Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association

Colorado Spgs, CO
Tax-exempt since Aug. 1990
EIN: 84-1109579

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) 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.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$1.12M (2025)

Expenses

$895k (2025)

Total Assets

$1.15M (2025)

Total Liabilities

$554k (2025)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2025

Tax Filings 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.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2025

Revenue

$1,115,720

Expenses

$895,080

Net Income

$220,640

Net Assets

$591,556

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$76,504	6.9%
Program Services	$620,550	55.6%
Investment Income	$6,333	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$412,333	37.0%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$154,950	17.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$247,820	27.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,145,503
Total Liabilities	$553,947
Net Assets	$591,556

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Gary Nicholson (Music Director)	$80,782	$0	$0
Shannon Jones (Treasurer)	$40,000	$0	$0
Deborah Liles (Executive Dir.)	$34,168	$0	$0
Cheryl Schwartz (President)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Foote (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Melissa Foster (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Amanda Schroeder (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Stephen Hock (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Nancy Pittman (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
David Schwartz (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Bruce Latimer (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Ninet Sinaii (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer Dahle Mesaether (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Feb. 5, 2026

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Revenue

$1,538,199

Expenses

$1,548,666

Net Income

-$10,467

Net Assets

$358,388

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$113,408	7.4%
Program Services	$1,315,622	85.5%
Investment Income	$4,338	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$104,789	6.8%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$42	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$107,361	6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$225,558	14.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,031,846
Total Liabilities	$673,458
Net Assets	$358,388

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Gary Nicholson (Music Director)	$82,483	$0	$0
Shannon Jones (Acting Executive Director)	$24,158	$0	$0
Richard Wood (President)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Mahoney (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Cheryl Schwartz (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Foote (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Melissa Foster (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Amanda Schroeder (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Ellie Bontrager (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Cindy Fesgen (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Stephen Hock (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Nancy Pittman (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
David Schwartz (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Bruce Latimer (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Deborah Liles (Executive Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Dec. 16, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Revenue

$805,161

Expenses

$824,099

Net Income

-$18,938

Net Assets

$352,266

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$116,372	14.5%
Program Services	$488,697	60.7%
Investment Income	$4,512	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$137,883	17.1%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$1,735	0.2%
Other Revenue	$55,962	7.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$74,041	9.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$326	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$194,822	23.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$995,347
Total Liabilities	$643,081
Net Assets	$352,266

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Keven Stewart (Executive Director)	$69,400	$0	$0
Kelly Kitch (Board Member)	$4,641	$0	$0
Shannon Jones (President)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Wood (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Mahoney (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Melissa Foster (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Joy Armstrong (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Ellie Bontrager (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Joe Cole (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Foote (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Sean Hennessy (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Nancy Pittman (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Mateo Robinson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Spencer Slater (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 24, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Revenue

$1,302,663

Expenses

$1,329,032

Net Income

-$26,369

Net Assets

$340,710

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$191,249	14.7%
Program Services	$1,002,217	76.9%
Investment Income	$2,148	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$79,031	6.1%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$28,018	2.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$65,444	4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$777	0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$190,195	14.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$987,834
Total Liabilities	$647,124
Net Assets	$340,710

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Keven Stewart (Executive Director)	$65,444	$0	$0
Rose Marie Lyda (President)	$0	$0	$0
Rich Wood (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Shannon Jones (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Ellie Bontrager (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Joy Armstrong (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Judith Casey (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jean Feist (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Foote (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Melissa Foster (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Sean Hessesy (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Mahoney (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Nancy Pittman (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Spencer Slater (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Glenn Whitehead (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Kelly Kitch (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on July 29, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

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
2018

Revenue

$1,208,257

Expenses

$1,131,880

Net Income

$76,377

Net Assets

$331,111

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$144,447	12.0%
Program Services	$973,262	80.6%
Investment Income	$6,860	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$82,213	6.8%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,475	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$107,824	9.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$171,897	15.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$482,912
Total Liabilities	$151,801
Net Assets	$331,111

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Revenue

$280,040

Expenses

$678,207

Net Income

-$398,167

Net Assets

$265,133

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$208,640	74.5%
Program Services	$20,752	7.4%
Investment Income	$11,893	4.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$38,315	13.7%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$440	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$100,610	14.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$158,413	23.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$469,764
Total Liabilities	$204,631
Net Assets	$265,133

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Revenue

$1,479,826

Expenses

$1,463,192

Net Income

$16,634

Net Assets

$208,244

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$174,159	11.8%
Program Services	$1,278,522	86.4%
Investment Income	$2,177	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$24,686	1.7%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$282	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$102,095	7.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$179,598	12.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$342,517
Total Liabilities	$134,273
Net Assets	$208,244

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Revenue

$642,791

Expenses

$645,325

Net Income

-$2,534

Net Assets

$191,610

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$195,735	30.5%
Program Services	$425,388	66.2%
Investment Income	$625	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$16,987	2.6%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$4,056	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$103,327	16.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$134,950	20.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$380,449
Total Liabilities	$188,839
Net Assets	$191,610

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Revenue

$1,052,909

Expenses

$1,049,643

Net Income

$3,266

Net Assets

$194,144

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$175,932	16.7%
Program Services	$822,980	78.2%
Investment Income	$1	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$21,978	2.1%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$32,018	3.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$75,686	7.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$129,093	12.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$304,918
Total Liabilities	$110,774
Net Assets	$194,144

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Revenue

$535,188

Expenses

$534,985

Net Income

$203

Net Assets

$176,134

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$82,282	15.4%
Program Services	$362,127	67.7%
Investment Income	$2	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$75,088	14.0%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$15,689	2.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$70,138	13.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$116,237	21.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$274,735
Total Liabilities	$98,601
Net Assets	$176,134

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Revenue

$998,176

Expenses

$997,925

Net Income

$251

Net Assets

$166,770

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$78,409	7.9%
Program Services	$837,638	83.9%
Investment Income	$187	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$72,315	7.2%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$9,627	1.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$68,763	6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$111,096	11.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$245,356
Total Liabilities	$78,586
Net Assets	$166,770

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Revenue

$469,135

Expenses

$468,465

Net Income

$670

Net Assets

$112,846

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$75,311	16.1%
Program Services	$312,580	66.6%
Investment Income	$1,849	0.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$67,403	14.4%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$11,992	2.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$70,038	15.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$0

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$235,605
Total Liabilities	$122,759
Net Assets	$112,846

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Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

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Revenue $1.12M (2025)

Expenses $895k (2025)

Total Assets $1.15M (2025)

Total Liabilities $554k (2025)

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$1.12M (2025)

Expenses

$895k (2025)

Total Assets

$1.15M (2025)

Total Liabilities

$554k (2025)

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