Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Fou Ndation Inc

Analysis

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Fou Ndation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Indianapolis, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2026. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type iii functionally integrated) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Fou Ndation Inc reported income of $7.4m and spending of $7.8m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $7.7m to $7.4m (-4.1%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Fou Ndation Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crocker Art Museum Foundation ($7.4m), School of Arts and Culture at MHP ($7.4m) and Autry Museum of the American West ($7.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.9% and program service revenue 17% of the total. At year end it held assets of $114.9m against liabilities of $192k, net assets of $114.7m.