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Omaha Symphony Association reported $10.7 million in revenue and $10.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.61 went to program services, $6.83 to management and general costs and $6.56 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 55.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $307,003 (EX OFFICIO, PRESIDENT AND CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 13% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$53.36 $5.7M
- Government grants$2.38 $255K
- Program service revenue$30.42 $3.3M
- Investment income$13.84 $1.5M
Other revenue was negative: −$37,619. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.6% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.8% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.6% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.12 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 55.9% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 2.4% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 30.5% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $307,003 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.93% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 86.4 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 22 of 23 | 100.0% |
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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe Omaha Symphony served over 310,000 people through more than 250 live concerts and digital offerings. The Omaha Symphony is a leader in arts programming in the omaha metropolitan area and provides mainstage concerts at the holland performing arts center and the joslyn art museum, as well as free community concerts at the gene leahy mall performance pavilion. Additionally, the Omaha Symphony connected with viewers through primetime television broadcasts, a public media series, and its online symphony anywhere platform
Omaha Symphony education and community engagement programs served more than 70,000 individuals throughout the greater omaha metro area, the state of nebraska, western iowa, and beyond. Deeply committed to its educational endeavors, in any given season 30% of the orchestra's services are dedicated to education, community engagement, and family concert experiences. The Omaha Symphony provided educational programs annually for students aged pre-k through high school. Adult education programs include pre-concert lectures and conducting seminars for music educators
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX OFFICIO, PRESIDENT AND CEO Director/trustee, officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $299,191 | $0 | $7,812 | $307,003 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $100,867 | $0 | $12,928 | $113,795 |
| EX OFFICIO, MUSICIAN REPRESENTATIVE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $48,729 | $0 | $6,589 | $55,318 |
| ORCHESTRA COMMITTEE CHAIR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $45,270 | $0 | $6,808 | $52,078 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AS OF 10/2024 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $19,171 | $0 | $1,017 | $20,188 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Omaha Symphony Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $500K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b23 · 22 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 2No
- 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5264
- Volunteers Part I, line 6100
Private foundation grants it received
32 private foundations reported grants to Omaha Symphony Association totaling $3.7M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Omaha Symphony Association's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Omaha Symphony Association, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Omaha Symphony Association's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Omaha Symphony Association reported that 86.6% of its $10.5 million in expenses went to program services, 6.8% to management and general and 6.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Omaha Symphony Association pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Omaha Symphony Association reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $307,003, for the role of EX OFFICIO, PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Omaha Symphony Association get its money?
Of $10.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 55.9% came from contributions and grants (including 2.4% from government grants) and 30.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Omaha Symphony Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 47-6039304 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611339349302311 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521329349301962 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441319349303619 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311319349302391 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241329349303129 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130979349301003 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 47-6039304: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.