Washington: Jorge Caballero, Iliana Matos, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Berta Rojas. Total attendance was 150.
$1,700 spent3% of program spendingOutreach Program, Local Professional Performers: We funded three local professional performers and teachers to offer sessions/performances in various school and community settings, with a total audience of 856.
$1,400 spent2% of program spendingGuitar Orchestra: SCGS has supported a community Guitar Orchestra for many years. This performance group is an ongoing entity that is open to SCGS members and non-members.
$1,200 spent2% of program spendingCommunity Events: SCGS provides opportunities for the public to interact at functions such as our annual Holiday Concert, annual Member Meeting, open-mic meetings, PLU Guitar Festival, and the Northwest Guitar Festival. We sponsored 4 community events, with a total attendance of 334.
$3,580 spent5% of program spendingGuitar Soundings: This is the bi-monthly newsletter of SCGS. It features upcoming events of interest to our members in the Puget Sound region, reviews of recordings, and other items of interest. SCGS produces six issues per year.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $66,011.
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 2023 to 2024, from $57k to $82k (+44%).
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.
62% of SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Hilary Field
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY’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.
Where its funders are
100% of SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY's grant income comes from Washington funders.
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
SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY has grown faster than half of the 663 unclassified nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 663 unclassified nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY?
- SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY (Washington) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $25,000 to it, the largest being ARTSFUND ($25,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $25,000 in grants to SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY?
- ARTSFUND 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 SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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 1 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