PROPUBLICA Fearless Reporting for an Informed Society — Join Us.
DONATE
Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Golden State Youth Orchestra Association

  • Palo Alto, CA
  • Tax-exempt since Dec. 1966
  • EIN: 94-6130310

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.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its July 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.03M (2023)

Expenses
$1.01M (2023)

Total Assets
$943k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$511k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

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 July
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,032,030
Expenses
$1,012,512
Net Income
$19,518
Net Assets
$432,096
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $162,894
15.8%
Program Services $858,863
83.2%
Investment Income $10,273
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $108,000
10.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $208,868
20.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $942,951
Total Liabilities $510,855
Net Assets $432,096
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patrick Ducey (Executive Director) $108,000 $0 $0
Christine Kittinger (President) $0 $0 $0
Jung Eun Lee (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jason May (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Albert Thong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard Cliff (Past President) $0 $0 $0
Nico Breil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Judy Cooks (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Grace Fang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Julie Lee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marie Wang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on June 11, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending July
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,546,419
Expenses
$1,590,856
Net Income
-$44,437
Net Assets
$412,578
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $236,052
15.3%
Program Services $1,309,078
84.7%
Investment Income $147
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $1,142
0.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $110,000
6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $214,965
13.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $720,688
Total Liabilities $308,110
Net Assets $412,578
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patrick Ducey (Executive Director) $100,000 $0 $0
Christine Kittinger (President) $0 $0 $0
Jung Eun Lee (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jason May (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Albert Thong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard Cliff (Past President) $0 $0 $0
Nico Breil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Judy Cooks (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Grace Fang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Julie Lee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marie Wang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on June 12, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending July
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$953,318
Expenses
$724,810
Net Income
$228,508
Net Assets
$457,015
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $245,894
25.8%
Program Services $702,450
73.7%
Investment Income $3,461
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $1,513
0.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $100,000
13.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $221,685
30.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $795,712
Total Liabilities $338,697
Net Assets $457,015
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patrick Ducey (Executive Director) $100,000 $0 $0
Richard Cliff (President) $0 $0 $0
Christine Kittinger (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jason May (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Albert Thong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Judy Cooks (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Grace Fang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jung Eun Lee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Julie Lee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marie Wang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on June 15, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending July
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$933,626
Expenses
$885,692
Net Income
$47,934
Net Assets
$228,507
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $215,336
23.1%
Program Services $712,499
76.3%
Investment Income $5,791
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $100,000
11.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $200,851
22.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $602,657
Total Liabilities $374,150
Net Assets $228,507
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patrick Ducey (Executive Director) $72,917 $0 $0
Richard Cliff (President) $0 $0 $0
Lorna Harding (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jason May (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Albert Thong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Grace Fang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sander Gubbens (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christine Kittinger (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jung Eun Lee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Julie Lee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kenneth Tak (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marie Wang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on June 15, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending July
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,634,415
Expenses
$1,814,998
Net Income
-$180,583
Net Assets
$174,886
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $274,257
16.8%
Program Services $1,347,764
82.5%
Investment Income $8,527
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,867
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $53,397
2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $218,284
12.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $707,842
Total Liabilities $532,956
Net Assets $174,886
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eman Isadiar (Executive Director) $79,116 $0 $0
Richard Cliff (President) $0 $0 $0
Lorna Harding (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Julie Lee (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jason May (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Petra Clark (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dannielle Makler (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Badsah Mukherji (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Huang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marie Wang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on July 13, 2020

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending July
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,156,232
Expenses
$1,173,608
Net Income
-$17,376
Net Assets
$349,371
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $333,903
28.9%
Program Services $811,930
70.2%
Investment Income $9,681
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $718
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $100,000
8.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $240,648
20.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $880,804
Total Liabilities $531,433
Net Assets $349,371
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eman Isadiar (Executive Director) $96,847 $0 $0
Jennifer Matthews (President) $0 $0 $0
Richard Cliff (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Joe Li (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mandy L Sherman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bhaskar Deka (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paula Gablenz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lorna Harding (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Huang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Virginia Chang Kiraly (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Julie Lee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jason May (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Badsah Mukherji (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Billie Solomon (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Feb. 7, 2019

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending July
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,802,830
Expenses
$1,884,301
Net Income
-$81,471
Net Assets
$377,339
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $262,603
14.6%
Program Services $1,530,378
84.9%
Investment Income $9,722
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $127
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $98,611
5.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $219,570
11.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $876,636
Total Liabilities $499,297
Net Assets $377,339

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$954,544
Expenses
$987,333
Net Income
-$32,789
Net Assets
$467,738
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $237,575
24.9%
Program Services $705,733
73.9%
Investment Income $11,236
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $100,000
10.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $198,003
20.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $990,138
Total Liabilities $522,400
Net Assets $467,738
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cathy Spieth (Executive Director) $104,050 $0 $0
Virginia Chang Kiraly (President) $0 $0 $0
Xinxin Guo (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mandy L Sherman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Mathews (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Emily Chen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Petra Clark (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard Cliff (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Deirdre Crommie (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bhaskar Deka (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Nov. 30, 2016

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending July
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,639,417
Expenses
$1,546,137
Net Income
$93,280
Net Assets
$494,441
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $269,994
16.5%
Program Services $1,358,032
82.8%
Investment Income $11,371
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $20
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $85,000
5.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $191,700
12.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $964,274
Total Liabilities $469,833
Net Assets $494,441
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cathy Spieth (Executive Director) $88,991 $0 $0
Virginia Chang Kiraly (President) $0 $0 $0
Petra Clark (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mandy L Sherman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Mathews (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Anita Bist (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Chen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Xinxin Guo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Fay Hazaveh (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2015

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending July
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$870,092
Expenses
$871,759
Net Income
-$1,667
Net Assets
$405,106
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $234,937
27.0%
Program Services $623,720
71.7%
Investment Income $11,435
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $78,000
8.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $250,005
28.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $883,163
Total Liabilities $478,057
Net Assets $405,106

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,409,814
Expenses
$1,519,847
Net Income
-$110,033
Net Assets
$409,500
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $275,680
19.6%
Program Services $1,115,704
79.1%
Investment Income $17,411
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,019
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $78,000
5.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $254,678
16.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $757,258
Total Liabilities $347,758
Net Assets $409,500

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$891,915
Expenses
$896,088
Net Income
-$4,173
Net Assets
$715,034
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $261,588
29.3%
Program Services $612,805
68.7%
Investment Income $18,554
2.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,032
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $78,000
8.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $252,900
28.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,113,118
Total Liabilities $398,084
Net Assets $715,034

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,427,002
Expenses
$1,461,209
Net Income
-$34,207
Net Assets
$523,248
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $225,438
15.8%
Program Services $1,182,699
82.9%
Investment Income $18,865
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $73,200
5.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $234,382
16.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $923,920
Total Liabilities $400,672
Net Assets $523,248

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
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.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
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.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
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.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
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.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
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.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
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.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
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.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
2003

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.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
2002

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.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
2001

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.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »

Byline

By Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford and Ash Ngu, ProPublica, and Brandon Roberts, Special to ProPublica.
Design by Jeff Frankl. Additional development by Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, and Sisi Wei.

E-file viewer adapted from IRS e-File Viewer by Ben Getson. Code for scraping audit documents adapated from Govwiki.

Updated