The Symphony Fund

Analysis

The Symphony Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, The Symphony Fund reported income of $2.0m and spending of $3.8m, spending 189% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $2.0m (-3.3%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 895%. Over the whole period it spent 12% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Symphony Fund sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marin Theatre Company ($2.0m), Santa Rosa Players ($2.0m) and International Council of the Museum of Modern Art ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $80.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $80.4m.