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Symphony San Jose

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Symphony Orchestras (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.44M (2023)

Expenses
$3.56M (2023)

Total Assets
$3.51M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$684k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,442,911
Expenses
$3,561,233
Net Income
-$1,118,322
Net Assets
$2,823,632
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,189,615
48.7%
Program Services $1,187,505
48.6%
Investment Income $90,562
3.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$24,771
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $285,646
8.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,510,354
42.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,507,469
Total Liabilities $683,837
Net Assets $2,823,632
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Andrew Bales (General Director (Thru 08/22)) $173,000 $0 $0
Robert Massey (General Director (Start 06/22)) $115,555 $0 $4,948
Richard Conniff (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Johnson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Bunny Laden (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Adams (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sharyn Bires (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lloyd Schmidt (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Saralyn Winslow (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,890,748
Expenses
$3,361,337
Net Income
$529,411
Net Assets
$3,708,874
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,783,193
71.5%
Program Services $968,776
24.9%
Investment Income $123,296
3.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $15,483
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $194,142
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,472,781
43.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,127,797
Total Liabilities $418,923
Net Assets $3,708,874
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Andrew Bales (General Director) $154,500 $0 $0
Richard Conniff (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Johnson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Laurie Huth (Treasurer (Left 9/21)) $0 $0 $0
Bunny Laden (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Adams (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sharyn Bires (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ashley Bruni (Trustee (Left 3/22)) $0 $0 $0
Jason Ford (Trustee (Left 6/22)) $0 $0 $0
Lloyd Schmidt (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Saralyn Winslow (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,915,386
Expenses
$1,021,337
Net Income
$894,049
Net Assets
$3,572,666
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,834,532
95.8%
Program Services $3,636
0.2%
Investment Income $71,096
3.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $6,112
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $10
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $154,500
15.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $489,880
48.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,974,780
Total Liabilities $402,114
Net Assets $3,572,666
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Andrew Bales (General Director) $154,000 $0 $0
Jennifer Watkins (General Manager) $103,000 $0 $0
Richard Conniff (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Johnson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Laurie Huth (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Adams (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jason Ford (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ashley Bruni (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lloyd Schmidt (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bunny Laden (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Marianne Salas (Trustee (Left 10/20)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,939,207
Expenses
$2,859,639
Net Income
$79,568
Net Assets
$2,255,481
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,763,605
60.0%
Program Services $1,077,471
36.7%
Investment Income $79,964
2.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $700
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $11,667
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,800
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $154,500
5.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,388,806
48.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,671,011
Total Liabilities $415,530
Net Assets $2,255,481
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Andrew Bales (General Director) $166,500 $0 $0
Jennifer Watkins (General Manager) $110,000 $0 $0
Richard Conniff (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Johnson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Laurie Huth (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Adams (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Marianne Salas (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kieve (Trustee (Thru 5/24/20)) $0 $0 $0
Marc Mcgeever (Trustee (Thru 6/25/20)) $0 $0 $0
Jason Ford (Trustee (Start 7/1/19)) $0 $0 $0
Lloyd Schmidt (Trustee (Start 8/15/19)) $0 $0 $0
Bunny Laden (Trustee (Start 3/26/20)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,009,098
Expenses
$3,243,348
Net Income
-$234,250
Net Assets
$2,149,828
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $922,052
30.6%
Program Services $1,997,992
66.4%
Investment Income $78,225
2.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $145
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $10,684
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $272,751
8.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,367,521
42.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,759,996
Total Liabilities $610,168
Net Assets $2,149,828
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Andrew Bales (President) $150,000 $0 $0
Richard Conniff (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Johnson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Laurie Huth (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Adams (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kieve (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Marc Mcgeever (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Marianne Salas (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,402,103
Expenses
$4,251,893
Net Income
$1,150,210
Net Assets
$2,334,612
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,906,732
35.3%
Program Services $3,424,505
63.4%
Investment Income $54,600
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $750
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,446
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $14,070
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $240,700
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,589,145
37.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,971,695
Total Liabilities $637,083
Net Assets $2,334,612
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Andrew Bales (President/ Gen'l Director) $142,000 $0 $0
Jennifer Watkins (General Manager) $89,400 $0 $0
