Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$13,111,432

Total expenses

$13,865,426

Contributions and grants received

$6,981,677

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$4,449,777

Investment income

$1,048,070

Other revenue

$631,908

Total assets, end of year

$13,662,829

Total liabilities, end of year

$3,495,962

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$10,166,867

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$11,673,656

Management and general expenses

$1,792,046

Fundraising expenses

$399,724

Program service expenses (Part III)

$11,673,656

Program services were 84.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• CONCERT PERFORMANCES:FOR MORE THAN 56 YEARS, THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA (TFO) HAS SERVED THE TAMPA BAY AREA AND BEYOND. TFO IS FLORIDA'S LARGEST PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA AND THE LARGEST PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION THAT BRIDGES THE BAY. A TYPICAL TFO CONCERT SEASON ENCOMPASSES THE FULL BREADTH OF SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE WITH MORE THAN 100 CONCERTS, IN ADDITION TO EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, THAT REACH A TOTAL OF 155,000 PEOPLE, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MUSIC DIRECTOR MICHAEL FRANCIS. IN ADDITION TO STANDARD ORCHESTRAL WORKS, TFO PLAYS MUSIC FROM ROCK, POP, AND BROADWAY, AND COLLABORATES IN PRODUCTIONS WITH LOCAL THEATER, CHORAL AND OPERA COMPANIES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)SERIES INCLUDE: -HOUGH FAMILY FOUNDATION MASTERWORKS: CORE CONCERT SERIES OF SYMPHONIC STANDARDS FROM BEETHOVEN TO STRAVINSKY, INCLUDING A WIDE RANGE OF DIVERSE COMPOSERS THAT REFLECT THE TAMPA BAY COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. THE PREMIER SERIES BRINGS RENOWNED GUEST ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO TAMPA BAY STAGES. CONCERTS INCLUDE PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATIONS TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THE MUSIC AND WEEKEND MATINEES FOR SELECT CONCERTS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY.-MORNING MATINEES: MORNING MATINEE SERIES OF LIGHT SYMPHONIC FAVORITES IN RELAXED SETTING. INCLUDES PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATIONS. -RAYMOND JAMES POPS: SERIES OF POPULAR STANDARDS FROM BROADWAY TO FILM TO JAZZ INCLUDING WEEKEND MATINEES FOR SELECT CONCERTS.-SPECIAL CONCERTS: INCLUDING ROCK, FILM AND TFO'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA CONCERT WITH GUEST ARTISTS SUCH AS YO-YO MA, STING, ITZHAK PERLMAN, AND SEAL.

