Totals
- Total revenue
- $54,563
- Total expenses
- $35,949
- Contributions and grants received
- $45,107
- Grants paid
- $1,300
- Program service revenue
- $9,456
- Membership dues (line 3)
- not reported
- Investment income (line 4)
- not reported
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- not reported
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- not reported
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- not reported
- Other revenue (line 8)
- not reported
- Total assets, end of year
- $41,886
- Total liabilities, end of year
- not reported
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $41,886
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $29,432
Program services were 81.9% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2024
Primary exempt purpose
THE BAKERSFIELD YOUTH SYMPHONY PROVIDES GIFTED YOUNG MUSICIANS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION IN ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE. THE BAKERSFIELD YOUTH SYMPHONY ALSO INTRODUCES ITS MEMBERS TO ADVANCED ORCHESTRAL LITERATURE AND PRESENTS PERFORMANCES FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.
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AUDITION FEES - EACH POTENTIAL BAKERSFIELD YOUTH SYMPHONY MEMBER MUST PARTICIPATE IN LIVE AUDITIONS THAT ARE HELD EACH FALL. THE AUDITIONS ARE OVERSEEN BY JUDGES WHO ARE MOST OFTEN ADULT MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. THOSE WHO PERFORM A SUCCESSFUL AUDITION AS DETERMINED BY THE JUDGES ARE SELECTED FOR FULL MEMBERSHIP IN THE BAKERSFIELD YOUTH SYMPHONY. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 110 STUDENTS AUDITIONED FOR MEMBERSHIP.
Expenses $1,200
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CONCERTS - BAKERSFIELD YOUTH SYMPHONY MEMBERS REHEARSE EVERY MONDAY NIGHT FROM 6:00 TO 8:30PM WITH A PROFESSIONAL CONDUCTOR AND VARIOUS SECTIONAL COACHES. REHEARSING HELPS THE STUDENTS TO LEARN TO PLAY TOGETHER AS AN ORCHESTRA. AFTER MANY REHEARSALS, THE BAKERSFIELD YOUTH SYMPHONY PRESENTS THREE CONCERTS DURING THE YEAR THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND. THE FIRST CONCERT IS IN THE FALL (NOVEMBER). THE SECOND IS IN THE SPRING (MARCH OR APRIL) AND THE LAST CONCERT OF THE SEASON IS IN JUNE.
Expenses $28,232
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Bee BarmannBEE BARMANN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Rebecca BrooksREBECCA BROOKS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Andrew Kao MDANDREW KAO MD
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mark HowardMARK HOWARD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Scott DirkseSCOTT DIRKSE
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Marcia MaynardMARCIA MAYNARD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
April MerrittAPRIL MERRITT
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Steve O'ConnorSTEVE O'CONNOR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Nicole RussellNICOLE RUSSELL
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Teresa RizoTERESA RIZO
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Regina PryorREGINA PRYOR
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ralph McKnightRALPH MCKNIGHT
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kathy RuizKATHY RUIZ
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Hyun-Sook HerrmannHYUN-SOOK HERRMANN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Julie ParkJULIE PARK
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Amanda SproulAMANDA SPROUL
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Compensation
- $0
- Benefit plans
- not reported
- Expense account
- not reported
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 29 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513029349201811
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