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← KALAMAZOO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by KALAMAZOO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,296,983
Total expenses
$3,983,363
Contributions and grants received
$1,866,501
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$920,321
Investment income
$507,863
Other revenue
$2,298
Total assets, end of year
$28,251,907
Total liabilities, end of year
$629,505
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$27,622,402
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,317,625
Management and general expenses
$433,161
Fundraising expenses
$232,577
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,317,625

Program services were 83.3% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $3,500

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $79,348

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,783,653

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET REVENUES

    total $751,324 · related or exempt $751,324

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACT FEES

    total $168,997 · related or exempt $168,997

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $507,863 · excluded $507,863

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $79,348

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $38,470

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$38,470 · excluded -$38,470

  • 11a · Other revenue: TICKET FEES

    total $27,560 · excluded $27,560

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $6,675 · excluded $6,675

  • 11c · Other revenue: PROGRAM BOOK ADVERTISING

    total $6,533 · unrelated business $6,533

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $40,768

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $209,557 · program services $64,425 · management and general $145,132

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,749,248 · program services $1,493,989 · management and general $132,345 · fundraising $122,914

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $58,873 · program services $48,268 · management and general $7,273 · fundraising $3,332

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $93,795 · program services $76,385 · management and general $6,127 · fundraising $11,283

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $152,189 · program services $124,358 · management and general $18,972 · fundraising $8,859

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $29,992 · management and general $29,992

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,746 · program services $1,862 · management and general $1,884

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,200 · management and general $17,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $82,619 · program services $69,945 · fundraising $12,674

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $118,234 · program services $112,379 · management and general $250 · fundraising $5,605

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $54,645 · program services $40,125 · management and general $9,770 · fundraising $4,750

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $120,700 · program services $89,072 · management and general $9,386 · fundraising $22,242

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $158,191 · program services $125,857 · management and general $22,408 · fundraising $9,926

  • 17 · Travel

    total $152,783 · program services $152,783

  • 20 · Interest

    total $747 · management and general $747

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $30,256 · program services $24,776 · management and general $2,740 · fundraising $2,740

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $26,546 · program services $21,120 · management and general $3,760 · fundraising $1,666

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONDUCTORS/GUEST ARTISTS

    total $459,106 · program services $459,106

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONCERT PRODUCTION

    total $298,730 · program services $298,730

  • 24c · Other expenses: LECTURES, EVENTS, ETC.

    total $56,250 · program services $30,467 · management and general $3,474 · fundraising $22,309

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMMISSIONING EXPENSE

    total $37,750 · program services $37,750

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $72,206 · program services $46,228 · management and general $21,701 · fundraising $4,277

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $604,035 · end of year $522,516

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $686,883 · end of year $623,055

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $213,904 · end of year $250,305

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $115,193 · end of year $15,416

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $42,099 · end of year $74,637

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $972,843

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $493,603

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $440,652 · end of year $479,240

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $24,639,680 · end of year $26,121,464

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $210,802 · end of year $165,274

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $220,918 · end of year $225,994

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $444,957 · end of year $234,078

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $212,867 · end of year $169,433

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,885,190 · end of year $19,096,611

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,189,316 · end of year $8,525,791

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE KALAMAZOO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUTSTANDING MUSICAL LISTENING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES.

  • PRESENTATION OF OVER FORTY EVENTS EACH YEAR, INCLUDING SIX SEASON SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES, EDUCATIONAL CONCERTS, LECTURES, CHAMBER CONCERTS, POPS CONCERTS AND FAMILY CONCERTS.

    Expenses $3,317,625 · Revenue $920,321

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jessica Mallow Gulley

    PAST PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $153,990
    From this org
    $145,132
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,858
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,132
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,858
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $153,990
  • Julian Kuerti

    MUSIC DIRECT

    Total calculated
    $64,425
    From this org
    $64,425
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Curtis Hall

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Karen Isble

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Thomas L Drews

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Joscelyn Cekola Boucher

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Robert McDougall

    INVESTMENT C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Stephanie Slingerland

    DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ajoy K Ghosh

    EDUCATION CH

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Stephen Ailes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rehema Barber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jill Bish

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elizabeth Burns

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Fiona Denny

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andy Dominianni

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Micole Dyson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mitchell Foley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julie Evans Little

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Daniel Gustin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aimee Jachym

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Fritz Klug

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James McIntyre

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Colleen McBride

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Maya Nashef

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Derl Oberlin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shaunna A Padgett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Evan Pauken

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jane Rooks Ross

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Schlack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Doreen Thomas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Thoms

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laura Van Popering

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shamra Vanwagoner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • D Terry Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephen Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amy Williams

    PRESIDENT AN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 June 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202641669349300629

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