  Expenses $10,272,817 · Revenue $3,915,804

• EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY:TFO'S EXTENSIVE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE ORCHESTRA'S ANNUAL TOTAL AUDIENCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE OR FOR LOW COST. THESE ACTIVITIES FOLLOW OUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATE AND IMPACT A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND SOCIOECONOMIC MEANS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)-MASTERWORKS CLASSICAL KIDS & TEENS TICKETS: OFFERS FREE MASTERWORKS TICKETS TO PATRONS AGES 5-18. -POPS KIDS & TEENS TICKETS: OFFERS REDUCED-PRICED TICKETS TO PATRONS AGES 5-18. -LIBRARY VOUCHER PROGRAM: OFFERS FREE TICKETS THROUGHOUT THE HILLSBOROUGH AND PINELLAS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM TO LIBRARY PATRONS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FOR THE FIRST TIME, VOUCHERS WERE IMPLEMENTED IN THE TALKING BOOK LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND.-YOUTH CONCERTS: SERVES TWO OF THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE AREA, HILLSBOROUGH AND PINELLAS, BY CURATING IMMERSIVE, ENGAGING YOUTH-CENTERED PROGRAMMING. TFO YOUTH CONCERTS ARE PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS AT NO COST, SERVING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN GRADES 3, 4 AND 5. -FAMILY CONCERTS: COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY CONCERTS OFFER A THEMED FULL-ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE FOR FAMILIES OF ALL AGES, GEARED FOR PRE-K-12. THE CONCERTS CENTER AROUND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT, SHARED MUSIC ENRICHMENT AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES. - POPS IN THE PARK CONCERTS: OUR BIGGEST CONCERTS OF THE YEAR SERVE A TOTAL OF ABOUT 30,000 RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT TAMPA BAY. THESE THREE, FULL-ORCHESTRA CONCERTS ARE FREE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, ESPECIALLY FAMILIES, IN PUBLIC PARKS IN HILLSBOROUGH AND PINELLAS COUNTIES. PRE-CONCERT SHOWS PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR COMMUNITY MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PERFORM FOR LARGE AUDIENCES.-INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO: OFFERS OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES AND EXPERIENCE LEVELS TO TRY OUT AND PLAY INSTRUMENTS. INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOOS ARE FREE AND MOBILE, BROUGHT DIRECTLY TO PILLARS IN OUR COMMUNITIES: SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY/RECREATION CENTERS, 55+ COMMUNITIES, AND MORE.-SIDE BY SIDE OUTREACH: THESE FULL-ORCHESTRA SERVICES ARE FREE TO THE LOCAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA ORGANIZATIONS. STUDENT MUSICIANS, AGES 11-18, SIT SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH TFO MUSICIANS, CONDUCTED BY TFO'S RESIDENT CONDUCTOR. TFO MUSICIANS MENTOR AND PROVIDE LIVE FEEDBACK TO STUDENT MUSICIANS. INCLUDES Q/A SESSION AS WELL AS A FULL PERFORMANCE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.-STRINGS PROJECT FOR KIDS: A FREE AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC ENRICHMENT AND LIFE SKILLS STRINGS CLASS. CLASSES RUN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR. TWO BRANCHES EXIST, STRINGS FOR KIDS (ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY STRINGS PROJECT (MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER). STRINGS PROJECTS FOR KIDS STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN TWO PERFORMANCES AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTAL MUSIC ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. THE PROGRAM RESIDES IN TITLE 1 TRAUMA RESPONSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND SERVES STUDENTS GRADES 2-5.-LOBBY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM: ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, HIGH SCHOOL, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY ENSEMBLES PERFORM FOR PATRONS IN THE CONCERT HALL LOBBY PRIOR TO TFO CONCERTS. SCHOOLS COME FROM THREE MAJOR COUNTIES: PASCO, HILLSBOROUGH, AND PINELLAS. TFO PROVIDE FREE TICKETS FOR STUDENT MUSICIANS TO ATTEND THE TFO CONCERT AFTER THE LOBBY PERFORMANCE.-TEACHING ARTIST PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM SERVES MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA PROGRAMS IN THE PINELLAS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. TEACHING ARTISTS ARE HIGHLY TRAINED PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND EDUCATORS. TEACHING ARTIST PROGRAM PRIORITIZES SUPPORTING NEW TEACHERS AND NON-STRING TEACHERS. A SUBSIDIARY PROGRAM, THE PARTNER SCHOOL PROGRAM, PRIORITIZES 3-4 TWO HIGH-NEED ORCHESTRA PROGRAMS. THE TEACHING ARTIST PROGRAM PROVIDES CONSISTENT WEEKLY SITE VISITS, MPA CLINICS, DIRECT IN-CLASSROOM AND CURRICULA SUPPORT, AND ANY ADDITIONAL NEEDS REQUESTED BY INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL OR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SERVES HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS EACH WEEK.-SING OUT TAMPA BAY: A COMMUNITY CHORUS OPEN TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES. COMMUNITY CHORUS MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN A PUBLIC CONCERT IN THE CONCERT HALL WITH TFO FULL ORCHESTRA AND THE MUSIC DIRECTOR.

  Expenses $1,400,839 · Revenue $533,973

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• FLORIDA ORCHESTRA-NORTH SUNCOAST ASSOCIATES

  501(C)(3) · SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA · FL

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

3 April 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202510979349300521

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