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← WICHITA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WICHITA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,204,039
Total expenses
$2,542,211
Contributions and grants received
$993,834
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$828,857
Investment income
$381,348
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$10,654,845
Total liabilities, end of year
$357,333
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,297,512
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,101,955
Management and general expenses
$355,791
Fundraising expenses
$84,465
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,101,955

Program services were 82.7% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $993,834

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $34,440

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONCERT TICKET SALES

    total $703,896 · related or exempt $703,896

  • 2b · Program service revenue: YOUTH ORCHESTRA FEES

    total $102,650 · related or exempt $102,650

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $22,311 · related or exempt $22,311

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $188,775 · excluded $188,775

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,271,530

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,078,957

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $192,573

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $192,573 · related or exempt $192,573

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $140,239 · program services $49,084 · management and general $70,119 · fundraising $21,036

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,136,730 · program services $1,071,357 · management and general $48,381 · fundraising $16,992

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $45,278 · program services $30,608 · management and general $11,106 · fundraising $3,564

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $46,556 · program services $40,849 · management and general $4,320 · fundraising $1,387

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,281 · management and general $5,281

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $71,745 · management and general $71,745

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $334,284 · program services $334,284

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $200,995 · program services $187,639 · management and general $2,379 · fundraising $10,977

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $21,217 · management and general $21,217

  • 17 · Travel

    total $89,241 · program services $89,241

  • 20 · Interest

    total $109 · management and general $109

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,902 · management and general $1,902

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $34,902 · program services $17,451 · management and general $17,451

  • 24a · Other expenses: RENTAL AND MAINTENANCE

    total $90,231 · program services $81,351 · management and general $8,880

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONCERT FACILITY RENTAL

    total $59,781 · program services $59,781

  • 24c · Other expenses: SCENERY

    total $52,141 · program services $22,982 · fundraising $29,159

  • 24d · Other expenses: SALES TAX

    total $50,307 · program services $50,307

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $161,272 · program services $67,021 · management and general $92,901 · fundraising $1,350

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,080,284 · end of year $684,327

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $61,743 · end of year $68,869

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

    $66,529

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

    $57,721

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,030 · end of year $8,808

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $8,880,686 · end of year $9,365,870

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $554,702 · end of year $526,971

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $70,050 · end of year $24,413

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $360,578 · end of year $271,112

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $18,100 · end of year $2,441

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $89,503 · end of year $59,367

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,069,712 · end of year $4,378,509

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,972,502 · end of year $5,919,003

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE WICHITA SYMPHONY SOCIETY IS TO ENRICH, EDUCATE, AND ENTERTAIN DIVERSE AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES IN OUR REGION THROUGH PERFORMANCES OF ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, THEREBY ENHANCING THE VIBRANCY AND VITALITY OF WICHITA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE LIVE PERFORMANCE OF SYMPHONIC AND ORCHESTRAL PRODUCTIONS.

  • THE WICHITA SYMPHONY PRESENTS LIVE PERFORMANCES OF SYMPHONIC MUSIC. A BROAD RANGE OF CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED EACH SEASON THAT WILL REACH AND/OR INVOLVE AN ESTIMATED 100,000 KANSANS OF ALL AGES AND ECONOMIC MEANS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE TRADITIONAL MASTERWORKS CONCERTS, SYMPHONIC POPS, FAMILY CONCERTS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND A FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT AT CHRISTMAS. PUBLIC RADIO AND OCCASIONAL PUBLIC TELEVISION BROADCASTS REACH THOUSANDS ACROSS THE STATE. SMALL ENSEMBLES DELIVER SHORT CONCERTS TO COMMUNITY-WIDE VENUES, PRODUCING A HIGHLY REGARDED OUTREACH PROGRAM.

    Expenses $1,935,449 · Revenue $857,795

  • THE WICHITA SYMPHONY PRESENTS MANY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. THESE INCLUDE TWO SETS OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS FOR NEARLY 11,000 AREA STUDENTS IN THIRD THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE; A YOUTH ORCHESTRAS PROGRAM WITH FOUR DIFFERENT LARGE ENSEMBLES, SERVING ABOUT 230 STUDENTS IN GRADES 4 THROUGH 12 FROM KANSAS AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA; AND A CAREER TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR QUALIFIED WICHITA STATE GRADUATE MUSIC STUDENTS TO PERFORM IN THE PROFESSIONAL WICHITA SYMPHONY WHILE EARNING THEIR MASTERS DEGREE.

    Expenses $166,506 · Revenue $163,635

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ebony Clemons

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Jones

    CO-VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jamil Malone

    CO-VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jess Sojka

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anna Baker

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andy Adams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charlotte Bales

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marie Bukowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shawn Chastain

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kianga Coleman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katie Dawes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Eddy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Flynn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jacquelyn Grant

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Jervis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chau Kovach

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heather Meyer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shoko Kato Sevart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steven Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anna Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Phillip Frick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janet Wesselowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kurt Harper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Hercher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marilyn McNeish

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Helen Meyer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barbara Crotchett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Addington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Banke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Roger Eastwood

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Ireland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jerry Juhnke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Lacey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ellen Mosley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christine Vermeeren

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Timothy Storhoff

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $48,799
    From this org
    $48,799
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $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.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523399349300132

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