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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS OF THE MINNESOTA SINFONIA.

Totals

Total revenue
$218,435
Total expenses
$371,365
Contributions and grants received
$202,301
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,637
Investment income
$13,497
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$397,335
Total liabilities, end of year
$750
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$396,585
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$355,983
Management and general expenses
$13,656
Fundraising expenses
$1,726
Program service expenses (Part III)
$355,983

Program services were 95.9% 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

    $202,301

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $2,637 · related or exempt $2,637

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,497 · excluded $13,497

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $50,704 · program services $49,690 · management and general $1,014

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,461 · program services $294 · management and general $5,759 · fundraising $1,408

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,312 · program services $1,987 · management and general $269 · fundraising $56

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $291,706 · program services $289,706 · management and general $2,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,004 · program services $2,004

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,205 · program services $5,332 · management and general $723 · fundraising $150

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,014 · program services $2,718 · management and general $245 · fundraising $51

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,091 · program services $2,091

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,515 · program services $2,161 · management and general $293 · fundraising $61

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSE

    total $3,353 · management and general $3,353

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $324,218 · end of year $395,483

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $200,000 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $25,747 · end of year $1,552

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $300 · end of year $300

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

    $1,149

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

    $1,149

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $750 · end of year $750

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $518,477 · end of year $396,585

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $31,038 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE MINNESOTA SINFONIA IS TO SERVE THE MUSICAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS OF MINNESOTA, WITH PRIMARY EMPHASIS GIVEN TO FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, INNER-CITY YOUTH, SENIORS AND THOSE WITH LIMITED INCOMES.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O.WINTER AND SUMMER CONCERT SERIES THE WINTER AND SUMMER CONCERT SERIES FEATURING WORKS FROM THE POPULAR ORCHESTRA REPERTOIRE, NEW COMPOSITIONS BY MINNESOTA-BASED COMPOSERS, AND SHOWCASING INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING SOLOISTS. HOLIDAY AND SUMMER FAMILY COMMUNITY CONCERTS COMMUNITY CONCERTS FEATURING LIGHTER FARE ARE PERFORMED THROUGHOUT THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND ARE DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE THE PUBLIC TO QUALITY LIVE ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES. PROGRAMS FOR TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS INCLUDES A YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION, YOUTH OUTREACH WEEK, AND YOUNG COMPOSERS' CONTEST ALL TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR REGION'S TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS. MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS (MIS) IS A CURRICULUM-BASED K- 8 EDUCATION PROGRAM DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR AT-RISK, INNER-CITY STUDENTS. CREATED USING STATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS, MIS USES GREAT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC AS A CATALYST TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THEIR ONGOING STUDIES OF CORE ACADEMICS. TOURING - THE SINFONIA TAKES THE FULL SINFONIA ORCHESTRA TO OUTSTATE MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES PROVIDING CONCERTS, ARTS EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH TO COMMUNITIES THAT GENERALLY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY LIVE PROFESSIONAL ARTS EXPERIENCES.

    Expenses $355,983 · Revenue $2,637

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jay Fishman

    ARTISTIC/EXECUTIVE DIRECTO

    Total calculated
    $50,704
    From this org
    $50,704
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Tina Enberg

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anna Margl

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Suzanne Abrams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Evan Everist

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Al Hagar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bruce Humphrys

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rick Margl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lori Pietrowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ann Taliaferro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
16 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202542249349300044

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