Garland Symphony Orchestra

Analysis

Garland Symphony Orchestra is a registered charity in United States, based in Garland, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2025. 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 July 2020, Garland Symphony Orchestra reported income of $241k and spending of $310k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2020, income fell from $669k to $241k (-64%), an average of -64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2020, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Garland Symphony Orchestra sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Federal Way Symphony Orchestra ($241k), I D E a Museum Foundation ($241k) and Honey Pot Performance ($241k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 19% of the total. At year end it held assets of $125k against liabilities of $4,360, net assets of $120k.