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← MESABI COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Filed by MESABI COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA.

Totals

Total revenue
$77,384
Total expenses
$148,146
Contributions and grants received
$44,402
Grants paid
$27,179
Program service revenue
$32,190
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
$8
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
$0
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$907
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
-$123
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$44,073
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,816
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$41,257
Program service expenses (Part III)
$115,810

Program services were 78.2% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

Primary exempt purpose

Create an opportunity to play orchestral music in NE Minn

  • Mesabi Symphony Orchestra performed ten concerts

    Expenses $72,742 · Grants $8,550

  • Mesabi Symphony Orchestra supported school music and theater programs in Virginia MN and Ely MN

    Expenses $34,991 · Grants $6,650

  • The Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Competition conducted its annual event

    Expenses $8,077 · Grants $5,375

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • James Wachter

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Karen McManus

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $620
    Compensation
    $620
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Hannah Sipola

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $705
    Compensation
    $705
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Benjamin Nilles

    Artistic Director & Conductor

    Total calculated
    $14,975
    Compensation
    $14,975
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Sheila Wilcox

    Concertmaster

    Total calculated
    $2,205
    Compensation
    $2,205
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Norman Ferris

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $205
    Compensation
    $205
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tracey Gibbens

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $725
    Compensation
    $725
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynette Pearson

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $20
    Compensation
    $20
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeralyn Spampinato

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $765
    Compensation
    $765
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Sandstede

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $20
    Compensation
    $20
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531059349200103

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