Florida · Nonprofit
THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC
THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC (Florida) receives grants from 134 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,063,775 to it, the largest being DORIS L HASTINGS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TRUST ($875,000). 78 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.3M
- Funders on record
- 134
- Grants received
- $8.1M
- Net assets
- $3.0M
What The Palm Beach Symphony Society Inc does
Mission
To educate and to nurture the local community in classical symphonic music through the utilization of its symphonic orchestra.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
Under the visionary leadership of ceo david mcclymont and the artistic excellence of music director gerard schwarz, palm beach symphony experienced unprecedented growth and impact in the 2024-2025 season. The symphony presented seven sold-out masterworks concerts featuring an orchestra of more than 90 world-class musicians, cementing its stature as one of america's premier regional orchestras.this season, the symphony achieved: 10% increase in memberships and subscriptions. 12% increase in individual contributions and corporate sponsorships. Record-breaking attendance at all fundraising and concert events.(continued in schedule o) expanded donor base by over 500 new patrons. 30% increase in instrument donations to support music education.palm beach symphony's 2024-2025 education and outreach efforts, led through the paul and sandra goldner conservatory of music, reached thousands across palm beach county with a blend of performances, residencies, and community programs. The todd barron instrument donation program provided 218 instruments and 1,231 accessories this season, bringing the total to 898 instruments and 2,629 accessories since 2016. Seven title I schools hosted…
$3,130,464 spent$675,620 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $3,130,464.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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 $2.7M to $3.7M (+37%).
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: 2020 1% · 2021 5% · 2022 2% · 2024 8% · 2025 7%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
72% of THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 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.
Chief executive
Mr David Mcclymont
CEO
Board chair
Mr James Borynack
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 15 funders to 62 funders, grant income rose $239k → $1.4M.
17 of 134 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 11% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 134 funders by total. 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
THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 11% of grant income, and it takes 10 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 10 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 24% · 2018 18% · 2019 32% · 2020 20% · 2021 12% · 2022 12% · 2023 11% — 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.
How long its funders stay
48% of THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
53% of THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC's grant income comes from Florida funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $882k arriving through sponsors registered in 14 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC has grown faster than half of the 3,430 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,430 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $10k on record.
- National Endowment for the Arts$10k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC
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 Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
73% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
86%
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 THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC?
- THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC (Florida) receives grants from 134 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,063,775 to it, the largest being DORIS L HASTINGS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TRUST ($875,000). 78 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC have?
- IRS filings report 134 organizations giving $8,063,775 in grants to THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC, 78 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC?
- DORIS L HASTINGS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $875,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. 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 2018–2025), and the filings of 134 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing