CHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

A690

Classification

1200

Street

480 E BAY ST STE F

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

This address is a suite or unit (STE F). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

• CHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE INC

  EIN 54-2133879

Mission and programs · 2023

• THE SYMPHONY'S 2023-2024 SEASON, THEMED "MUSIC FOR EVERYONE," FEATURED A REMARKABLE LINEUP OF INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED GUEST CONDUCTORS AND WORLD-RENOWNED VISITING ARTISTS. FROM LEGENDARY CONDUCTORS LIKE THOMAS WILKINS, CARL ST. CLAIR, GERARD SCHWARZ, TITO MUOZ, AND LINA GONZLEZ-GRANADOS TO SUPERSTAR GUEST MUSICIANS SUCH AS MICHELLE CANN, PINCHAS ZUKERMAN, MAXIM LANDO, AND SARA DAVIS BUECHNER, THE SEASON CONTINUED TO ELEVATE THE SYMPHONY AS A TOP-TIER ARTS AND CULTURAL DESTINATION. WITH SENSATIONAL PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING WORKS BY PRICE, BRUCKNER, BRAHMS, MARSALIS, VERDI, THE SEASON SHOWCASED INCREDIBLE REPERTOIRE, AND LARGER ORCHESTRAL SOUNDS ELEVATED THE SYMPHONY TO NEW HEIGHTS. THE SYMPHONY'S COMMITMENT TO ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE RESULTED IN RECORD SUBSCRIPTION AND SINGLE TICKET REVENUE.IN FEBRUARY 2024, THE SYMPHONY COLLABORATED WITH CHABAD OF CHARLESTON TO PRESENT "AN EVENING WITH ITZHAK PERLMAN." FOR ONE NIGHT, OUR COMMUNITY EXPERIENCED THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE LEGENDARY VIOLINIST, ITZHAK PERLMAN, PERFORM AND CONDUCT THE SYMPHONY. THIS SPECIAL PERFORMANCE SOLD OUT IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS.

  Expenses $3,423,630 · Revenue $2,062,923

• THE CSO REMAINS COMMITTED TO PRESENTING THE HIGHEST-QUALITY MUSICAL EXPERIENCES AND PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN, THEREBY NARROWING THE GAP OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OVER 20,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE LOWCOUNTRY EACH SEASON. THE CSO IS PROUD TO OFFER MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING FREE OR LOW-COST PROGRAMMING TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO INSPIRATIONAL EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC. EACH YEAR, SMALL ENSEMBLES OF CSO MUSICIANS TRAVEL DIRECTLY TO SCHOOLS ACROSS THE TRI-COUNTY AREA TO PRESENT CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS AND INSTRUMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS FREE OF CHARGE THROUGH THE "MUSIC IN SCHOOLS" PROGRAM. DURING THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR, STUDENTS ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND "YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS" AT THE GAILLARD CENTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARNEGIE HALL FOR A HIGHLY ENGAGING AND INTERACTIVE PROGRAM OF FULL-SCALE SYMPHONIC MUSIC.IN ADDITION TO THESE PROGRAMS, THE CHARLESTON SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA (CSYO) OPERATES YEAR-ROUND AS ONE OF THE CSO'S MOST IMPACTFUL INITIATIVES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG MUSICIANS. THIS ESTEEMED ENSEMBLE PROVIDED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH RICH MUSICAL EXPERIENCES THROUGH INTERACTIONS AND INTENSIVE COACHING WITH CSO MUSICIANS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. THE CHARLESTON SYMPHONY YOUTH SINFONIETTA (CSYS) IS A STRING ORCHESTRA THAT INTEGRATES WIND AND BRASS SECTIONS IN EACH CONCERT CYCLE, PREPARING YOUNGER MUSICIANS FOR THE MORE ADVANCED CSYO. THIS YEAR, THE PROGRAM SERVED OVER 100 STUDENTS FROM GRADES 3-12, WHO PERFORMED THREE CONCERTS AT THE CHARLESTON GAILLARD CENTER AND A FINAL CONCERT AT THE MUSIC HALL DURING THE PICCOLO SPOLETO FESTIVAL. THE CSYO AND CSYS WERE ALSO FEATURED IN A SYMPHONY MASTERWORKS PERFORMANCE, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE OF PERFORMING ALONGSIDE PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS OF THE SYMPHONY ON THE GAILLARD STAGE, CONDUCTED BY MAESTRO GERARD SCHWARZ.FURTHERMORE, THE SYMPHONY CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON FOR THE THIRD YEAR OF THE EXECUTIVE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND INTRODUCED THE SECOND SEASON OF THE ORCHESTRAL FELLOWSHIP. THIS YEAR, FIVE MUSICIANS, ALONG WITH TWO EXECUTIVE FELLOWS, WERE SELECTED THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO JOIN THE SYMPHONY. THE PROGRAM OFFERSPERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EMERGING NONPROFIT ARTS LEADERS AND MUSICIANS. THIS SEASON, THE FELLOWS PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF SYMPHONY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING MAIN SERIES PERFORMANCES, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS, AND THE FELLOWSHIP SHOWCASE. THE SYMPHONY REMAINS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING CULTURALLY RELEVANT PROGRAMMING THAT RESONATES WITH DIVERSE AUDIENCES.

  Expenses $475,045 · Revenue $38,707

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2023

  Revenue

  $5,120,173

  Expenses

  $4,931,970

  Contributions

  $2,782,434

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $5,363,939

  Expenses

  $4,529,774

  Contributions

  $3,636,958

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,194,585

  Expenses

  $3,888,659

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,106,651

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,884,009

  Expenses

  $2,821,523

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,900,208

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,546,964

  Expenses

  $3,670,402

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,650,180

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,571,845

  Expenses

  $3,595,246

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,506,022

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,634,175

  Expenses

  $3,570,537

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,452,958

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,503,925

  Expenses

  $3,490,071

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,212,960

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,633,258

  Expenses

  $3,575,658

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,186,552

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,831,651

  Expenses

  $3,185,112

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,925,833

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $2,487,547

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,752,360

• 2011 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $2,046,784

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,444,490

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC

  $243,154

  2024 · ARTS

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $150,820

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC

  $129,000

  2024 · GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC

  $129,000

  2023 · GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

• COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC

  $118,986

  2023 · ARTS

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $96,000

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC

  $62,000

  2022 · ARTS GRANT

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $55,516

  2024 · ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $44,000

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $38,560

  2023 · ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

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