Peter Cartwright (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Swanson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard Conniff (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William Highlander (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kieve (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lee Price (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bunny Laden (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Martha Sanford (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,675,772
Expenses
$3,744,844
Net Income
-$69,072
Net Assets
$1,173,733
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,081,389
29.4%
Program Services $2,535,582
69.0%
Investment Income $45,140
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $1,150
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $186
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,325
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $231,400
6.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,472,120
39.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,956,143
Total Liabilities $782,410
Net Assets $1,173,733
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Andrew Bales (President) $142,000 $0 $0
Jennifer Watkins (General Manager) $89,400 $0 $0
Peter Cartwright (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ra Lph Swanson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard Conniff (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Adams (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
William Highlander (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Laurie Huth (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kieve (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Marc Mcgeever (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lee Price (T Rustee) $0 $0 $0
Marianne Salas (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,360,601
Expenses
$3,290,394
Net Income
$70,207
Net Assets
$1,210,077
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,468,982
43.7%
Program Services $1,782,527
53.0%
Investment Income $44,053
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,090
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $66,129
2.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $241,455
7.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,556,813
47.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,069,936
Total Liabilities $859,859
Net Assets $1,210,077
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Andrew Bales (President) $131,000 $0 $13,056
Jennifer Watkins (General Manager) $89,400 $0 $0
Peter Cartwright (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Swanson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard Conniff (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William Highlander (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kieve (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lee Price (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bunny Laden (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Martha Sanford (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,018,935
Expenses
$4,108,118
Net Income
-$89,183
Net Assets
$1,120,023
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,282,440
31.9%
Program Services $2,605,788
64.8%
Investment Income $42,365
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $8,759
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $79,583
2.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $235,160
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,948,138
47.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,756,584
Total Liabilities $636,561
Net Assets $1,120,023
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Andrew Bales (President) $131,000 $0 $12,585
Jennifer Watkins (General Manager) $89,400 $0 $0
Peter Cartwright (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Swanson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Lou Tersini To 063014 (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Richard Conniff (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
William Highlander (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kieve (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lee Price (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bunny Laden (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Maryles Castro To 073114 (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Martha Sanford From 070114 (Board Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,102,204
Expenses
$3,160,084
Net Income
-$57,880
Net Assets
$1,251,581
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,192,609
38.4%
Program Services $1,798,671
58.0%
Investment Income $39,739
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $19,172
0.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $52,013
1.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $229,012
7.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,500,195
47.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,799,741
Total Liabilities $548,160
Net Assets $1,251,581
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Andrew Bales (President) $122,250 $0 $10,830
Jennifer Watkins (General Manager) $89,400 $0 $0
Peter Cartwright (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Swanson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Lou Tersini (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Richard Conniff (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
William Highlander (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kieve (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lee Price (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bunny Laden (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Maryles Castro (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,023,519
Expenses
$2,925,014
Net Income
$98,505
Net Assets
$1,201,383
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,324,572
43.8%
Program Services $1,526,951
50.5%
Investment Income $41,549
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $22,066
0.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $108,381
3.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $225,048
7.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,359,270
46.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,736,685
Total Liabilities $535,302
Net Assets $1,201,383

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,852,364
Expenses
$2,869,345
Net Income
-$16,981
Net Assets
$1,057,490
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,293,923
45.4%
Program Services $1,492,271
52.3%
Investment Income $37,073
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$11,571
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $40,668
1.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $219,637
7.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,325,670
46.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,588,933
Total Liabilities $531,443
Net Assets $1,057,490

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,579,425
Expenses
$2,907,996
Net Income
-$328,571
Net Assets
$1,088,272
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,014,638
39.3%
Program Services $1,463,715
56.7%
Investment Income $40,378
1.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $17,500
0.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $43,194
1.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $237,127
8.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,363,215
46.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,580,219
Total Liabilities $491,947
Net Assets $1,088,272

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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