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Friends of The Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands Performing Arts CenterInc

Canandaigua, NY · EIN 20-2236574 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Friends of The Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands Performing Arts CenterInc reported $17.3 million in revenue and $15.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.99 went to program services, $6.01 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 81.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $94,808 (Executive Director). Revenue rose 17% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
94.0%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.0%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
8.2%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.4%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
81.2%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$94,808$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.63%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
08
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
13.913.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 12100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$14M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $16M

The Performing Arts Center held 20 events, during the year ended December 31, 2025, that were attended by approximately 161,400 people

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Executive Director
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$94,808$0$0$94,808

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Friends of The Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands Performing Arts CenterInc (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $94,808 (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M2019202020212022202320242025$17M$15M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$17M$15M94.0%$17M$94,808
2024 ⓘ$12M$12M93.5%$15M$85,000
2023 ⓘ$9.9M$9.6M92.5%$15M$80,000
2022 ⓘ$15M$13M96.0%$15M$79,619
2021 ⓘ$12M$7.5M95.2%$13M—
2020 ⓘ$2.6M$2.3M85.9%$9.0M—
2019 ⓘ$15M$12M96.0%$9.1M—

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 12 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5111
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6110

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Darkstown LP
Talent
$1,045,000
The Killers Touring LLC
Talent
$1,000,000
The Bowery Presents
Show Promotor
$979,968
Messina Touring Group LLC
Talent
$350,830
Frontline Security & Protection
Show Security
$286,401

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 8 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Friends of The Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands Performing Arts CenterInc's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Friends of The Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands Performing Arts CenterInc, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Friends of The Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands Performing Arts CenterInc's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Friends of The Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands Performing Arts CenterInc reported that 94.0% of its $15.0 million in expenses went to program services, 6.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Friends of The Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands Performing Arts CenterInc pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Friends of The Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands Performing Arts CenterInc reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $94,808, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Friends of The Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands Performing Arts CenterInc get its money?

Of $17.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 8.2% came from contributions and grants (including 0.4% from government grants) and 81.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Friends of The Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands Performing Arts CenterInc a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 20-2236574 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202621319349301832 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202541159349302014 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401309349300835 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341329349304079 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202211319349301011 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202101169349300215 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202031189349300033 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 20-2236574: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.