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FLORIDA WEST COAST SYMPHONY INC

EIN 59-2603081 SARASOTA, FL

Revenue 2024
$41,951,923
Expenses 2024
$15,747,249

Program services were 76.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A690
Classification
2000
Street
709 N TAMIAMI TRL

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).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The mission of the Sarasota Orchestra is to engage, educate and enrich our community through high quality live musical experiences. Sarasota Orchestra is committed to engaging our community with the highest standards in performing and programming, operating in a culture of service, respect and collaboration, and performing classical music and welcoming great music from other genres.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To engage, educate and enrich our community through high quality live musical experiences.

  • Sarasota Orchestra is one of the leading regional orchestras in the United States, performing a wide range of classical, Pops, and chamber music concerts. Each season Sarasota Orchestra performs for more than 65,000 people across more than 100 live musical performances in a 36-week season from September to May. The 2024-2025 concert season was impacted by hurricane damage to its primary performance venue requiring the cancellation or relocation of fall concerts to smaller venues. Highlights of the season included Billy Child's Concerto for saxaphone, Arturo Marquez' Fandango violin concerto, performances of Peter and the Wolf in Spanish and English in the spring, and the popular Outdoor Pops concerts at Ed Smith statium that attracted more than 5,000 people from the community. Sarasota Orchestra employs 76 contracted musicians, with 48 musicians forming the Orchestra's full-time core. Its outreach programs, including the "On the Road with SO" community tour, free tickets through VetTix and Tickets for Kids, and a range of social services programs in order to connect with Sarasota and Manatee County residents of all ages who may not otherwise have access to concert experiences, thereby strengthening the community's artistic profile and reputation as a cultural hub in Florida.

    Expenses $9,858,620 · Revenue $3,256,968

  • Founded in 1965, the Sarasota Music Festival is one of the United States' premier teaching and performance festivals focused on chamber music. It was designated by the Florida State legislature as the "Official teaching and performing Festival of the State of Florida" in 1984. Through a competitive application process, the Festival accepts more than 60 talented fellows each summer, the majority of them college-aged, pre-professional artists, to participate in three weeks of master classes and coaching sessions, along with public orchestral and chamber music performances. A roster of more than 40 internationally-acclaimed musicians representing the world's top orchestras, conservatories, and colleges come to the Festival to mentor and perform alongside the fellows. Jeffrey Kahane has served as Music Director of the Sarasota Music Festival since 2016. Festival audiences enjoy a wide variety of concert experiences and events, including Thursday afternoon Artist Showcases featuring the faculty artists; concerts of chamber and orchestral music on Fridays and Saturdays; and Sunday "Rising Stars" recitals in which the fellows are both the stars and curators of the programs. Many patrons enjoy the option of purchasing Festival Passes, which allow access to the artists' master classes and rehearsals. Special events and lectures throughout the Festival offer rare opportunities for all Festival participants, audiences and musicians alike, to engage with living composers and top performing artists of today.

    Expenses $1,212,588 · Revenue $259,630

  • For over 65 years, Sarasota Orchestra has sponsored a Youth Orchestra Program that currently consists of eight orchestras: five string orchestras, one wind band, and two symphonic orchestras. The Sarasota Youth Orchestras meet once a week from September through April and present six concerts that are free to the public. 54% of the Sarasota Youth Orchestras' students were supported by scholarship assistance. Sarasota Orchestra also presents a Summer Music Camp for two weeks each July. Sarasota Orchestra's Summer Music Camp supports "true beginners," enabling aspiring musicians as young as eight years old to learn how to play an instrument with no prior experience. To ensure all students have access to music instruction and educational programs, Sarasota Orchestra provides scholarships for participation in Sarasota Youth Orchestras and Summer Music Camp, as well as private lesson, summer camps, and college scholarships. Students also have the opportunity to borrow instruments from the orchestra. Other education programs include the Young Person's Concert, which engages more than 9,000 fourth- and fifth- graders from Sarasota and Manatee County schools. The program includes an in-school preparation curriculum guide and culminates in a concert by Sarasota Orchestra held at a professional concert venue. The curriculum for the Young Person's Concert aligns with the Florida and National Education Standards. The Young Person's Concerts were cancelled due to hurricanes and the program will be performed in fall 2025. Other outreach programs include orchestra musicians performing and coaching in local schools and other community venues. In a regular season, the total number of children and family members served by Sarasota Orchestra's educational programming exceeds 15,000.

    Expenses $982,778 · Grants $33,284 · Revenue $95,175

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Billy Robinson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Green

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jill Levine

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Rivera

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rose-Anne Frano

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tom Koski

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anne Folsom Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Steves

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kim Wheeler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lois Stulberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mike Esposito

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Peter Kretzmer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rick Lannamann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robin Serbin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tom Ryan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cathy Wilson

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $205,663
    From this org
    $176,747
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,916
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,747
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,184
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,732
    Filer's total
    $205,663

  • Gordon Greenfield

    CHIEF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $160,655
    From this org
    $131,629
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,026
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,629
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,426
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,600
    Filer's total
    $160,655

  • Joseph McKenna

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $346,057
    From this org
    $281,144
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,913
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $277,544
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,600
    Deferred
    $33,044
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,869
    Filer's total
    $346,057

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

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $41,951,923
    Expenses
    $15,747,249
    Contributions
    $35,700,685
    Grants paid
    $33,284
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $66,519,737
    Expenses
    $14,285,173
    Contributions
    $60,899,085
    Grants paid
    $42,052
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $10,091,175
    Expenses
    $13,385,444
    Contributions
    $7,553,677
    Grants paid
    $29,269

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

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,124,134
    Expenses
    $11,369,862
    Assets (EOY)
    $33,319,579

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $26,320,822
    Expenses
    $7,490,676
    Assets (EOY)
    $33,277,421

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,740,273
    Expenses
    $9,729,461
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,146,928

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,214,293
    Expenses
    $10,877,073
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,372,677

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,605,017
    Expenses
    $10,046,009
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,840,371

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

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.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.