WENATCHEE VALLEY SYMPHONY ASSOC INC

As filed

Subsection

03

Classification

1000

Street

32 N MISSION ST

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

• THE NUTCRACKER BALLET IS WVSO'S BELOVED ANNUAL HOLIDAY TRADITION, BRINGING TOGETHER THE MAGIC OF LIVE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC WITH THE TALENT OF LOCAL DANCE STUDENTS. EACH YEAR, THE COMMUNITY GATHERS TO EXPERIENCE TCHAIKOVSKY'S TIMELESS SCORE, PERFORMED BY THE WENATCHEE VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, WHILE YOUNG DANCERS BRING THE ENCHANTING STORY TO LIFE ON STAGE. THIS CHERISHED EVENT NOT ONLY SHOWCASES THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE ORCHESTRA AND LOCAL PERFORMERS BUT ALSO CELEBRATES THE RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE WENATCHEE VALLEY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

  Expenses $53,122 · Revenue $85,385

• THIS SEASON, TITLED HEAR & NOW, THE WENATCHEE VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA(WVSO)CAPTIVATED THE COMMUNITY WITH A BOLD LINEUP OF CONCERTS BLENDING ORCHESTRAL FAVORITES AND CONTEMPORARY WORKS. THE SEASON OPENED WITH SERENADE, FEATURING ELEGANT CLASSICAL SERENADES AND GUEST ARTISTS, FOLLOWED BY VOX FEMINA, A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN COMPOSERS HIGHLIGHTING THEMES OF EMPOWERMENT AND EQUALITY. WATER WORKS EXPLORED THE SPLENDOR OF WATER THROUGH MUSIC, INCLUDING A WORLD PREMIERE COMPOSITION INSPIRED BY NATURAL FLOWS AND REGIONAL INFLUENCES. THE SEASON CLOSED WITH WHEEL OF FORTUNE, A DRAMATIC PRESENTATION OF CARL ORFF'S CARMINA BURANA UNITING THE ORCHESTRA WITH VOCAL SOLOISTS AND CHOIRS IN AN ODE TO FATE AND FORTUNE. PERFORMED LIVE AT THE NUMERICA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER(WITH THE FINALE AT WENATCHEE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM) AND STREAMED FOR BROADER ACCESS, HEAR & NOW HIGHLIGHTED WVSO'S COMMITMENT TO KEEPING LIVE MUSIC THRIVING IN THE WENATCHEE VALLEY.

  Expenses $174,658 · Revenue $60,797

• THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAM PROVIDES YOUNG MUSICIANS THE CHANCE TO AUDITION AND JOIN EITHER THE JUNIOR OR YOUTH ORCHESTRA, WITH THREE 10-WEEK SESSIONS OF WEEKLY COACHING THAT CULMINATE IN FINAL PERFORMANCES. A HIGHLIGHT OF THE PROGRAM IS THE ANNUAL SIDE-BY-SIDE CONCERT, WHERE THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA PERFORMS ALONGSIDE THE WENATCHEE VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA(WVSO), GIVING STUDENTS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH SEASONED MUSICIANS. THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL BACKGROUND, CAN PARTICIPATE, FOSTERING MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND A DEEP SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $25,238 · Revenue $13,328

• THE YOUNG MUSICIANS COMPETITION IS AN ANNUAL SOLOIST COMPETITION THAT SHOWCASES THE EXCEPTIONAL TALENTS OF LOCAL YOUTH. OPEN TO ASPIRING MUSICIANS, THE COMPETITION OFFERS MONETARY SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE TOP THREE WINNERS, WITH THE FIRST-PLACE WINNER EARNING THE SPECIAL HONOR OF PERFORMING THEIR SOLO LIVE WITH THE WENATCHEE VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT THE SEASON'S FINAL CONCERT. THIS YEAR, THE SPOTLIGHT SHONE ON A GIFTED YOUNG CELLIST, WHOSE MOVING PERFORMANCE OF A MOVEMENT FROM ELGAR'S CELLO CONCERTO CAPTIVATED BOTH THE AUDIENCE AND THE ORCHESTRA. THE WENATCHEE VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S 'SPECIAL CONCERTS' INCLUDE COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCES AND COMMUNITY-CENTERED EVENTS PRESENTED OUTSIDE OF ITS CORE FOUR-CONCERT SEASON. IN 2024-2025, THESE INCLUDED A SEATTLE DEBUT PERFORMANCE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GRAND KYIV BALLET AT MCCAW HALL, WHERE ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS PROVIDED LIVE ACCOMPANIMENT FOR SWAN LAKE, EXPANDING THE ORGANIZATION'S REGIONAL REACH, AS WELL AS A FREE COMMUNITY VETERANS DAY CONCERT, 'SONGS OF OUR NATION', HONORING U.S. VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL THROUGH PATRIOTIC AND TRADITIONAL AMERICAN REPERTOIRE. THESE SPECIAL CONCERTS REFLECT THE ORCHESTRA'S COMMITMENT TO ARTISTIC PARTNERSHIP, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND SERVING AUDIENCES BEYOND ITS STANDARD SUBSCRIPTION SERIES.

  Expenses $6,254 · Grants $5,500 · Revenue $30,180

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

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.

• KAREN KELEMAN

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• TOM MCNAIR

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

• STAN FISHBURN

  VICE PRESIDE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• KEN HUNNICUT

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• DON LARSON

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• RON LODGE

  PRESIDENT

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $372,586

  Expenses

  $328,484

  Contributions

  $200,647

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $296,421

  Expenses

  $322,316

  Contributions

  $116,748

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $423,450

  Expenses

  $260,467

  Contributions

  $300,611

  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

  $275,672

  Expenses

  $165,204

  Assets (EOY)

  $284,987

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $124,859

  Expenses

  $119,572

  Assets (EOY)

  $204,291

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $175,566

  Expenses

  $188,076

  Assets (EOY)

  $169,557

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $197,960

  Expenses

  $179,159

  Assets (EOY)

  $176,875

• 2017 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $175,371

  Expenses

  $180,680

  Assets (EOY)

  $163,315

• 2016 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $193,728

  Expenses

  $231,321

  Assets (EOY)

  $161,594

• 2015 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $188,469

  Expenses

  $204,364

  Assets (EOY)

  $186,475

• 2014 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $167,356

  Expenses

  $150,744

  Assets (EOY)

  $209,423

• 2013 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $128,183

  Expenses

  $111,233

  Assets (EOY)

  $192,540

• 2012 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $108,568

  Expenses

  $101,550

  Assets (EOY)

  $158,666

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

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON

  $42,801

  2023 · VARIOUS PURPOSES AS APPROVED BY CFNCW BOARD

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON

  $25,397

  2022 · VARIOUS PURPOSES AS APPROVED BY CFNCW BOARD

• ARTSFUND

  $11,900

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• COLUMBIA BASIN FOUNDATION

  $9,000

  2024 · PROGRAM SUPPORT

• COLUMBIA BASIN FOUNDATION

  $8,000

  2025 · PROGRAM SUPPORT

• ARTSFUND

  $7,500

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

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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